Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

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The Dayton balloon carrying Pr
lot Warren Rasor and son, which
started from Dayton, o., in distance
contest, Monday afternoon, came down,
Monday night, on farm near Upper
Sandusky, having travelled 1oj miles.
Rasor wins the cup. as the next best
distance was S. miles
The City Iron Foundry. Merrimac
street, Lawrence. Mass, owned by John
j., Michael and Daniel Regain, was gut
etd by fire, Tuesday night, the estimated
damage being $4,000. partially covered
by insurance The fire was started by
the bottom dropping out of the furnace
in which iron was being melted. and the
molten metal flew in all directions. John
and Daniel Regan were at work close by
and it was feared at one time that the
latter was in tho ruins. but he escaped
One of his hands was scorched
Word has been received at Rutland,
VT, of the sudden death OF NJ. II,
Elkin, former assistant chief engi-
neer of the Rutland Railroad. Mr.. FL
kin died, Sunday, at Hazelton, Penn.
The funeral was held, Wednesday, AT
Cornell. n Y, where he lived for
child survive. After leaving the EN-
ploy Of the Rutland Railroad, in 1905,
Mr. Elkin went to Auburn. n. Y,
Where he continued in the employ OF
the New York Central Railroad and
later went to bethlehem. Penn, where
he acted as a division engineer for the
Lehigh Valley Road until the time of
his death.
After learning of the death of her
husband at a hospital Mrs. Rose
dreen, 20 years old, tried to commit
SUICIDE, Tuesday. with gas in the
pa'hroom at her home. 10 Revere
street west end, Boston. Louis Sacks.
hef brother, forced the door, turned
oA the gas and. with the assistance
o. heighoors. revived her. Morris
Green her husband, two weeks ago,
ahoerwent an operation and was re.
ported doing well. He was expected
nome, Tuesday, but instead Mrs.
Green received a message announcing
! his death.
1sadore Nedeau of SD street. vas
| found dead in the Boston g. Maine
| Railroad yard near Nashua Union sta.
| ton, al Nashua, n. H., Tuesday eve
| ming. Medical Examiner Herbert l..
| Smith reports that his skull was frae.
| tured and that there was deep cash
| in his forehead. it is believed he was
| struck by n shifter locomotive A tick
| ct in his pocket to Tyngsboro Mass.
| led 10 inquiries which disclosed Mr.
| Nadeau's identity. He was on his way
| to take the o'clock train for Tyngs-
boro, where he had JOB to work at
| his trade of carpenter for Acfhile Pei
| leicr of that town. \ widow and chill
dren survive.
| James Morgan. better known as
Shake" an escaped prisoner from the
| STAFFORD county House of Correction,
where he has served many terms. was
| captured Mt Dover, N H.. Monday eve
| ming. by Special Policeman Joseph
| Norsff, but he did not stay captured
| long. While being taken back To the
county farm. Tuesday afternoon, by
| Ebeh Hayes, farm official. who came
| to Dover for load of grain. Morgan
shook his keeper by leaping from the
| wagon on Sixth street and made good
| his escape. although manacled with
pair of county handouts. Eben
| jumped down and followed, but Shake
| climbed a fence and got away over
| the fields in the edge of the city. The
| police were notified and a search was
begun. Shake has a long police court
| record He has been sent up for
drunkenness more than a score OF
| times and has made many escapes.
Benjamin f. Martin, for nearly IA
years postmaster of Marbehead Mass,
died at his home, 100 Elm street, Tues
day, aged GO years. Mr.. Martin. was born
| In Marblehead July .. lsi2 lie learned
| the shoemaker's trade and then took UP
| farming. and for many years carried on
| a farm and a milk business. lie was
| first appointed postmaster by President
| Mckinley In 1898, and reappointed at the
expiration of his terms in 1902. 1906 ana
| 1910. At the outbreak of the Civil war
| Mr. Martin enlisted in Co. G, list Mass
| II. A., and was commissioned second lieu
| tenant He later enlisted In Co. A, attn
| Mass H. A, and served until the close
of the war, being promoted TO first leu
| tenant. He was past commander OF John
| Goodwin, Jr., Post. G. A. R.; president
| of Co. G., fst Massachusetts Regiment
| Heavy Artillery Association member or
| Phlanthropic Lodge, A. F. ana M
and the Republican Club. He was the
| father of 10 children, 10 Of whom are Nv
! ing, nine sons, Benjamin F., Jr, Joseph
j. Hooper. George Henry L., Lawrence
t., Robert B.. Stephen c. and Knott II
| Martin, and one daughter, Mrs. Clinton|
| Foss HE wife died about a year ago.