Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-09-11
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The new Tuck High school building
erected in Exeter \. H.. at cost OF
$40 900, and names for Edward Tuck of
Paris, native of Exeter. n. H., and
one of the towns greatest benefae-
torrs, was dedicated, Monday, with
appropriate exercises. The address was
delivered by Professor Marshall 5.
Snow, an alumnus of the school, and
until recently dean of the Washington
University of St. Louis.
A ". Terrell, So years old. minis
ter plenipotentiary To Turkey. during
the first Cleveland administration, died
suddenly at Mineral Wells, Tex, Mon
day. During the Civil War he re-
fused TO take the oath of allegiance
to the Confederacy. yet attained the
rank of brigadier general in the Con-
federate Army. Later he Joined Max
millians force in Mexico and served
with distinction in the army of that
leader.
James Alvah Terry, hotel proprie-
tor; Wood Pitts, a business man. and
Grant Puff. jeweler, all of Montgom-
cry. near Newhurg, \. Y, were killed
at. Embler's Crossing on the Waikiki
Valley Railroad, Monday evening.
when passenger train struck the au-
tomobile in which they were riding.
The men were literally ground TO
pieces and the auto was carried some
distance on the pilot of the engine,
finally telling by the tracks. complete
ly demolished. )
Edgar Lord, accused embeZzler of
$40, goo from the New Bedford and tho
Aeushnet Cooperative Banks, of New
Bedford, Mass, of which he was
treasurer, was not ready for a hear
ing when his case was called, Tues
day, in the third district court at
New Bedford. under a continuance
from two weeks age. when he was ar
rested Through his counsel Oct. 2,
was set as the date for hearing the
case. Lord was remanded to Jail. be-
ing unable to furnish bonds of $685.
600. in which he is held.
Upon his plea of guilty of assault
with intent to murder, Charles l..
Lowery of New York, who admits be-
ing a deserted from the United States
navy, was sentenced to the Massachu-
setts State prison for a term of five
TO seven years by Judge Chase irl the
superior court at Cambridge, Tues
DAY. Lowery shot and wounded Flora
c. Olsen at Acton, on Aug. 70, last,
after the young woman had broken
her engagement to marry him. He fir
ed five shots at Miss Olsen and wound
ed her in three places.
Two persons were killed and six
others slightly injured, early Tues
day when a switching engine running
se,l,t nit I,A Apct n
Penna passenger train No. 21, near
Derry, Pa The dead: James Quick,
fiagman of passenger train, Altoona,
Pa; J. E. Seaird. engineer switch en-
gine, Whitney, Pa. The injured in
cluded four passengers and two train
men. The train had left Pittsburg
on time and was travelling at high
speed when it ran upon the light en-
CINE in the fog. The injured passen-
gers were hurt when they We're thrown
from their berths.
Harry L. Downing, the l3-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Downing,
of Plymouth, N. H., was drowned,
Monday afternoon, while in swimming
| with other boys in Bakers river about
| half-mile above Plymouth. youth
| from bridge nearby who had been
| noticing the swimmers called their
attention to the fact that some one
| was under the water for some time.
A quick investigation found the Down
| ing lad near the bottom of the river
| clutchiag a log. 1t was impossible for
| the boys to reach their comrade even
with the assistance of poles and an
| alarm was given to some larger boys
| in swimming nearby.
| Two new federal judges We're sworn
| in, Tuesday at Boston, the oaths of
office being administered NY Associate
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the
supreme court of the United States,
Judge Frederick Dodge. formerly of
the United States district Court, took
the oath as the successor of the late
Judge William Schofeld OF the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals, and
James M. Norton Jr, of Fall River.
was sworn in as Judge Dodges sue
cessor i'm the district court. Soon aft
er qualifying. Judge Morton charged
the federal grand jury. which is to
hear the evidence presented against
) officials of the Barre Wool Combing
Co, alleging conspiracy 10 bring
I aliens into the country in violation oi