Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-04
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought ~ The Wires from North, East.
South and West.

Mass; staIted up IN all departments
Monday morning. after partial shut.
down OF several weeks. About $500 hand,
i are now employed.
/ At a special Melrose town meeting
Monday, 1t was voted to apply to the
| Legislature for city charter. The
vote was 511 for and 332 against.
Coy. Smith, the wounded commander O,
the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica. Cal.
| is much improved. While he is not en-.
| tirely out OF danger. the physicians be-
lieve he will recover. providing complica.
| tons do not arise.
] Mrs. Retsey Barker of North Grafton
Mass, died. Monday. at the home Of her
| son, William !. Barker Of that town, al
| the age or 100 years and 4 months OF
pneumonia. She retained her faculties m
wonderful degree to the last
A. w. Lyman, one of the best known
newspaper writers in the country and
for seven years editor and proprietor
OF the Helena (Mont.) Independent
died at his home in Brooklyn, Monday
! morning.
! Lewis Babcock, who was accidentally
| shot at Alton. X. l., while cunning, Sun
day, by boy who was with him. died
| later. as the result of his wound The
/ charge from the gun entered Babcock' !
! foot. shattering ii TO such an extent tina,
ampuiation became necessary The shock
proved too much and death followed.
| Peter Anderson, a shore fisherman. who
sailed for the fishing grounds from Gio,i-
cester, last Tuesday morning, in a small
| fishing boat for short "trip. has not been
heard from since. The wind on that day
was high and II is thought the boat was
swamped and Anderson drowned He Is
survived by his wife and a young baby.
Patrick J. Riley, well-known in the
clothing trade in New England, having
been connected with all the large cities
as clothing contractor died at NAL
| den. Monday morning. of heart failure.
/ He was 81 years of age A widow.
| three sons and daughter survive
| The steam schooner Discovery, arriv-
Cd at Seattle, Monday, from Alaska
| with 100 passengers and about $50, 900
| in gold dus;. The treasure was owned
by few men. George McCord, 0.0oo:
A. Heilworth. $4,000; and Dan Nc
Donald is said to have brought out
| $4,000.
| The stove foundry of the S1mers-
| worth Machine Co. Salmon Falls. n.
| H.. shut down, Monday night, for an
| indefiniate period. owing TO the failure
| OF she Sawyer Wooden Co. at Dover.
| N. II. The latter company was the
| chief owner in the foundry. The shut
| down comes as a blow to the town
| which will be seriously felt.
| The widow of the late Joseph Banigan
millionaire rubber manufacturer OF
| Providence. r. l., and the executors I'M
| agreement regarding Mrs. Banigan's al
| lowance. Under the will Mrs. Banigan
| was allowed the use of the homestead es-
,a{e and an annuity Of s5eo and her
| probate of the will. The appeal was 10
| have been filed. Monday. Mrs. Banigan
claiming her dover rights. The attor-
| terms of the agreement.
| The Italian who did the stabbing at
Rumford. r. l., at midnight Saturday. by
which George Collins was probably
East Providence police station. He is
Pedro Jasweil. farm hand who has
worked two years on the Beverly stock
farm in Seekonk, Mass, about Is years
old and married. He claims he was
yiciously abused and aggravated beyond
endurance and that he used the knife iYr
self.defence when Collins assaulted and
bit him after leaving the car. His en-
ployer advised him TO surrender as the
police had traced the assault to him and
elude them. He acted on his employers
advice.
G. G. Collins, father of May Collins,
the Free Thinker, who was found dead
in Boston hotel with a male compan-
ion over year ago, drowned himself
in pond. Sunday, at Elizabeth, four
miles from Paris, Ky. He first loosen
ed the tap on one wheel of his buggy,
then tied himself to the buggy AMI
drove into 10 feet of water in the pond
He was not quite dead when discover
ed, but never regained consciousness.
1t is believed that recent escapade
of a younger daughter caused him to
commit suicide.
The Chicago Chronicle said, Monday:
". J. Haldeman. secretary and treasurer
of the Haldeman Paper Co. at Locllland
a Cincinnati suburb. and who shot his
brother-in-law, ex-senator J. c. Richard
son. president of the same company. two
weeks ago. did not known of the fatal re-
suits Of his bullet until Informed Sun
died. Saturday night. Mr.. Haldeman is
with friends at 1888 Ellis avenue. having
arrived in Chicago three days ago. He at
the tragic affair, he said.. My attor-
neys have forbidden my talking to any
one about the occurrence. l will GER
talniy return and stand trial. l am not
fugitive from justice. All my friends
in Cincinnati know where I am and l
shall certainly notify the authorities that
L am coming back.
Mrs. NJ. c. Allen of Worcester, Mass,
who left New York City hall, at mid
night, Sunday, in an attempt to lower
tAC ICCOIu VI uOuTS anu d. minutes
between New York and Boston, in
stead of breaking the record, broke one
of the cranks of her machine and had
to abandon the ride. The mishap took
place when she was less than 10 miles
out of the city. Mrs. Allen returned to
the city for repairs. She slept sound
ly, Monday. and at midnight, took a
flying start from the head of Murray
street for Boston. She rode a bicycle
weighing q poundsi with tools and
trappings, and waI paced by VIM.
Gunther and Walter Raymond of
South Norwalls, Comb.
The steamer Fastnet has arrived
at Vancouver from ! Skaguay with
half a million in dustt and with news
that million more Was on the way.
mere Will be but one imore boat from
lawson, the Columbia, which will
bring down large amount of treasure.
The principal owners (of the gold on
the Fastnet are H. NJ. Kersey, general
nlanaser or the Yukon Steamship Co,
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