Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

iSuWdIu bONe, native OF ireland
and for many years employed at the
Merrimac Chemical Co. in Woburn.
Mass. died. Thursday, at the age of
l0l years A widow. who is 100 years
old, survives, and the couple cele-
brated, recently. the 7eth anniversary
of their wedding.
large building at the works of
the Maryiang Steel Co. at Sparrow's
Point. near Baltimore, used for the
storage of patterns, was burned,
Thursday. together with the contents.
Officers of the company placed the
loss at about 100000 and said the OPP
Grafton of the plant would not be en-
barrassed 10 any extent by the fire.
The stocks of several local business
men of Kingston, Mass, were dam
aged by fire and water, early Thurs
day. together with two buildings own
ed by George A Adams. The total
loss Is estimated at $4,000 The chief
sufferers We're Beach & Loring, drug
gists, John T. Harrington. ieweler
ana Steele & Harrington, provisions.
Engineer William Dunn was killed
Fireman Lacey Terrell was fatally iniur
ed and number of passengers were
hurt when the engine of train No. on
the Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad left
the track at McKendree, W. Va, Thurs
day. The engine rolled Gown an en-
bankment and number of cars left tht,
rails
The American Association of Anano-
mists and the American Society of Nat
nralists held business meetings for the
election of officers. Thursday, at Prince
ton, y. j. Or. Ross G. Hartman of Yale
University was elected president of the
ANTAGONISTS. and the Naturalists chose
Prof. f.. G. Conklin of Princeton Univer-
sity. The most interesting part of the
public meetings was that of the Natural
lists. Fifteen eminent scientists, repre-
senting Il different institutions of learn
ing, discussed the problems of heredity
and evolution.
j. Scott Clark, professor in the de-
partment of English language at
Northwestern University, Evanston
ILL.,, died, Thursday, at the Evanston
hospital. Chicago, where he was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis. Tuesday
Prof. Clark for years was chairman
of the athletic committee of the uni
Versity and took great interest in I'M
dersraduate activities. He was the
author of a number of works on Eng
fish literature. A widow and two chill
dren survive.
The life of Mrs. Jennie Dean. so
years old, was twice saved, Thursday.
by William A. Halves, a butcher. at
Taunton. Mass, when fire destroyed
the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Alta l.. Dean, causing loss of $4,000
Shortly after the blaze broke out
Halves dashed through the smoke to
the upper part OF the house and car
ried Mrs. Dean outside to safety. A
few minutes later the aged woman
re-entered the burning building to
save some of her personal effects. She
was soon seen at second story win
dow partly overcome by smoke. Again
Hawes rushed in and saved Mrs.
Dean.
In order to have the farm his ia
Their is no longer able to work. the
Rev. Ira e. Davis, pastor of the AL
bert Memorial church at Brockton.
Mass, Wednesday, announced his in
tention of resigning from the minis
try To become a tiller of the soil. II
feel it is my duty he declared. II
was born on the farm, and from it
my father wrung the cost of my edu-
cation for the ministry Now ne is old
and unable 10 take care of it, yet de-
pendent upon it for support. I shall
turn farmer The farm is located IN
onarega. LII. Mr.. Davis will leave for
there, next week.
Harry Marlahsky of 40 Lawrence
street. Brockton, Mass, walked up to
Clerk Harry w. Flagg's desk at po-
lice court, Wednesday morning, and
handed over $50 to Mr. Flayg, saying
with q smile: We'll, it was worth it,"
Harry, with apparent eheerfuiness,
told The court that he went to a house
where Philip Herman was playing
cards, Thursday, and slapped Philip
plumb on the face. Il did it because
wanted to. and he deserved it on gen.
eral principles" said Harry, after he
had deposited the $40 Herman is sat
isfied, however, and there Is no bad
blood between the men.