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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17
MANY WRECKS.


ri"anv proportions. ard botn anchor
chains p3rjc'j tn" schooner mad but
- L. sad 90. tli;tt She 0rlted |"
mites across N.tltu,kCt Sound and
fetch 1t up n,,l" 90 Great Point. ual1
Way hort,rJn IT,, CpstAta life sa'-ing
sti zion mi ,;r-at Point li2nt Thy
N,sSr! stru.E TIL outer bar nut the
seas soon fitted Hrr over that sand,
narri.r into deeper water ana then
thicw H,r Win terrific force ga the
inu", l#'. It i1ndr.d words off tie
,a,.t''i..
The = to 1 o'ci.cl, no:tn patrol from tn.
toshatH station caught tie dim outlines
eff tl!c vessel in the whirliuG snoWstoru.
and Immediately burned his torch. Tho
signal Nas caught ~ IN" watch IT ia"
station and before tIr Surfnr'n rcachvl
tn. he,l@,. tlir iitcboGt was out and IT,.
.util, crew lad started foi the scene.
captain Nurrtnss of t..r station brought
along the gun and bl,cci!"S buoy. but CA
arriving opposit" Tia stranded Schoon,I
he G"cidci TO Try Ia reach her i'll ta'
lif"boat. az il waS evident that the crew
was to" badly fr"st-hittrn to haul aboIl 4
til" brecchcs buoy lnwscr.
captain Nolcr"-~ waited until daylight
in order ~ taust' IT," height Of the s",,s
and then his men plunged the lifcboI.
through thc surf ana started for the
schooner, Tho hltrd,cd yard from hcacH
to schooner ul;tinst tn. fearful cross :,.;ts
was only covered aft,r an hours hattlt.
in which an tn. life savers were wet -
the skin,
a, ,s,tt i,,,. !,
the crew 1T. the lifoloat brought her near
enough 80 that The injured mate could b,.
lowered into the boat and then the crew
of Tie Garland followed one hy ON.
captain Wallace being the last t" i.av'.
thu deck.
The sh"rr was soon rclgaiinrd aud Matt
Larson was carried to the station, wi,eil'
several stitches were ~.wad ia, cuts
which, he had received IN tttu2 tDrow;I
tainst In" hulNaIkS.
Captain NorUross. said that the cas- in
SHntueket sound this morning were III"
Iteayicst for several wears and no st
tempt was mado To- send the ,tesulat
sttaner To tn mainland. = Ie also snitf
that he would send the crew of the Gar
land 10 town a. soon as ts1a Weathel
moderated
At 10 \. At. today Large schooner was
reported riding out ON the Handkcrchief
Shoal, not FAR from. the place where TIA"
Garland lost her anchors. ana another
was anchored to the eastward and under
the lee OF Great point
The tern schooner Thomas T. Garland
was built at Bath. Me, in 1881. and reg
istered from Portsmouth, n II. She reg
to-, So
- feet beam and Ia feet deep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17
BODY FLOATS ASHORE.
Mrs. Frederick Thompson Of Portland
Had Fallen from Rocks.

Portland. Ale. Dec. 16.-The body Of
-nrS. Frederick w. Thompson of POS
Bracket street. wife of a member Of
one oc the largest wholesale grocery
firms in tins dity. was found on Will
lard beach today. where it had float
ed ashore. Mrs. Thompson disappeared
from her home yesterday afternoon
and doubtless. during spell of mental
depression. fell from the rocks in the
vicinity CT Fort Preble. She was IS
years of age. and besides Mr.. Thomp-
son. one son. DR.. Philip It. Thompson
of this city survives. Mrs. John Ran
dali Of Boston is a sister Of the de-
sceaSej. - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17

The regular meeting of the executive
committee of the Colby Athletic Asso.
citation was held in the association
rooms last evening.
A meeting of the Athletic Assoeia.
ton was held after chapel Friday TO
discuss some possible changes in the
constitution of the association, The
changes as proposed were discussed
but no votes taken as Pres Bridges
wanted further discussion before put.
ting the proposed changes to vote.
Copies of the bylaws and constitution
were distributed and the changes are
to be inserted and handed in at the
next regular meeting of the executive
committee.
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Wants $1,000, 900 9.
to Win True Peace,

London. Dec. l6.-.Nhat would
not give for 5000, 400 to help us win
true peace exclaimed Gen. Booth OF
the Salvation Army in an interview
today. concerning the s1o,ooo,oOo given
by Andrew Carnegie to the world
peace movement. Il only wish con-
tinued Gen. Booth that Mr.. Carnegie
would give me the chance before
die"
Gen. Booths idea Of the use he
would make of a great sum of money
is the fouding Of university OF
Humanity with ccnters in London
and New York WHITTIER the lowest
and humblest might be brought III
thousands to learn the lesson of for
gctfulneSs of SELF
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Cumberland Loses Two Barges.

