Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-14

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fifteen buildings. composing the BUSH
ness section of Mountainda1e, \. Y,
were destroyed by fire. early Saturday.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Consider Fl. Willett. hero of the
storming of Fort Fisher, n. c., in the
Civil War, died at his home in Chi
cago Saturday, after an Illness e.
tending over 10 years. He was -
years old. Mr.. Willett was one of the
oldest lawyers of Chicago.
An agreement was reached, late Sat-
urday. between the Atlanta joint
Terminal CO. and Atlanta, Ga. rep
rescntatives Of the striking employees,
practically settling the strike on the
Georgia Railroad and Atlanta terlni-
| nails.
After a conference with prominent la
Dor men in the Victoria Hotel, New York.
Saturday, Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of Labor, stat
ed that he would appeal Immediately
from the decision of the United States
Circuit court in Hartford. CT, in the
case of Loewe & Co. Danbury, CT,
against the United Hatters of North
America. in which Loewe G. Co. won
$4,000 damages.
The steamer s. X. Martin of Benton
Harbor Mich, bound from Buffalo to
Erie, went down one mile off Harber
Creek Pa. Saturday afternoon, and II
men and one woman, the steWardess, es-
capped only after a hard fight. One of the
seams of the vessel parted and water be-
gan to pour into the hold Captain Jock
thought he could reach shore. but gave
up the attempt when about mile out,
and he and the crew took to the yawl.
The steamer, sank before the yawl had
gone over 100 feet from it,
In sight of hundreds of girls who
had just left their places of employ
ment, Ethel Hayes, 10 years old, was
shot and killed on the street in Phil
adeiphia, Saturday. by William
Hayes. her foster father. The latter
then shot himself and is in a critical
condition. The police say they believe
HAYES shot the girl because she left
his home and went 10 a boarding
house The girl, it is said by the police
told Mrs. HAYES that she had been
"hemmed in too much
The second international conference
Of Scottish Rite Masons, which has
been in session in Washington, sew
eral days, adjourned Saturday, after
a short business session, At the final
meeting it wa decided that the third
international conference will be held
ut Lusanna, Switzerland, in May.
1917. The Supreme Councils of Servia
and Ecuador were formally recognized
at this conference. The question of
h., oil s,e
| Holland in the international confer
ences was discussed 1t is understood
| that it was decided affirmatively.
Mrs. Eliza A. Horton of North
Adams is dead at the age of 100. She
was born, Sept. 6, 1872, and. had lived
| in that city more than half her life.
| Up to few months ago Mrs Horton
was able to attend to her household
duties at the home of James Randall,
her son by her first marriage. A son
and daughter. Mr.. Randall and Mrs.
Caroline Rich, survive. The funeral
will take place, at $50, Monday after
noon, at the house. Rev. G. NJ. Ger
IRISH, pastor of the Universalist church,
| officiating, and burial viii be in South
| view cemetery.
Waldo T. Mclaughlin of Milton is
under arrest and his wife and a
friend of the latter, a Mrs. Jones of
Dorchester. are severely injured in
consequence of an automobile acct
dent that occurred at Sharon, about
Sis Saturday evening The three were
returning from Providence to Bos-
| ton in Mr.. McLaughlin's car, which
| he was driving. In the square formed
by the junction of South Main, Fox
boro and Clubhouse streets, the. car
skidded on fallen leaves and crashed
| into a telegraph pole.