Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-25

greatest difficulty that the piston rods
were extracted. Mr.. Young is now
locking for the practical joker who was
responsible for the substitution.
Only immediate relatives and ply
stefan We're at the bedside of Bishop
Henry W. Warren of the Methodist
Episcopal church at the time of his
death in Denver, Col, Tuesday. The
widow is Frustrated. Bishop Warren
was 81 years o. age.
Gov. Wilson interrupted the writing
of his speech of acceptance at the
nome of a friend near Sea Girt, n. j.,
Wednesday, long enough to sign sew
eral papers and letters, brought to him
by his secretary, who said the Cover
nor would return to Sea Girt not later
than Saturday.
The mysterious disappearance of a
very valuable diamond brooch from
the gown of Mrs Roy Pierce during
a dance at the Casino, Narragansett
Pier, is puzzling and troubling the
fashionable summer colonists Mrs.
Pierce is certain that the ornament
was stolen, consequently there is whis-
pering of the possibility of there be-
ing Rallies among the society folk
and unless the mystery is quickly
cleared there will be no more expen-
sive jewelry worn to affairs at the
Casino this summer
Spirc Ladicios. a young Greek, who
has passed the last year about the le-
cation at Washington, is to be deport-
ed. Thursday. He was taken to New
York. Wednesday. The department of
commerce and labor has issued a de-
portation warrant on the charge that
he was ar assisted alien and principal
ly at the request of the Greek minister,
who represented to the government
the legation had no standing there and
was likely to become public charge
Four rattlesnakes crawled across
three collins containing bodies of
men, ate several chickens that were
cooped up too loosely, and chased
William Conkling, express messenger
in the rear ear of train No. 4, the
| Erie Railroad. from his quarters,
Tuesday morning, when the train was
Strengthening out for the run from
Salamanca, n. r., to Jersey City. One
look at the snakes and Cenkling stood
not on the order of his going. He de-
| serted the property in his care and
| broke Frank Gutterson's worlds rec
ord in the broad jump he made from
the middle of his section of the car
into the baggage section.
Nearly every window on one side
of the fast Pittsfield express was
washed out and the passengers thor
| ohghly soaked and sprinkled will
| glass, Tuesday morning, as the train
| was passing through Winnipauk, near
South Norwalk The entire sash in
| the engineers cab was carried away
| and HARRISON, the engineer. almos,
| hurled through the other side. Harbi-
| son thought that he had run into a
| deluge and continued TO a safe dis
| lance before he stopped. Then he and
| the train crew went back to investi-
gate. The insurance inspectors want
led to inspect the pressure of the wa
/ ter supply at the Norwalk mills
James E. Henry affixed the nozzle u
| the fence. directing the stream across
the Norwalk river. Just as the water
was turned on the express passed Close
to the fence. and the stream of water
i
inch behind it. struck all the passing
leoaches. The passengers and the road
are looking for damages, but who will
pay them is the question.
In tie district court at Salem, Tues
| day. the Wenham Lake Ice Co., con
| victed of selling short weight, wa.
| fined $40 on three counts. The com
plant was made by the city of Salem
| George l.. Day, sealer of weights ant
| measures, testifying that three times
when shundredweight of ice wa.
| charged to the city, it was found wher
| reweighment was made that a bis
| shortage existed. On July when tn,
| tally card was left by the defendant
was examined, 100 pounds was charged
| while only 671s pounds of ice wa.
| placed in the cooler in the City hall. Or
| July 10, the tally card read 100 pound:
| and only S5l@ pounds was delivered
July II. the tally card read 100 pound.
and OILY Il pounds was delivered. Wal.
ter IL. Buckley of s Cypress street
Salem. convicted for the sixth time o.
| itlf gal liquor traffic, was sentenced r.
the House of Correction for thre,
months and fined 500. Buckley appeal
ed and was held in $500
| Louis c. slicker fireman. averted
What might have been serious acct
| dent, Tuesday, when he stopped a run.
away horse on Dover street, between
| Washington street and Shawmut ave
nue., Boston The horse was frightened
| by Passing fire apparatus. and rushed
toward Washington street. where tw,
trolley cars We're passing, going in diff
/ ferent directions. Slicker caught tn,
morse and pulled him in to the side
| walk The animal swung Slicker across
| the sidewalk and smashed into tn
plateslass windew of tobacco shou
| fortunately, Slicker's weight ha,
checked the plunge of the horse. an,
though the window was broken. til,