The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-22
SEARCHING FOR LOST SON.
M. ", Messer of Windsor Wants to Hear
from Il. W. Messer Of Boston.

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Boston, Oct 2f.-Myron w. AIesser
lof Windsor, VT, joined in the search
yesterday for his missing son, Harry w.
Aesser, the popular railroad man. whose
mysterious departure before dawn from
the New England House, and prolonged
labsence without tidings. has caused anx-
liety to his friends.
Messer's friends. who left him after
the last big closing ball game ON the Bos-
ton American grounds, SATURDAY, Octo-
Der 5, are agreed that be had no great
amount Of money at that time He
Iroomed at ~ Gainsboro street with Eli
liner NJ Dunn, who is employed in the
pennsylvania railroad ticket office on
Washington street. Though receiving
his mail there, Messef had been passing
much of his time down town at Young's
and recently at the New England House.
Harry Messer was born and reared IN
Stoneham, his father, AIyron w. Messer.
formerly of the old shoe manufacturing
| firm of Hill & Messer Is now foreman
of the shoe shops in the Vermont State
lprison at Windsor, to which he removed
| with his wife some four years ago. Hair
lry Messer has been a railway man from
Nht AAAol HtAil y III DUnftftrc lie, NtUiNr
ming in the local freight department Of
the old Fitchburg road, from which he
graduated about a dozen years ago to
the Pennsylvania service. He was mar
ried at Stoneham to Zetta Moody, daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Moody Of
that town, nearly five years ago. After
one year Of married life in Quincy the
young wife died with the birth Of their
child. Since then Harry Messer has
been knocking around as travelling
man and solicitor in the freight depart
ment Of the Pennsylvania railroad, his
particular route taking him frequently
TO Concord, N HI, and northern New
England.
After the ball game on October s Mes
ser came down town with a party OF
friends and was at Young's Hotel in the
ealy evening, He was in good spirits
over the victory Of the Bostons. lie
went with friend to the New England
House late that Saturday night and was
given roo as usual, though he did not
register He passed Sunday night about
the house, mainly in his own room and
went to bed at 1890. Just before day
light on Monday he made his appear
ance and announced that he was going
out, He left the hotel and has not since
been seen by any Of his associates. The
locality in the neighborhood Of the hotel
Is lincanny at that time Of the morning;
but no one has reported an assault or
Messer is a man Of IS years OF age, |
about 5 feet 10 or II inches tall, rather |
spare in build, would weigh about 145 |
70 $50 pounds His complexion is Of the |
blonde type; hair sandy, with |
light and rather thin mustache which |
he was in the habit Of wearing with the |
ends twisted upmard. He had an abrupt /
style Of speaking, which gave the i'm
preston Of some impeachment in his |
speech although he did not stammer, but
he had habit Of talking through the
side Of his mouth. His customary dress /
was dark business sack suit with a
square cornered short coat The police /
had information yesterday that Messer
had said prior 70 his disappearance that /
10 would 20 and jump off the docks; bat /
this was not the testimony Of the hotel |
people or Of his friends. He was well /
supplied with railroad passes.