Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The British House of Commons.
Wednesday, adjourned till Oct. T. Ex-
cept for break of few days at
Easter and again at Whitsuntide, the
House has been in session for just
seven months.
The p. A. Donovan & CO., Inc. one
of the oldest shoe manufacturing con-
Germs in Lynn, Mass, made an as
signment, Wednesday. The company
was incorporated in 1880, with a capital
of $4,000 It employs about 500 OPP
eratives and has a capacity of 2000
pairs of shoes a day
The boot and shoe section of the Ca
madam Manufacturers Association at
meeting at Montreal, Que, Wednes-
dag night, decided to raise the price
of boots and shoes Is per cent. on
Sept. Is. The raise viii affect the
whole of Canada.
An estate valued at over s75o.00O was
LEFT by the late Charles X. Fox, a
prominent shoe manufacturer of Hav-
erhill, Mass, according to an an
nouncement made, Wednesday. by the
executors. The trustees of Gould
Academy ut Bethel. Me-. will receive
$4,000.
With the strike of the motormen and
conductors uf the Boston Elevated Co.
satisfactorily settled. the officials.
Wednesday, began the work of REIN
stating the strikers. The officials an
nouneed that they hope all the strik-
ers would be back at work within a
week.
nm .....w,ae~, u,At,aoao ,ro vxraa,os
day, declared a special cash dividend
of 20 per cent. on the common stock
in addition To the regular quarterly
dividend of 1-2 per cent. Tile COM
pany also announced a distribution of
l.. 900 shares of stock of the American
Machine and Foundry Co. to stock
holders of the American Tobacco Co.
Fire, Wednesday, destroyed four frame
dwellings, and four barns in East st.
Johnsbury, VT, causing a loss estimated
at about $4,000. The village has only
hand fire apparatus. The st. Johnsbury
fire department sent assistance. The fire
started around the chimney in a dwell
ing. The flames were brought under con-
troll after the Congregational church and
one additional dwelling had been slightly
damaged.
A case of alleged violation of the con-
tract labor law was made public,
Wednesday, at Boston when Arthur Sa-
willie of Boston appeared before United
States Commissioner Grinnell for a hear
ing on the complaint of being the agent
who negotiated for bringing at least 10
persons from England. The hearing was
expected to last several days. The au-
thorities claim that Saville acted in the
interests of Francis Wiley & Co., con-
Quoting a wool securing plant at South
Barre.
Ri. Rev Timothy Casey, Roman
Catholic bishop of St. John. N. b., has
been appointed archbishop of Van
eouVer, b. c.. in succession to Arch
bishop Mcneil, who was recently
transferred to Toronto. Rev. FIR. Lee
Blanc of st. Bernards. Digby coun-
ty, n. S., has been named as Bishop
Casey's successor. He is a French Ca
madam and win be the first bishop Of
that race in New Brunswick.
The Boston & Maine Railroad has
filed a bin in equity in the superior
court in Concord, ~ H, for STAFFORD
county. n H., to determine the pow
ers of the Public Service Commission
in ordering additional train service
on the lines of the road in New Hamp-
shire The case grows eut of the dis
continuance of an early train over the
Portland division. which the commits
sion, upon petition and after hearing.
ordered restored.
August A. Langner, who ~ years age
was sentenced to life Imprisonment fot
the murder of Miss Mary Emerson
an aged woman of Dedham, Mass
was pardoned. Wednesday, and re-
leased from state prison. All opposi-
ton to Langners pardon was with