Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Tern schooner Grcta, from New
York for St. Pirre. Nj. O.. arrived at
Halifax. NJ. O.. Sunday. to land n sick
man.
J. w. Foulds. champion sprinter OF
western Canada. is in Halifax Ell route
for England to compete at Manchester
and other games. He will leave for
Boston, on Thursday
Among the historic property de-
stroyed by the recent fire in the
Charleston navy yard was the cutter
which was saved from the Alabama in
her famous fight with the Kearsarge.
At meeting of the Democratic
state central committee at Boston.
Saturday afternoon, it was voted t.
hold the annual state convention in
Faneuil hall, Boston. on Tuesday,
Aug. ,.
Thomas r. Reed, ex-speaker Of the
House of Representatives., will, it is
said soon buy large tract Of land at
oyster Bay. L. l., adjoining the prop
erty Of Gov. Roosevelt. The deal is
said TO be well under way.
At the bicycle races at Providence,
II. L., Sunday afternoon. in the 20-mile
motor paced race between Boiling o:
Providence. and Munroc Of Memphis
Boiling dropped out after the 18th mile
and Munrue finished alone making the
distance in 31:2S Is.
John w Hendre of South Beach. who
has already given TO Yale University
most of the money for the building of
the new Yale law school. has just pre-
scented Yale with a check for $4,000 as
a fund for prizes to promote debating
in Yale University. The check was
sent to Treasurer Tyler OF Yale.
Having reached the age limit. Prof
H. r. Todd. T. s. ~. director Of the
nautical almanac. retured. Saturday.
from active scientific work at the head
of the naval observatory. The direc-
torship of the nautical almanac will be
assumed by Prof. S. j. Brown, the as
Economical director of the observatory.
Two boys. Daniel c. Johnson and
Edward McNulty. inmates of the Stare
Lyman Industrial School for Boys at
WestbOro, Mass, last evening, set fire
to barn belonging to the institution
by ignitng the hay. The barn was
destroyed. The loss with contents is
Sf100. The boys We're caught in the act
by Supt. Chatlin. They confessed t.
the crime. Johnson giving as a reason
his desire to be sent to Concord jail.
Three tiremen We're overcome by heat
in fighting the flames.
The New England Spiritualist Asso-
citation closed 0-day conversation at
Lake Pleasant Mass. Sunday Thu
address was delivered by C. Fannie
Allyn of Boston, was on the subject OF
education. Among the afternoon
speakers was Mrs. Mary E. Lease of
are Gods" A memorial service with
platform tests by Mrs. aMry S Piper
of Providence, was largely attended.
The evening banquet was held at Lake
Pleasant. there being several speakers.
James McCabe of Pawtucket. r. l..
a jeweler by trade. but who has beer
working in foundry for the past two
or three weeks because he had a fam
lily to support, tried to kill himself.
Saturday afternoon, by Jumping off
the Conant Street bridge Death is
likely to result, as he sustained a ter
rbly fractured skull. The bridge
spans the railroad and had he jumped
Il second sooner. as he probably in
tended. he would have fallen in front
of a switching engine. AS it was he
struck the tender and rolled off to the
ground. He was carried to his homo.
but no hope was given to Mrs Nc
Cabe that he would recover The fam
lily also includes four children.