Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-05


llargement of the railroad shops in
I Concord It was voted, also to lease
/ the Suncook Valley Railroad. if for
mally requested Ia do so by the Boston
& Maine, at an annual rent Of per
/ cent ON the capital stock of the sun
! cook Valley road.
/ \ shock Of carthquake was felt at
Santiago dc Cuba, Thursday. No dam
age is reported.
The fourth and last section Of the big
steel floating dock which is under con-
structlon Of the Venezuelan government
by an American contractor. was launch
ed successfully, Thursday, at Puerto Ca
hello Ven.
Harry Lamprey Brown of Brookline,
Mass and Helen Stoney, daughter OF
Mrs Gaulald NJ. Stoney of san Francis
co, were married Wednesday morning
at st Georges Hanover square, London
The brides sister. Catherine. was brides
maid. and William G. Gum was best
man.
The Lucinda sutton a Boston four
masted schooner, has arrived at Barba-
does in distress. While bound from Mon
teyideo the vessel was caught in a hurri-
cane. which sprung her masts and caused
other serious damages. Capt II. a.
O'Brien, managing owner of the vessel,
left Boston, Wednesday, for Barbados
to arrange for necessary repairs.
An explosion of benzine resulting in
fire in the Home fer=Aged Women III the
West End district, Boston, caused oou-
siderable excitement Thursday. Miss
Martha Ladd. a matron was badly burn
ed about the hands and face. The So in
mates were escorted downstairs to the Ii
hrary. The blaze was caused by bottle
Of bansine being placed too near a burn
ing gas jet The loss was small.
Walking into the Bank of Bfxby Is
miles southeast of Tulsa. Okla, a man
at the point of a gun held up Cashier
Llpseond, Wednesday. secured $700. rush.
ed out of the bank and mounted horse,
which, however, was a Texas broncho
and commenced bucking. The cashier
had given the alarm and the man was
pulled from his horse by a crowd that
had eongregated. He was found to be
C. c. Brock, dishwasher IN a Bixby res
taurant. and was placed in the Tulsa city
jail.
After plying under the Belgian flag for
the past three years, the Red Star liner
Finland, which sailed from Antwerp.
Wednesday, flew the American nag in
stead of the Belgian emblem. The Fin
land is the second ship to return to
American registry during the past two
weeks. The reason for the change is said
to be the early opening of the Panama
canal and the likelihood of vessels of
American registry being allowed free
passage through it.
The 1o0th anniversary of the Christian
church was celebrated, Wednesday. Rev.
Or. Alva II. Morrill,, pastor of the Frank
lin Christian church, and former pas
tor at Wolfboro, y. H., gave the ami
versary address. Rev. Lewis w Phillips
of Franklin gave the historical address.
Miss Helen s. Philips of Franklin was
among those present Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
who was formerly pastor of the Chris
tan church in Franklin, Is at present
supplying the pulpit at the Wolfboro
church.
William DeGran. cook en- the coal
barge Glendower, accused of the muir
der Of Capt. Charles D. Wyman of
that craft, will be placed on trial for
his life in the United States district
court at Boston, on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Judge Frederic Dodge Of the United
States district court set aside that
date, Wednesday, after a conference
with the government attorney in the
case. The murder eff Capt. Wyman oc,
CURED on June last, while he lay
asleep in his bunk on the barge Glen
dover, which was coming to Boston
from Philadelphia with coal. Off Long
Island one Of the crew OF three men
found the captain with his head beat
en- in by some blunt instrument.
Five shipwrecked sailors comprising
captain and crew Of the midget schooner
Virginia, % tons burden, reached New
York. Thursday, on the steamer Atrato
from Kingston. Their little craft had
been abandoned they said, about 500
miles west of the coast of Spain, after
masts, matches and everything portable
had gone by the board, and her cargo of
salt had become water-soaked by the
giant seas which swept over her. After
wind and wave had buffeted the little
schooner for Z days, a passenger steamer
took them Off they said. on Dec. Z, and
took them to Kingston. The Virginia
was owned by Daniel Leroy of St Johns.
N. f., and sailed from Cadi2. Nov. L, for
st. Johns.
Ebert Hubbard must file an answer
in 20 days to the suit of his 7rsf r-ifH.
Bertha Hubbard. for $4,000. which
she demands as her share OF the pEon,s
OF Roycroft stock in East Aurora, n.
y. subsequent TO the divorce she Sc
cured in August, 1902. Justice Wood
ward in special term, oVerruled the
demurrer filed by Hubbard and order
ed him to pay the costs. Mrs Hub
bard says that when she gave way to
her husbands affinity, in considera-
ton OF her surrender of her dover
rights in the Royeroft property the
new wife promised to give to her
stock worth $4,000 in the bookbindery
and guaranteed q dividend of l. per
cent, which has not been paid
Whether charges will be laid against
members of the Molokane colony of
Russian religious refugees in Los
Angeles. was the problem presented.
Wednesday, to juvenile Judge Wilbur
in the trial of Elsie NavikoG, charged