Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

John G. Carlisle who is seriously i'll
at St. Vincent's hospital, New York,
was reported Friday to have passed
comfortable night. The physicians in
attendance reported his condition I'M
changed Friday night.
State Comptroller Clark Williams
Friday at Albany, N. Y. announced the
appointment of Edward T. Perrine of
New York as first deputy state comp
troller to succeed Otto Kelsey, who re-
signed the office. The salary is $4,000
per annum.
The various mills of the CONSOLIDATE
cd Cotton Duck Co. in the Eastern
states today went on a five-day a-week
schedule, which will be continued until
the cotton market situation improves.
The Stark mills in Manchester, n. H.,
employing 1900, are among the plants
affected.
Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Richard Watson Glider. the
poet anG editor. who died Thursday
will be held in the Church of the AS
cension at II "A. NJ. Saturday in New
York City. The remains will be car
ried by special train to Bordentown,
N. J., where a private burial will be
held.
Provost Charles c.. Harrison of the
University of Pennsylvania Friday ac
cepted the Craftsmanship of the board
of trustees of the Carnegie Founda
ton for the advancement of teaching.
He was chosen for the place at the
meeting of the trustees in New York
last Wednesday and succeeds Chas. w.
Eliot, former president of Harvard
University, who retired from the posi-
ton.
The birmingham forged note scandal
had a sequel in the superior criminal
court at East Cambridge, Mass. Friday.
when Charles S. Cummns, a Boston note
broker, pleaded not guilty to an indict-
ment charging larceny and uttering forg-
ed notes. Cummins furnished sureties lor
his $4,000 bail, but they were unsatis-
| factory to the district attorney and Cum
minis was sent to the East Cambridge
Jail.
The application of Edward E. Britton
and Frederick A. Schroeder, former presi-
dent and vice president of the Eagle Loan
and Savings Co., of New York for new
trial was denied Friday by Justice STAPLE
ton and the two bankers will have to go
to Sing Sing Monday. The two men were
convicted of disappointing $4,000 of
ne funds of the association, of which
they were officers. Britton's sentence is
not less than IA months nor more than
three years and Schroeders not less than
one year nor more than three years.
Counsel for the American Ice Co. ar
1N1fl
Wheeler Friday at New York various
motions by which it was sought to
3voi1 the necessity of presenting evil
Gcnce for the defence in the trial of
the company for violation of the anti
monopoly law. The prosecution closed
it's case two days ago. Justice Wheeler
at the close of the arguments announc-
cd that he would render his decision
on the motion Monday next, to which
day the case was adjourned
The inhabitants of the little Cape
Cod town of Wellfleet were agoe with
excitement late Friday night and
early Saturday over a fire which at the
time threatened to DESTROY the village
Without apparatus nearer than Prov
incetOWn, Is miles away, the men of
the Truros rallied to the assistance Of
those from Wellneet and up to IA. M
had confined the fire to four BUILDINGS
The buildings burned were the public
library: George p. Bakers bakery.
John SWetts residence and q barber
shop. Inc loss on the four BUILDINGS
was about $4,000. A chemical came
from ProVlncetown over Is miles of'
SANDY cape Cod roads. arriving too
late, however, to be of material asr;St
ance.