Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-28
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Ar,c. left hin boarding placs WEDNESDAY
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49, engaged 10 b. married 10 Miss Hattie
Ellis. and the event was 10 take p'a.s
n.xs week. lie boarded with the h'ii's
ia niiy.
"a. Isfe his home about S:4S O'CLOCK
"Wednesday evening, and his present wherc
.i,on,s. dead or alive. is what an anxious
v,nny girl desires to know at this Tune
whsn he left he said he WAS going TO col
,set a hill of Miss Fidella Randall, VINO
rs.si,,es, +. short distance from DR. Ames
-ss;aa,e. which WAS at the home Of Miss
Ellis. ~ r,,,
FINALLY. aboa e:sl o'clock, Miss Ellis
,.csue u,ea,r. snd she and her father
,rsp, in search of the missing doctor. He
~ss now here TO be found An inquiry al
Miss Ran,isli's revealed the fact be had
h.sn there bat Is minutes and had col
lected about ~.
the Young girl who promised to b nus
bride became uneasy, aud search Tor the
missing physician WAS Instituted, ous W
M avail. and then the thought flashed
unon the young girls mind that the doc
tor was foully dealt with, owing to the
fact that be had about $500 upon MS
person.
Since then facts have made 1t apparent
thar sucb is not the case, but that the
Doctor has unceremoniously disappeared,
and may not put in an appearance very
soon, although his marriage Is announced
to take place next Tnuisdsy. -,
The bride mas her wedding trousseau all
prepared. Ia fact, every possible prepsra
ton was made for the event The nofist
was ordered to decorate the parlors, ana
Rev. Mr.. Ellsworth was engaged TO make
the couple man and wife. Judge Mardeh
of Stough,on WAS requested to act as pese
msu, and accepted the trust, but his serV-
ices will not be required at present.
The wedding presents were numerous
and costly, and TIE arrangements Tor Tue
marriage Of Miss Ellis to the doctor were
50 far arranged that tickets to New YORK
we're purchased for the honeymoon. The
trunks were all prepared, and every posi-
BILE arrangement was made for the veal
ding.
But il has ended in disappointment,
although the broken-hearted young girl
still tries TO believe that the doctor will
remain faithful to his promises.
Miss Ellis is the daughter of Stephen
Ellis. a veteran conductor on the Old
Colony railroad
Owed bills
About Is months ago DR.. Ames came TO
this place from Whitman and secured
apartments at the Ellis homestead. lie
opened an office and had a lucrative prac-
tice. Dr. Ames became great favorife IN
the place and entered into society. His ac-
ouaintance with Miss Ellis ripened into
love, aud then followed an engagement.
He made a great impression about the
town, but it lacked the STAYING qualities,
and the result is there are some creditors
here who would like to see him.
The last seen of the doctor was when he
was walking in the direction of Braintree,
and later he was seen in the Old Colony
depot 1t is said he took an early morning
train for New York. He did not take any
of his personal effects.
DIR. Ames was educated in Philadelphia
college and rracticed from homeopathic
standpoint. He has mother visiting In
Brockton, and also sister, who Is mar
ried TO a prominent dentist there. HIS
mother gave him. 50 Miss Ellis says, $50,
with which to buy II wedding present.
The moth and sister refused to be pres
ent at the wedding.
How the Eng asement Came About
The principal reason why the doctor
made such an impression on the Ellis
family was the fact of saving the life of
Miss Jennie Ellis. She had severe
stomach trouble, and all efforts to cure
her were unavailing, it being necessary TO
feed her with tube. She is now all well,
and to the doctor she owes her existence.
DIR. Ames has a career In Stoughton
which is interesting He went there about
four years ago. and was for two years as
sistant with DR. Faxou, having an Office
in Monks block and boarding at the Parker
House.
At the time Of his leaving town he was
reputed to be in financial difficulties, and
is known to have owed quite a bill at the
hotel for board, for which the proprietor
sued him and attached his office furniture,
finally recovering about 30 cents on a
dollar, although the attachment did not
hold, rs the furniture was never paid for.
Friends Of the doctor and he seems to
have many left in StouGhton, claim that
the death Of his wife. who was Lydia
Leonard OF Canton, and whose long sick
ness with consumption had sadly depleted
his funds, may have been the first cause
of his financial difficulties.
The doctor was also II backing manu-
facturer, and Mrs. Ellis was ready to adj
yunce x.pDO IN start hiu in the buaiupss