Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-24

America ana settled in ! Montreal.
bringing the violin with him. He had
q large family and named his young
est son John after his great grand
uncle. the great violinist of Paris. This
son inherited his granduncle's genius
for he became the celebrated Profess
sor Madigan of St. John. N. b.. who
died April 16. 1885, Mr.. Mcdonald
purchased the violin OF his widow.
Mr.. Mcdonald has had some famous
violinists play on 1t and they all have
pronounced It the finest they ever used.
Professor Hemil the other day went
into ecstacies over 1t. Mr.. Mcdonald
has repeatedly refused $1,000 for it. He
values it at $4,000.
After an exciting hearing Tuesday be-
fore Judge Remission. OF the probate
court at Wiscasset, Asa r. Reed Of
WaldobOro, was appointed assignee in
the insolvency cases of the Evans. Bell.
Clark Shoe Co. and Edwin 0. Clark of
WaldOboro, as individual These cases
arise out Of the insolvency OF the
Waldoboro Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany. whose liabilities were $4,000. At
the hearing, Tuesday. the creditors
were offered 30 cents and 1t is hoped q
composition may be effected. A large
were willing to compound. Unless the
percentage offered is accepted. pro-
tracted litigation must ensue, as u
creditors represented by Geo. G. Wing
of Auburn. claim a portion Of the prop
erty is unwarrantably included In the
assets. Surprise was caused by the
offer of Mr.. Bells representative to pay
100 cents as against Mr.. CIark's offer Of
30. but Mr.. Bells proposition did not
appear warranted by circumstances.
At about A. NJ. Wednesday, little
son Of Mrs. Mary Smith. who lives in
Thirteenth street. near Hammond,
Bangor, went to the police station and
said that Daniel Delaney had broken
into his mothers house and would not
leave. Capt. Fahey and Patrolman
Mackie and Crowley went up to secure
Delaney. but when he heard their ap-
proach he left the house and fled across
a neighboring field. After him went the
police. and the chase soon resulted in
his capture. He was brought down
town and locked up on the charge of
breaking and entering. Delaney went
to the house of Mrs. Smith, who is al
widow and lives with her several young
children. during the night and tried to
get in. Finding the doors fastened, he
opened an entrance for himself by kick
ing in the shed door and forcing his
way in from the rear of the house. He
was somewhat intoxicated and broke
a number of things. including a lamp.
Mrs. Smith tried to induce him to leave,
but he would not. and she managed to
send one of her sons for assistance. De-
laney is familiar to the police. He has
served Is months for larceny. Former
~ he boarded at Mrs. smiths. Mrs
Smith and her children have also been
before the public. Several years ago.
as readers of the News will remember.
the children were found neglected and
half starved in their home. The matter
attracted considerable attention at the |
time.
"Scotty" Mccoy is the lightweight
champion of Canada. or was thus
known until. Wednesday. Now he is |
decorated with a black eye, a badly |
swollen face and wears a discouraged. |
apologetic look. For the first time in |
his history ''ScOtty" has met his match |
RE as licked on Monday as IL he had |
only been a school boy and now he feels |
deeply Inundated and lays his defeat |
10 the fact that he has been working |
for his living lately as chief cattle |
man on the English steamers and is out |
Of condition. For everybody knows a |
pugilst should never work. if he desires |
to keep in fighting trim. 1t happened |
tnusly: McCoy.whO is. as has been said, |
chief cattleman on the English |
steamers. is now here in Portland get
ting ready to ship some stock across |
the pond Monday morning, he Dgan |
to engage men to go with him as CATTLE |
men. among others he hired a tough |
looking customer who had seen bet
ter days" Mccoy and this fellow got |
into an argument at the East Deering |
stock yards and decided to have a fight.
London prize ring rules"-24 foot ring /
and all Of the accessories. 1t was SO
arranged and those who knew "ScOtty"
as the champion middleweight of
Canada winked silly at one another
and waited for the battle with i'm
patience. The cattleman didn't know
'ScOtty's." reputation or If he did,
didn't care much about it. He was q
little lighter End not as long reach. as
was the champion but he was in bet
ter training, owing to the fact that he
hadn't worked for about a year. being
a past grand master in the Ancient
Order of Hobos." This year of pugilistic
training had well fitted the cattleman
for mill, and SO when the time for the
fight came around he actually well
coined ''Scotty to the ringside with a
glad hand. The fight was short and
sweet. The Canadian champion was
put to sleep in just two rounds, the cat
tlelnan has been kept filled with rum
ever since and the sports among the
English steamer people are now trying
to arrange fight for him with some Of
the local pugilists.-Portland Press.
Allison b. Mason. who was president
Of the defunct Globe Investment Co,
pleaded guilty to embezzlement at
Boston. Wednesday. Sentence will be |