Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14


pute over work at the shoe factory,
where both were employed. The stab
bling was witnessed by a number of
men, including Patrolman Carroll, who
was hurrying to the scene when he saw
the CLEAN of the knife and Labreaux
fall. He arrested Aggrito and sent the
Frenchman to the Lynn hospital.
County Solicitor Edward III. Wason
of Nashua, n. H., has asked for extra
dition papers from the governor of
Rhode Island to have a man supposed
to be Q. d. Chapman brought to Nash
ua and tried on a charge of passing
worthless checks. 1t is alleged that
Chapman visited Nashua in November,
giving his address as Westerly, r. |.
The man was placed under arrest In
Rhode Island and will probably be
brought to Nashua for trial the first of
the week.
The recount of the vote cast on the
license question was made by the reg
istrars of voters at Worcester, Satur-
day, in the presence of volunteer
watchers for the Anti-Saloon League
and the liquor dealers. The recount re-
duced the majority for license from Al
to the recount, 1902 yes, 92S7 no. The
original figures were $3.50 yes, 9249 no.
in Ward license made net gain of Ia
on the recount. In Ward there was
no change, but the other wards showed
gains for no license ranging from 2 in
Ward /, to % in Ward 8.
John Smith, alias Guyette, Newton,s
diamond thief, appeared in the New
town, Mass, court, Saturday, and to
the charge of having stolen $4,000 worth
of diamonds from Mrs. Ida H. Jarvis
Of Auburndale, Friday, he pleaded
guilty and was placed under $500 bonds
for his appearance before the grand
jury. Mrs. Jarvis was the only witness
to appear against him, her testimony
being merely formal Identification of
her jewels. Smith later was photo
graphed for the rogues' gallery. So far
as known by the police, he has no pre-
vious record. ~
Smallpox has broken out in the lum-
Der camps in Glastonbury and Somer-
set, VT, and practically all the men
on the Deerfield River Cos. one to four
have been exposed and there is a good
deal of anxiety over the outcome. Two
Balknap boarding house in Somerset,
close to the Glastonbury line and most
of the men exposed are in Glastonbury.
There is danger that the outbreak will
interfere with the lumber business
this Winter, but, owing to the distance,
it is not probable that the disease will
spread outside the camps.
Gov. and Mrs. Cummins. who made .
a fast trip from Boston to Des Moincs,
Ia, in order to reach the bedside of
the Governors mother before she died,
won the race. They arrived, Satur- T.
day morning, and were driven hur-
riedly to the house in which the dying
woman lay. She gave a joyous cry of
recognition when she saw her son. For
AS hours she had made an astonishing
struggle against death in hope that
the Governor would reach her side.
Immediately after his arrival, how,
eterashe began to sink rapidly, and it
was apparent that her life would linger .
only a. few hours. aFr
DISQUALIFICATION by Yale officials Of the
Damage caused fhe fire at Marsh
hall, the Yale Forest School building.
indicated that the. first estimate of
100000 was much too large. The her. 4
barium, consisting of more than 5000
specimens of native and foreign shrubs
and trees, aid the library of 5000 vol n
umes, on the second and third floors,
escaped obstruction, though damaged
somewhat. Arson Phelps Stokes, sec
rotary of the university, said that tho q
loss would probably not exceed $f0.600.
1t is thought that work at the forest'is
school may be resumed at the beginning
of the winter term. ~
Six persons were injured, one or two
seriously, while many others were con-
siderably shaken up in a rear-end col-s'
lision on the South Side elevated 'atod
Chicago, Saturday, in Il binding snow
storm. The rails were slippery and the
brakes failed to work. The first warn4.
ing of the crash was given by the mos
torman of the rear train, who, when he
saw 4 collision was inevitable. jumped
back into the car and shouted: "Wc're
going to strike The panic stricken
rushed to the door gand II
sought to escape, but the guard re-.
fused to open the gates. After a few
moments quiet was restored. i
The woman whose body was POUNDS
in the tracks of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad near the
Dudley Street station, Dorchester.
early Saturday, has been identified.
her name was Julia Russell Her huS+ i
band, Frank B. Russell, identified herr
shortly before O'Clock, Saturday night,
at the City hospital morgue. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell have hong resided at 38
Marshfield street, Roxbury. Consider
able mystery seems to have attended
the Woman's death. There was cut
on her forehead and one on the left
side of the head Her left ankle was
broken. At first the death of the woman
was supposed to have been caused by .
1 passing train, but the absence OF
internal injuries, so far as superficial :
observation went, gave the impression
hat possibly she may not have died
rom accident. H'"
After following for three months the
movements of one of the cleverest
'wind!ers now at large, Messrs. E. II. ).
Jay d Co, bond brokers of Ok Congress