Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-23

spark form an electric wire near the
elevator shaft. The loss is estimated
at about 100000 partially covered by
insurance.
The northbound Washington and
Chattanooga limited train on the Vir.
ginia Midland division of the Southern
railway was derailed at Somerset. Va.
q miles from Charlottesville, early
Wednesday morning, and one person
was killed and six slightly injured. The
injured were taken by special train to
Charlottesville, where physicians at
tended to their injuries, after which
they left for Washington.
The ferryoat Paunpeck, was practi-
cally destroyed by fire at the 14th
street slip in Hoboken. N. j., Wednes-
day night. Flames were discovered
bursting from her hold, but the fire ha d
gained such headway that all efforts
were turned to sinking the boat to save
the hull and machinery. The hull will
be raised.
AT special meeting of the stock
| holders of the Grand Trunk Railway.
in London, Wednesday, presided over
by Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, it was
agreed to guarantee the issue of $780,
600 per cent. gold bonds for the con-
struction of the Lake Superior branch
| of the road.
Governor Bates of Massachusetts has
| appointed DR.. George Fl. Field Of
Sharon. Il member of the state fish and
game commission, to fill the vacancy
| caused by the death of Capt. John w.
Collins.
The Hay memoria! chapel, given to
Westminster School at Simsbury.
Conn.,. by Secretary Hay in memory of
his son Adelbert S. Hay, was burned,
Wednesday. The fire is supposed to
have started from a defective furnace.
The chapel was built and dedicated in
1902. The loss is estimated at 12.0oO.
partially covered by insurance.
The wedding of John H. De Mares
Van Swinderen and Miss Elizabeth
Lindsay Glover, occurred at noon.
"Wednesday, in the Church of
Epiphany, Washington, D. c. Bishop
Satterlee, the Netherlands minister, as
sisted by the rector, the Rev. DR.. Kim,
officiated. Secretary Hay. other men,
| bers of the cabinet and the entire
diplomatic corps We're in attendance.
Baron Moucheur, the Belgian minister.
| was best man, and Miss Hagner, Miss
| Roosevelt's secretary. was maid of
| honor.
Fire that started from unknown
causes II the rear of W. S. Sweets pro-
duce store on Canal street. Providence,
| +. l.. Wednesday night. extended to
the Whiprle building occupied in part
by The A. +. Scattergood Furniture Co.,
! the principal loss being to the latter
concern. $4,000. Walter J. Whipple,
| owner OF the building and produce
dealer. lCses $4,000; Allan Mcpherson.
| fruit dealer $4,000; w. S. Sweet, $1,000.
| The losses are mostly covered by in
surance.
The directors of the German bank,
Buffalo. N. Y. Wednesday, passed a
resolution concurring with the deposit
tors committee. in recommending A. j.
Wheeler. president of the Western
Savings Bank for receiver of the de-
funct German Bank, Attorney Gen.
Cuneen went before Justice Watson M.
Rogers Of the supreme court, Wednes-
day, and applied for the appointment
of Mr.. Wheeler. The application was
granted and Mr.. Wheeler's bond was
fixed at 100000. Claims of preferred
creditors make a large total and it is
generally believed by bankers here that
the depositors will be fortunate if they
get 35 per cent. of their money.
| The directors of the Philadelphia e.
Reading Railroad Co., have declared a
semi-annuai dividend of 11a per cent.
on the common stock of the company.
This is the first dividend on the COM
mon stock since 1870. A semi annual
dividend of per cent. was also de-
cIared on the second preferred stock
payable. May 10, 1905. to the stock
holders on record April %.
There has been found at Dolgeville,
| Herkimer county. N. Y, an exhausted
carrier pigeon which had on it's leg a
| tag bearing this inscriptions: "A. c. H.,
1856" Adolf C. Harm a pigeon fancier
lived in Dolgeville until a year ago.
when he emigrated to the new Dodge
VILE in Southern California, taking his
pigeons with him. 1t is supposed that
| the exhausted bird is one of his ilock
| which return to its old homo. Such
| flight is, however. unparalleled. the re-
| cord being 107: miles from Little Rock,
Ark, to New York.
| Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney. the
| father of the British navy" died in
Portsmouth Eng. Wednesday morning.
after a long illness. He was the last
survivor of the battle Of Navarino,
fought in 1897. which resulted in the
destruction of the Turkish fleet The
admiral was born in 1874 and entered
the navy in 1926.
Fire, Wednesday. destroyed about
$225, 900 worth Of property In the busi-
| ness section Of Columbus, Ohio. Dur
! ing the fire an explosion occurred and
resulted in injuries to five firemen.
| The Wade Park Bank, Cleveland.
Ohio, of which Iri REYNOLDS is secretary
and treasurer, together with two
| branches. was taken over. Wednesday.
by the Cleveland Trust Co. which will
| conduct the business of the three insti-
tutions. The Cleveland Trust Co. has
within the last few days. taken over
the business Of five banks located in
this city and it's suburbs.
H. Nivin of Colorado and J. w.
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