Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The torpedo destroyers Trident and
MoUsqueten eollided Wednesday during
the mHneuvres Of the French navy off
Toulon. The MGusqueton was rather
badly stove IN, but was able to make
port No fatalities have been reported.
The appointment of Judge Decour-
cey to the supreme court made last
week by Governor Foss, was confirm
81 unanimously Wednesday by the Ex-
eentivc Council. The nomination of E.
Gerry Brown for the superintendent
# small loan agencies was held up for
enc week
Colonel Alfred NJ. Chadwick, paymas-
ter OF the fremont and Suffolk mills
in Lowell, Mass, died suddnely
Wednesday noon of heart failure. He
was a native of Exeter n H., and had
been ; resident of Lowell for many
Years lie served as member Of the
ctaff OF Governor Bracket and was
prominent In social and political life.
At the annual meeting of the Bos-
ton & Albany Railroad stockholders
Wednesday at Boston, the bylaws of
the company were amended by substi-
tuting therefor new set in which
the chief changes are provision for
10 instead of nine directors and con-
stitUtion of five stockholders repre-
senting one-fifth of outstanding stock
as a quorum, against a majority of
the stock as formerly. The only new
director elected was William L. Van
derbilt, Jr
The Honlton potato markec was
quoting prices Tuesday of SLIGO to
$l.65 per barrel for Green Mountains
and $3.50 to Sl9o for Cobblers. On ac-
count of the wet weather very few
were being hauled in. The farmers
could dig for only about two aud one
half " three days last week and SO
far this week have been unable to
dig any. 1t is said that the late crop
in the potato growing states promises
to be very good and the demand for
Aroostook county potatoes in the West
is said to be practically over. 1t Is
estimated by potato dealers that about
one-half of the potato crop In Aroos-
took will go into the cellar.
The Coeheco print works of the Pa
cific Mills Corporation of Boston will
not be transferred from Dover, n. H.,
to Lawrence this year and it is said
that the contemplated removal may
not occur az all. The Pacific mills.
one of the largest cotton plants in
existence, came into control of the
Coeheco Print Cloth Mills and Print
Works at Dover, y. H., three years
ago and preparations had been made
to transfer tho print works to Law
renee. where the company's mills EN-
ploy nearly 6000 operatives. The rea-
sons for the change of plans have not
been announced.
The comet discovered by Prof. Quen-
| isset of Juvicy, France, on Sept. %, is
visible through an opera glass in the
| United states A telegram rcceiFed by
Prof. Edward c. Pickering of Harvard
| observatory from Capt. F. Is. Dewitt
Vnstcr. superintendent Of the United
| States naval observatory at Washing
| ton. states STAT the QueaisSet ecmat
vas Observed F Epps early Tues Iay
| ,l9ruiag The toaet was IN right as
censi9n = hours. l. minutes and e.
ercordg. ami ,"clinatou plus 10 de-
frees, - minutes and is seconds. TIL"
Quenisstt comet is the second to be-
Some plainly visible during the preseI,
month
At thu annual meeting Of the Fitch
burg Railroad Wednesday in Boston
the Stockholders authorized the direc-
tors to issue additional bonds of the
company 10 an amount not exceeding
81, $50 900 "in such form. for such time
ana upon such terms as the directors
may determine. Issuance of these
iOn1S will be voted at meeting of
he directors prior TO Dec. | next. on
which date there mature 100000 per
cent 2o-year Brookinc and Peperell
railroad bonds for payment of which
4 part of the proceeds will be used.
The remainder of the issue will be re-
CURED to reimburse the Boston &
Maine for property expenditures I'M
der the terms of it's 99-year lease of
the Fitchburg road.
That Governor Foss had no author
ity to continue the employment of his
experts after the Propagation of the
Legislature and that the Executive
Council may not allow the experts
compensation for time spent at hear
+ iags before the committee on ways and
means or the council. is the opinion
of Attorney General Swift, sent to the
, Council Wednesday in response to
questions asked by that body. The at