Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

James NJ. Wright. one of the best
known politicians in Rhode Island. and
| ex-senator from the town of Foster,
died Tuesday. He was IS years old and
had been out of public life since 1901
Having won their matches in Tues
days play two former champions.
Joshua Crane, Jr., Of Boston and Chas.
E. Sands OF New York, will meet
Thursday in the finals or the national
court tennis championship tournament
at the TENTS and Racquet Club, Bos-
ton. The winner Thursday will play
Jay Gould. the present title holder, in
the challenge match Saturday. Both
OF Tuesdays matches We're settled in
straight sets. Sands defeating Pierre
Lorillard of New York in the morning
by score of 60. CA, o., while Crane
put out Foxhall p. Keen in the after
noon by the score of 6-3, go, 6-3
Justice Moody Of tine supreme court
of the United States Tuesday allowed
writ of error bringing to the court
the case involving the consolidation of
the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny.
The suit was originally brought by the
city of Allegheny to set aside the con-
sylvania decided the case in favor of
PlttsDurg. whereuron the people of Al
leSleny presented the matter to Justice
Moody with request that he order the
case brought TO the federal supreme
court which was done by Tuesdays
action. The matter was presented t.
Justice Moody by ex-senator Stone
of Pennsylvania.
Play in the National Checker cham
pionship at Boston Tuesday partly
completed two rounds in the tourna-
ment, but owing TO 4 number of drawn
games the four players in the major
section will not be decided until
Wednesday. At a late hour one game
was still unfinished. while two other
matches will require further play to
determine the winners. The best show
ing Tuesday was made by A. J. Heffner
of Boston, who defeated J. Maize in the
evening. in two straight games and one
drawn. The result gives Heffner a place
in the major division and sure win
ner of one of the money prizes.
Mrs Marriet Harold Davidse, for
many years known in the theatrical
circles as Maggie Harold. died sud-
denly Tuesday of heart disease in her
home in Brooklyn, n. Y. Her son.
VIM. r. Davidge, was arrested Satur-
day night. charged with having shot
IsOSaliOn Wilhert. a trained nurse and
the shock of the young mans trouble
is said to have aggravated a disease of
the heart from which the mother had
suffered for several years. Mrs. DAY.
dSe was the wife of the late VIM.
Davidge. an old time Shakespearian
actor and member Of the old DAILY
Theatre Stock Co. Besides the son,
three daughters survive.
John Wilkinson, who was shot by
Florence Walker at Bedford Station,
n. Y. Monday night, died Tuesday
evening. The girl is in the county Jail
at White Plains. charged with assault.
She alleges that Wilkinson had de-
famed and annoyed her and that when
she shot him it was in self-defence and
following an attempted assault upon
her. Wilkinson was Scotchman 35
years old, who came from Glasgow
about a year ago. Florence Walker is
IS years old and colored. The two were
employed by the same family at Bed
ford Station. The girl was sometime
ago committed to the Bedford Reform
atory from Brooklyn, where she was
charged with having stabbed another
girl. She earned a pardon and recent
" was engaged as q domestic by the
family at Bedford Station.