Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The Aerial Navigation Group of the
French Chamber OF Deputies, Thurs
day adopted resolution of sympathy
on the death of Wilbur Wright. The
president of the group. M. Painleve,
viii send message to this effect 10
oyille Wright.
The estate of Mrs. Caroline w. Aa-
tor. widow OF William Aston. aud long
the leader of New York society.
amounted TO little mere than 500 00o
according to the final accounting Of
surviving executors, filed in the SUI
preme court, Wednesday Col John
jacob Aston was one of the executors
Joseph Kamer. aged 80, of III Bat
ties street, Montello, evidently started
on a serenading escapade. Wednes
day night. Armed with a clarinet he
was found. the police claim, attempt
ing to peep into a window of a Mon
teIlo house. He was found by Patrol
man Pickering and arrested. being
lodged at police headquarters on a
technical charge of disturbance.
NJ L. McGrew of Los Angeles ar
rived at Dover. N. H.. Wednesday. on
his tramp from Savannah, Ga, 10
Montreal via Gulf of Mexico for his
health, also for wager. He stated
that the start was made. March 2, and
that he had covered more than 400
miles. His daily average is about 20
miles. He does not travel Sundays. He
left for Biddeford after short stop.
Miss Helen Taft. daughter of the
President viii be bridesmaid at a
Cincinnati wedding at Cincinnati.
June %. Her brother, Robert Taft. will
accompany her, making his first visit
to his fathers home since he was a
small boy. The wedding is that of
Miss Taft's cousin, Miss Harriet An
derson. to Hugo de Fritseh of New
York.
Fred Pike, well-known young
man, employed at the Portsmouth
Beef and Provision Co. at Portsmouth,
N. H., died suddenly. Wednesday aft
ernoon. He was playing baseball in
the rear of the building with several
fellow workmen After throwing the
ball he was seen to stagger and eX-
pired almost instantly. He was %
years of age and was the pitcher on
the company team. mother. Mrs
Annie Pike and one brother, Clifton.
survive.
Informed that his Swear old son.
Harold was dying of injuries reeeiv-
ed, two weeks ago, in an automobile
accident, Thomas Cummings. a hotel
proprietor of Greenpoint. dropped
"a e
condition of the boy is hopeless and
the stricken family, already over
whelmed by the shock of the death of
the husband and father. are awaiting
a double bereavement. The boy was
run down while playing ball in the
street.
julia Amelia. the 4-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Albert II. GAR
land of Richmond street. Portsmouth,
was struck b. an automobile driven
by Frank Harvey, at the corner Of
State ana Pleasant streets. early
"Wednesday evening. She sustained a
compound fracture Of the right leg
The driver of the ear claims he did
not see the little girl and that she
was struck by the rear fender of the
car as she was being chased out in
the street by two young companions.
Because of the part taken by John
p. Leonard and Michael j. Laiferty il
increasing the cost of living by waste
OF food products, Judge Parmenter IN
the municipal court at Boston
Wednesday, sentenced each man, botf
residents OF South Boston. to 4
months Imprisonment ON a charge o.
mutual assault The men were arrest
ed Tuesday night, in a Shawmui
| avenue restaurant. Leonard said thai
Laflerty FIRST insulted him and ther
! threw a piece of custard pie into hii
face Tor resenting the insult, and tina
| he defended himself by throwing baci
plate of beans
| Charles W. Adams of sharpsburg
| superintendent of the National Gene
| terry Antietam Battlefield. was sho
| and KILLED on the avenue leading from
Sharpshurg, Md, 10 Burnside Bridge
Thursday, by Charles W. Benner.
resident of Sharpsburg. Benner Thea
! went to his home and committed sui
eloe. The cause of the shooting Is SAFE
10 nave been grudge Benner hele
against his victim, because of testi
mony rejecting on Benner's charac
| Ter which Adams gave in court, a few
years age ADAMS was 70 years old
lie was doorkeeper of the House o
Representatives during the 5fst Con
sress ana was the Republican leader
OF Washington county. MARYLAND
Benner was 50 years of age.
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