Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-09
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The Right Rev. DIR. Davidson, bishop
of Winchester since 1895. has been APP
succession to the most Rev. DR.. Temple
who died, Dec. 90.
Seventeen of herd of 40 cattle,
owned by c. V. Flagg of Littleton,
Mass. were slaughtered, by order OF
the authorities upon the discovery or
symptoms Of reactionary nature.
The town of Westford, Mass. in
which Forge Village, where five cases
of smallpox have been discovered, is
located, has ordered all schools and
churches closed and prohibited all pub
lie gatherings until further notice.
The London Star, Thursday an
nounced the engagement of Lord Dali
meny, eldest son of the Earl of Rose
bury, to Lady Marjorie Greville,
daughter of the Earl and Countess of
Warwick Later in the day the en-
gagement was authoritatively denied.
Under an agreement with the Ham
burg American Line. the Cameron
Steamship Line will withdraw from
the service between New York and
Hayti, and the Hamburg American
Co. will increase it's fleet on that route
by the addition of the Flandria and Bo-
liyia.
A special to the Atlanta, Ga, Jour-
nal from Gainesville, Fla, says: Be
cause his brother refused to give him a
cigarette paper, Pink Grove, young
man living at Grove Park. Fla, plung-
ed knife into his brothers heart, kill
ing him instantly. Grove was arrest
ed and is in Jail.
Two freight trains on the Central
Vermont Railroad were in a collision
near Royalton, VT, Wednesday night,
and Conductor John Colby of Barre,
was killed and brakeman hurt The
caboose was crushed and the wreck set
afire Colby's body was found after
the flames had been put out.
The reported purchase of a majority
of Philadelphia & Reading stock by the
Baltimore & Ohio and Lake Shore Rail-
roads is confirmed at New York. The
transaction was financed by j. P. Nor
gan & Co. for the Lake Shore, and is
a thing of the past, for no syndicate
will be formed to carry the stock.
The following additional nominations
for the suburban handicap of 1903 were
received in New York, Thursday: City
Bank, Dauphin, Goldsmith, Gunfire, In
ventor, Luke Ward, Leonora Loring,
New York II, Onotas, Prediction Pente-
cost, Whiskey King and Yardarm. The
total number of entries for the subur-
Ian handicap up to date is IS.
Fire. Thursday, destroyed the dwell
ing house on Main street at Wakefield,
Mass, known as the old NeWcomb es-
tate. There is believed to be little
doubt that the fire was of incendiary
origin as the house was unoccupied and
Two men were seen about the premises,
Wednesday night. The dwelling con-
tanned Ii rooms. The loss is $5000 COW
cred by insurance.
The s50.00O,COO pool formed at New
York in December, by ]. P. Morgan &
Co.. the First National Bank, the Ma
tional City Bank and other large finan-
cial institutions to prevent the threat
ened money stringency was dissolved,
Thursday. In the language of lead
ing banker there is mo longer any
reason for it's existence The pool was
not called upon for assistance at any
time.
Six liens aggregating nearly $4,000
have been filed at Hampstead, l.. l.,
against Castle Gould, the country seat
that Howard Gould is building at
Sands Point. Port Washington, near
Long Island sound. The contractors
who filed the liens refuse to explain
their reasons until the case is brought
up in the Nassau county court. Mr..
Gould had trouble with workmen last
autumn and had deputy sheriffs to
keep walking delegates off his prem
Uses.
The grand jury for the January term
of the superior court at Manchester, N.
H., reported so indictments, Thursday,
among which was that of James M.
Lurvey, the COTS Falls postmaster,
who was charged with: robbing the
American Express Co. of package
containing $2711 last August. He was
arraigned before Judge Pike, pleaded
not guilty and was held in $1,000 bonds.
Failing to secure bail he was remanded
to jail. The other cases will be brought
up, Monday.
The annual report of the harbor and
land commission which was submitted
to the Massa chusetts Legislature,
Tuesday, contains several pages devot-
ed to the discussion of the feasibility
of opening the Merrimack river to
navigation from Lowell TO the sea- The
commissioners think that it is not adj
visable for the state to undertake so
large an expenditure, as freight would
have to be e-handled at Newburyport
and Haverhill. The saving would be
relatively small over the present
charges.
The government trial board attempt
ed to make an endurance test OF the
Fore River Cos. destroyer, MacDon-
ough, Thursday afternoon, although
the weather conditions promised little
chance of success. The start was made
from off Boston light at o'clock, but
q long swell, together with the nasty
chop from the stiff northwest breeze,
kept everything jumping. After run
ming 80 minutes at q speed exceeding
Is knots, the reversing gear worked
loose, and it was decided to postpone