Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09


derne. suburb of Someryille. N. j.,
was destroyed, Tuesday, By fire be
lieved to have been started by a cti5-
arctic. The 300 pupils, teachers and
employees escaped without injury. al
though all lost practically all their be-
longings
Mrs. Frances Berlyn, 10 years old of
100 Cambridge street, Boston. was
stricken with heart disease in Column
bin street, Cambridge. Tuesday after
noon. aud died shortly afterward. She
had made a visit to her sister-in-law
Miss Esther Berlyn of 95 Columbia
street, and was on her way to car
when she collapsed She was brought
back TO Miss Befiyn's home. where she
died
An amendment to the constitution au-
thorizing the Massachusetts Legislature
to refer any matters to the people was
agreed to In the House. at Boston.
Wednesday, by a vote of 1i7 to 81. 1t has
already passed the Senate. Constitutional
amendments in that state must be acted
upon by two successive Legislatures, SO
the measure will have to be agreed to at
next years session before it can become
effective.
After beng out three hours, jury
in the superior court at New Haven,
Conn. Wednesday afternoon. brought
in verdict of first degree murder
against George Redding, Jr.. for shoot
ing his friend. Morris Greenberg, on
February "a, last. Reddng, who is u
years old, received the juryss verdict
with a smile aud appeared totally UNI
concerned. ON request of his coun-
sci. Judge Case deferred imposition of
sentence until Thursday Redding
came from a good family.
Rocking his hobby horse through an
open window, Tuesday. 2-yesr-old Ar
thur Walters fell from the third floor
of 1852 Park avenue. New York, and
was Instantly killed at the bottom OF
the interior air shaft. The baby's
hands still elutched the little wooden
steed. which was spIintered in the fail
which killed the tiny rider.
Mrs, Mary S. Hodgdon of Wenham,
Mass, observed her Tooth birthday an
nlversary, Tuesday, and received con-
gratulations from many of her friends,
who called at her home. Mrs. Hodg-
don is enjoying good health and is
about the house every day. In her
old age she enjoys the daily papers
and keeps in touch with what is going
on. She has never eaten butter dur
ing her life or never WAS at dance.
Chief Justice Aiken. having announe-
ed that Justice would be assigned,
il is expected that the trial of Joseph
Caruso. indicted on q charge of muir
der. ana Joseph j. Sttor and Arturo
Giopanitti, charged with being Access
series to murder. will be placed on
trial in the superior court in Salem,
Mass, May %. The defendants are
said to be involved in the death of An
ME I.apezzi at Lawrence during
strike riot.
The Duke of Sutherland reached
New York from London on the Prinz
Frederick Wilhelm. Tuesday, en- route
to Alberta. Canada. where he has an
estate He was one of those on boafti
the Olympic when the strike occurred
He laughingIy remarked that it was
going to be as hard to get TO New York
as it used to be in the old days of
sailing vessels when they had to wait
for favoring winds and tides to get
out of the bays. one of the heirlooms
which he brought with him was the
wooden eagle that was carried by the
yacht America when she won the
Queens cup.
1t was reported at Amherst court
house, Lynehburg Va, Tuesday. that
v T Richeson, father of c. V. T. Rich
eson, VIII soon leave for Boston to
visit his son. 1t is generally understood
that the family of the former minister
hopes that the visit of his aged father
to Boston may have some effect upon
Gov Foss in his consideration OF the
petition for executive cremeney. 1t is
not expected however. that the elder
Richeson viii make any special effort
to see Sesoy Foss. Those who have seen
the father of the condemned man re-
Gently say that his sorrow weighs
heavy GA him and that he has aged
many years since his sons confession
and sentence
Mrs Jacob Keyelevitz of Stamford,