Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

While running down Franklin street,
Portland, Wednesday evening. after
playing baseball Frederick B. c. Re-
lahan, aged IS, stopped suddenly, stag
gered into a doorway and fell dead.
Heart failure was the cause.
After having undergone almost un-
endurable suffering for nearly three
weeks, Mrs Julia Buzzell. wife of
Harry Ruzzell of 50 Carnage avenue,
Auburn, died Tuesday night at a Lew
ston hospital, from burns received
March from q lamp
The Grand Trunk Railway Wednes
lay at Montreal decided that when the
cut rates on the transportation of
Canadian grain from Buffalo to New
York or Boston are put into effect on
May 1 by the American railroads an
equally low rate will go into effect on
the Grand Trunk so that rail and wa
ter rate on Canadian to Montreal will
De as low as by American route.
Without regaining consciousness.
Fred G. Boss of Lewiston died at ST.
Mary's hospital. Lewiston, about
O'clock Tuesday evening. Boss was
found on Garcelon field by Bates
College student Tuesday morning. Boss
was removed to the police station and
later to the hospital. 1t is supposed
tnat he fell in q lit or else the man
suffered a shock.
Fred z. Bennett died Saturday at his
home on the Easton road. Mr.. Bennett
was 2 son of John Bennett and tlac
ate Mariila Hayden Bennett. The ia
Their survives; also DR.. Freeman E.
Bennett. a brother and three sisters,
Mrs. E. +. Gould of Fort Fairfield.
Mrs. X. Fl. Sprague and Rose, the
youngest sister: also a widow. two
children, a son. aged about five years,
ard a daughter aged Is months.
The barking Of a dog shortly after mid
night Tuesday morning aroused from deep
slumber Mrs. John Neal and her five chill
dren at Mercer to find their home in
flames and the fire IAaking rapid head
way Hastily dressing. they, with the
assistance of neishbors. managed to save
a few kitchen articles and the poorer
furniture, but the balance of the furnish
ings, together with the house and wood
shed, We're destroyed. A barn some dis
lance from the house was saved. A small
insurance was carried.
A court of inquiry called by orders is
sued by Capt F. S. Won Boskirk of the
revenue cutter Woodbury. began sessions
at Portland Wednesday to investigate the
allegations that certain members of the
cutters crew had misconducted them
selves while on board the burning steam
er Manhattan. The court is composed OF
| list Lieut.. Henry Ulke, I'd Lieut.. of Enei-
neers A. F. Patterson and I'd Lieut.. p. II
| Harrison. During the day about 80 civil
| ian witnesses We're examined and the
court will continue Thursday
The farm buildings owned by Albion
| Bacon and family in the Mayberry
| neighEornood near Newhall in Wind
| ham We're burned before midnight
| Tuesday, II cows, a heifcr and fine
| span of horses feing lost. Mrs Bacon
was awakened axe Ut II O'Clock by noise
i in the barn. and awakened her hus-
| band. AS he opened the barn door the
smoke burst into his face. He succeed
| ed in taking out one COW. but the fire
| spread so rapidly that he was obliged
to leave the building without taking out
| more stock.
| Edward Mckay, aged IS, was arrest
| ed Wednesday at Portland on a charge
| of larceny of hack and pair of horses
owned by Samuel Seeley several days
ago. He admitted to the police his
guilt. John Martin, aged II, was ar
rested later on a similar charge and he
too. confessed They stole this hack
at it's stand near the Falmouth hotel
drove the horses to the point of eT-
| aaustion. demolished the vehicle an6
turned the horses loose in South Port
land They will be arraigned also on {
charge Of cruelty TO animals In cGurl