Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05


OF the 81 men employed by the In
terstate Street Railway in Attleboro
70 have become charter members of
Union now being organized. Charles
A. Robins is to resume his former po-
sitioa as foreman for the Interstate
Co. Mr. Robbins was transferred to
the Franklin headquarters of the Mil
ford, Attleboro & Woonsocket cars
about two months ago
owned at one time by German vio-
linist IN one of the New York theaters,
and was reported to have been sold for
$500. It IS undoubtedly the work of
the old Italian masters 1t has q full.
round tone of great carrying power,
and IS evenly balanced through the
entire compass.
With the first snowhakes of winter
blowing around them the parishion-
ers of the two Catholic churches at
Rumford Falls attended mass, sun
day morning. ON church lawn this
being the only service for the day.
This proceeding was due to the fact
that the churches had been closed
by order of the Board of Health, ow-
ing to tie smallpox epidemic The
Catholics of Mexico have been grant
ed dispensation by tile bishop, so
that they are relieved of church at
tendance until the smallpox epidemic
is over. No new cases in either town
have been reported for several days.
Fire, Sunday. Quilted the apple-can-
ming factory of j. Wesley Pratt, near
the Maine Central Railroad freight
station. Pennington, throwing IS
hands out of employment. The blaze
originated in the boiler house and two
barrels of oil caused the flames to
spread rapidly. There was $4,000 worth
of stock on hand that is an almost
total loss, with no insurance. Part or
the machinery was saved and the loss
is covered by S60e insurance. THE
building is owned by Frank w. But.
Ter of Farmiagten 1t was damaged
$1,000 and insured for. $500, The fac
tory will be r'ebuilt1at once. i'tL
w. S. Mason. chief of the Bangor fire
department. was painfully burned
Saturday morning, while at the fire
ia East Hamden. which destroyed The
house and barn owned by John Leary
The injuries Will make it necessary
for the chief to remain in a darkened
room for several days, as the damage
was done chiefly to his eyes. He open
ed door in the house. where it WAS
said that some valuable things were
stored, and when he did a volume of
flame hit him sauarely in the face.
His eyes and his face We're burned Sc
verely and il was necessary for him
to come To Bangor for medical attend
ance. He will be unable TO leave the
house for several days.
A remarkable escape from serious
injury if not death was that of Mrs.
Cribby of Front street, South Portland.
Friday, where a bullet from a % Flo
bert rife struck her glasses from her
eyes. snlintering them, but in no way
injurying Mrs. Gribb%. 1t seems that a
small boy was down near the water
front shooting AT a target which was
facing the street. Mrs. t'ribby had
Just stepped out upon her piazza when
suddenly there was a sharp snap and
the next instant her eye glasses were
sent buzzing off into space Mrs.
cribby discovered that a bullet had
struck her glasses CHANGING blow
and had it not been for them she
probably would have been badly IN
jured.
TIE Bar Harbor fire department WAS
called oat. at o'clock, Sunday morn
ing. FOR slight blaze in c. A. WeaV-
ar's blacksmith shop ON Main street.
The ire was saon eXtinguisiaed ana
very little damage was done to the
building. There appeared to be TWO
separate fires in the building, one on
the front wall near the tloor ana an
other on The southern side of the snop
some distance from the first. The fire
was discovered by man IN the en-
ploy of w. r. Peach, who saw the
smoke and blaze as he went to feed ms
horses about o'clock. He ran TO beS
Al at the corner OF Main and Second
streets but was unable 10 ring in the
alarm. and he went to the Weaver res
idence ana aroused Walter Weaver,
who pulled the alarm.