The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-02
A Fatal Thanksgiving Day Acct
dent.
Startling Runaway Ex-
perience.
Portland Water Co. To Erect
New Buildings i'm Spring.

The dead body Of MIR. John Berry OF
Madison Falls, south WiEdhaEl, was
found lying head first In an unused well
about two feet square and about six feet
deep. about eleven O'clock yesterday fore
noon. THE we'll Is located on the property
formerly owned and occupied by Mt.
Nathaniel winslow on Brown street.
Berry, with his wife and child came from
South Windham for the purpose Of visit
ing relatives and spending Thanksgiving
with them. During the day Mr.. Berry
left the house and started. as his wife and
others In the house supposed. on little
trip q ound the city, visiting his ralA-
tives. Evening came and Mr.. Berry did
not return to his wife and family. and
later at night O search was made but
they were unable to locate the missing
man. Yesterday morning as Berry had
not returned to the house of MIR. Charles
Deloourt, brother In law. another
searching party was started out. About
eleven o'clock In the forenoon Mr.. Joseph
Harvey, . brother-in-law Of the unfortu-
nate man, in coming through the yard
and nearby al old we'll which has been
partially filled up with rubbish, dis
covered that stuff lying about had been
disturbed. Looking In he found Berry
lying head tirst In the mud and water
He was taken from the we'll but was not
alive. 1t is believed that Berry must have
fallen into the we'll lsts Thursday night
on his r, turn home. He with others had
tesn drinsIng quite heavily during the
day and IL 10 believed that in coming
through the yard he stumbled and fell
headlong into the we'll the top Of which
was poorly protected. Coroner Nc
Donough of Portland was summoned but
decided that death was due to accident.
STAATLINa RUNAWAY.
Mr. John Rioux and his son, Nowsll
Rioux. figured in an exciting runaway
Thursday morning and fortunately for
them. 1t seems thai: they were jiss
starting out from their home on Spring
street to go on drive. Mr.. Rioux and
his son stood at the horses head when
suddenly the no; 50 gave forward lurch
nearly throwing the men. They each
grabbed for portion Of the harness and
held onto the horse. but the animal per-
sisted in running and dragging the men
along with him. MIR. Rioux and son held
onto the harness until they reached the
Portland and Rochester railroad tracks
and then released their hold. The horse
KEEP. on In a mad run and rounded the
corner Of Spring and continued along
Main street, and still further on until he
reached South Windham, where he ran
into the dooiyard OF house formerly &C.
cupied by Mr. Rioux. MIR. Rioux and his
otherwise injured.
MIR. (. j. Haskell Of the Haskell silk
company, denies that his concern has
purchased the Cyrus King property.
Mis- Lillian Roberts. who has been the
CUES. of her grandparents, MIR. and Mrs,
Robert MoCluskey. Park street. the past
six weeks, left yesterday for her home in
Mechanicsville, N. Y.
Three cases Of scarlet fever have been
reported to the board of health from Gar
field street.
Ex-Mayor A. A. Cordwell received
Thursday by express, a package contain
ing moose head. 1t Is believed to be
the head of a moose mouted by MIR. Cord
well this fall while bunting The moose
got away and In spite Of the diligent
search instituted could rot be- found. 1t
10 probable that the moose was found by
a guide and the head taken and shipped
20 Mr.. Cordwell.
Mr.. Leon Guptili has returned fro