Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06
KNOW HIM 4?
INV ss -
Charles N. Wilson Is
Wanted by His Relatives.
Said to Have Been Formerly
Resident Of Augusta.
Married a Nj. Vera0a Girl aQa Was Here
20-Odd Years Ago.

B1l!l, NC, Juil. o III bdtii iiilc''
tonight says:
City Marshal Merrill received the
following letter this morning, dated at
) School street, Peabody, Mass, Jan.
g. 1906:
My Dear Sir:-I am trying to locate
a Charles NJ Wilson. formerly Of Au-
gusta, Ne. ! learn from distant re-
lative that he worked in your city
some 20 years ago. He is Il man prob
ably about 60 years of age. His trade
is that of a paperhanser, frcscoer. and
decorator. He is said to be an expert
workman who never wanted for a job.
Some So or six years ago he married
4 Hiss Flora Dyer Of Mount Vernon,
Me ! believe she is dead, and that hr
has since married again. From infor-
nation at hand l am inclined to think
his second wife belongs in Bath.
| am making these inquiries FOR Il
son by his first marriage VINO, feeling
the loneliness OF not having SO far as
III. knowledge went. up to two weeks
iaeo, a living relative, is quite anxious
I" fiul I'LL, father If possible. | have
- DcltNr thai liic 1alner
t...:- 10Y dead. This boy, Albert
!. as born Jan. 81. 1872. He
i, Pie. % -. my church here i'll Pea
L..t., ia - lie has lived for some
Vars. j. married and ht; a very pleas
tan; home here.
Any information that you can get
for No. | SHALL greatly appreciate.
Thanking You for your favor,
Very sincerely yours.
CSiSnrU MATTHEW BAILEY.
Pastor, First Baptist church.
=. S.-p,rhtpS L news item i'll your
! local paper would help
Marshall Merrill Immediately started
on q tour Of Investigation among thu
; v ilsnE' Of this city. The directory
gave Two Charles Wilson's but nrithtr's
middle initial WIS M" Nevertheless;
III" i..n.sh;.i set ont and WAS walking
along Vine street when he met ChxrIrS
! l.. Wilson at 81 Russell street ana
! a::k"'i him whether h,. was eyer known
| by the name Of Charles n. Wilson and
| rad once lived in Augusta. Mr.. Wilson
| i.'nii"i III the affirmative. AMI also
/ said ii" Ia! mailitt 4 woman named
/ Flora Dyer ~ whom nc INA 4 son.
I Mar2hal Merrill invited Mr.. Wilson 10
! his office and Il reporter who
happened along az this conversation
/, WIS b. In; lIcld WAS invited Also
At The office, Marshal Merrill read
! Tia, foregoing, letter ami Mr.. Wilson"
surprise 50" great. TN" letter hrouSh.
color 10 MS face ana lie Interrupted tn.
marshal With exclamation during cen
tain PORTIONS If tlc letter attt-tiug it,
. I.
6r,at %! ! the news that Las son liv,i.
Mr. Wilson said that he was married
to Miss Flora Dyer in Bangor and th"y
had ON" son, Albert. When Albert Wa
about I've years old His father and moth
or became "strHngrd ana Airs Wilson
secure Il 4 divorce. She placed I'll" boy i'll
an oiphanaG" in Bangor ana iItcr WIS
iu1rI:ri again Mr.. Wilson loft Bangor
lrnu"diatrlY after til" s'Iaration and
CIin' t. TINS city, Wh'rr h" hts Resided
most of I'll" tim" S.n''.. II" hurried go,
his second wifi" Miss Susan Blake Of Wis
caSSct. and they INV" four rhilt!rru. AZ
thur Percy. carl and Mrs. Winnj" Merry
After leaving Bangor Mr.. Wilson tried
to !ocHtc his first born but WAS Vii -r,t.-
c"ssiul. lir learned that b" WIS IL tn
ornhanaG". but WREN inquiry wIS raadr
! there il WAS found that thr boy hnd long
previously i'"cn taken into Il private fam
! lily and IL" nam" Of this family cpuli
mot be asc"rtairrd. Later, not r"arin%
! from the hoy and knowing that his frs;
! wife had died and that In" ho= did not
/ appear ut that tim" he supposed thar
| In" lad waS dead and gave IN I'll hope
| of ever Sc'lng him again. For - years
! Mr.. Wilson has not seen his first son and
! during thlt time tho hos Has been Id t.
: believe that his father ana mother wcr,.
dead and i" had no living relatives.
| Two weeks ago Il" learned from dis
tart relatives in Lowell that Ills father
! aud II, h,I h, Il 1iI+tl N M I,,f