Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Coroner Wilson announced Tuesday
at Paris. Missouri, that the report OF
DR.. Paul Schweilzer showed 49-55 of
grain of strychnine in the stomach and
liver of Prof y. L. Vaughn. An afh-
davit accompanies the report.
The Pope has appointed the Rev. J. w.
Hendrick of Ovid, N. Y, brother of the
late Bishop T. A. Hendrick, bishop of
Cebu, a domestic prelate which carries
with it the title of monsignor. The brief
announcing the appointment describes
Monsignor Hendricks church work, es-
pecially in the Philippines
The All Boston team, captained by
Frank Mcdonald. defeated the All New
England team, captained by II. 0. Brown
of Providence, r. l., in the annual Wash
ingtons birthday checker tournament
Tuesday at the rooms of the Boston
Checker Club at the American House.
Boston. Some 800 players contended. The
Boston team won by score OF 14' TO Ia
with 100 drawn games.
A serious rear-end collision occurred
on the Intercolonial Railway near Auto.
N S., station Tuesday when a special
freight train dashed into the van or AZ
shunter. completely demolishing 1t and
also five hoppers and two coal cars. The
wreckage caught fire, but the flames were
soon extinguished. Thomas Kay. fire
man on the special seeing that COLI
sion was imminent, jumped from the
tender of his engine and was seriously
injured. All the others escaped.
Another elopement has occurred in the
Pittsburg, Pa, family from which Reed
Knox, son of the secretary of state, took
his bride. Sheldon McCook. son of Mrs.
Lucy McCook, went to Wheeling Satur-
day with Irma Ayres, and they were mar
ried Sheldon is 20 and a student at Car
negie Technical school. The bride is II.
It was little less than two years ago that
her sister Bessie eloped with Reed Knox.
Mrs McCook never saw her new daugn-
ter-in-law until her son brought her
home. The parental blessing has been
given. Mrs McCook explaining that she
could hardly reprimand the young folks
as she herself eloped at l6.
Three firemcn were painfully injured
Tuesday at Worcester, Mass, when the
hose wagon of Engine l was struck by
spending to fire alarm. AS the wagon
swung out of fire headquarters on to
Bigelow court and then into Front
street, the car struck the rear end OF
the wagon. Hoseman Thomas M. Con-
lon, who was standing up in the waS-
or getting into his .togs," was thrown
across the street He was taken to ST.
vincent's hospital and the surgeons
have been unable tc determine the ex-
tent of his injuries. Driver Harry
Amell and Hoseman William ..
Browne were badly cut and bruised ana
Brownies left knee was wrenched. Ihe
fire was slight one.
Governor Aram j. Pcthier Tuesday
sent to the Rhode Island Senate for us
approval the following names as
commission to re-district Rhode Island
into Assembly districts: Walter F. An
CELL Of Providence. Frederick w. Eas-
ton of Pawtucket, Samuel E. HUDSON
OF Woonsocket, from Providence coun-
ty; Dionis e. Vincent Of Warren from
Bristol county: William r. Harvey OF
Newport from Newport county; VIII
liam L. Hodgman Of Warwick from
Kent county; whiting Metcalf OF
Richmond, from Washington county;
Charles f. Gorham of Providence and
Nathan w. Littlefield Of Pawtucket, at
large: secretary Col sAmbrose Ken
nedy, Woo:lsOcket.