Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-22

been paving attention to Miss Netoli,
and whose love for her and offer Of
marriage had been recently rejected.
Receiving full charge of duck shot
in the back of his head. Frank Bats
sctt, aged IL years. met his death, late
Tuesday. near Tarnlc pond. Nashua,
y. H., while on a hunting trip Young
Bassott. with Almon Martin, aged L
years, We're walking through the woods
to the pond from their home in Hud-
son, whom Martins foot slipped and
as he fell the gun he was carrying
was discharged. The shot. whcih had
been intended for ducks and par
tridgcs, entered Bassetts head, kill
ing him instantly. Martin ran bacA
quickly through the woods to bring
Bassetts father to the scene. but moth
ing could be done for the lad. The po-
lice consider the shooting purely ac=
cidcntal.
An alleged highNayman. who held
up an automobile in jamaica Plain
late Tuesday night, gave an exciting
battle TO two men and a policeman be-
fore he could be arrested. Henry A.
Heath. ~ years old. of Roxbury. was
locked up on the charge of attempted
robbery 1t is charged that lie held up
the automobile containing stephen X
Goldman, his wife. daughter and chaul-
feur in the Back Bay The ehau1euf.
George ". Chandler, grappled WITH
the man md was aided by Mr.. Cod
man. In tie meantime the screams oil
the women had attracted Paatrolman
Patrick Cullen. Al three men had 4
hard fight to capture the man, Chan=
dler receiving several bad scalp
wounds and the officer having his uni
form ripped.
Arbitration proceedings to settle the
shoe cutter dispute In Lynn were started
before the State Board of Cancellation
and Arbitration, Tuesday, at the state
House In Boston The board gave pub
lie hearing James W. Hitchings repre-
scented the 10 manufacturers and the 49e
cutters were represented by stephen Nj
Walsh. master workman of tire Cutters
Assembly. The precise question before
the board was what number of hours
shall constitute weeks work." Up 10
the time of the strike the cutters worked
about "A hours a week They demanded
45-hour week. Mr.. Hitchings asked
NHdL particular pu%SiGdl itdihhNtAiDtAe
the Lynn shoe cutters have that enables
them 10 do in 45 hours what 1t takes 50
hours or more for the cutters in other
cities to do. lie said that the manufac-
turers have resolved that they viii not
accept the i5-hour proposition.
II was learned, Tuesday night, at Shet-
field. Mass, that Rev. Foster W. Stearns,
son of K. II. Stearns, Boston merchant,
who resigned recently as rector OF the
Christ Episcopal church at Sheffield, has
been baptized into the Roman Catholic
faith. The ceremony was performed By
Rev. Father Richards of the Church OF
st. Ignatur Loyola, last week, and Mr..
Stearns and his wife are now on their
way 10 Rome, where he Will continue his
studies for year, Mr--Stearns grad
uated from Amherst College IN 1902 and
after studying theology in New York
became rector of Christ Episcopal church
in Sheffield, where he built a new church
ediflce. lie resigned in July and went to
New York, where he was prepared to en-
ter the Catholic church. 1t is understood
that while he will not take church or
ders he will become active in church
work
Another of the little craft bought
during the Spanish-Ameriean War for
the United States was stricken, Mon |
day. from the naval list. The navy
accepted the bid OF NJ. ii.
Olson of Brooklyn for the converted
yacht Hist. Nine bids were received,
Mr., Olson's bid of s2i2l being the |
highest. Although unarmored, this
stauneh little vessel participated in
many engagements with shore bat |
teries and Spanish gunboats during
the Spanish-American War. She par
ticularly distinguished herself when /,
under command of Capt. Lueien Young |
she chased the Spanish torpedo-boat |
destroyers during the battle of San
tiago, of July g. 1888. The vessel, which !
was formerly the Thespia, was built |
in 1895 and was purchased at the out |
break of the war for $65.0o0.
The wedding of Miss Dorothy Dra-
per, daughter of former Gov. Eben S. |
Draper. and Thomas q. Gannett, Jr,, |
of Cambridge, took place, Tuesday, in |
the Unitarian Memorial church, in |
Hopedale. Mass, before brilliant |
gathering but with a simple ceremony. |
Gov. Draper. who had practically re- |
covered from an attack of illness, on /
escorted his daughter to the |
pulpit, which was deliberately decorat-
ed with roses, chrysanthemums and |
potted plants from the Draper eonser-
Many of the guests came I
from Boston ON a special train, while
a second train brought more for the
a 1.-The Lodges Miss Dra- |
per was attended by Miss Mildred
I,