Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
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A gun given TO Albert Blair Boone,
aged 4 years, Monday. at Milford.
Mass, for a Christmas present. caused
his death Tuesday. With his IS year.
old ehum Fred Evers, young Boone
Went into the Bear Hill woods, Tues
day. to try the new gun on any small
game they could find. In climbing a
high rock, Boone handed the gun back
to Evefs to hold, when the trigger
caught on stone and the gun dis
charged, a bullet entering Boone's
head, causing instant death The
medical examiner and the police de-
clared it case of accidental shoot
ing.
a robber who had held up father and
son in their undertaking establishment
at Hoboken, n. j., Tuesday night, was
shot and killed by the son while the man
was engaged in desperate struggle with
the father for the possession of a revolt
Yer. The pair, Charles Hoffman and
Charles Hoffman, Jr. had allowed the
robber TO go through their pockets and
take money and jewelry. But as he
started to leave the elder Hoffman hurl-
ed himself at the man and the son got
his own weapon from a drawer and shot
the robber through the heart. The mans
clothing contained labor union card
bearing the name Arthur Il, Swingle.
Gulfpeet. Miss" as the only clue to his
identity.
The six Justices of the district SUI
preme court viii sit in special session,
Saturday, to hear testimony in the
contempt case pending against Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, Vice President
John Mitchell and Secretary Frank
Morrison of the same organization.
The committee of lawyers which will
prosecute the pending charges grow
ing out of the Bucks Stove and Range
case, Tuesday, served notice on OPP
posing counsel that few witnesses
would be examined in open court, Sat
urday. The bulk of the testimony will
be taken before an examiner.
The champion bronco-buster of the
Northwest was married in Brighton.
Sunday. He is Burt R. MANI of Walla
Walla, wash, and he married Miss Ida
f. Stone at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Fannie Walker. n Dustin street The
bridesmaid was Miss Bessie Grammar OF
North woburn, and Fred c. Norris of
Brookiine was best man. Mr.. MANI is
the son of samuel d. MANI of Portland.
Ire He won his title at Penton, Ore,
March II, 1910, when he was presented
with a $3.50 saddle with his name on 1t.
He came to Boston about six months ago
to sell horses at the Brighton stock
yards. and he met Miss Stone at So
eial The pair will live In Walla Malla,
Driven many miles off her course by a
strong northeast gale while trying to find
her way, the barkentine Mabel Myers,
from Searsport. Me, to Richmond. Va,
collided with the Royal Mail steamship
Oretava, bound from New York TO Ha-
vana, about 20 miles off Cape Hatteras.
early Saturday morning, according to ad-
vices received at Norfolk. Va, Neither
vessel was seriously damaged, and after
a few hours delay they proceeded. The
Royal Mail liners passengers, who were
asleep when the accident occurred. were
badly frightened and they were quieted
with some difficulty by the officers. The
torn away and several plates on the oro-
tava We're slightly dented,
Ed. Jackson who began his career.
30 years ago, as a newsboy in Kan
sas City, and later worked as a sheep
herder in West Texas, died, Sunday.
at San Angelo. Tex, leaving an es-
tate of more than si,D0o,000 in land
and cattle. Jackson was 90 years old
and bachelor. A legal contest is ca
peeted over the distribution of the
estate His only relative is a half
sister, Mrs. w. l.. Caldwell of Sonora.
Tex. In 1880 Jackson came TO San An
tonic and herded sheep at salary
of SO per month, taking his pay out
in sheep from his employer. Two years
later he had a flock of his own, and in
1885 he took up 100 sections of land
from the state, which he sold for $780,
900 in 1898 to st. Louis parties.