Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-05
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

The Grand Circuit races at Hartford,
Conn, were postponed TILL Friday, on
account of wet grounds.
Joe Walcott was signed, at Boston,
Thursday, to box Jack OBrien of Phil
adelphia, before the American Club,
Chicago, Sept. %.
An explosion occurred, Thursday, at
the Tredgar Iron Cos. collery, near
Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Eng, while
112 men were under ground. Thirteen
of these are known to be dead and Il
are seriously injured.
The race between Otto Maya. Joe
Nelson, Basil Deguichard and William
Stinson at Charles River park, Thurs
| day night, was postponed till Friday
night, on account of a wet track. The
amateur events will be run off at the
same time.
Ex-Mayor DR.. Joseph Garland of
| Gloucester, Mass, died at his home
| there, Thursday, aged so years. Alr.
| Garland was mayor from 1S801SS1 and
| had been prominent politically in that
city for many years. A widow and five
! children survive him.
| II
arrived at Kingston from st. Thomas,
| ID. w. L.. Thursday, reports encounter
ing heavy fall of volcanic dust while
500 miles at sea. She also reports that
the coast of Hayti was completely OBJ
scured by haze caused by dust.
The German order of Harugari has
elected the following officers: Presi-
| dent, Charles Ziegenhaden, Chicago;
vice president, l.. b. Bischoff, Denver:
great overseer Fred Schmidt, Penn:
great secretary, Charles LAUDER. Brook
lyn, N. "; great treasurer, Philip
| koehter, Chicago.
| The suit of John NJ. Fisher against
! Frederick F.. Belts, for a dissolution of
! partnership between them as J. NJ.
| Fisher q Co., dealers in buying and
selling stock, was brought up before
Judge Hardy in the supreme court ct
! Boston, Thursday, and continued I'M
! til Oct. l, because of the tendency in
| the federal court of criminal proceed
| ings.
The Massachusetts odd Fellows,
| Thursday. elected these officers:
Grand master, Charles N. Birchell of
| New Bedford; deputy grand MASTER
Sumner p. Lawrence, Fitchburg: gen
eral secretary. John u. Perkins, Chal-
| sea: grand treasurer, j. Lawrence Mar
| tim. East Boston: grand representa>
tive. Newell d. Johnson. Waltham:
| trustee of funds. Nathaniel Every,
| So lem.
] The new Town hall at Brookfeid.
Mass. recently erected at a cost of $GG,-
$50 900 and fire engine house close by
were burned, Thursday, and the loss,
| including damage to other property is
| estimated at $4,000. This is party COW
| cred by insurance. The fire started in
| the tower of the Town hall, on which
some workmen had been employed the
Goals from soldering pot having ig-
| nitnd the wood work.
Northern Pacific passenger train No.
). west bound, was wrecked a few
miles west of Thompson Falls, and 121
miles west of MiSsoula, Mont, at II A.
NJ. Thursday. Reports received at the
Northern Pacific general offices at St
Paul are that three coaches were de-
rallied and that a fireman was slightly
injured, tramp seriously injured and
an engineer is missing. No mention is
made of any injured passengers.
The Boston Globe will announce, Fri
day, that James Wray, the noted pro-
fessional sculler and coach of the Weld
tiaryard) Boat Club, is out with n
challenge to Geo. Towns of England, to
row match race for the professional
championship of the world, and has
posted forfeit of $3.50 with the Globe
to show his earnestness to meet the
conqueror of Jake Gaudaur. Wray
says that he will meet Towns this fail
or winter or any time between May
and October of next year.
Premier Peters of Prince Edwards
Island, announced, Thursday, thatthe
executive Of that government had en-
tered into an agreement with a COM
pany of Canadian and American can
fta1ists whereby the latter will erect
and maintain for 80 years cold sto.-
age warehouse in each county of the
province with sufficient capacity to ac-
commodate and provide cold storage
for all animal and agricultural products
of the provinces. The company win
also erect an immense factory at
various points. The company agrees
to expend $4,000 annually i'm wages.
The government will guarantee an is /
sue of the company's mortgage bonds !
at per cent, payable in 80 years, and
it will be exempted from all taxation
for go years. !
The Sandwich Islands are almost as
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