Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-12
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
SAVED FROM SURE DEATH.
Aged Man Found Wandering Aimlessly About
and Is Properly Cared For.

In one of the cells of the police sta
ton. Thursday night was lodger-
an old man whose form was bowed
and whose hair was whitened by the
SHOWS of - winters. One would not
have supposed. by looking at him as
he lay there wrapped in peaceful SUM
ber. that it was only by the Slightest
chance in the world that he was en-
inying the warmth and comfort OF the
station instead of lying out in the snow
and storm and slowly perishlng from
the cold of a January night, but 1t was
even so.
A man driving into the city. Thurs
day evening. from, the neighborhood OF
North Windsor, noticed man wan
darinc aimlessly about in an orchard
near the highway and apparently be-
wildered. Thinking that something
might be wrong the man stopped his
horse. and getting out. approached the
other to offer him assistance. He found
the wanderer to be an old man of over
20 years of age, and who gave his
name as Alvin II. Greedy, saying that
he belonged in the town of Palermo
Knowing that the man would GER
fainly perish unless given. assistance
the owner of the team led him out 10
the road and induced him to get into
the sleigh, and SO brought him to the
city. leaving him at Savage's stable
in charge of the hostler, Benz. FER
nald. Mr.. Fernald took him into the
stable office. so that he might warm
himself. and then accompanied him TO
the station and notified the pollce. city
Marshal Breen was in his office and at
once made arrangements for keeping
the old man all night.
In response to inquiries by the mar
shal the man said his name was, as
above stated. Alvin II. Greedy, and that
he lived with his son in Palermo. He
had started from that town early
Thursday morning. to walk to Angus
IN a distance of nearly 20 miles. and
darkness had overtaken him. He had
trouble with his eyesight. and being
unable to see, had lost his way he
also stated that his home was in MARI
boro. Mass. where he had another
son. After spending the night in the
station he was given breakfast by
the marshal at the Riverside Hotel.
and allowed to go. He was. however.
kept track of, and later in the day he
bought a ticket at the Maine Central
station and took the train for River
side. where he said he had friends.
From. Mr. Fernald it was learned
that Greely was slightly deranged.
being subject to wandering spells, and
it was probably while in one
of these that he started on Il
tramp that brought him to Augusta.
From parties living at Branch Mills il
was learned that he had passed
through that place at about go,
Thursday morning. so that he proba-
blv left home in the night. He was
warmly dressed. and had ON III addi-
tion to his coat. two OVerc0ats. He
carried a bundle in one hand, but ii is
not known what it contained.
BY a strange coincidence Mr.. Fernaid
had an experience with Greedy one
night last spring. Greedy had come
down from Boston on the boat, and
was bound into the country. He got q
ride as far as North Windsor. where
Mr.. Fernald lives, and one rainy night
appeared at the store. He was III the
same helpless condition as on Thurs
day evening. Mr.. F'ernald harnessed
his horse on that occasion and
carried the wanderer to Branch Mills,
where he found lodgings for the night.
with friends. 1t was strange that the
two should meet again, and under such
similar circumstances.