Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-23

time before the story could be credit
led While he had been in poor con-
dition of health for several months
past such a thing as death, or even
| that he was seriously i'll. WAS not in
| the minds of his family or friends. His
sudden passing away is peculiarly sad
from the fact that it occurred in the
absence of Mrs. Currier, who has been
| i'll and a patient at the Augusta Cen
eral hospital for Il long number of
| weeks. Mrs. Currier had greatly inn
proved ard for the past fortnight has
| been stopping at the home of her sis
tier, Mrs. George e. Macomber in Au-
gusta. Mrs. Currier had in her own
mind planned to return 10 her Halo
we'll home, Friday. in the hope that
| she might be with her husband at
Christmas time. A sudden turn for the
| worse in her condition, however. and
acting on the advice of her physician,
lthese contemplated arrangements 3tsnd'
been changed. For several we4NE Mr..
tcurrier had BED the tFetim ofzAirful
boils, having as many as seyehs large
ones on his head at one time5sA num-
Der of these had to be lanqed in or
der to- secure even temporary relief.
| His physician had arranged to OPP.
crate about II O'Clock, Friday morn
ling, on another of the assesses Iocat-
ed Just under the brain and was Civ
ing HIM a great deaf of trouble. De-
! spite the agony in which the deceased
| had lived for the last six weeks he
had kept on his feet and looked after
his many affairs with his accustomed
| indomitable energy. 1t was only last
I.5,, L.
| ed to remain at his home. He had the
| services, of competent trained nurse,
who with a niece OF Mrs. Currier, be-
| sides Mr.. Currier, were the only per-
sons occupying the house. The only
duties the nurse had TO perform was
| to dress the assesses and help to
vile away his lonely hours by read
| ing to her patient and keep the sur
roundings pleasant. At night, she
slept in Il room across II narrow hail.
| way and Mrs. Currier had requested
| that he be not disturbed: that he
would cali for her if he needed any as
sistanee. Friday morning SHE heard
| him ga to the bath room and return.
}-sbout O'Clock. At O'Clock she went
10 his room door to call him, when
| She fund the door closed and could
fget no response. She summoned T. L.
Wood, who lives just on the opposite
side of the street. He secured some
| keys and opened the door. which he
| found had caught on the inside with
| d small spring latch. To4their amaze
| ment they found Mr.. Currier lying
dead on the bed. with gas jet turned
not sufficient to even allow the odor
Of escaping gas TO be detected in any
other part of the house.
Mr.. Currier had become very
nervous, his hands almost like
those of, palsied person and
i the probabilities are that in this
condition, after turning out the gas
with his trembling hand he accident
ally reversed the key and though the
escape was so meagre, in his weaken
ed condition the flow was sufficient to
put him to that sleep from which lie
never awolSe and passed away with
out struggle. Coroner Henderson
was summoned but deemed an inquest
unnecessary.
Mr.. currier was born in Halo,
well, nearly Is years ago, the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Currier. He had lived here all his life
the affairs of the city, until within
the past three years, when his extern
sive personal affairs made it neces-
sary for him to withdraw from the
more active public duties He served
in the City Council in the years 1885,
80, 'y9, 1901 and 1902. He also served
as street commissioner
He was chairman for one year of
the Republican City committee, He
was great horseman and fond of
fine cattle. He never followed the
track, though he was for time the
president of the kennebec Driving
Club and took decided interest in the
association. His fondness for horses
was more on the side of the heavy
draft species and he owned a number
of these He was a truckman, run-
ming several teams. Besides this he
was one of the best farmers in the
State, as his farm on the Outlet road
Will prove He has been, for several
years the manager of Senator George
/, E. Macomber's farm on Western av-
enue, which he has brought up to a
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