Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The American aviator, Hugh Robin
son, while making a flight, Saturday.
in an American hydr oplane. in series
of trials before French officials at
Antibes France. fell into the sea. He
was coming down after manoeuvring
for a time. and his machine was caught
between the heavy wind and the swell
Of the sea and eapsized. Robinson was
not hurt. and swan ashore.
After being imprisoned in the shaft
of the Paramount Coal Company's
mine. near Danville, ILL.,, for Is hours.
so miners were released. early Satur-
day by men who had chopped the ice
from the shaft The miners suffered
from exposure. but otherwise are in
good condition The men were en-
tombed. Friday. by the breaking of a
wheel which controls the cage. while
the cage was about 100 feet below the
surface.
Miss Margaret Cameron, the protege
of the late Edwin Hawley. the railroad
millionaire. has indicated to friends
that she has found "A document or will
whereby she will become entitled to a
share in his large estate. Relatives
OF Mr.. Hawley assert that he died
without leaving a will and have APP
piled for letters of administration.
Miss Cameron is reported to have
found the document during a visit at
Babylon. L. l.. to the railroad mans
country home early last week.
arguments will be made in the United
States district court at Boston, Feb. 10.
| on motion to dismiss, and a plea in
oh LODI hp fha dafa nj in no
suit of Charles A. Strout, trustee of the
Goddu Sons Metal Fastening Co.. against
the United Shoe Machinery Co. TO recov-
er 81, 0o0,0o damages for alleged injury 20
! the business of the plaintiff company.
The action is brought under the sherman
law and is based on the allegations that
, the defendant by conspiracy and COM
| bination, destroyed the business of the
| plaintiff company
| George Washington Beckman. famous
as an oldtime fiddler, died. Saturday, at
| his home, 6 Wells. street. Franklin, n
| H. He had beeen in failing health for
| several months. Mr.. Beckman was born
| in Franklin, Feb. %, 1874, and was named
| for the Father of His Country, whose
| birthday was the same. Mr.. Beckman
| was son of Reuben +. and Comfort
| COLBY Beckman. His father was we'll
| known as a eIockmaker and repairer and
! was also an inventor. A wife, one son,
Charles, and daughter. Mrs. Albert w,
Duckworth, also of Franklin. survive.
Ex-Representative Ignatius r. Web
ster, aged rs, died at the residence on
the Island Pond road, Manchester, n.
! H.. Saturday He was born in Man.
chester. " H. He always lived in
Manchester. He owned large and
valuable property and carried on farm
ing on an extensive scale. He repre-
scented Ward in the Legislature as
Republican brother. Henry X.
Webster of Methuen. Mass, and sew
cral nieces and nephews survive. He
was a member of Amoskeag Grange
and took active part in Old Residents
Association.
Fire caused by an oil stove used to
heat water in the barber shop de-
stroyed the building on Main street,
Bridgewater. late, Friday afternoon,
with the goods of Henry F. Sheehan,
| the owner, who runs store there,
and the furnishings of Joseph Man
tonic. barber The fire department
was able to save only the shell OF the
building. Mr. Sheehan's cash register
was saved by neighbors. The loss will
amount close to $4,000. partially cover
ed bv insurance. 1t is expected Mr..
| Sheehan will rebuild.
| Mrs Mary Golden of New York dressed
| her two small children in their best
| clothes, Sunday. and sent them out with
| five cents each to buy candy, telling
| them not to hurry back as she was go
| ing to heaven" The two little tots were
| found Sunday night, locked in each 9TH
! ers arms, fast asleep in front OF the
! door of the Golden apartment, nobody
having responded to their continued cans
! to bet let in. The reason for the silence
was revealed when the door was forced
| open and the mother was found lying
! dead on the kitchen floor with a tube
| connecting with the gas range in her
mouth She had been depressed for two
| months because Of poor health.
| The fishermen of Lunenburg, n. s.,
| have begun agitating against steam
| trawling A meeting was held there,
| Saturday night. at which one of the
| principal speakers was Capt. F. G. Rob-
| inson of Boston. Capt. Hickman of
| Gloucester was also present. Capt Rob-
| inson said the fishing interests of Glou-
cester would raise 100000 and perhaps
81, 00OO0 to put the steam trawlers out
! of business. He argued that steam trawl-
ing reduced the size and number of the
fish caught by the ordinary trawlers. and
he urged Nova Scotia to prevent steam
trawlers entering those waters. a reso-
luton was adopted asking the federal
government to prohibit the landing in
Canada of fish caught by steam trawlers,
and that steam traweIrs be refused coat
and provisions at Canadian ports. 1t
was resolved to send a delegation to OF
tawa and a committee was appointed 20