Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
WIRE GLEANiNGS.
A Glance at What is Happening in
Various Places.

| The present board Of directors wa.
| Reelected without opposition at tho
stockholders meeting of the Union Pa.
cfic at Salt Lake, Utah. Tuesday.
Henry A Smith, a motorman on the
Boston Elevated road, stopped his cal
on Main street, Maiden, Tuesday anC
despite the warning of a policeman
reached out to push aside a hanging
wire and was clectrocUted. He was 4;
years Old. a family survives.
| No leased wire operators or any man
working under a union contract will bt
called cut in the telegraph or ether Of.
| fees in Boston under any circum-
stances. according to a decision and
declaration If Boston Branch of tic
Commercial Ttlcsraphers' Union at a
meeting held Tuesday night.
Israel Fischer of the board of general
appraisers at New York, handed down
a decision IN the colorado cotton
case" Tuesday reversing the decision
made a year ago by Marion DeVries
and declaring that any cotton cloth
containg threads no matter what its
not as "unbleached" The duty on I'M
The 3Sth annual conference of the
New England branch of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society opened in
the Methodist church at Barre, VT,
Tuesday and the sessions will be con-
tinucd throughout Wednesday and
Thursday. over 800 women from all
parts of New England are in attend
anCe. Mrs. c. $. Stackpole of Waltham
Mass. presided at the opening session.
The 18th triennial council of Congre-
gationalists opened Tuesday at Cleve-
land, ,. Rev. Washington GLADDEN. Of
Columbus. O., called the assembly to
or,icr. The ballot for moderator result
ed in the election of Thomas G. McAiIl-
Ian Of Chicago. Rev. John G.. Merrill.
ID. D., president of the Fisk University
Tenn. and Rev. F. G.. Goodspeed, D.
of Springfield, Mass, were elected as
assistant molerators.
Fred (;rolcau. who was shot in the alb
1omen Monday night at West Derry, y
f.. died Tuesday evening. His father,
Cyrus Groleau who is under arrest on
charge of manslauchter will be ar
raigred in the local court Wednesday.
He was given preliminary hearing
Tue sday on a charge of assault Tie
waived examination and pleaded not
guilty. The hearing was adjourned
pending the outcome of his sons in
iurics.
Members Of the Buffers Members ard
PtrrherS' Union. which held a meet
ing Monday night to consider gricv-
anccS at the Worcester Mills, reported
for work at the Woods Mills Law
renee. Mass. Tuesday as usual John
Golden of Fall River president Of the
Textile Workers of America, has adj
viSed against a strike if it can be
avoided and the employers are appar-
emily waiting to see if the difficulty can
be adjusted by arbitration
Governor Henry A. Buchtel. David
II. MoEott. president Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Denver. Col and
Charles Il. kountse. president of the
tol"rado National Bank. received
through the mails Tuesday Internal
machines containing sufficient dynamite
to have caused great destruction OF
lives and property had they been ex-
pl"d"d. But warning had been given tc
the recipients of the machines by Chief
of Police Delaney. who had obtained a
confession from Kemp V. Bigelow. by
Whom they were mailed, and no one
WAS burt