Highland Light, Mass. Dec, 16-With
but ono of the three Consolidated Co.
barscs with which she started from. Bal
timore for Boston i'll tow. the tug Cum
berland of Baltimore anchored off her
late today. One of the other barges is
anchored off Nausett. while the where
ahouts of the third. which carried a crew
of three men, is unknown. Late last
night the Cumberland ran into the storm
and soon after midnight the barges went
adrift, The Cumberland was able to re-
cover only one of the barges.
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George M. Grant Eloated.

Norfolk Va, Dec. 16-The four ma sted
schooner George NJ. Grant of New Hl-
ven. Ct. coal laden. from Newport News,
wficll grounded yesterday on Thimblc
shoals in lower Chesapeake bay, was
floated and lowed to Norfolk today. Dam
ages to the steamer Maryland, which,
was badly burned amidships last night
while en- route from Norfolk to Cape
Charles, We're today estimated at $4,000.
covered by insurance The steamer prob
ably will so to Newport News for re-
pairs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17

a new trial to Miss Alice u. Minard OF
Poughkeepsie. N. T.. who had been
granted an award of 5000 from the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad from the death Of
her sweetheart at Old Orchard during the
summer of 1907. She felt the amount Was
too small.
The couple were riding to the fire which
swept Old Orchard Beach and their at
tention was occupied with each other so
they did not hear an approaching tran
which struck the team and killed MISS
Minard's companion, Philip +. Partridge
of Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Minard sued for $4,000 damage
and received 5000 on the grounds that
the road was negligent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17
TOTAL KILL 1857.
Week Of Open Deer Hunting Season
In Massachusetts, Closes.

Boston. Dec. 16.--Thorc We're 1887
deer killed and 10l wounded during the
seven days OF open days of open sea-
son in Massachusetts according to the
official figures given out by the fish
and game commissioners tonight. There
We're no fatalities and but two minor
accidents!
William Davis, of Merrimac killed
the largest deer. his prize being a 450-
pound buck. taken at Blandfod. The
largest doe. weighing 500 pounds, was
killed by Clarence W. Howard at
Pittsfield. W. S. Scott OF Buckland.
scored a high mark by dropping two
deer with one shot when he fired into
herd Of four
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.,r .fNi, ~
Triple Tie In Triangular Debates.

/ amherst. Mass, Dec 16.--A triple tie
resulted from the fifth annual TRAN
gular debates held simultaneously at
Amherst Williams and Wesleyan to-
night, each of the debaters winning in
their home towns and with the affirm
ative side Of the subject. Amherst de-
feated Williams at Amherst. Williams
defeated Wesleyan at Williamstowr
and Wesleyan Won from Amherst at
Middletown
The subject was: Resolved. That the
Federal Government Should Have the
Power to Impose on Income Tax not
Apportioned Among the States. Ac-
cording to Population
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17

Thomaston, Me. Dec. 1.-THE three
masted schooner Stephen G. Loud.
abandoned in Massachusetts bay, was
comranded by Capt George T.. Leigh
ton. who was sent this trip by Capt.
Thomas l.. Hart of Tenants Harbor,
Me. her master. The Dunn Elliott Co.
owners, did not know the
names Of the crew, which usually con-
sists of seven men: The schooner Na.;
worth about $4,000, it was estimated.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The entire student body OF the. North
Georgia Agricultural College at Dali
lone. Ga. was arrested following the
Bursting CT the big government cannon
in the barracks this morning. result
ing in the wrecking Of the building. II
IS SAID that the cannon was loaded
with giant powder with q 51-foot fuse
attached. The school is under $4,000
bonds 70 the goye1nnaentsRas q guar.
antee for the security of the cannon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17
LOWEST TEMPERATURE
Of the Season Covered New England
States Friday.

