Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
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3 Haverhill, Oct. "a - The Rev.
Charles A. Towne. chaplain of jor
How Post, G. A. r., former pastor of
the First Baptist church, and promi-
nent in the Baptist convention as an
executive, dropped dead on Merrimac
street shortly after IL this morning.
He was SO years of age. He was for
merly pastor of the Baptist churches
in Salem and Dover. He had served
as chaplain of Major How Post for
many years. A short time ago the
Rev. and Mrs. Towne celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary. Heart
disease was given as the cause Of
death.
New York, Oct. "a - (AP) - Bud
Fisher, the cartoonist, and the Coun-
tess Adeita de Beaumont will be mar
ried at sea this evening or tomorrow
by Captain Herbert Hartley, of the
LeNathan. They will make an in
definite stay in England and on the
Lawrence, Oct. 24-Funeral SER
vices for Miss Mary A. Mitchell
Civil war nurse, who gained fame by
escorting Abraham Lincoln on a visit
through a field hospital near the bat
tie line during the war, will be held
Monday at the Nevens Memorial
Home, Methuen, where. she died to-
day. Miss Mitchell was SO.
Winchester, Oct. 24-Patrick White
a garageman employed by the Cen
trail Garage Of this town, was badly
beaten and robbed of $50 by two un-
known men this morning in the East
Winchester section of the Middlesex
Fells Reservation. White, who was
driving from work to hts home at 81
Pinckney street, Somerville, stopped
his car near South Border road to
investigate slight engine trouble
While thus engaged he was ap-
preached by two men of stocky build
who offered to assist him. They ap-
preached the car and suddenly
sprang on him, throwing him to the
ground. He was beaten and kicked
almost into Inconsistencies and the
men escaped with the 500.
New Haven, Conn, Oct. 24.-State
police officials were satisfied today
that Simone Rianna, Providence
bootlegger, who died early yesterday
morning as pals sought to have him
admitted to a hospital, was the VIC
tim of hi-jackers. Belief that
Rianna was shot by State Trooper
William Shatzman faded when an
autopsy revealed that steel-jacket-
ed % calibre bullet had pierced his
chest instead of .3S calibre leaden
slug from the gun of the trooper.
Springfield, VT, Oct. 24-The will
of the late Harriet f. Wilson of New
York, former resident of this town,
under which this town was made the
principal beneficiary to $4,000 last
week, will be contested by Mrs
Mabel Hadwen, nieces, and said to
be the sole heirs to the estate, on
grounds of undue influence and in
sanity, Attorney Wade Keyes OF
Reading, who has been retained as
one of the counsel, declared today.
Brockton, Oct. 24.-It was neces-
sary to chop a hole in the roof OF
Axel Kings automobile this noon In
order to- free the driver. king col
lided with truck operated by
Charles Balboni, SO Spring street,
Bridgewater, at East Ashland street
and North Montello streets. Both
machines were demolished. but the
drivers escaped with slight in
jurieS.
Bellows Falls, VT. Oct. c4.-The Rev.
Rodney F. Johonnot D. D., who came
to the pastorate of the Bellows Falls
church eight years ago
from a pastorate of severa, years in
Auburn, Maine. and who tentatively
resigned the local pastorate more than
a year ago, will preach his last sermon
here on Nov. l. He states that he has
no definite plans for the future.
Haverhill, Oct. 24.-(AP)-All of the
locals of the Shoe Workers Protective
Union will hold mass meetings on
Wednesday to decide whether or not to
have a new working agreement with
the Haverhill Shoe Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION beginning Jan. 1 when the
present pact expires. The meetings
begin at $50. A. NJ. and continue until
$50 P. NJ. The meetings are called by
the union district council. It t. OK
pected the union will instruct their
committee 10 confer Wild ltte
facturers' committee on new pact.
Ludlow, VT. Oct. 24-Attorney
Sargent who has been at
home celebrating his 65th birthday in
the first vacation since his appoint
ment to the cabinet, is receiving con-
tonight on the birth Of a
second granddaughter. The child was
born this afternoon to Mrs. Ralph S.
Pearsons, the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Sargent. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearsons have one other child. Doro-
thy Gordon Pearsons.
Denver, Colo, Oct. s4-(AP)-
Failure of attorneys for W. f. D.
Stokes, wealthy New York hotel man,
to prosecute his appeal from iu-
venile court decision awarding his
wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes. the
custody of their two children, caused
the State Supreme Court to strike
the case from the records today. Mrs.
Stokes was awarded custody of the
children. Muriel, 9. and James, IL,
by the Denver Juvenile Court on Feb.
8, 1920.
Hanover. y. IL. Oct. IA gilt OIL
100000 to Dartmouth from Howard
C. Clark of Lynnfield, Mass is an
nounced today. The money is for a
new library and field house which
will provide quarters for the athletic
council, conference rooms for, the
coaching staff, headquarters for the
team and for visiting teams.
Plans for the new building will be
started Immediately.
Concord, n. H., Oct. 24-fAP)-
Loss estimated at $31 1000 was caused
today by a fire which destroyed the
plant of the New England Baking
Company. Concord Plains. a Stif
wind menaced a sccre OF houses