Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25
TALMAGE PUlVFR MISSING
Well Known Resident Left Home Early
 Monday Morning.

We'll Known Resident Left Home Early
 Monday Morning.
 The sensation of the week has been the unaccountable disappearance of MT Talmage Pulver, an old and respected resident of Canaan, who left his home on Railroad street early Monday morn ing and has not been seen by his family or friends since, though various alleged clues have vainly been followed up by organized searching parties.
 The facts, as sifted out from the irre- sponsible rumors and speculation, appear to be these MT. Pulver, who is 76 years of age, had been 8 driver of one of Raibs' bakery wagons for number Of years, until about three months ago, when his route was given to Eugene Williams. Mr. Pulver went to his son Harry's home in Danbury, for few weeks visit, but became uneasy and re- turned to Canaan within few days, Respondent over the loss of his position. He had told Harry that if he failed to find something to do he wonld "make 'way with himself.'' Harry communi- oated this remark to his mother, here, and warned her to keep a close watch on the old gentleman, which she did, though he made no attempt to carry out his threat and afterward assured Harry that he had no further intention of making way with himself.
 A story that he had procured bottle of carbolic acid aast week, and that Mrs. Pulver had found it and taken it from him, is denied by Mrs. Pulver.
 Last week MT, Pulver was re-engaged by MT. Rains, to take his old bakery route, with the understanding that he . was to continue with the new proprie- tor, MT. Oihlschlager, who takes posses. sion May 1. He was jubilant over the prospect and planned to go to work last Monday morning. Sunday night he re- tired in cheerful spirits at about s:20. saying that he would have to get up early in the morning to feed the horses in the Rains barn, in the rear of the house, At { o'clock Mrs. Pulver heard him get up and go out, as she supposed, to the barn. She got up at about 5 o'clock, got breakfast, and shortly. be. fore 6 sent Ohn Pendleton, a boarder, to call Mr. Pulver for breakfast. 1t was then discovered that he had not been to the barn and the horses had not been fed. Mrs. Pulver then inYestigated and found that he had dressed himself in his old clothes and left in his room 8 purse containing something over $50, and his spectacles. He had taken his watch. AS no trace of him could be found about the place inquiries were set on foot and 8 general alarm given out. Word was sent to his brother, John H. Pulver, in Copake, and other people out of town to whom it was thought possibly he might have gone, but no'trace of the missing man could be discovered.
 Searching papties were organized here and in East Canaan and Falls Village, and every isolated barn, swamp and patch of woods thoroughly secured, without result. Harry Pulver, the son, came up from Danbury to take part i1 the search, and w.. H. Thompson, brother of Mrs. RnIver, came over with his automobile and carried several .searchers out to tho outskirts.
 In the meantime unreliable clues be- gan to come in. Certain parties had seen a man answering Pnlver's descrip' hion walking towards the woods in Ash ley Falls, and lady had seen him walking toward the Housatonlc river just west of this village, and the river has been watched for a long distance esch side of the railroad bridge.
 Tuesday night came a report from Alvin Bartlett that early Monday morn ing an old man was seen walking toward Canaan Mountain, and it was recalled that MT. Pulver had formerly been prosperous farmer in that locali- ty and the theory was advanced that he might have wandered up there. A searching party yesterday afternoon started for the place to investigate that clue.
 Among the theories advanced are those of temporary derangement and suicide by either poison or drowning. Mrs Pulver says he had been deeply af- fected by reading the narrowing details of the Titanic disaster and had been un- able to sleep because of it.
 The whole community is stirred by the disappearance, and the search is constantly kept up. It is not thought Mr. Puiver could have walked any great distance. as his feet were in poor condi- tion and he got out of breath easily
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