Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The suction dredge New orleans left
Quincy Mass, Wednesday. for Prov
incetown to undergo builders trials.
| The dredge was assisted out of the
river by tug Peter w. French
While crossing a trestle as a short
cut from his home to his club, Wednes-
day night. Harry T. Noyes. aged ~,
son of Postmaster N. p. Noyes of
Stonington, Conn, was struck by
New Haven Railroad train and in
stantly killed.
Loss of flesh at the rate of pound
a day has been successfully combated
by Joseph Schneider of Wales. \. d.,
since he coughed up a live lizard about
an inch and a half long. The lizard
had evidently got into his stomach last
summer while he was drinking water
from a slough where he was hunting.
The Portuguese cruiser Republica,
which came to this country in ac
acknowledgement of this governments
recognition of the republic, steamed in
to port at New York. Wednesday. and
win remain at anchor in the North
river for five days. She was saluted
rs she passed Governors Island, and
Tie salute was returned.
The glacier in the Copper river dis
trict Alaska, groaned and creaked
omniously during Wednesdays earth
quake. Reports from points along the
line of the Copper river and North
western Railroad say the glaciers gave
off a sound resembling the booming OF
cannon. The noise was heard u miles
away.
AT the instance of his father, Lloyd
L. Crandall. Is years old. was given
six years, Wednesday. for the theft of
s2l. One week ago the boys father,
Joseph L. Crandall of Providence. re-
ported to the police that some one had
entered his room and stolen $21. With
he money young Crandall went TO
New York to see the sights and the
police awaited his return. He pleaded
guilty before Judge Gorham.
Mrs. Julia, wife of John LaCouter.
died, Wednesday afternoon, at the
General hospital in Lawrence as the
result of burns received at her home.
a Bradford street She was starting
fire in stove when her apron be-
came ignited. She was badly burned
about the body Beside a husband.
three daughters. Mrs. C. j. Kinsella
md Mary and Lulu LaCouter, and one
son, William LaCouter. survive. The
uneral will be held, Friday.
Weakened from loss of blood when
both legs were amputated as resuI
of being run down by a switch loco
motive in the railroad yards at Bloom
lngdale road, Wednesday. Michael
Heavey, aged 81, of 81 Temple street
worcester, died, Wednesday night. in
II. Nincent'S hospital. Heayey had
been an employee of the Boston & Al
bany Railroad many years. He told
the physicians at the hospital he had
no Idea of how the accident happen
ed. A widow and five children survive
Harold Belcher s years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Belcher Of
Pittsfield Junction, was struck and
killed by the locomotive of a Boston
K Albany west-bound freight near his
home, at $50, Wednesday night. He
was picking up coal with his older
brother Everett, and jumped from one
track to avoid a train directly in front
of another. Engineer Morris O'Connell
of the freight said he did not see the
boy IN time to stop his train The vic
tim leaves a father, step-mother and
several brothers and sisters
Escaping on a ladder from her room
in her fathers home at Laurel, Del,
at IL o'clock at night. 1S-year-old EN-
ma Richardson Joined her sweetheart,
George w. Peterson, aged 20, and
walked with him two miles, through a
binding snowstorm, to the home of
the Rev. Martin V. Person The girl
was almost exhausted when they
reached their destination but after
the clergyman's wife had given her
dry clothing the marriage was per
formed. Then, borrowing a buggy, the
couple drove to the home of the bride
groom's brother.