Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-03
NEWS NUGGETS. !,
Drought by the Wires From the
North. East, South and West.

brought by the Wires From the
| North, East, south and West.
The second biennial convention of
the Irish National Foresters of this
country will be open at the American
house, Boston, Monday. and will last
until Feb 6.
| In court at New York, Saturday.
James D. Corr was held for trial on the
charge of larceny of $1,000 from the dry
| goods firm of Lebouteller Bros, where
he was employed as bookkeeper.
Philip Egan, 10 years old. son Of John
J. Egan Of West Springfield, was struck
and instantly killed by train at Nit
tineague, Mass, Saturday. He was
walking on the track and heard the en-
gineer blow the whistle, but was dazed.
Frank c. Wright, the leading electri-
| cal contractor in that part of the state.
has disappeared from Dover, N. j., and
officers are after him on a charge Of
| forgery. More than $1,000 of his paper.
all bearing Endorsements said to be
| forged, has been discovered.
Rats and matches. it is believed.
were responsible for the destruction of
| Frances A. Ford's heirs, and occupied
by Henry d. Brownell, at Taunton.
Saturday morning. A delay in ringing
in the alarm allowed the blaze to get
good Roadway. The loss was $4,000,
| insured.
Eighty-five per cent. of the granite
dealers of Barre, Montpelier and North
| field, VT. have signed an agreement to-
| submit all estimates on work to a board
| of directors, which will have power to
make all estimates on contract work.
The directors will have headquarters
at Barre, and the agreement will go in
to effect, March 1.
Atty. Gen. E. G.. Eastman of Exeter,
was at Concord. N. H., Saturday. and
arranged with County Solicitor Dudley
for the trial at LacOnia, this week. OF
George II. Greenlcaf for the murder of
Mrs. Nancy Jane Folsom. The trial
will begin, Monday afternoon. Chief
Justice Wallace and Judge Pike of the
superior court presiding.
Fire from an unknown cause did sew
eral thousand dollars damage in the
paper mill of II. A. Parker & Co. at
East Pepperell. Saturday. Wrong sig
nails and the fact that only one pair Of
horses was available caused consider
able delay. The building where the fire
started was baly Quilted and consider
able stock in an adjoining building was
wet down. There is no insurance.
A dispatch to the New York Sun
from London quotes the South African
Review. Saturday, as saying: An
American syndicate has bought 100000
shares Of the Chartered South African
Co. At the present time this Is not inn
portant, but. if our information Is cor
rect. within two years we may see the
Chartered Co. largely controlled from
America and eventually exerting
political influence"
Christian Science, promoted by Mrs.
Seals and some other American wo-
men, has been a lively press topic at
Berlin, the city authorities having pro-
hibited meetings OF the new German
society in the city's gymnasium, be-
cause psychological treatment of dis
case does not deserve the municipal
ity's Endorsement. Christian Science
has obtained considerable following
in high social circles.
William o. Drake Of Brockton, thinks
he Is one of few heirs to a fortune OF
500. 900 900 in England, left by Sir Fran
els Drake, who died intestate. He says
he Is a direct descendant of Thomas
Drake, who died in Weymouth. Mass.
in 1851. and who was in direct line from
the original Sir Francis Drake. Mr..
Drake will go to Providence, Monday.
to confer with relatives. and believes he
can establish his claim to heirship.
VIM. Fitzhugh Whitehouse OF New
port, r. l.. accompanied by Lord Hind
lip, left England, Saturday, on his way
to the upper Nile. After leaving the
Abyssinian capital, which the travellers
expect to reach early in April, the ex-
petition will traverse Walama. known
as the ''devil-infested zone." and hopes
TO reach the Sobat river In June. Ar
rangements have been made to have
Soudan government steamer there on
the lookout for the expedition. 1t will
take them to Khartoum.
Ruinor says that Randolph c. Sur
bridge, welI-known Republican poll
tioian, lawyer and promoter. has left
Boston not to return. Mr.. Surbridge
left Boston a week ago last Thursday
for Washington to attend to a big real
estate transaction Ia which he had an
Interest, intending. so 1t Is said Mt his
Law Office in the fremont building, to
return last Wednesday. but word was
received Thursday,that, owing to de-
lay in the deal going through. he would
not be back for some days. According
to Mrs. Surtridge. his wife, she receive
ed a letter from him just before his de-
rarture, bidding her g0odby, and say
ivcr otD v-ot,ld y,ova,. q cufy1 ono him