Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-04

last week. The receiver was instruct
Ell to investigate into the condition
of the business and report To the
creditors. next Wednesday.
Charles H. Gill. aged Gf. we'll
known house painter. died. Monday
night, Al The Broektan hospital At
Rroekten Mass. from an overdose Of
morphine, taken. Medical Examiner
A. Elliott Paine states. with suicidal
intent. He was found in his room at
20 Bartlett street and sent 10 the
Brockton hospital. where he died, at
ter 4 few hours Of intense suffering
No reason for his act is known. His
Wife died rom burning. a few years
ago. A son and four daughters sur
viye.
That the striped prison garb would
be discarded at the federal prison in
Atlanta. Ca. was the New Years day
announcement of the warden of the
penitentiary, Monday. Only eonviets
who work outside of the walls of the
institution viii wear the distinguish
ing clothing in the future. This is the
second radical change to he inaug-
urated at the prison, during the past
few months On Thanksgiving day the
warden announced that the rule of
silence during meal hours was to be
discarded.
Roger McKeon. the oldest male resi-
dent of North Attleboro, Mass, died,
Tuesday noon, at his home on Summer
street aged Sc. He was born in ire
land and came to this country when
a young man. He learned the iewelry
H.,
then for years WAS employed at shop
in Attleboro. For more than so years
he resided in North Attleboro. He
was active in town and state politics
and was Democrat. He was one of
the founders OF st. Mary's church, and
helped serve at the first mass Two
children survive.
Dartmouth College, according to it's
president, DR. Ernest Eek Nichols, had
the most prosperous year of its exist
ence during 1911. DIR. Nichols was the
principal speaker, Tuesday night, at
the reunion of Dartmouth graduates
at the University Club. at Chicago.
Frank w. Cavanaugh. head coach OF
the Dartmouth football team, was am
other speaker. Fred w. Birmingham
and clinton S. Day, president of the
Chicago Alumni Associations of
Princeton ANA Harvard. respectively,
were guests. zEf
Fire. Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning, at Chicago. ILL.,, wroueht
damage of 100000 to Swift & Cos.
smokehouses, q fve-story building, al
most block long and 200 feet deep.
Three firemen We're injured. 4 general
alarm fer extra apparatus brought
more than 40 engines and truck com
panies inaQ the heart of the stockyards
IN almost the same location where, a
year ago, Chief Horan and a score Of
his men lost their lives.
Herbert c. Merrill deaf mute, has
been ordained deacon of the Episeo-
pal church at washington by Bishop
Harding of the Washington diocese.
The Rev DR. Chamberlain Of New
York conducted part of the ordination
service in the sign language and the
Rev. O. b. Widen, n deaf mute,
preached a sermon in the sign lam
suage. Mr.. Merrill will conduct SER
vice for deaf mutes at the Church of
| the Good Shepherd every Sunday.
! Word Of the marriage of Helen
/ Green, widely known as n writer OF
/ short stories and as New York news
+ paper woman. and Frank r. Van
| Camper, manager of the Beatson Cop
per Co. in La Touche, Alaska, reach
! ed friends Of Miss Green in Cincin-
natl. Wednesday. When She ihatl ,reeseh
ed the apex of her career as a deline-