Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The viii of David Loney Bruce
Brown. the automobile racing driver,
| killed near Milwaukee. as filed for pro-
| bate, Wednesday, IL New York, places
| the value of his estate at more than
| $4,000 personal ana an equal value,
| real. All is left to his mother, Mrs.
| Ruth A. Bruce Brown Of New York.
| y delegation of 60 Greeks, who left
| Manchester u week ago for New York
| i'm anticipation of being able to volunteer
| in the war against Turkey, returned to
| Manchester, n H., Wednesday, and Will
| resume work. They We're ordered back
by the president of the Pan Hellenic So
ciety on the ground that there are suffi-
| cient troops in the field
Edward Leavitt aged 90 of Irving
| street, Lowell. is dead in the hospital in
| birmingham as the result of the ann
| putation of both his legs close to the
thighs. made necessary by an accident
| Wednesday morning. Young Leavitt,
stealing ride on freight train bound
from Lowell to Mansfield. jumped from
the swiftly moving train opposite fac
| tory on the easterly side of the track.
| After having gone to Maine in an effort
to secure an immediate marriage, rather
| than wait for the law to take it's course
| in Massachusetts, only to find the Maine
law fully as strict as that of Massachu-
sets. Miss Lora Ellen Bonney, aged 10,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank y. Bon
| ney of 106 Field street, and Albert L.
| Leonard, aged 10. son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Leonard of Pond street, avon have
finally decided to get married in Brock
/ ton.
The directors of the port of Bos-
| ton sent out invitations. Thursday, to
seaport officials and shippers of this
| country urging them to attend con-
| ference in New York, on Dec. 8. The
| purposes of the meeting are To dis
| cuss ideas relative to port organiza-
| ton and to promote the exchange of
/ information and the development of
uniform methods of administration.
| Following the New York conference
| meetings will be held in Boston, Phil
| adelphia and South Atlantic and Gulf
ports.
Checklist supervisors in Hanover, \.
| H., were busy all day, Wednesday, re-
ceving registrations from Dartmouth
students, who presented themselves in
large numbers hoping that they could
cast their ballot at Hanover. next Tues
| day There is strong opposition against
the students voting in Hanover this year,
the claim being made that they come TO
Hanover for the purpose of an education
and that they do not intend to make the
town their permanent home. Many OF
the college men. however, declare that
they do intend to reside in Hanover
About 40 students have already passed
as legal voters.
Mrs. John NJ Landers of 1854 Com
monweaIth avenue AIlston. found
burglar in her home about O'Clock,
Wednesday evening. He had gathered
some vaIuables, but upon being dis
covered, dashed for the door. ran
down the stairs and escaped. 1t IS
thought he is the same man RESPONSE
BILE for a break in the home of John }.
'SpeIlman of IA Gordon street, Allston,
in the early afternoon. The house was
entered during the absence of the
family, and three stiekpins valued at
SIS, the property of Arthur j. Spell
man, were stolen. In both cases, the
houses We're entered by means Oh
false Keys.
A gloomy view of the international
situation was expressed by Count
Hans Praschma in the. Prussian Diet,
Thursday at Berlin, while speaking
on the government policy OF expro-
priating Polish land owners, which
has Just been put into effect. He de-
elared he foresaw a strong possibility
of war and lamented that the govern
ment at a moment when it might soon
call on all Germans to come to the
| defence of the fatherland, had taken a
step which would embitter the from
tier population and anger those ele-
ments in Austria which were the
strongest supporters of the triple al
| lance.
Henry j. Ether was arraigned in
police coure at Manchester, \. H., on
October "a on John Doe complaint
| for alleged larceny of watch and
| jewelry valued at $55 from the home
| of Mrs. Lillian M. Beane, OF 400
Beech street. He later confessed to
being Henry j. Ether, formerly OF
New Bedford. Mass. He was arralgn-
ed in police court, Thursday, on two
complaints, one for alleged larceny
| from the Bean home and the other
alleging larceny, on Oct. Il, OF per-
sonal property from the home OF MIS-
| F'rieda Schlink, of 55 School street.
| He pleaded not guilty and was plac-
ed under bonds aggregating $1,000 for
| the superior court. The John Doe
complaint vas not pressed. 1t Is al
legged that he is well known to Mas
sachusetts authorities and to nave
been arrested in New Bedford lor
passing worthless checks, one on
priest, who married him, and Tor lar-
ceny in Lawrence and Boston.
Melbourne. where the free luhch
has flourished for many years, Is the
scene of a revolt against that popular
institution The rebels are not the
free lunchers. but the hotel keepers,