Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-08

at 1873 Essex street. Salem The machines
and fixtures are stored in Boston The
book accounts are s715. and the cash IN
bank. $500. He offers - per cent.
Tracy W. Douglass, alias C. O. Davis,
alias f. c. Misener. a defaulting Peru
Iowa banker, was arrested at Canadaigua,
y. Y, Tuesday. He will be taken to
Iowa. In July, 1895. he disappeared with
about Sl5 900 belonging 10 his partners
and depositors Davis was traced to Avoce.
y y, where ne had a private bank at the
time Of his arrest.
The schooner Hortensia Cole. New York
for Boston, arrived al Vineyard
Haven, Mass, Tuesday, She reports
that during the gale she had her
iib split lost her water aud iced
up badly. The fourlnastcd schooner
Henry 5. Little, Pearce, Philadelphia. for
Boston, and Lyman NJ. Law. Blake. New
port News for Salem, arrived at Vineyard
Haven, Tuesday,
Dan A. Stuart of Dallas. Tex, finished
all the details for his Ell Paso pugilistic
carnival. this evening He said. Tuesday
night: g. received official notice. Tuesday
afternoon, from Sam Austin, that Leeds
had signed to fight Everhart at the light
weight limit have four fights signed
within two days and will have one more.
none of them but what will keep the pub
lie guessing the winner until the fateful
is counted. -
Word received from the Isle of Shoals.
at Portsmouth, \. H., Tuesday morning.
stated that the schooner Billow, with
cargo of lime that went ashore, yesterday
on Deck island and afterward caught fire
from her cargo is a total loss, he craft hav-
ing burned to the waters edge during the
night. This morning, Capt Dyer and
crew went to the scene of the wreck in
the hope of saving something but were I'M
successful as the fire had gained too much
beadway during the night.
The annual meeting of the Bath Mill,
tsary and Naval Orphans Home Assucia-
ton, was held, Monday afternoon Trus-
tees were elected as follows Seth r.
Snipe, II. a. Duncan, William Fl Wat
son. The officers elected are: Seth Il.
Snipc, president; William H. Watson.
secretary; Horatio A. Duncan, treasurer
The lady visitors of last year were re
elected. The reports of the secretary show
that there are 10 children at the home
aud that there wore no deaths last year.
The time for the payment of the first
instalment of per cent. Of the assessment
of 20 per cent. on income bonds and stock
under the plan OF reorganization of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad was to
have expired Jan. 10. J. =. Morgan <
CO.. who arc carrying out the plan, an
nounce that the holders who deposit
securities by that date will he allowed go
days in which to pay the assessment, but
they will be charged interest at 4 per cent
per annum on the amount OF the assess
ment.
The Mills Savings Bank, at Mills,
Mass, of which Moses G. Adams is presi-
dent. and Osgood 4. Dean treasurer,
closed, TUESDAY, by order of the savings
bank commissioners. The bank has de-
posits Of only $4,000. IG holds several
notes, the makers of which are insolvent.
The closing of the Institution Is the result
Of the Investigation of Com missioner
Locke and has caused sensation. Treas
urer Dean states that the trouble is tenn
pnrary AT the annual meeting Tuesday
night the directors intended to 4. care
the usual dividen of per cent.