Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

| renee by special electric.
| The Hudson river was frozen over,
| at Yonkers, y. Y, for the first time
| in 20 years, Sunday morning. Hun
dreds lined the shores, but feared to
| venture on the ice. Finally Walter
Ruddiman of 309 Prescott street, Yonk-
ers. first mate Of the freighter Peene
| of the Ben Franklin Transportation
| Co. Jumped oft the public dock. BY
| avoiding thin spots he walked the
mile across to the New Jersey shore.
When he returned to Yonkers he said
| the ice was thin in spots. Those who
| witnessed his feat talked of II all over
the city and by nightfall many others
| had taken the trip. Several women
were among them.
The passenger steamer Indiana, which
| had been icebound several miles out oil
! Chicago hafbor for three days, was lib
| Grated, Sunday, and after stiff hgh,
against ice foes reached Chicago at night
Nine passengers and 90 members of the
! crew were nearly worn out by the pro-
| tracted struggle. The Indiana, which left
Milwaukee for Chicago. Wednesday
night, had among her passengers William
Collins of New York. The crew. after fs
l
saws, axes and steel bars, liberated the
| craft shortly after noon. The Indiana,
however had proceeded but short dis
lance when it again became fast in the
/ ice 1t required six hours to traverse
the few miles to harbor.
| William Hilton one of the oldest resi-
dents of fIaverhill. died, Saturday, at his
home on Summer street, Bradford Dis
| trict, of old age. Saturday was his 9th
| birthday. Mr.. Hilton was born in Wis
casset Me, and his early life was spent
| on sailing vessels After following G
sea for IL years he went to Haverhill
| in 1877 and engaged in the shoe business.
He was appointed postmaster of Brad
| ford by President Lincoln and served one
term. He was reappointed postmaster
| in 1879 and remained in charge of it un-
ill 1896 when he retired on the annexa-
| ton of Bradford to Haverhill. \ wife
| an a son, Charles NJ Hilton, survive.
Hundreds of dollars in bills, and bank
books representing deposits of hundreds,
We're found III a mattress at 1922 Dor
chester avenue. Dorchester, the home of
Miss Amy G. Willis, whose funeral was
held, Sunday. She was 60 years old
Last Thursday night, she dropped a
| lighted lamp and it exploded She was
fatally burned. While waiting for an
ambulance she told friend where her
money was hidden. Miss Willis aunt
Mrs. Naomi ]. w. Dewerson, IS years old.
was injured a week ago by fall, and
she could not go to the assistance of her
niece. Services for Miss Willis were con-
| Quoted in All Saints Episcopal church
by the Rev Simon BIinn Blunt
Incensed because his wife, from
whom he had been separated, received
Il young man caller, Sunday, W. d.
Moore shot and fatally wounded his
father in-law, J. r. Robinson, Mt the
Robinson home in Arcadia. near Tam
pa, Fla, and was instantly killed by
Robinsons son. The son, John l..
Robinson, is wounded, but not fa-
tally
An issue of s2O0O0,ooO per cent. gold
debenture bonds has been sold TO New
York banking house. it was announced,
Monday. at New York. by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. The
proceeds will be used for terminals. ad-
ditions and betterments to the system
and for refunding purposes. New termi-
nails and a bridge across the Mississippi
,
company's terminal properties at Omaha
are among the improvements planned.
The mill on Beulah street. Whit
man. Mass, owned by the Whitman
Moulding Co. was burned, Saturday
night, with its contents. entailing
loss of about $4,000. The fire was well
| under way when the firemen arrived
and all they could do was to save the
adjoining property. Newman II. Clark
was owner of the property and 1t was
partially insured.
Wolcott Howe Johnson, a wealthy
retired business man, wellknoWn for
his philanthropies, died, Monday at
his home on Commonwealth avenue,
Boston. of pnsaw6rfia. Mr.. Johnson
for manEssgears was a member of the
| dryzs;ESods firm of C. f. Hovey & Co.
l91e was a trustee of Euphrates College
| in Turkey and literally supported that
| college and foreign missions general
| ~. He was a large contributor to-
ward the projected new building of
| the Boston Young Mems Christian
| Association.
To protect the interests of Boston
and state of Massachusetts in the
l
eral James NJ. Swift, Monday, entered
! his appearance before the Interstate
Commerce Commission In the case of
! the complaint of the Chamber of Com
meree of the state of New York and
others against the New York Central
Railroad and others, which will come
up for hearing in Washington on Jan.
%. He will represent both the COM
monwealth and the directors OF the
| Port of Boston.
William Rapp. husband of Nine.
Schumann- Heink, the singer, was not
at home at Singae, n. j., Monday,
and no verification of the report that
she was about to sue for divorce was
| forthcoming at the country estate
which the couple have made their
home for the past six years. Nine.
| Schumann- Heink, who is In St Louis,
was quoted, Sunday night, as saying
that she had separated from her hus-
band and would soon sue for divorce.
The singer was quoted as saying that
| it had come to a question of choosing