Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-07
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires From the
North, East. south and West.

The funeral of the late Principa
Bancroft of Phillips Andover. will be
held at Andover. at go r. NJ. Monday
The navy department received a tie
gram, Saturday, announcing that the
trial of the torpedo boat Thornton near
Annapolis, yesterday, was successful
United States Consul McWade at
Canton, China. in a mail report dated
Aug. >, last, reports that the plague
then had almost entirely disappeared
from Canton.
The American Society in London dis
cussed at a meeting held. last week
TIL propriety Of opening a subscription
in London for an English memorial tc
President Mckinley.
The six-story building at the foot OF
Michigan avenue, Chicago. used by the
Barry Bros. Transportation Co. as a
warehouse, was destroyed by fire, sun
day. Loss on building and contests
500. 600.
The United States ship Dolphin has
been ordered to the Boston navy yard
to be equipped with bilge keels. 1t is
said that all the smaller ships of the
course of time.
The factory and outbuildings of
Moseley & Stoddard. in Rutland. VT.
We're burned, Saturday night, causing
loss of $4,000. The main building
was wooden. three stories high. The
company manufacturers creamery, silo
and dairy goods in general.
John McNab, one of the wealthiest
men in that section and president of
the Fulton County National Bank. at
Gloversville, n. Y, died. Sunday, aged
Sc years. from the effects of dose of
carbolic acid taken last Friday night,
by mistake for cough medicine.
At St. Mary's Catholic church al
Chelsea. Eng. Saturday, the wedding
of Miss Helen Morton, daughter Of Lev
=. Morton. former Vice President OF
the United States, and Count Bosom dc
Perigord. son of the Duke of Talley-
rand Perigord. was celebrated with
considerable display.
King Christian in person, at Copen-
hagen. Saturday. opened the Rigsdag
in the presence of the Queen. the King
Of Greece and other royal personages,
The King read the speech from the
throne. 1t contained no mention of the
sale of the Danish West Indian islands
to the United States.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt receiv-
ed. Saturday, a delegation from the
National Congress of Mothers, which
body will meet in annual session at
Washington, next February. Mrs.
ID Of no a.
ton, while the President has address
ed the congress at its annual sessions.
The residence of Mrs. G. w. Hazel
ton at Hayerhill. was badly damaged
by fire, Saturday evening. A barn
adjoining and small building con-
Meeting the house with the barn We're
burned. The loss is estimated at $500.
A lot of hens were burned to death in
the barn. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
The grand jury at Louisville. Ky. re-
turned six indictments. Saturday,
against men accused of breaking into
Republican headquarters after the July
city and county primary, and destroy
ing ballots an paraphernalia. or those
indicted. three were candidates in the
primary, all being defeated. The
charge against them is housebreakins.
Several persous were bruised and
otherwise hurt and two engines badly
demolished in a collision between
passenger train and a freight train. on
the General Vermont Road at White
River junction, Saturday. One of the
victims. the freight engine fireman,
wrenched his arm and leg badly by
jumping. The most seriously injured
of the passengers had cut on the
head. q =
After an unsuccessful search of near
" week through all the wood lots
fields and old buildings between Pitts
field. N. H., and Branstead. the author
tiles. Saturday. arrested William Nut
ter, who fed from the home of his SIS
tiers. Sept. %. after having intimidated
them by brandishing an ak over the
head of one of them and threatening
her life. He will be examined as to MS
sanity.
It was announced at London, Satur-