Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-15


1t was announced, Thursday. by the
New York, New Haven s. Hartford
officials that e. l.. Wilson of Boston
has been appointed assistant general
| passenger agent of the road Mr.. VIII
son has been connected with the pas
senger department of the road, for
many Years.
j Receivers were appointed for the Nc
I Crnm & Howell Go. in the United States
district court at Chicago, Thursday, by
Judge Sanborn The application was
filed by A. T. Pfahler of Philadelphia, a
stakeholder. The company, while it con-
sented to the appointment, declared 1t
was not insoleent
The verdict of the coroner's inquest at
Portsmouth, Eng, into the cause of the
death of the officers and crew OF subma-
rine "A3," which was sunk in. collision
with the depot ship Hazard, on Feb. :,
was that the collision was entirely acct
dental and that no blame could be att
tached to anyone. 9s92
Final arguments in favor OF the .ptil
extending the Southern New England
Railroad. the subsidiary company of the
Grand Trunk Railway in New England,
to Boston, were made, Thursday, in Bos-
ton, President +. II. Fitzhugh making
the closing speech. The opposition is ex-
pected to begin, next week, when coun-
sci for the New York, New Haven &
Hartford, the Boston Il Maine and the
Boston & Albany railroads will be heard.
President Fitzhugh pointed out that the
new line from Palmer to Providence was
under construction; that the Massaell.-
sett sbill was practically the same as
that adopted by the Rhode Island Legis-
lature, and that the Grand Trunk regard
ed New London as its port for trade
along the Long Island Sound, Providence
as its port fer New York and other
coastwise ports, while Boston and Port
land would be essentially its port COR
foreign commerce. He said that it lay
entirely with all these ports to increase
their commercial Importance and to en-
courage the Grand Trunk to bring bus
mess to them. =s.~Es.
Gilmore Kingsley of Plymouthy street.
Holbrook, is exhibiting a freak on mis-
farm. Last Thursday, a. calf was born
and when it was looked over carefully
1t was discovered that it was half cow
and half deer The calf only weighs 20
pounds, while il it was a. full-bloodad
calf it would weigh around 80 pounds at
a week old.
Word was received at Gloucester,
Wednesday. from Yarmouth, N s, stat
ing that Hiram Wilson, one of the crew
of the schooner Premier, Capt William
Morrissey, of Gloucester, died. last
Thursday evening. The vessel was lying
at wharf in Yarmouth and. Thursday
evening, Wilson was found dead in his
berth. Wilson was unmarried and a ma
tive of Lower East Pubnico, n. s.
Capt. Bennett and six men were res
cued in breaches buoy by the Ocean CITY,
Md, lifesavers, early Wednesday, from
the Wilmington. Del, three-masted
schooner John w. Hail. The vessel
stranded three miles south of there while
bound from Wilmington, ~ c., to New
York with cargo of lumber The
schooner viii be a total loss The res
cues were effected with great difficulty.
The annual meeting and dinner of the
Westriver Lumbermen's Association took
place in the Brooks House, BrattIeboro,
Vt, Wednesday afternoon, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: J. H. Tib-
bets of West Wardsboro, president; L.
e. Holden of Brattleboro, vice presi-
dent; Willis Taft of Tewmshend, secreta-
ry-treasurer; H. l.. Gould of Windhanl.
c. Ii. Hollenbeck of Jamaica, A. B. Stark
of Jamaica and NJ. j. Hapgood of Peru,
directors.
The robbers who attempted to hold up
the Southern Pacific train near Sander
son. Tex, Wednesday, and We're killed,
have been identified as Ed Welch, an es-
capped criminal, and a man named Kill
patrick. Little is known of Fitzpatrick
pack saddle with $50 rounds of ammu-
milton for revolvers and Winchesters was
found on the pack horse in the bandit
outfit.
1t was announced, Thursday, at Rock
Island, H., that the executive council
of the modern Woodmen of America, IN
session there, would take no action look
ing to the expulsion of members of the
society who are opposing increased in
surance rates n committee from the ma
tonal assembly recently held at Min
heapolis Is to appear before the exeeu-
tive council and petition for another
head camp meeting to reconsider the
rate question. a.r5.4-
Charles w, Eliot, former president of
Harvard University, is now at Shanghai
which was brought to sudden stop at
Ceylon, owing to an attack of aDpendi-
citis and subsequent operation. The
health of Mr.. Eliot is improving rapidly
and with his returning; strength he has
made known his intention of continuing
his original plans. with the exception of
that portion which would take him into
India.
After telling some friends that he
would be better off out of the world,
Alvin French, aged 10 years, one of Sal
ilbury's tMass.1 most respected citizens.
committed suicide, Wednesday, at his
home on Murdoch road Mr.. French en-
ployed a double method of taking his life
by cutting his throat and shooting him.
self. The deceased had been in poor
health and Respondent. He was found
by members of the family, but died be-
fore doctor arrived. Ten children sur
Vve
The Daily Oklahoman, Thursday morn
ing, published dispatch to the effect
that DR. Stratton D. Brooks, superinten-
dent of public schools in Boston, is the
choice of the State Board of Educa-