Boston. Dec. 16.--Ushered in by a
blizzard during the night. tho lowest
temperature OF the season covered the
new England states. today. In Boston
the mercury hoYerGd only q few de-
grees above the zero mark while at
the meteorological observatory on the
summit Of BluehiH, the temperature
was zero. The wind attained u N,eloc-
ity of so miles an hour at Block Is
land and Nantucket. Snow fell during
the night. the :all being especially
heavy at sea.
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Six Below at Marlboro.

Marlboro, Mass. Dec. 1G.-S!X below
zero was the mark reached by the mer-
curry early today in this city, which has
the reputation of being the coolest place
in eastern Massachusetts. A biting gale
swept over Marlbtro's many hills, and
last night was the coolest and toughest
of the season thus far.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17

When the Conlon arrived here today
several of her minor spars were missing,
and she was completely ehcased in ice.
The schooner was caught off Portsmouth
in last nights northerly gale and snow
storm and was barely able to reach port
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BRAVE BlUEJACkETS
Rescue Capt. Whitmore and Grew of
Six from Abbie G. Cole.

.Siasconset. Mass. Dee. 16.--Captain
Whitmore and his crew of six men
We're rescued rom their stranded and
wateTiogged vessel, the tern schoon-
er Abbic g. Cole. aground 90 Stone
Horse shoal by the crew Of the rev
enun cutter Gresham today. The rescue
was attended with great danger to the
blle;ackets of the Gresham. VIII"
manned the cutters surf boat and
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49,
BASKETBALL NOTES.

X. W. Dickinson, captain Of the
Tufts College basketball team which
PLAYED Friday night at Oswego. n. y,
was stricken with appendicitis Friday
sanu WAS operated upon tonight. His
condition Il, serious. Dickinson lives
at Wiscasset, Me. and is we'll known
.As an atheletc. -. ~
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$4,000 TOO LITTLE.
New Trial for Young Woman Whose
Sweetheart Was Killed by Railroad.

Boston. Dec. l6.-Declaring that there
was an absorption on the part Of 4 young
couple taking u moonlight ride which
shut out their attention from every
thing except themselves, gray-haired
Judge Putnam Of the United states cir
cult court Of appeals late today granted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17
SCHOONER CONLON ARRIVES.
q Dave Out from Philadelphia t.
Calais, Puts In at Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, \. H., Dec. l6.-Thc three
masted schooner Annie +. Conlon, three
weeks out on a trip from Philadelphia
for Calais, Me, put into Portsmouth har-
Dor today in II disabled condition. Con-
siderable anxiety had been felt for the
craft, as she had not been reported s.nce
leaving Philadelphia Il days ago.
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Heavy Snowfall In New York.

Syracuse, n. Y, Dec. ia heavy
snowfall, a gale of blizzard proper
tons. and a temperature below zero
is causing much suffering throughout
Northern New York today. The cold
snap is the first severe one of the
winter a foot of snow has fallen in
the past ~ hours and hundreds OF
roads are blocked by drifts, cutting
off communication with the rural dis
tricts. Trains in the northern coun-
ties are running with difficulty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-17

Utica, y. y, Dec. ia cold wave
has all of central and northern New
York in its grip today. Big Moose in
the Adiroudacks, reports the Their
mometer 10 below zero aarly today.
At Upper Lake o temperature OF four
below is registered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
SOUTH

Robert s. Dalenz, of Academy street,
has gone to the Ad~irondacks for the
remainder of the month.
Wallace N. Sinclair, of Scotland road,
is at Spring Lake on his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. DuBosque, of
60 Stanley road. are guests of Captain
and Mrs. Robert Steele at Spring Lake.
Miss Augusta L'Hommedieu, of
Charlton avenue, Is at Bar Harbor Wis
iting Mrs. John Mason.
Harvey I. Underhill and family, of
Turrell avenue, are now at Munich.
William s. Rode and family. of
Scotland road, who have beer at Bay
Camp, in the Catskills.
The Village Firemen's Relief Associa-
ton will meet tonight.
Edmund Parks, of Valley street, left
today for Ohio to visit relatives.
Stanley Friery. of Prospect place,
and George McDonough, of Prospect
street, are members of the Blairstown
baseball team which defeated the
S~troudsburg nine Saturday, 8 to 2. The
latter's two-bagger with three ON base
scored all of the runs of the game.
Friery catches and McDonough plays
third base.
William ]. Shannon and family left
today for Niagara Falls. where they
will spend a month. They will then
make their home in Brooklyn. Mr..
Shannon has been steward at the
South Orange Field Club, but resigned.
Joseph H. Strange and family, of
Milligan place, are at Bay Head.
S. Fisher Miller and family. of 301
Scotland road, are stopping at the
Grenville Arms, Bay Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Charles O'Brlen and
the Misses Byrnes. of Maplewood We
nue., are at Bay Head.
William M. Glover, of Second street,
has returned from Ocean Grove.
Benjamin S. Comstock and family. of
Comstock place, have returned from
Montrose. Pa.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
DECENTRALIZATION.

