Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-30


be found, and complaint was made tt
the police and Officer Dearborn
searched around the depots but coult
find no trace of him. He left ligh,
summer coat, which bore the trade
mark Of a Lewiston store, and pail
of gloves and q handkerchief were in
the pockets 1t was n black handker-
chief with the letter "R" woven in one
corner with white thread.
Mr.. Winter Mayors, who served more
years on the Bath fire department than
any other person in the city. died
Wednesday night, from a complication
of diseases. at the age of " years. Mr.
Mayors was a native Of Dresden. his
father being one of the first settlers in
that town. When o young man he
| came to Bath and learned the house
| carpenter trade. He took very active
| interest in the fire department. and
/ in his early manhood he became a
member Of the Deluge hand engine his
I last service as a fireman having been
On the steamer City Of Bath. For 80
years he was in the fire department
and his fellow firemen recall many of
! his daring feats Of heroiam. 1t is re-
lated OF him that he could stand more
: smoke than any other five men in the
I city. a greater part of his 50 years
service was as fireman. Flags are at
, half-mast. today. .on the engine house
| flagstaff He leaves Il widow and
/ three children. Mr. George Mayors,
Mrs. Fremont Farnham and Miss
Mabel Mayors. The funeral viii be
held Friday at l.30 T. NJ.
\ terrible accident occurred in North
i Windham, Tuesday forenoon At 8
clock. MIR. Caleb Morton has for some
Il inc lived alone. Opposite Mr.. Nor
IONS home live Mis-. and Miss Pride.
Not seeing him as usual. Tuesday. they
cent little Anna Speirs over To see If
ne was al right. The child opened the
door Of his house and stepped in. The
sigh: that met her eyes for a moment
l.orrifed her So she could not speak.
There, lying in the middle Of the floor.
lay Mr. Morton in a mass Of flames She
.an to the door and screamed, and with
The hoio Of Miss Pride. aroused some Of
me reichbors. MIR. VIM. Cram arrived.
and at once proceeded to eXtinguish
The fire. and soon succeeded. But Mir.
Norton was in Il horrible condition.
ne abdoman, chest and lower part of
The back being badly burned. DR.. Jor-
an was on the scene in a few minutes.
and took measures to relieve him of his
guffering by the use of morphine, but
Ae injuries were so severe that he died
It about ! =. NJ. He was about %
Years old. tie leaves no children. but
ias two or three brothers.
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