Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-16
A DOUBLE ELOPEMENT.
The City of Concord Excited over the
Big Scandal-Two Married Couple DE.
sert Their Families and Go West To-
gcther.

CONCORD, n. H.. Aug. IA.
This city is just now excited over a rare
bit of scandal occasioned ey double elope-
ment. The parties concerned are we'll
known residents, and the circumstances are
of an especially interesting character. At
the South End of the city, on Turnpike St.
there have for several years resided in neat
and attractive cottages, two brothers. Hiram
t. and Alpheus NJ. Dickermsn. The former
is painter at the Northern railroad shops,
and the latter is the engineer at the extensive
manufsctory of Holt Brothers. Among their
nearest neighbors were George W. Blake a
freight conductor on the Concord railroad,
and George l.. Msxam. a well known livery
stable keeper, both married men,
Last Thursday noon the wives of the Dick
erman brothers left their homes ostenslhlv
to visit the mother of Mrs. Alpheus NJ, at
Loudon. Shortly after their departure
Blake took horse car and went TO Penacook
where be hired team and drove to Loudon,
and taking both women in returned to Pena-
cook, and was there joined by Maxsm, and
they ali took the night express for California.
Their departure had doubtless been
planned for some time. Blake several
week. ago stated that he intended to spend
his vacation in California. and he expected
the trip would cost him $500. 1t is known
that he took with him about that sum, while
Mrs. Hiram T. Dickman had with her about
5000 Maxam has been engaged in the livery
business here for several years, and was
called a hard-workng and frugal man. 1t
is now learned that during the past three
weeks he has been disposing OF his stock at a
price much less than lis value and he had
when he lett town not far from $1,000
Maxam leaves wife and young son, an >
Dlalrx k,,e NJ. II
Dickerman leaves behind her, besides her
husband, a girl of eight years, and Mrs.
Alpheus NJ. Dickermen, three little girls,
aged TO- and wears.
The Dickermen brothers are gentlemen of
respectability and character and are nearly
crazed by the desertion of their wives The
wife OF Hiram T., it is said, has been en-
gagged in several little wrongdoings in the
past, each time being forgiven by her hus-
band. Alpheus NJ. and his wife have lived
happily together for more than eleven years
until within the past six months, when he
discovered that she was in Maxam's compa-
ny more than was proper, and demonstrated
with her. The afternoon she left, however,
she visited him at his shop and kissed him an
atiectionate good bye, telling him that she
would return all right and asking him to
look carefully after the children.
Inc wives or Maxam ana Blake are estl-
mable ladies and remain at their homes
The two Mrs Dickerman who have eloped,
are women about 30 wears of age, of fine
build handsome features and lively DISPOSE
ton Each has always seemed to be of
very much attached to her home, and their
departure is matter of surprise to al, their
neighbors From what can be learned there
is no doubt as to their destination being CAL
itornia and that they don't intend 10 return
1t Is probable that suits for divorce will bn
brought by all the parties at the coming term
of the Supreme Court.