Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-14
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West


closed for the season.
r, G. Dun & Cos weekly review of
trade says. Failures for the week were
| 276 in the United States. against 80 in the
corresponding period of last year.
Al Catford. Eng. Friday. Chase Bros.
riding a tandem bicycle. broke all RECORDS
| for from s. 10 ~ miles They covered The
seconds.
In the superior court ut Taunton.
Mass. Friday. the case of VIM. Butler OF
| New Bedford. resulted in verdict of
not guilty. Butler was indicted for man
slaughter in causing the death of Pascal
Finni, an Italian laborer. who annoyed
Butler. by shooting.
Eelding Bros silk mills. Rockville. Ct.
viii begin running fun time. Monday.
The mills employ 400 hands when run
ming full capacity. The mills have run
from - to ~ hours week since 1893. The
company has started its mills al Bedding
Mich, and Northampton, Mass. on fun
time,
The torpedo boat Ericsson. which has
had such checkered career since her
launching. surprising that of the Texas
navy and the final payment. including
sums reserved. pending her acceptance
by the government. has been paid to her
builders, the Iowa Iron Works of Du-
buque.
George A. Hanscom. aged so years,
Times and Evening Star, died Thurs
day night, at Northampton. Mass.
where he had been residing with a
daughter. He had been sick year
with cancer. He was born in Eliot
Maine.
Edward J. Ivory alias Edward Bell,
the alleged Irish American dynamiter.
was again arraigned in the Bow street
police court at London. Friday, and
was committed for trial. a mysterious
witness against him, called Jones. is
said to he an English spy who went to
the United States in 1891. to- watch
dynamiters.
e. Ambuhl, a travelling salesman for
Chickering & Son of Boston and New
York. and whose home is in Client. \.
Y, was found dead in his bed at Hotel
Sprns eoa MsI found t turne
on full head and the transom and win
dows were closed tightly. The gas cock
turns with great difficulty. showing that
the act was deliberate. He had one son.
Roland. who has also been employed by
the same firm. No reason for his act can
be ascertained.
The rumor in circulat ton at Rome that
university at Washington. was to be
made archbishop and stationed at Buff
falo. which see was to be raised to an
archdiocese. is unfounded. The knowl-
edge at the Vatican that Archbishop Ire
land of ST. Paul advised the council of
direction of the Catholic university at
Washington 10 re-elect Bishop keane
Pope's letter removing him. has produced
a very bad impression.
The two-masted schooner Sea Bird of
Portland. Captain Parsons. from Key
passing through the l. street draw bridge
South Boston. Thursday night got hung
up on ,i mud bank bar kan and sank A. high
were just visible. above water. As the
vessel now lies she obstructs the chan
mel so that it is impossible for the other
vessels to pass. Arrangements will prob
ably be made to raise the vessel. The
schooner is probably badly strained.
Thomas Hazen CT Norwich. VT.
turned IS high grade cows into his
field, Friday morning. to feed At
noon, II We're dead. About a month
Thursday he lost three more. Poison
ing for revenge. by some misecrant, is
suspected. Mr.. Hazen is most re-
spected citizen and there is consider
able excitement in town.
The Chicago Ship Building Co. of
Chicago has closed contracts for three
new vessels, two steamers and tow
barge. the aggregate cost of which will
be close to 100000. Work on the new
boats is to be commenced Immediately.
The steamers are to be built for r. r.
Rhodes. the shipowner of Cleveland.
They will be constructed entirely Of
steel.
James Casey of 80 Cochituate street. |
Natick VAS taken to the Emergency
nospitafrat Boston. at 1850 A. NJ. Fri |
DAY, suffering from a compound fracture |
OF the skull, He died Is minutes after
reaching the hospital. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that Casey was struck by a ham |
mer in a barber shop at 1853 Kneeland |
street. by Frank /Duozzo an Italian. 10 |
years of age. of 10 Laconia street, South
End. After being assaulted. Casey was
thrown into the street. He was run into !
by heavy wagon and further serious |
injury added to his head
A petrified potato is the latest curiosity
hat , they are exhibiting down in Rock
land. according to the Star. William
6iSbee was the owner and he picked If |
up with number Of others on the farm
where he cut ship timber on the pa
numky river. Virginia. 1t has a slightly
look but has five as perfect
Eyes. slightly sprouted, as any potato in
ne green state. The petriticafion is of
limestone character The region where