About seventy-lve Kearny children,
who had been invited by William
Brumley, a well-known kearnyite, to
enjoy a trip today to Ulrich's grove,
Bayonne, We're much disappointed to
learn this morning that the excursion
had been postponed. Mr.. Brumley.
who was going to take the children in
two trips to the park in his motorboat,
the Mary B., concluded this morning
not TO attempt the outing, fearing rain,
and the youngsters, who had assem-
bled at Young's dock, armed with cake,
sandwiches, etc, reluctantly turned
their steps homeward. Mr.. Brumley
promises to give the youngsters the
outing tomorrow il the weather be fms.
For the purpose of selecting a dele
gate to attend the eucharistic congress
in Montreal next month. the Holy
Name Society of st. Cecllia's Roman
Catholic Church, Kearny, will hold u
special meeting tomorrow evening In
st. Cecilia's p~arochial school hall. ALI
the societies will meet in the hall later
TO arrange for a lawn festival, A
dance will be given under the auspices
of the Holy Name Society in the school
hall on Friday evening.
In addition to the delegates named III
the STAR last week for the Patrol
mems Benevolent Association owen
ton at Atlantic City on September S,
these alternate delegates have been Sc
lected by the Kearny police: j. O'Dono-
hue. +. Ekloff and p, Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r. Fay, or
Oakwood avenue, Arlington, have gone
10 Portsmouth. N. H..
Margaret Bowden, aged 4 years, fell
off a lounge at her home on Chestnut
street, Kearny, Saturday night and
broke her collar-bone. which was after
ward set by DR.. E. Stanley Cloudy.
Adolph Ref, of Q Alpine place, Arr
ington, has gone to Asbury Park for a
few weeks.
Mr., and Mrs. Fl. r. Cole, of Elm
street, Arlington, have gone to Sterling
forest.
Thirty-three members of the Kearny
Exempt Firemen's Association and
their friends went on the exempts' ex-
curslon to Coney Island Saturday aft
ernoon on the steamer Majestic. and re-
port having a good time.
Mrs. William e. Maynard, of $40
kearny avenue, Kearny, is spending a
few weeks with friends in Pougn-
keepsie.
Mrs. Ida Allerton, of Laurel avenus
Arlington, is spending the summer at
Westford, Orange county. n, Y,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
HITS BOY
BUT IS STOPPED
BY COAT AND SHIRT
Police Seek Man Who Shot Lad
When Latter Refused
Him Money.

Burr Steever, IT years old. who lives
with his brother-ln-law. James Gun
ming, at 81 Cummings street, Irvington.
came into the police station yesterday
and told Omcer Schulze that he had
been shot. He showed a flesh wound
on the left side of his breast, heal the
heart. When his shirt was removed
in the station the bullet fell to the
floor.
Steeyer said that he was taking a
walk along Myrtle avenue. AS he
neared the Wills farm he was APP
preached by a man about 35 years old,
Steever told him HI had nothing to
give him. The stranger theraupon,
without warning, drew a revolver from
his hip pocket n d~ischarging it at
Steever ran away The man is de-
scribed as about IS years old, Of
medium build, with a full pale face
and a light brown mustache. He wore
brown clothes and an athletic shirt.
Steever, who is not seriously hurt, was
attended by DIR. J. F. Bowman, Of 80
Union n
Officers Schulze and Camp, who were
detailed to investigate, learned that
Edward Guenther, he proprietor of a
saloon at Myrtle and Sixteenth ave-
nues, had heard a hot fired, but paid
no attention to it at the time. Shortly
after a nan answering the description
~endeavored to gain admittance into his
place to procure some whiskey. The
man was pale and appeared to be
laboring under excitement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
HARRISON-EAST NEWARK.

