Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-18
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the
NORTH East. south and West

TIE hig plant r. tho International CLAY
MFG, 60; makers Of terra Gotta at Perth
day night. rhe loss IS estimated at $'5.
ao1
The American Smelling ana Refining
Co. has flied certificate with the score
its capital stock from $65e1.oVJ 20 $l'ri.
Ni6tr.
IN 4 wrestling match AZ thc CITY thea
tre. Erocktun. Mass. Friday evening.
John !. Little Of Hruck on. defeated John
l.. Kelley nf Waterbury. Conn. in two
Stroi" h; falls.
Mrs. Louise Woodruff rs years Old. ma
rron of the Haven House II Smith COL
lcCf diyd. FrlGaN. n North7mptCn.
Mas. Mrs Woodruff Formerly lived in
Portland. Me.
Inquiry IN official ana diplomatic c.r-
cleS at Paris indicates the practical Ger
tninty that Franc" viii grant a subs as
20 the proposed direct steamship line he
tween Franco and Canada. This subsidy
will be similar 70 Tho one voted by tn
Canadian Iarla amCnt. This idea Is warm
~ welcomed in Paris.
An explosion of chemicals in the labora-
tory at the High school at Mcthuen.
MaSS.. Friday. 9eriously injured three pu-
nils Ernest Glunt. Mis- Eva kelloy and
Gaunt may lose his sight. Ten other pu-
pills in the room We're not injured. >n
damage was done 10 the building.
Fifteen cases Of srlallpo> We're di.co~-
1
vent ON St. Aubin avenue. Detroit, Micn..
and the entire institution has been GUAR
antined by the board OF health. There
are 100 children aud 81 nuns in the con-
vent. The victims have the disease in 4
mild form ana no deaths are expected.
\ movement has been started by Blue
Grass men to petition the next Kentucky
| Legislature to pass a racing bill to rcgu-
| late the sport in Kentucky. A bill is al
| ready being prepared. 1t will be fashion
ed after the Percy bill Of New York. will
provide a state commission to control
racing and Will allow - days only 20 each
| track.
| The opposing faction OF the knights Of
Royal Arch. the national order of salocn
keepers who boitcd the convention AMI
orsanized a new order under the nama
Of the Knights Of Fidelity. ut Cincinnati,
Ohio. THURSDAY. effected q permanent or
| canization and elected officers. Indian :
apoliS was selected as the next meeting
place for the convention in 1893
blanche Reynolds. aged seven. is dead
at Harbor Beach. Mich. as the result of
4, a beating administered to her by young
schooimates who are said TO have been
angry because her parents had forbidden
| Blanche to play with them. Her 9-year-
ola brother was assaulted the day follow
ing the assault on Blanche and Hattie
Hartman. aged II. is under arrest charg-
ed with assault and battery on the boy.
The names of the children alleged to have
| assaulted Blanche have not been given
out
| Roland \. Swan. who was arrested at
Arlington Il few weeks ago on the charge
of misappropriating 5000 of the funds of
the town of Arlington. was arraigned i'll
| the third district court at Cambridge.
| Mass. Friday. lie was represented by
counsel and waived exam nation. He wa
| held for the grand jury in $1,000 and in
default of bail was remanded to jail. TIL,
case of the cash book. which was miss
ing at the time of Swans arrest and
which was discovered later in the town
hall, may not be discovered at this time.