Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

a letter written in childish hand and
received at the executive chamber at
Albany, \. Y, Thursday read like TINS.
Bristol \. H.. Aug. q. To His Elk
cheney: l am little girl = years old
and am going To ask every governor
for souvenir of 81 10 purchase our
uncle's horse. He died May l. and our
mother Will keep IL for us and b very
thankful for it The letter was filed.
The final passing OF one Of New
Y9rS s famous race tracks was made
known THURSDAY al New York when
the Brighton Beach Racing Association
offered To sell to tn city its track.
uuon which history has been made for
the other holdings is said 10 be 500, :
00u. The offer was made In connection
whit the citg's proposal To buy Ocean
FL ont parks The proposition vas TAX
en- under consideration.
The German cruiser Brennan. which
has been at Newport K. L, and at
New BEDFORD fof the past fortnight,
will be joined III Newport harbor Sept
b. her sister training ship the
cruiser Victoria Louise. The latter YES
sci will arrive on or about that date
from Halifax, III command of capt
Won Hitple. After few days stay to
gether the training ships Will take up
their cruise together
Tie y-4ht Gunildl. owned by VII
liam l.. Hardness OF New York. which
was wrecked Tuesday on the north
shore of Lake Superior proved to
tai less Thursday in the effort 10 re
lease her from the rock which she had
struck Immediately after the wreck
ers got her clear Of the ledge, sas
sank in $50 feet Of water. The crew
Who had remained with the yacht,
were taken off in safety. The members
of the Hardness party who We're on
board the Gunilda when she was
wrecked Were taken off by passing
steamer.
John Edward p. Geraghty and his
bride. who was Julia French. daughter
OF Amos Puck French of Tuxedo and
Newport. whose elopement short umt
ago stirred society circles, will return
to Newport within two or three days and
resume the automobile business with his
former partner. Mr.. Geraghty had plan
ned entering business in Springfield
Mass, but has finally concluded thai
the Newport concern offers better al
Vantages lie is considering the leas-
ing of a certain house On Gibbs ave
nue. in a fashionable part of Newport
and will make his home there with hi.
wife
Charging that the machines Which
they operate are So adjusted that theA
cannot make more than 81 day near
| ~ i5e employees of the Thomas \. KEEL
| ley morocco factory at Lynn, Mass,
went out on strike Thursday. The me-
contend that If the machines Wert
properly adjusted they would be abit
to earn between 80 ~ and IS a day IN
der the present rate of payment, Il
which they have no objection. The
men are all glaZers two-thirds o.
| them so-called bowerglaZers and tn
other side gIaZers. They assert tht
management refuses to discuss th'
matter with them.
John E,llerton Lodge, son of Sena'
| tor Cabot Lodge, Was married late
Thursday st the rectory of the Cathe
dral of the Holy cross, Boston. tt
Miss Mary Katherine Connolly by Rev
Father Finigan. The wedding, the cub
mination of an attachments formed
Wnen Miss Connolly acted as nurse fol
| the senator's son during his illness IL
a Boston hospital. was witnessed by
Senator Lodge and Congressman \
p Gardner, his son-in-laW and thel
families. Rev. Father Connolly of New
| Glasgow. n. S, brother of the bride
and Congressman Gardner were Thu
| legal witnesses. The couple will maxi
| their home in Boston.
The hay fever sufferers of the coun
| try or such of them as are banded TO
| gether under the American Hay FeNe
| Association, which ended its annua
| session Thursday at BRETON Woods
| n H, elected the officers who are Il
| lead in the activities of the association
during the coming year. Prlneipa
| among their duties will be the direc
! ton Of the movement to eradicate a
the recognized hay fever resorts OBJ
1 noxious weeds. the pollen, of Whicl
! is the source of much irritation to ha.
| fever compliments. Principal amonl
| these weeds are the devils pain
| brush and the rag weed. The officer
| elected were: President, Rev. Guy Rob
| erts, Bethlehem, N. H; vice president
| VIM. NJ. Patterson, New York; Sec.
Treas, Percy S. Johnson, New York.