Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-29

aged 50, was taken to the Cambridge
hospital and placed on the dangerous
list Neighbers smelling the gas.
broke into the apartment and found
the couple unconscious. 1t is believed
that the tube of gas stove had be-
come accidentally detached.
Henry H. Thayer, son of Former
Congressman John r. Thayer and
member Of the Worcester, Mass, City
Park Commission died suddenly.
Thursday. at the home of his brother
John NJ, of heart trouble. He was 80
years old and q graduate Of Harvard,
Sc. and Harvard LAW school, 49,. He
was not married,7tsI
The Thanksgiving snow storm
around Wiiliamstown, Mass, brought
death, Thursday, TO Amos C. Davis, n
Civil War veteran spatfs was a
teamster and two weeks ago left his
boarding place. He was found, Thurs
day, in a shed outside the town and
died within few hours from expos
ure.
Late Thursday. an automobile turn
ed turtle on the Hanover street
boulevard in Manchester, N. H..
steep grade. Dennis Labrecke and
Edward Goodreau. both of Manches-
ter. are at the hospital with fractured
skulls. They will probably die. The
chauffeur and fourth man escaped
serious injuries. 50 a.
The Massachusetts, Checker tenn de-
feated the New York State t4am in
their annual THANKSGIVING day match
in Boston, Thursday, seven games to
five Twenty eight games were drawn
There were eight players on each team.
Before the regular match games were
begun Christy Mathewson. the New
York National League Club pitcher.
played a game with William Lewis of
Boston, which resulted in a draw.
Hollis NJ. Blackstone. superintendent
of the State Farm at Briagewater.
Mass, was seriously hsrt and his
chauffeur. William p. Hunter. was
badly shaken UP, Thursday night when
BIackstone's automobile sisidfed into a
ditch and upset. The accident happen
ed on the road to Taunton and was
caused by the snow 1t is feared that
blackstone received internal injuries.
A youthful hunter was shot and
killed accidentally, Thursday. at Wo-
burn, Mass, by another boy, after the
hunting expedition had ended. Joseph
Gardev, the 14-year-old son OF a hotel
PROPRIETOR was the victim. Gardey and
Arthur Boudreau, aged IS had return
ed from a shooting trip and while in
the back yard, Lawrence Boudreau, the
f2-year-old brother of Arthur picked
up 81 rifle which he supposed was not
loaded. In a joking way Lawrence
pointed the weapon at Gardey and
pulled the trigger. Gardey was in
stantly killed. Lawrence Boudreau was
taken into custody, but as the med
zeal examiner pronounced the case one
OF accidental shooting, no charge was
preferred.
One of the developments In the strike
situation at Homestead, Pa. Braddock
and Rankin. Wednesday, was the ac-
ton of the company in taking a large
number of strike-breakers into the
Homestead plant. The men We're taken
first 10 the general offices and later to
! quarters in the laboratory building
| Tie striking trainmen met in Brad
! dock. Wednesday. and heard the re-
port of the committee which had con-
| ferred with the company officials, "
| was decided to remain firm and await
action by the company. Three deie-
gates Of the American Federation Of
Labor told the men that they were
ready to aid them in their fight. The
men refused the proffered assistance.