Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-31
NEWS BRIEFS

IIttSHelu, Mass, Dec. 2g-The Re-
publican city committee has adopted
resolutions condemning the actions
OF republican members of the CITY
government for recently entering
INTO an agreement with insurgent
Democrats for the avowed purpose of
breaking the regular Democratic
slate as adopted Dec. 4. The resolu-
TONS state the members acted has
THY and unwisely and contrary to the
best interests of the city They fur
Their ask the members who were a
party to the alliance to reconsider
their actions and not participate in
what appears to be a purely Demo-
cratic controversy.
Worcester. Dec. % - Ellsworth
Schworm. -, of 6 Bridge street.
whose elopement with 17-year-old
Marjorie Parker of Leominster was
brought to an end by his arrest in
Wilmington, Del, was sentenced in
court today to one year in Jail on a
charge of non support
Northampton. Dec. 29-Henry \.
Brewster, IS, for Sc years in the
plumbing business here, died today.
He was a Mason and Il member of
nltarian church. lie is survived by
his wife, daughter and two sisters.
The funeral will be at the home Mon
day afternoon.
Everett, Dec. 29.-James NJ. Quinn,
Is, Of IL Franklin street coasted
down Franklin street Hill this after
Icon and beneath the wheels of an
automobile on Ferry street. One
wheel passed over the boy. 1t is fear
ed that he was internally injured. Tie
was taken on sled 10 his home
and treated by a physician. Tile
car was operated by G. II. Inman of
Al Wilbur street.
Franklin y. H., Dec. 29.-Rcv. Jor-
athan S. Lewis of Concord, Federal
prohibition agent. and City Marshal
Manchester conducted a raid 4. Eu-
gene JeansOn's place on Webster
street today. Manchester found six
gallons of liquor in gallon tin cans,
he reports. They We're !GGen in a
manure pile in the rear of tie BAN.
Jeason was summoned to appear in
court Monday to answer % = charge
OF Illegal possession of liquor
Aiken. :. c.. Dec. 29.-Thrae n,n
and one woman are deal and one
man is fatally injured n lasdlt CT
an automobile being struck by
Southern Railway train ut a grade
crossing nea" here today. The dead
are: Rhea l'eiser. A. L. Prrler, John
Talin and Paul Reser. Charley Rel
ser is not expected to live All Of
the victims are believed to he from
New York.
New York, Dec. PA denial that
her daughter. Miss Eleanor Margaret
Green, was engaged to Prince Vrceo
or Denmark, as announced from
Copenhagen recently, was issued to-
night by DR.. James o. Green. Men,
bers of the family until today had
declined TO comment upon the
Copenhagen dispatch. Miss Green,
1t was said was out of the citv. II
was recalled that twice prey ,sW
1t had been reported that Miss ;recn
and Prince Niggo were engaged, md
on both occasions denials We're Issued
here
Pittsicld Dec. oe.-Jamcs 7. Abbott
o. IL Jordan avenue was found not
guilty in court today of manslaushter
in connection with the fatal shooting
Dec. S OF James Young of BERKSHIRE in
the home Of Mrs. Rose Jones at IL
Jordan avenue.
Pittsfeld. Dec. o9.-Ioseph A. Biron
of Willis place was found not guilty in
court today on continued charges of
manslaughtcr and operating an auto
mobile dangerously. The case resulted
from an accident in which John Rice
of Lenox Was fatally injured by Biron's
car.
New London Conn. Dec. 29-Ed-
ward CLAYTON Bangs, 4T. Of II Garfield
avenue. former alderman and stock
clerk at. the Brainerd & Armstrong
silk mill on Union street for many
years. committed suicide at the Wau-
regain Hotel. Norwich. last night by
sending bullet through his brain.
Worry oXcr iIi-h0alib is said IN have
been the cause Of his act. On q bu-