Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-19
oNDENSED DISPATCHES.


oils were DESTROYED by flames winch
ragged for more than IL hours, Sunday.
in the works of the Atlantic Refining
Co, at Point Breeze, in the southern
section of Philadelphia. The loss was
about $So,0oo
Ceramic" Hafferd, a former slavee,
said to have been 116 years old, died.
Sunday, at Bloomington, Ind. She was
the mother of II children. 10 of whom
were lost trace of through the deal
ings of slavery. She was sold seven
times
Bauret Wendemuth, who planned
and directed the great work of devel-
oping the port of Hamburg, and who
is reputed to be the greatest expert
on port development in the world. ar
rived in Boston, Sunday, to take up
his duties as expert for the Boston
port directors. Mr.. Wendemuth is ac-
companied by his assistant, Mr.. Har-
tong.
The smallest baby ever born in Day.
ton, O.. was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O. Wilson, Monday. Friday
night it had every prospect of living.
the attending physician says. At birth
the child weighed one pound and seven
ounces Saturday night it weighed one
pound and Ii ounces. The baby is so
vigorous 1t does not require the usual
incubator treatment.
The bears in the Bronx Geological
Park at New York suffered consider
ably during the two Geld spells or the
winter. Some of the bear family there
came from Syria and others from
countries where there Is, little snow.
The grizzly and polar bears got along
in the geological park all right, anu 50
did the big brown bear of Alaska, pue
the japanese bears had hard time
of it.
David Mahoney and his wife lost
their lives in a fire in their apartments
on East Genesse street, Buffalo, ~. T.,
Sunday night. William Boyer, a room
er on the first floor, touched a match
to a gas stove from which gas had
been escaping some time. There was
an explosion, but Boyer, though bllst-
cred, managed to reach the street. Inc
Mahoney couple lived on the thlrd
floor. and were found dead after the
fire was put out
Seyentv-five fatal cases of gas
asphyxiatien were reported TO the New
York coroner during the first six weeks
of 1912 The total is the largest on
record According to the eoroners IN
vestigation, most of the deaths may De
traced to the use of faulty gas cocks.
Persons extremely nervous or slightly
under the influence of liquor will go 10
their homes and turn out their gas In
reckless fashion, says his report.
"Once they see the light extinguished
they keep on turning and open the
cock again.
John Cargin, arrested, Sunday night,
for the murder of Frank Connolly az
Katonah, \. Y, confessed. Sunday night.
according to Sheriff Doyle Of White
Plains, N. Y, that he shot Connolly IN q
Jealous quarrel Cargin blamed Connol-
ly for causing his separation from his
wife two years ago, according to the
sheriff, and said that with no though OF
meeting Connolly he went to his MOTHER
| in-law's house, last Friday night, when
the shooting occurred, merely with the
hope of getting a glimpse of his Swear
old daughter While he was peering
, through the window, Connolly came up,
(, according to his alleged confession, and
the fatal quarrel ensued.
The body of James O'Lind. formerly
clerk in the engineering department
at the state House, was recovered,
sunday. from Alewife brook in the
/ Middlesex Falls, Mass, reservation. by
the Metropolitan Park police. O'Lind
/ disappeared from his home on Far
| ragut avenue, Somerville, last Decem-
| her and no trace of him had been
| found. until Sunday, when two Somer-
| n n