Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-10
NEWS NUGGETS.
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North. East. South ana West.

The towns Of scituate, Marshfield and
Duxbury, Mass, are experiencing an
epidemic of measles, and it Is feared
that the schools will have to be closed
within a few weeks, unless there IL
some abatement CT the disease.
\ conference over the Everett-M
properties was held at CleVeiahu' ~
Saturday. IT is understood that the
most important matter under consiuer
alton was the sale of the Detroit United
Street Railway and Peoples Telephone
Co. of Detroit.
William C. Woodward and otto
sch,,elor waived examination before
Commissioner Fiske. in the federal
four, at Boston. Saturday. ON the
charge Of working the green goods
game. and each was held In the sum
of 10000 for the March term OF the
grand jury.
The laundry Of Vassar College was
DESTROYED by fire at 6 A. NJ. Saturday.
II was a two-story brick structure ana
stood behind the main building of the
college. 1t was so isolated that no
other building was endangered. Four
teen maids were asleep in the second
story. and all escaped.
The Municipal Hospital at Pittsburs,
Pa. contains about six cases of small
box. Few cases have been reported in
the city limits, but in the boroughs and
townships surrounding about % cases
have been reported. Both Pittsburg
and Allegheny have taken the greatest
precaution to prevent an epidemic.
The revision committee of the Pres
byterian church at Philadelphia, Satur-
dag, continued the discussion on the
confession Of faith for popular use. The
subject of textual revision was also
considered, especially Sec. of Chap
25, In which reference is made to the
Pope. 1t is intimated that this section
has been modified.
Alexander Proctor of Springfield, who
was tried, Friday. on the charge OF
practicing medicine in violation of the
state registration law. was found guilty
by Judge Boswor:h in police court, Sat
urday, and was sentenced to pay fine
of 800. Proctor appealed and his case
will go over to the March sitting of
superior court.
The Old Colony Street Railway Co.
ut Stoughton, was fined s25 on each o:
heating their cars properly on tho
Stoughton and Brockton line, by Judge
q. a. Marden. The company appealed
and gave bonds for appearance at the
Norfolk superior court at Oedham al
the next sitting.
Charles Fl. Miles. 80, was arrested AT
Laconia, Saturday, on charge OF
arson in setting fire to the Mt. Belkna |
house at Lakeport. in Laconia. on Jan
26 and q last. He was arraigned be
fore Judge Geo. H. Everett of the loca
police court, Saturday evening, anc
furnished bond in the sum of $4,000 fol
his appearance at a. m. Monday, il
the same court.
Philadelphia is suffering from ray
ages of smallpox and typhoid fever
with no apparent prospect of either be
ing abated in the near future. For thu
week ending Saturday noon. 40 new
cases of smallpox and 20 deaths wer,
reported. as against 70 cases and l.
deaths last week. This weeks recor,
has only been exceeded twice since thu
disease appeared there. Since the frs
of the year thre have been 544 new
Eases of smallpox and 80 deaths, ant
since Jan. 1. 1901, 2247 cases and So
deaths. At present 463 smallpox pa.
tients are under treatment.
William Woodward. alias Charles
Canister. and Otto Scheulor. the al
legged confidence men arrested recently
at the South End, Boston. at the in
Stigation of the postal authorities. wer,
before United States Commissioners
Fiske at Boston, Saturday. They
waived examination and were severally
held in $l0,000-the bail fixed wheI
they were first arraigned-for the
March term of the grand jury of the
United States district court. The mer
are accused of using the mail in pur-
suancc of a scheme to dferaud. The,
are alleged to have obtained consider
able money from their schemes from