Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Frank j. Gould's Cavero won the
Prix cup, a hurdle race for $S25, dis
tance / mile re furlongs, Tuesday, at
Autepil, France.
An earthquake shook the city of San
tiago. Cuba, at a NJ Tuesday. Much
alarm was caused but no damage has
been reported.
President Taft. Tuesday. accepted in
vitations to attend dinner of the Ohio
Society in New York. Jan. q. and the
Tippeeanee Club at Cleveland. Jan. %
The latter dinner is in celebration o
the anniversary of the birth of Presiz
dent Mckinley.
Frank Barr, general manager of the
Boston & Maine, who was stricken with
a stroke of apoplexy, Monday. at Bos-
tor was reported, Tuesday, by his
physician as being better. It was ex
Office again. Monday.
Charles Bailey. aged II years. com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head at his home on Bedford
street, Fall River. Mass. about A.
NJ, Tuesday. Dependency was the
cause for the act.
State Senator Charles H. Ward of
Middletown. R. l.. died, Tuesday. aft
er brief illness. He had held sever
al important town Offices and was
director in the Aquidneck National
Bank of Newport, A widow and two
children survive.
Baron Gustave Samuel James De
Rothschild died. at Paris, Friday. He
was born in Paris, on Feb. II, 1929. He
was partner in the great banking
firm of Rofhschild Brothers and he
also acted as consul general for Aus
tria- Hungary in Paris. He was
member of the Legion of Honor.
Mrs. Petronas Sampson, q years old
wife of Michael Sampson, living at Ia
Bowen street. South Boston, was burn.
ed to death. Monday afternoon, while
alone in, the kitchen of her home 1t
is supposed she was cleansing sweat
err and was using either gasoline or
naphtha II is thought death was al
most instantaneous
Probably the highest price ever paid
for foxes was in the purchase of
Charles Dalton, millionaire fox ranch
owner Of Prince Edward Island, from
|J. C. Calhoun of Gaspee, Que. of three
black foxes, the price being over $4,000
1t became known at Moncton, n. b.
Tuesday The sale was made after
several fox ranch owners had bid for
the animals.
The marriage of Bernard j. Roth
well, president of the Boston Chamber
of Commerce. and Miss Henrietta I.
Goodrich of Needham was solemnized
TUESDAY, at the Church of Mary I'M
maculate of Lourdes. Newton Upper
Falls, Mass, in the presence of the i'm
mediate relatives of the bride and
groom. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Thomas L. Gasson, president
of Boston College
Because of the spread of the small
pox epidemic from Warwick. r. l., in
te the neighboring town of Georgia
vile, the school there was closed. Tues
day, and the work of Matchmaking the
children and adults who had not been
iruoculated was continued with vigor.
Five new cases were found in the Paw
tuxet valley, Tuesday. but a greater
numAer of persons We're released from
the hospitals and quarantine.
Samuel Higgins. general manager of
the New York, New Haven g. Hart
ford, who has been on leave of alb
sence for several months. will retire
from the service of the company with
the close of the present year. II. j.
Horn, assistant to the president. will
be appointed vice president of the
company in charge of its operating de-
partment. These changes were am
nounced, Tuesday. by President Chas
S. Mellen.
One life prisoner WAS pardoned and
the application for a pardon by anotil-
err was rejected, Tuesday, by the par
don committee of the Massachusetts
Executive Council. Nassimino Repucci.
convicted of the murder of Luigi Dell
'orfano in Boston in 1892 was pardoned.
The Council considered the petition of
Thomas Lowe of North Andover con-
victed In 1884 of murder In the second
degree in causing the death of Nellie
Sullivan of that town. The application,