Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-29
Florence Dyer Gone From
Home In Portland,
Believed to Have E|oped With
Insurance Man.
Parents Objected to the Match.
Objection 0ver.ruled.

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William NJ. Dyer of Monroe place az
| much disturbed over the disappearance
of their 1S-year-old daughter Florcnc
who they have grave reason to suspec
! has run away with John F. Bowen. al
| insurance agent for the National Casu
FATTY Insurance Co. Bowen is upward o
4h year old and ha% hc"n living 1T tn
! Dyer home for tuo weeks. He h;;: pai,
| Il great deal of attention 90 Miss Flor
once Dyer, and, when cautioned by Mr.
Dyer t" have nothing more to &ay t.
the girl, he is alleged to have declare,
that he would marry her. despite tn.
| objections of her family. Bow en- wa:
at worl, Saturday and Miss DYER We.
with her sister up to 5 o'clock Stturda,
afternoon but .lllCc that time no trac,
| OF either of them I'M; been @ncii. Til
police have been n"tltied. blt up {.
noon no trace of the nliJ3lng C4upl. hat
been found.
Anothef lnan working iii IL" ir;;,r
ance busiiee.; mere l. ALLEGED to hay.
gone with the chopin; couple
A menlbar%oi Tho liver family told ia.
er:
"Mr. Bowen came to The house tWc
| weeIs ago and has had !; room there
He is about 40 years old ana has work
cd for the National Casualty Go. at n
Exchange street. From til" first day h
came to the house he and I'loc&in seem
cd to take to each other and we Wer.
naturally much disturbed over tn
matter. Flossie went to a number OF
places with Mr.. Bowen. but finally
Flossie was warned to- have nothing t.
10 with him and WIS not allowed t,
speak TO him in the house I am sure
however, that she used to meet hin
oltsitie the hou;;e and So to places will
| him.
Things came to Il climax Saturtla !
neon when Mr.. Bowen was told tina
he would have t. get room some
where else. Saturday Afternoon four o
us girls Including FlnssiC. went driv-
ing, ana when we Wer" onpoSlte the
Forest avenue ball grounds. FloSSi.
So id that she had an appointment ir
town and must keep it. 'rh" rest of Il:
did not suspect until later that she was
going to toy il IT, meet Mr.. Bowen.
not been seen since. We have no ilc;
where she has gone, but we know wei
enough that they have left the city TO
gether for Mr.. Bowen said when he left
Saturday noon that he would marry Flos
sic anyway. whether we objected or not
He said F!ossie cared for him and hf
for her. and that despite their short &C
o,,aintance they knew each other wei
enough to marry.
"EIossie said little about Mr.. Rowe,
but did refrain from speaking t" linn here
in tie house. Part of til" time "" thinL
that they have gone to Dover or Prrvi
denre ~ get married. and sometimes W.
think that they ar" still in tn" city am
are staying S"tn"wEcrc together lriSt f.
spit.' US Bet W""u the pros aud the 20
,ice department. I think y" viii find
them sooner or later. bat wish particulars
IL +" find them before they are married
10 prevent the ceremony bcinl per formed
If po&shlo.'-
Miss Florence Dyer is = stylish, looking
girl of tho blonde type and has 4 mum
hcr of acoiiantanccs here in the city
having lived hero sine" she WA
eight or nine gears old and At
tended school here. Mr.. E"Wcn i.
taIl and rather stout. smooth far
ct. aud ALWAYS dressed in tho height
of style. ~" ra,nc hcre about two week
ago from Boston and has Representa-
himself aS politician. claiming that al
ono time he was in the city government
nf Boston To - member Of the Portland
| common council he claimed shat hc had
been asked to make speeche% with .3her
lfc PenneH anu with Mayor Clifford in thu
Of tongue. q good converSatiouaiist aut
| interesting to talk with.
At Mr. Bowen; place of business il
was said that he had not showed up fol
work this 1nornIr:. and that no word hlC
been heard Of him. The local manager
of the company WaS much SlnpriSed tc
learn that he had probably left town anc
said that he had 2urnieed nothing of tn,
Kind. that AR Rowen had said nothing
| about leaving. and that his business viii
them since his employment there hat
| been of the best.
William NJ. Dyer. father Of the girl
| /; y coaChman in tho employ of Fred T.
J Richards on Vaughan street Mr. an,
Mrs. Dyer are looking everywhere in Thu
/ CITY for the girl.