Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DR.. ]. Ranlett Smith. a well-known
physician Of Gloucester. Mass, died FIJI
day night. at his residence on Mason
street. after an illness of some years. He
WAS ia his 18th year.
jeremiah Mcdonald &c years of aga
was instantly killed. Saturday. by a fall
ing stone at Trasdell & Fusrey's quarry
at West Stockbridge, Mass The stone
weighed more than two tons and the body
was badly crushed.
Z. :. Gardner. turfman and breeder.
died at his home, AVondale, near Nash
vile. Tenn. Saturday night Mr. Gardner
was proprietor OF the Avondale stud and
was widely known to turflnen Throughout
the nited States. MIR Gardner was )
years old ana man of large wealth.
The Josiah Morris Bank of Montgon-
cry. Ala. one of the oldest private bank
ing institutions in Alabama. failed 70
open its doors for business. saturday. The
capital stock Of the bank is slD.est The
assets ANA liabilities are not yet known
The body OF Elias Northrup. aged y
years. was found on the ice at Bog pond
at Wiskford, r. l.. Saturday, and the alb
SenCe of any mark TO determine the cause
OF death makes it seem certain that he
dropped dead while crossing on the ice.
Friday. He belonged in the village Of La
fayctte
The funeral Of Private Charles c. Cook
late Of Co {. 18th L. S inf, who was
killed a year ago in the Philippines. took
place. Sunday. in the First Consrega-
tional church a Bradford, Mass. IN
local company OF the provisional stat
militia and Go. f. Sth Reg, ~ \. NJ
were present. The services were car
Quoted by Rev. j. NJ. RemiCA. assisted BY
Rev. L. w. Thompson
The residence q George Fleming at
Watertowp Fla. was destroyed by ME,
Saturday riEnt Two children, aged and
% b rs~.4FN
X. ..a Crawford. sister of Mrs. Fleming
..nt niece Of DR.. John L. Crawford. seq
rotary Of state, was also dangerousn
burned. 1t is generally believed that the
family had been chlOroformed ana tns
house fired by incendiaries after ropDefs
had been committed.
one thousand dollars, broken jaw ana
seven weeks i'm the hospital is Nhat ans ans
Elizabeth Harrison Of ID West ~.
street. New York, says one tooth mas eu g.,
her, besides iuCapacitating her as an az az
list, so she has brought suit against ",
Charles l.. Starbuck. dentist. for slOne u
the supreme court. Miss Harrison mao \ =
liberated tooth ana on May nad II
Starbuck extract il NJ her home. II M
ing ii the dentist. she alleges shias'
Ter JAW bone.
Fire broke out at 10 P. NJ. satuSa,s.
in lac three-Story wooden buildings ~
ated at %. 90 pa and 273 Union SUIT
Lynn. The stores We're occupied N
NJ. Folsom. grocer; Alderman MaitnsS
Mccain. cigars ana tobacco. ana - -
Moore q Co. furniture. Above inc s' Hi
of Folsom ANA Mccain, Miss Lou '. rass
som conducted Il lodging house. III
about $500: insured. Mrs. Belle Raii ns,e1
a uressmaker. was rescued by hle ,ss
Just as she was about TO jump lioH
roof
A few weeks ago. Irving Lincoln .o nh
Miss SeaVerns. well-knoWn young pe;ss5
of North Scituate. Mass, were ihaiig
and day or two ago some OF the !o rs.
people of the village undertook 10 ssbt
made them In the middle oil the le m
some of the serenaders gained aeesi,ar
the house. ii is said, through me lid lied
MIR Lincoln hastily dressed ana III, He
into his untimely guests Win et fred
quickly duwned several OF the psi lam in
others out bodily and scattered '"'
all directions in quick time I'm.
Bearing no malice, holding no si'ofss
John A. Beacher, 10 years ol "s shot his
Dwight street, Boston. Saturua!' William
friend and fellow workman, when
Grant of Yeoman street. KeNe,e Ipaarher
placed under arrest ut Statloh = taking
attempted 10 commit suicide .! o, from
morphine pills. He was pre'etLaaeu rarppt
carrying out his attempt py tne Ne civ
action of the police. Grant Is as ~ cash
hospital suffering from super M hIIllet
in the cheek, through which His con-
from Beacher'S revolver pdsseu. The
,lition is not considered dangeL.o. If an
act is believed to have been ina
insane person.