Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
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Miss Naude Dewitt Talmage, daush-
ter OF Rev. Dr. T Dewitt Talmage'
and Clarence Frederick Wycko11 vi
Ithaca. y. V. were married at Wash
ington, Wednesday, by Kew ' ram
Talmage of Chicago, brother nj the
bride. Rev. Dr. Talmage, who has peeh
seriously i'll since his return from the
south about a fortnight ago, was mucA
worse Wednesday.
\ bill has passed the provincial Leg
islattIre at Victoria, r. O., prohibiting
aliens from voting at municipal cleo
lions. Heretofore in the province
aliens owning real estate have been
permitted to vote at all municipal cleo
lions and in some instances thei vote
had quite a bearing on the result, there
being many holders of real estate who
have not been naturalized.
After losing the fortune made by
life's work and then setting out to
make new one at the age when most
mon are retiring, Mark Twain tSam-
mel Clemens), the humorist, has just
purchased a summer home in larry
town, n. Y The place consists of 10
acres. situated on high ground over
looking the Hudson. The price is un-
The owners of the Waesland, which
was sunk March s, in collision with the
steamer Harmonides, commenced an
action, Wednesday, at London, against
the owners Of the Harmonldes. A claim
is made for damages and the losses of
passeng gers. The plaintiffs allege ex-
cessiVe speed, improper navigation and
display of wrong signals. The defend
ants pleaded similar faults against the
Waesland.
\. ]. WEIGH of the Charter oak track.
is at New York with articles of gree
ment for the match race between z. f.
Smather's Lord Derby and Thomas J..
Lawsons Boralma for 4 side stake of
100000. The articles call for the race
to take place in Sept. 2, which is the
second day of the Charter Oak meet
ling. the racers to receive 60 per cent.
of the gross receipts. Both owners
have accepted the Charter oak offer
and already have posted their forfeits
to bind the match. The articles will
be signed Immediately.
The post Office at Hudson, Pa, was
broken into. Tuesday, by four masked
men and Sl97 in stamps and S65 in
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were at work, Father Spolanski of St
Joseph's Catholic church passed and
was held up until the burglary was
completed. The burglars compelled
Father Spolanski to witness the rob-
berry. They threatened to shoot if he
gave the alarm until they We're out OF
sight and when he succeeded in arous
ing the people the burglars had toe
good a start to be captured.
Diamonds. pearls and other rare jew
els valued at nearly $4,000, a part of
the estate of the late Charles II. Hoyt,
the playwright, will, it is reported, soon
become the subject of litigation IN the
surrogate's court at New York. Apart
from the value of the jewels, most OF
which were first worn by Flora Walsh
HCyt, and later with some costly addi-
tions, by Caroline Miskel Hoyt, so much
sentimental and family interest is at
tached to them that the contest prom
ises TO be exceedingly bitter. The jew
els are now in the possession of FranF
Mckee, Ioyt's former partner and one
of the executors of the estate. The
claimants are Mrs. Mary w. Scales anC
Miss Sarah Miskel Scales, the mothe:
and sister of Caroline Miskel Hoyt
who say that shortly before Mr.. Hoyt's
death he promised to give them the
gems. Counsel for Mckee declare the
claim of Mrs. and Miss Scales is pre-
poSterous