Miss Julia Denney. of 434 Central
avenue. Harrison. left yesterday for
Georgetown, N. Y. where she will
join her sister, Miss Margaret Denney,
who is enjoying her vacation at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs, Emil Kayser. of South
Third street, Harrison, left today for
Lake Keuke, ". Y, where they will
remain for a few weeks.
Miss Frances Conklin. of Middle
town, N. Y, is the guest of Miss Helen
Keieher, Of SOL North Fourth street,
Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haylland. of
g. nth street, Harrison, returned
.srday from Sullivan county. New
5rk, where they enjoyed a vacation.
III. and Mrs. John Catterall, of
Cleveland avenue and Third street.
Harrison, have returned from Europe.
Miss Agnes Hill, of Third street,
East Newark, is at Bradley Beach.
Miss Monte o'Connor. Of 22s Kearny
avenue, Kearny. left today for a two
weeks stay at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Samuel Decker, wife of former
Borough Councilman Samuel Decker, Of
East Newark. is quite i'll at her home
on Sherman avenue
Chief of Police and Mrs. Thomas
Neville. of East Newark, left today
for the Thousand Islands.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
MTLLBURN-SPRINGFIELD

Martin Kelly. William Sopher, George
McCollum, Frank Livingston. Richard
Tichenor. John Mayer. Harold Bailey,
Lester Warner, Robert Marshall and
Miss Myrtle Livingston, Of Millburn,
were visitors yesterday to Coy's camp,
at Green Pond. The boys broke camp
yesterday, returning home.
Miss Lottie Marshal, assistant post
mistress at Millburn, and her sister,
Miss Mary Marshall. are spending their
vacation at Hopedale, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Livingston, of Spring
street, Millburn, spent yesterday with
her sister at Passaic.
Mrs. A. P. Lang. of Poughkeepsie,
was the guest yesterday of Mrs. r. S.
Oliver, Church street. Millburn.
The Rev. Irving Maxwell, pastor of
the Bethany Church at Salisbury Mills,
N. Y, was the guest yesterday of the
Rev. William Hoppaugh. pastor of the
Springfield Presbyterian Church, and
made a short address at the evening
service of the Presbyterian Church,
taking as his subject "One of Paul's
Prayers" Mr.. Maxwell and Mr., Hop
paugh were classmates during four
years at college and three years at the
seminary.
Miss Charlotte Felmly, accompanied
by her grandmother. Mrs. Nathan APP
gar, has returned to her home on Nor
ris avenue Springfield, after spending
her vacation at High Bridge.
Miss Edna Green, of Plainfield. who
has been spending the month with Mr..
and Mrs. William Paynter, of Morris
avenue Springfield has returned to her
home.
Miss Mae Fest of Brooklyn. is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Charles A. Thorn, Of
Morris avenue, Springfield.
Miss Marion Jacobus, of East Or
ange, is visiting her cousin, Miss Eva
Anderson, of Westfield avenue Spring
field.
Mrs. John Grossman, of Midtown
road, Springfield, is entertaining her
daughter. Mrs. H. Hultzen. of New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Heard, jr., and
Miss Maud Terry, of Morris avenue,
Springfield. have returned from then
stay at Landing.
Miss Bessie wetzel, of Morris We
nue., Springfield, has returned from d
visit to friends in East Orange,
Miss Mabel Hall, of Morris avenus
Springfield, has returned from a visit
to friends at North Port.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
CALDWELL AND VERONA.

The Changers picnic, will be held at
Verona Lake Park. August IS. The
principal speaker will be C. H. Agens,
w. L., of New Jersey.
J. c. Coddington. cashier of the Citi-
zens' National Bank, has gone to
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. for two weeks.
H. w. Scott. Of Crawford, is visit
ing friends in Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Garfield and
Mr., and Mrs. Cyrus Crane, of Cald-
we'll, are at Portland. Me.
Francis NJ. Miller, of Washburn
place, Caldwell. is spending his vaca-
ton in Ohio and Illinois.
Caleb Crane sold twenty acres of land
to Mrs. Fillmore Condit, of Verona,
last week.
William Heller, of Montpelier, O., has
purchased a plot on Bloomfield avenue,
Caldwell.
The Caldwell Borough Council win
meet tonight.
Caldwell Council, Royal Areanum.
will hold initiation ceremonies tomor-
row night. Two new members will re-
oeive degrees. An entertainment and
banquet will follow the admission of
the candidates.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the Congregational
Church of Cedar Grove gave an enter
tainment and ice-cream sale On the
church grounds Saturday. A neat sum
was realized, ard the patronage was
excellent.