Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-02
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

/ The London ST. James Gazette saws the
/ Prince Cf wales has engaged TED
| Sloane. the American jockey. to ride for
/ him. next season.
\ marriage license was issued at Chi
/ cage. Wednesday 10 Henry George some
of the late Henry George OF New York
I to marry Marie Nj. Hitchson of Chicago.
a fire damp explosion has taken place
in the Frankerholse coal mine near
Homburg. Bavaria. Ten men are known
I to have been killed and Is injured. Others
are still missing.
The sheds of the worknnen building
the new light house on Egg Rock, off
Lynn. Mass. burned at 6 A. NJ
Wednesday. All tools and clothing
We're lost.
William H. Sage of Ithaca and d. n.
Sage o: Albany have presented 10 Cornell
university the mangnificent residence of
the late Henry w. Sage for a students
| hospital and besides eQuipping il Will en-
dow it with slo0,oeo The property is worth
$50 600.
A special TO the Springfield Mass.
Union from Hampden. says that the stock
/ house. together with large amount Of
wool belonging to the Hampden Mills
Co. was destroyed by fire. at go A. NJ
| Wednesday. entailing a loss of SIS goo. The
property was insured.
Col. W. D. Chipley of Florida, who
T
irgton, for some weeks, following az
operation for carbuncie. died Wednes-
day Tie body win be removed to
Columbus. Ga, for nterment
Joseph A. Moore and Frederick A.
Rhoades of the Boston district police
force. were, Wednesday,. reappointed by
Gov. Wolcott for the regular term of
three years. Mr.. Rhoades is attached to
the detective department and Mr. Moore
to the buildings inspection department.
Michael Clark who was married Sat
urday, at his home in Northampton.
Mass, and who went to New York City
Monday. for his honeymoon, has lost his
wife The newly married couple got sep
arated in a crowd and he has been unable
10 find her. The police are looking for the
bride.
Ii was learned at Boston. Wednesday
that the trial of Albert NJ. King. the de-
faulting bank messenger of the Boylston
National Bank of Boston. who absconded
with $4,000 and was captured in Farm
ington, Me, will be the first case to be
tried in the next term of the United
States circuit court. which will open in
Boston. Dec. Is, 1t was understood that
the case would be called early in the
month.
The dead body of 4 man. supposed 10
he that of Wilfred Nash. barber la
Quincy. was found in the Teneau
woods in Neponset. Mass. Wednesday,
morning. When found there was no
marks of violence on the body and the
police are at loss to determine the
cause of death. An autopsy will be
held laer
AT a meeting of the Kentucky Distillers
Association at Louisville. Ky, called to
consider the question of restricting the
production for a term of three years.
plan was mapped out by which to keep
down the output to i5.e000GO or 20 900. coo
gallons yearly. In some years the produc-
ton has been over 40.O00.O00 gallons. Those
present signed an agreement to accent a
fair allotment on the basis of their cana
city and committees were appointed to
apportion out the amount for each dis
tiller. 1t was decided that this must be
done If the trade was to be preserved
from a panic They also agree to work
for lower tax. The meeting was largely
attended.
ID. b. Quincy. tack manufacturer of
Whitman. Mass. has accepted n new
price list submitted by the Central Union
Of the tack workers organization. and
other manufacturers are considering the
schedule which has been prepared by the
union to bring about an equalization of
prices for cutting lacks, which have been
unsettled for Il long time. 1t is stated
that protracted contest between the
manufacturers and the workmen is immi-
nent unless the new scale of prices is
adopted III rs expected that the irregu-
larity in the price of making tacks during
recent years has been due in measure
to the apathy of the men who are now
determined to get back their old standing
Representatives from 50 cities and towns
in Indiana. who are interested in a move
ment to combine all telephone interests
outside of the people using the Bell pat.
ents, are in session at Indianapolis, to
canvass the situation In each of the
cities and towns an independent company
is operating. and the object of the meet
Ing is TO attempt to consolidate the whole
The new concern, which is organized I'M
der the name of the kurtz National Tele-
phone. Co., proposes to enter into COM
petition with the Central Co. in Indian
apoiis. and arrange to put in a toll line
system, connecting its various exchanges
throughout the state The competitor
offers service at about half the rates of
the old company.