Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

William II. Porter member of the New
York Stock Exchange firm of Erickson.
Perkins & Co, who was injured in an
automobile accident week ago, died
Thursday in Madison, y. J.
A safe in the office of the Newmarket
Manufacturing Co. at Newmarket. \.
H. was blown open Thursday and
between 5000 and $500 was secured.
There is no clue to the identity of the
perpetrators. who are thought to have
headed for Dover after the break.
Another step in the fight for direct
nominations was won at the Massachu-
sets State House Thursday when the
Senate ways and means committee re-
ported unanimously the direct nominal
tons bill passed by the House. The bill
provides for the direct nomination Of
all state and county officers.
The fire which destroyed the Glouees-
ter Gas Cos. house on Duncan street.
Gloucester. Mass. shortly after mid
night. was extinguished shortly after
A. NJ Thursday. Two small struc-
lures in the vicinity were also de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at $685.
600
District Attorney Whitman Thurs
day at New York asked that the sent
ence of Joseph G.. Robin, the fallen
banker. be postponed until next fall
and also moved that the indictment
charging perjury against Robins sis
ter, DR. Robinovitch, be dismissed.
The motion was granted.
Ten thousand dollars is the amount of
a check received by DR.. Richard c. Mac
Laurin, president of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, from Charles w.
Eaton, the latest of the contributions TO
the funds of the institution. The gift is
for the specific purpose of constructing
permanent buildings at the Tech summer
camp on Gardiner lake, Me. Mr. Eaton
is Haverhill man and for time was
an instructor in the institute.
The New England conference of
Seventh Day Adventists Thursday be-
gan its annual spring conference of 10
days in the campgrounds at Norwich,
CT with accommodations ready for
several hundred members of the de-
nomination. c. II. Edwards of Hart
ford, the president of the body, pre-
sided at the opening meeting, when
the program and announcements We're
read.
mot guilty" was the verdict of the
jury Thursday at Columbus Ohio, in the
trial of Dr. George b. Nye, representa-
tive from Pike county in the Assembly.
charged with soliciting bribe from
State Printer Crawford The verdict was
returned within one hour and half af-
ter the jury retired and was received
with evidence of emotion and gratitude
by the legislators mother and others
about him.
William A. Mitchell for nine years
superintendent of the Massachusetts
cotton mills at Lowell Mass, Thurs
day assumed the Office OF agent of
the corporation, succeeding William s
Southworth. Mr. Southworth resigned
his office Wednesday. having been
agent of the corpora ton for % years
Mr. Southworth is one of the best
| known textile men in New England
and was the dean of the Lowell mill
| agents.
| David d. Leahy. a member Of the
| city of Bostons law department. for
mer member of tiIe Legislature and
Well-known Democratic politician
died Wednesday in Boston, aged s.
years. Death resulted from throat
affection, which appeared several
months ago. Mr.. Leahy was grad
pate OF Boston College ana the Bos-
diversity Law School A widow and
a 4-year-old son survive.
The battleship Ohio, which has been
/
| navy yard since she made her trim
ground the world. with the fleet in
1909. was placed in commission again
Thursday. Capt buchanan, who has
teen superintendent Of the Boston
lighthouses in the interior. resumed
command. His orders cali Tor a crew