Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Glance at What is Happening in
Many Places.

with a small loss.
dispatch from Burlington, VT.
says that wOrI has been received there
OF a shooting affray among a party o.
Italian iaporers ut Swanton. Two OF
the men, Frank Bhill and John Vis>
comb, became involved in a quarrel
over the possession of a rifle, and il.
the scutfle which followed Bhill was
probably fatally wounded Viscomb
lied nut was captured two hours later
ana lodged in Jail at St. Adams
Judge Lanning at Trenton. Y. T..
signed an order in the United State.
uistrict court, Saturday, directing
James smith, Jr.. receiver of the United
States Snipbuilding Co, to sell at pub
nc auction the stock of the subsidiary
companies, as follows: Twelve thou
sand shares of the Crescent Shipbuild
ing co. value 500 each; 5000 shares O.
the Samuel l.. Moore & Sons c., vain.
$40 each; 1000 shares of the HYDE.
W1ndiasS Co, value 500 each. 500
snarcs of Eastern Shipbuilding co
Sio0 each; 10000 shares Harlan & Hol-
niliS''"rth Co, 800 each; 13.Gn0 shares
uhi"n Iron Works. value 500 each.
The country residence 1T Tar,ytovn
'. y, % VI. Eumsey Miller. a lawver ot
Now York. was burned, Sunday. The
.'!''' Was one of the handsomest in
'idISt""h. Ii is believed that the fire
"tifled IRON defective electric ljuht
wire. Mr.. Miller is an invalid from
paralysis and WAS removed from th4
house with the greatest difficulty. He
suffered greatly from the shock and is
SAD to be i'm q Serious condition,
Nothing was saved from the building
except a few jewels. The weddins
presents belonging to Mr.. and Mrs
toser Is. Williams. (nee Miss LOUISE
Miller) VINO were married last Tuesday
were III The house AID destroyed. The
loss Is estimated ut 100000.
Fifteen deaths, within eight DAVIS in
the nei2iiborEood known as "Strvkcrs.
arms West Side, New York, have
aroused the suspicious of the police and
the matter is being investigated Cor
oher Scholar says tie deaths Were.
caused by impure liquor. All the VIC
inns Knew one another ana a curiouc
is that the mer had nj.
tended their friends funerals until al
We're dead. OF tie fifteen deaths ii, rhr
"lght days. four We're il one house ana
Two each in three other houses. An
were reported to the coroner as "sud-
den deaths"
Miss Bessie Wilson of Clark sh,,rg
w. Va, niece of the late William q
" llson, former postmaSter-genera
was drowned While bathing at Virginia
beach, sunday afternoon. Her BODY
was recovered. a party consisting OIL
Miss Wilson and Miss Mary NJ. Si,np-
son of Buchanan, Va, Miss Eliza
Dillon Of Indian Rock, Va, and Miss
Louise Latimer of Washington, sister
u Lieut.. Julian l.. Latimer, U. S. NJ.
went INTO the surf. accompanied by E.
otOrmont, a resident of the beach. who
was teaching them to swim. and be-
ore ne was aware of it several of the
Young women had drifted beyond |
heir depth. The rest of the young
women were rescued by United States
life savers, and are in a serious condi- |
lion at the Princess Ann hotel, but it |
s believed they will recover
A trolley car ran away on a steep
lll between Highland and the Hudson
liver. opposite Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
sunday, jumped the track on a sharp
urve and plunged down an embank-
nent into ravine IL feet deep. The
aotornan, conductor and two men
passengers. jumped before the car left
he rails. They were severely cut and
bruised, Andrew J. Rhodes, ore of
he passengers, aged q. is now in Vas
'ar hospital in Poughkeepsie in a criti-
al condition. Charles Clinton and
his wife, mddle-aged couple, re-
NAMED in the car and We're badly cut.
t is feared they are hurt internally.
Hugh N. Swain. attorney, last Sun
lay, at Houston. Texas, shot and
killed c. w. Jones, secretary of the
Houston Fire and Marine Insurance
o., of which w. F. Swain, his father.
$ president. Swain was arrested, but
efuses to give any information what
Yer concerning the causes leading to
he tragedy.
The New Oakland church in the east
'art of Methuen. Mass, was dedicated,
sunday. with appropriate exercises
leld morning and evening. Rev. A.
uStin Robbins acting pastor of the
hurch, with Presiding Elder Sander
on, delivered sermons during the day.
IN appropriate musical program was
he feature OF the exercises.
Three persons We're badly injured in
rail- River, Mass, Sunday, by the
of an automobile. The
ar was running at the rate of 25 miles
n hour and got beyond control of the
perator. The machine struck a
urbstone and the three men We're
brown out. Fred White of Taun-
on, received severe scalp wounds, was
adly cut about the face and bodyl
ruised. Albert Belion Of Dighton, and
,dward Lincoln Of Taunton, We're cut S
nd bruised about the face and body.
Levi Leferre, SO years old, of Man.
lille. was instantly killed at East 1
rovidence, r. L., Saturday afternoon.
lie was on a moving van and had fall
4 asleep. In some way he rolled out
( the wagon and one of the wheels a
assed over his head. A widow and T
70 small children survive.
The International Association of A
rood, Wire and Metal Lathers finished A
S convention at East st. Louis. Sat y
-dav The following officers were n