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Show HE DIED PENNILESS. John Dean Beaton, luvento ef th Slot Maoblne, I'aeees away. pMoviiiKHrK, R I , Oct. 83,-John Dean Ilenton, the Inventor of Ihe "drop a olckle In the dot" machine, died in Eost Providence almost penniles. although al-though he had mad a fortune mora than once. He w born In Boston sniLwas 07 years old. In hi youth hewa a skillful jeweler and made a fortune inventing new design. He enlisted In the army, and at ihe clows of th war wa mustered out a crfppla from rheumatism. rheu-matism. Hy reason of this disease h wa unable to return to hi trade of jeweler. Battling In Wilmington, Del., be then began to make model, and tha biggest vessel known lo tha world were built in perfect mtnlature.and th lot scheme to secure 8n for a view of their operation was devised. Ileelde the handsome model of the cruiser of ihe United Mates navy and other war fleet, lienton built model for G.rieral Morgan of Nw York. These latter were of solid silver and gold, and tha price paid for their manufacture wa very large!, horn of those models were shown In F.urnpM, Meiiro and Mouth America. Ileside all these model Benton made on of the famous monitor and gave It to John Kricsson. Kricon later presented lienton with a gold watrb and chain bearing an inscription of hi own nam. Benton for two year rat had been an invalid, being confined to hi bed at hi home In Kst Providence. |