Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-29

to be a German traNler which left
Tarbert. on the west coast OF Scotland,
Thursday, is reported wrecked off the
island of Islay. one of the larger is
lands OF the inner Eebrides. Thirteen
members of the crew are believed to
have been lost. only one having been
saved.
London, Dec. 27.-(By A. P.)-Extra-
ordinary gales and heavy Iains. caus-
ing OVERLOOKING rivers. landslides and
minor land and sea disasters, are pre-
vaiiing over all parts of the United
Kingdom. Fortunately there has been
only a slight loss of life, but coast
navigation is extremely difficult and
dangerous and any sort of outdoor life
or sport has been made impossible.
/ Washington Dec. 27.-The foreign
mission board OF the Seventh Day Adj
ventist denomination announced here
today that 139 missionaries will be
sent to foreign lands by the church
during 1925. More than 100000 will
be spent in mission enterprises during
the IL months.
I Belfast, Dec. 27.-The streets of Lon
donderry! Ireland's only walled city,
are under water today in consequence
of the torrential Christmas rains. The
food is Seaid to be the worst in the
city's history. The people are going
about the streets in jaunting cars and
launches.
East Rochester. N. H., Dec. 27.-Fol-
lowing the disappearance of Lucien
Boggs, proprietor Of the Rindgemere
garage, his father-in-law, Warren G.
Jones. has entered suit against. Boggs
for $500 which he claims is the amount
due him for board fol. Boggs and his
family at the Jones home.
Pennington. N. H., Dec. 27-Busi-
ness places were closed this afternoon
during the funeral of James w. Locke,
&C, horse fancicr Who died in the Gen.
S., II. Gale Hospital, Haverhill,. Mass,
from cancer. Services were conducted
at the home by the Rev. George w.
Clark. pastor of the Congregational
church. He was horn in harrington
and came to Pennington when is.
Nashua. N. H., Dec. 27.-Marriage
intentions filed by the Rcv. Norris T.
Woodbury. G.a Miss Hattie w. Dairy,
daughter of the Rev. A. n. Dairy, re-
veal a romance. The Rev. MIR. Wood
bury married Miss Dary's older sister,
Emma, more than six years ago, and
the couple went to Myetkina, Burma,
as missionaries.
Manchester n. IL, Dec. 27-Accord-
ing to the finance committee of the
school board, the cost of operating the
school system in 1925 will be 81 per
cent. more than in 1924. The sum TO
be asked for is SS1S.52S.50. Attendance
at the schools has increased per cent.
1t was claimed, and new teachers will
be needed.
Youngstown, O., Dec. 27-The out
look for 1925 is favorable for the stea-
business, as well as for other lines of
industry, in the opinion of James A.
Campbell president of the Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube Co., expressed in
New Years forecast here today.
Toxic. Dec % (By A. PIT is
estimated that so persons were killed
and 800 injured when a dynamite
cargo exploded in the harbor. of
Otaru, Hokkaido island, northeastern
Japan yesterday. The explosion oc-
CURED while COO cases of dyna mite
were being transferred from a light
ouc NGsSSSl WAS NdIlagCu,
several small boats sunk and the
water front was wrecked.
Springfield, VT, Dec. 27-A large
touring CT and nearly 600 quarts of
Canadian ale We're captured by off,
GERS here after q battle with rum
runners in the streets of this town
tonight in which the police fired on
the fleeing car.
Pennington, N. IT., Dec. 27-Two
firemen were overcome by smoke and
Harold Varney of the firm of Cook
Varney. sole manufacturers, narrow
ly escaped suffocation rescuing the
payroll and Office records when fire
of an undetermined origin swept
through the four story block owned
by/George J. Pelleticr on North Main
street today, causing damage esti-
mated at $4,000. Three floors of the
block were occupied by Pelletiers
furniture store and storerooms and
the top floor by the Cook-Varney
Shoe Company.