Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Rev. Thomas Teignmouth shorr. |
canon Of Worcester since Isl aud
chaplain in ordinary to the King, died,
SUNDAY, in London. He was born in
DGblu in 1871,
From injuries he received, Nov. 20.
while riding as the meehanician IN the
racing car in which Driver Jay MeNay
VAS killed. H r Maxwell of Jackson
vile. Fla. died. Sunday in a Savannah.
Ca, hospital
Declaring that unless the friar lands
in the Philippine islands are speedily
disposed Of thev Will become 4 heavy
financial drain on the Philippine govern
ment, the chief OF the bureau OF insular
affairs recommends in his annual report
that these lands be sold and in such
areas as the interests Of all concerned
demand. after a committee of Congress
became divided as TO the Legality Of sell
ing the friar lands in larger areas than
authorized By law, in the case Of the
public lands in the islands, the secretary
Of war advised that 10 more OF the lands
by sold in excess of the limits 4Ixed for
public lands.
Fire in q four story building on Merrl-
mac street. Haverhill, Mass, occupied
on the ground floor by the Pentucket
clothing store and on the upper floors b.
tenemeats. caused $50 900 damage, early
Saturday Occupants of the tenements
were forced to fee to the street in their
night clothing, but no one was injured,
and the fire was confined TO the clothing
store, which was burned out and the
stock ruined, Benjamin Grad of Law
renee was proprietor of the store, and
his stock was insured. The cause of the
fire is not known, but the police suspect
that it was Of incendiary origin.
The Hfess savings of Jack Simpson
Of Aitldn, Mimi, amounting to $2565.
securely hidden from burglars, were
mice. and in a letter received by
President Taft, Saturday, he appeal
ell for the redemption OF the pulver-
ICED fragments by the federal treas
ury. His wealth. which WAS saved to
buy a farm, Simpson explains, was
put in box and laid between the
upstairs floor and ceiling When
he took it from its hiding place he
found il reduced to dust by the rats.
The President has referred the mat
ter to the treasury department.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Avery A Stanton at Ekenk
Hill. town of sterling. was celebrated.
Saturday, at Plainfeld, CT. Mr.. Stan
ton. who was born in Preston - years
ago. is a direct descendant of Gen.
fTh677og NH n Ar11ppiCa
from England early in the 18th century
and through the work of professional
genealogists can directly trace more
than COCO relatives. Avery Stanton mar
rled Caroline Gallup of Youngstown.
Dec. !. so years ago. They have lived
all the. time in Sterling, where Mr..
Stanton has held every office in the gift
Of his townsmen, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton
received hundreds of friends and many
valuable presents
a verbal report has been made TO the
war department of the circumstances IF
the death Of Ensign Charles F. Hovey
Of the L. S S. Pamnanga, IN a skirmish
with the band of Mundang, a notorious
outlaw. A Filipino boloed the young
officer with the deliberate purpose of
bringing about his own death When the
supporting party of Americans same up
10 the place where Hovey had fallen, al
most chopped to pieces, the Filipino
stood by with dripping bolo, declining
to escape. a soldier was ordered TO
shoot him, but as the man offered no re-
sistance he declined to do so until ne
was told that the Filipino had just killed
Hovey. whereupon he promptly blew out
IA 10 fru i,,nH
that the man wished to die. but was pre-
vented by his religion from committing
suicide
The Austrian Antarctic expedition. un-
der the leadership of DR. Douglas Nav
son. sailed for the south from Hobart
Australia, in the ship Aurora, command
ed by Capt, ]. X. Davis, Saturday. The
Aurora Is a sailing ship fitted with auxil-
larry engines. The members OF the ex-
petition comprise a number Of expert
enced explorers. including DR.. Wilde.
who participated in the Shackleton ana
Scott expeditions, Lieut.. MINIS Of the
Royal Eusiliers. an expert on surveying
and sledglng, is also on board, while a
Swiss doctor, Nerz. who won the ski
jumping championship in 1908. takes part
as an expert for ice work. The Aurora
also carries a monoplane. which DR..
Mawson considers will be valuable
The well-known Chaplin mill property
on the outskirts OF the town of North
boro, Mass. has been sold to Robert
Whitaker & Co. and viii hereafter be
known as the Northboro mill and will
soon be in full operation, Since the
large mill, which has been idle for sew
eral years, will again be producer, the
town viii, In time, be able indirectly to
get back the $4,000 which the trustees
OF the Gale fund invested in the mill
many years ago as the mill will rejuve
nate what was once a busy and thriving
village. which now contains many de-
serted houses. The mill was built by Ca
leb 7. Chaplin many years ago. He built
up a large and successful business, but
received a very serious setback at the
time of the great Boston fire in 1872
when si0609-worth of woolens he had
stored IN Boston were DESTROYED.