The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
Mr.. 0ren b. SWEET Cannot Be
Found.
Ilis Friends Think Business Anxiety
Has Brousht Abouta Mental Esres n
Deswn-A Man Who saw Him ON sat
urday.

urday.
Oren B. SWEET, whose mysterious ais
appearances was announced Sunday. has
not been heard from and no trace CT him
can be found. His friends believe that
Mr.. SwetSs health has broken down un-
der the cares of btainess and they think
that owing to some mental trouble he Is
wandering Gb5ut In a dazed condition.
They do not thir k that he has committed
suicide and are In hopes that he will be
found in the course OF few days.
Mr.. SWEET Is tbs bockkeeper for the b.
b Barnsworth shoe COMPANY, and Is
also treasurer and director of the PERT
land. Frssport and Brunssick Steamtoat
company. he has devoted considerable
tims TO the affairs of this company since
Its Incorporation last March.
Mr. SWEET went down to the Office OF the
steamboat company on Portland pisr on
Thursday and complained OF not feeling
we'll. He said he did not rest well, re.
marking that THAT COMPOUNDED time
tatle Is continually on my mind" He
said something about going out to his
home until be felt better and then left
the Office and has1not been seen there
since.
| On the same morning he went into the
Office of the b. b. Farnswoith shoe com-
pany ami told Mr.. B. II. Barnswofth
that he was not feeling we'll aud that he
thought hs would go out and see a ply
stefan and would probably be back again
in the course Of the day. He was not
seen after thnt and 1t was supposed that
be was at bis home ia until his father
came m Saturday and inquired whers
LIE was. for be had not been out to his
home as Falmouth Foresids since Thurs
day morning.
MIR. SWEET took hold Of the steamboat
business early IN ne spring and felt con-
| fident that he could mi k success Ct Is.
The affairs Of this company have greatly
wtrfied Mr.. Sx EFT. AS far as can be
learned Ii s esus that Mr.. SWEET is In no
way financially involved either In his ac-
counts at b. b. Farnsworth's or at the
steamboat company's Office.
Cast. Barter, freight agent for the
Harpsweil Steamboat company. stated
yesterday morning that he met Mr.. Swets.
coming down Pearl street near the Gus
tom house, Saturday night. He says that
he did not stop to have any CONVEX .etion,
but simply passed the time of day as be
went by. He did not notice anything
1n.sua' an mr. S"e''s appearance OF
go I,.u.-p !,
No -, -, -. ~ s..,"
and is positive 1t was Mr.. SWEET that he
met.
Capt. Barter was going ND Pearl street.
and Mr. SWEET was coming down The
street. apparently beaded for Portland
pier.
Mrs. SWEET is ON the verge of nervous
prostration ON account of the disappear-
ance of her husband. Sunday she re-
quired The services of a physician and her
condition yesterday was In no ways inn
proved The police have sent out photo-
graphs and dissertations of the missfno
man to all parts of the state and hope to
locate him by this means.
MIR. tSwett's description as given ty the
police is as follows; 80 years old. weighs
i45 pounds light complexion. small
brown moustache. blue eyes. hair slightly
tinged with grey, small grey spot on
right side Of head as large as the end of
a finger, dresssd when last seen in light
brown suit and carried an open-faced
gold watch, and wore a ulain gold ring
on the little finger on his right hand,
sTEAMRoAT COMPANY RE-op,.A
NIzES
mn,
ea " sne 'reepor' oisy
o.Dp-ns He'u hne0"ins yes.
the afra,ra Of the command r,eda rooas-
sary by the disappearance of the treasur-
or, Mr.. Oren b. SWEET, BENJAMIN
\ Thomson was elected treasurer pro TEN,
and the foI,oxv,no co,,,,,,t.a .r,,.,,,.S
"ppo'"'ee
W p'oteoS tue interests Oh the company,
creditors, etc.: Gen. Joshua l.. Cham