The Portland daily press., 1892-06-13
SAD AND SINGULAR.
Particulars of the Death of Benjamin NJ.
Glines, of Fryeburg.
LGeorgetown (Nass.l Advocate, june Al

Georgetown (DGass.) Advocate, June Al
Benjamin NJ. Glines, the drover and
cattle trader, well known through Essex
county and around Brighton, who was
found dead with his horse, and with the
wagon bottom side up, in Stevens's pond,
Bedford, Sunday evening, May 2Sth, was
seen by a party on the road only short
time before. The road runs closely by
the pond, and small by-way leads off,
through which travellers can drive their
horses to water. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that Mr.. Glines attempted to water
his horse, as the animals head was
checked up when found, and Mr.. Glines
held whip in his hand. The wagon
tracks would indicate that the horse
took fright at something and bolted into
the water so suddenly that neither could
save himself, the pond being about 20
feet deep at the place, sixty feet from
the shore.
Death was without doubt accidental,
as several hundred dollars were found in
Mr.. Glines's clothes and his watch stop
ped at 40, which was not long after he
was seen on the road. By Z O'Clock the
citizens had recovered the bodies of both
man and beast. The deceased was a
brother of the late Eli G. Glines, of North
DCtCIlys dlll Ill GlyOUulS, 4hCss
to which place he was journeying. He
left the house of Jacob fB. Stevens, of
Peabody, Sunday, and Mr.. Stevens was
notified of his death late Sunday night.
He, with Andrew ]. Hayes, another life
long friend of the deceased, visited the
scene of the accident on Monday. Mr..
Glines was about IS years of age and
leaves a widow and five daughters.
The discovery of hat and two coats
by Daniel W. Conant floating on the
pond, and little later pair of mems
boots by Frank Ballou, caused an investi-
cation to be made, and NJ. r. Ballou,
taking his boat and Mr.. Magoun's, and
the neigbhors were called upon to assist
in graphing for the body should there
be one in the water. In short time
they dragged to the shore horse and
light wagon, and later on Henry Perley
brought to the surface the body of Mr..
Glines.
The most reasonable theory of the
fatality is that the horse either took
fright at something on the road or had a
fit and bolted into the pond. There is
water deepens very gradually. 1t has a
very nice pebbly beach and is capital
place to water horses and cattle. Mr..
Glines had the whip in his hand, the
horse was checked up and the dasher of
the wagon broken. 1t is said that the
horse was bolter. The deceased has
been known in this section of the country
for forty years as a temperate, honora-
BILE and levelheaded man. The body
was sent east Tuesday.
A friend in whom we place the great
est confidence, writes in regard to Mr..
Glines:
That after an acquaintance of forty years, and
having I mess relations amounting to many
thOusar OF dollars that he was perfect gem
tleman In every respect, courteous, refined and
clean in habits and speech. He never used
liquor, tobacco or profanity and was never
known to speak Ill of any one. He was very
entertaining companion and kind hearted to the
sick or distressed: In business he was very
energetic, industrious and fair. He had been
away from home five weeks and expected to re-
turn the next day. His calling took him from
home three-quarters of the time yet he loved
home and family dearly and longed to finish a
trip, for a season with his wife and children.
His tragic death caused a terrible shock to the
agricultural people with whom he dealt and
was fayorably known, over large area of
country.