Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08

The officials of the National Switch
* Signal Company, whose big works
are located at Easton, Pa. are alarmed
for the safety of President Cakle
1horne and Mrs. Thorne, who hay,
been in Europe for some time They
were due at Paris on Monday and were
to have visited the Charity Bazaar
No word has been received from Them
since .he awful holocaust, and their
friends are fearful lest they should
have been in the Inflated building adj
the time of the fire.
The probability now is that f. C.
Bald and Tom Cooper will meet for the
first time this season, at the opening
of the New York state circuit race to
be held at Fredona, N. Y, on June 6,
under the auspices of the Fredona Ath-
letic Club. Both men have written the
race committee that they will surely
be here, and the indications are that
the match between these two kings OF
the wheel, which was to take place at
Detroit on Memorial Day will be de-
clared off, and that Bald will ride at
Boston on that date.
DR.. Cooper, secretary of the board Of
health, was notified, Friday, Of a re-
markable fatality Which occurred
Wednesday night: when Fred Hamet.
the four years-old son of Napoleon
Hamet, died, as the result of blow
from an axe, delivered by his two
years-old brother The boys, while
playing, got hold Of an axe in their
fathers yard, and the youngest picked
IL up. In doing so he in some way hit
his brother, who was kneeling on the
ground alongside. The axe struck him
in the head causing, it is. thought, con-
cussion of the BRAIN
Mrs. Scott. woman about 20 years Of
age, and her nine-years-old grand
nephew. George Mckenzie, were found
dead, Friday, in their cottage on Sixth
avenue, Asbury Park, n. J They were
last seen on Wednesday evening. When
they did not appear, Thursday, and
again Friday morning. the neighbcrs
became alarmed and the house was
entered. Mrs Scott and her grand
nephew slept in the same room. Both
had been asphyxiated by gas. They
had been there but "A short time. They
came from Yonl1ers, n. Y.
The gauntlet thrown by the officers
of the l.. A. W. to the California
cyclists. who have seeded to form an
organization of their own, has been
taken up with viii and hereafter i,
is To be war to the knife. The members
Of the California Associated Cycling
Clubs. under whose banner the seceder.;
have ranged themselves are ready and
willing to begin the battle at once. and
point with effect to the fact that sew
eral hundred men have already joined
the new organization as individuals
ard pledged themselves to support ii TO
the utmost extent. They have no fear
az the reprisals that are threatened ol
that the secession movement will be
disrorutel by anything that the East
EN- people may do.
A marked sensation was caused in
trade circles at Brattleboro, VI, Fri
| day, when ii became known that f. 4.
Vandoorn. a prominent business man,
| " as financially embarrassed and that
| the crocltery concern of Nandoorn 4
Morris Of Brattleboro, and Nandoorn
& Tilson Of Rutland. and the jewelry
| firm ef Jordan & Vandoorn Of Brattle-
boro. were involved in the trouble.
| While the combined liabilities Of the
three firms with Which Mr.. Nandoorn
/ is connected are estimated at $4,000
! and the assets are not nearly as large
Mr Nandoorn's personal obligations
are said to be about $4,000 with small
assets. Several individuals and smaller
firms will lose various amounts. The
Vandoorn firms We're founded by Mr.
Vandoorn's father, nearly 40 years ago.
and have always done a large business.
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