Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The public service commission viii give
further hearing at Albany, on May 2.
upon the application of the New York.
New Haven q Hartford Railroad Co 10
acquire the majority stock of the Rut-
land Railroad Co. The commission an
nounced, Wednesday. that since the fina,
submission of this matter it has received
numerous communications from minority
stockholders for and against the grant
ing of the application and from various
localities and public officials favoring
generally the proposed sale The case
was reopened for the purpose of taking
testimony along this and other lines.
Mary Louise Macy, who was granted
a divorce from her husband, Joseph Ma
|cey, in Washington county court al
Montpelier, VI, by Judge f. L. Water
man. Wednesday morning. for intoler-
able severity is mother of 10, and her
husband is father of 20 children Whas
To do in the matter of alimony bothered
the court, which finally awarded the
farm and personal property TO the moth
er subject to payment of 500 to Mr.. Ma
cey the same to be a lien on the prop
erty I'LL paid. Among the IL other d.
Vorce cases granted by the court was
that of Eva Randall against G. w RAN
dan. Jf. Of Waterbury. a member of q
wealthy family, the custody of the male
minor child being given to the grand
father and the daughter to the mother.
Justin Mccarthy, novelist and histo-
riah. and for many years a member of
Parliament, died. Wednesday night. at
Folkeston, Eng. He had been i'll
throughout the winter and spring. His
daughter had acted as his nurse ana
friends had hoped that he would live
to sec the fruition of home rule. Born
in 1880. Justin Mccarthy was one of
the most prolific political and histori-
cal writer's of the time. He was an ar
dent home ruler and was for - years
political writer for one of the Lon
don daily papers. He was vice chair
man of the Irish Parliamentary party
in the House of Commons Before the
rejection of Mr.. Parnell by the ma
iority upon which Mr. Mccarthy was
by them elected chairman.
The Brown 81 ,000, 900 endowment
fund had a $500 gift from Hon. Rich
ard olney of Boston, Wednesday. He
is one of the university's most dis
tinguished graduates. and received his;
first degree from Brown, in 1856 He
was made, Il member Of the Board of
Fellows, in 1894 Other subscriptions,
Wednesday, We're: Geo. c. Smith.
5000; Herbert II. Rice, $100. w. b.
Perry. Jr, 800; Society of Colonial
Danes of Rhode Island si00: Fred
erick r. Shaw, $50: Arthur NJ. Round,
$50; Il friend s25; Russell w. Rich
mond, SIS; Leon A. Drury, $25: Brown
University faculty (additionaD, $25;
Henry G. Tracy, $40 The total,
Wednesday night. was s7Ss,142.
The Goth annual Flint oratorical con-
test was held, Wednesday evening. in
the chapel of the Agricultural College
at Amherst. The speakers and their
subjects We're; Prosperity Thomas
IIemenway. l3. of Winchester. China
and America" Dau Yang Lin, IL. OF
Shanghai, China The Chinese Revo-
luton, Woon Yung Chun. 10, of
Shanghai; "A Life Worth Living"
Irving b. Lincoln, Is. OF Glens Falls.
n. Y: Emilio Castelar, Leroy f..
Haslins. Is, of Taunton. The judges
We're Rev. j. NJ. Lent. Prof. G. ID.
Odds and Prof, John Corsa, all of Am
herst The first prize of 500 in gold and
gold medal was awarded to Mr., Lin
and the second prize of SIS to Mr..
Chen.