Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-29


dead BODY of a man about mile De
low the junction and close TO the nv
er bank. The man had been burleu
near where the remains were found
after an investigation by local OF
ffcials, the remains having oeeh
wrapped in canvas Because of some
evidence OF foul play. the sheiiit
caused the body to be eXhumen anu
ordered it's removal to kineo where
Medical Examiner DIR. W. y. Stlnch-
field of this place and DIR. Hanson OF
Rockwood performed an autopsy
Their decision was that there was no
evidence of foul play. The remains
had boon so long exposed to the ele-
ments that they were badly decom-
posed and the medical examiner
agreed with the physician performing
an earlier examination that the man
must have been dead a year or more
A sample of the dead mans coat was
taken and one shoe, the other shoe
having been so knawed by a hedge
hog 10 all appearances that little was
lef, in order that there might be
something for identification at some
future time and the body was inferred
a. GreelVille.
With regard to the writing found on
tree to the effect that a suicide
had been committed nearby there
nothing more definite mas peeh
learned. The man whose name Is at
tached to this odd writing VINO mas
been found at the address gwen IN
New York city, claims that ne let
the employ Of the Great ,Northerh
paper Co, last October. He doesn
admit that he wrote the note. II he
left the Somerset Junction section
last October he could not be IN any
way connected with the death or tHe
unknown man, and it presumably
was simply q cO-incide.ce. deSpond-
emit man writing the note and then
changing his mind and the body OF
an unfortunate victim of the waters
washing ashore nearby
4 committee meeting was neid az
Miss Hannah r. Pages home Tues
day evening TO arrange for COUNT
Sunday School Convention to be held
in Skowhegan. June instead or june
es previously planned.
President G. II. Gardner of the FAR
mers. Union of Maine was in town
Monday night On business. The an
rual meeting of this organization will
he held the last of June in Water
Vile
A fine Young Ayrshire animal was
shipped from Bloomfield farm Tues
dav morning to Q. \. Hamilton,
Charlmont, Mass.
Mrs. Fred Harmon Of Augusta who
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
George Mitchell on Madison avenue
returned home TUESDAY accompanied
bv Miss Aurinda Swain who will visit
there.
Odious Poirier was brought to
Skowhegan Monday by Deputy Sher-
iff John T.. Lamb Of Somerset june
ton and that evening was arraigned
before Judge II. II. Brazzell of Fair
field in 1.-THE Municipal court. Poirier
was charged with having attempted
to break and enter the store of the
Great Northern Paper Co. in the
lockwood regions and pleaded not
guilty to the charge against nm.
The accused man halls from New
Bedford, Mass, and when he was
found TO be without registration cara
the chief OF Police at New Bedford
was notified by Sheriff Goodrich and
I'm response telegram was received
stating that Poirier was discharged
from Camp Devens, Aver. Mass
where he had been in service because
Of insanity. Poirier claimed that he
had not been near the Storehouse, put
officials here claim that he must be
insane and he was accordingly placed
in Jail to await eXaminatio as to his
sanity. His case was continued until
after that procedure.
Mr. and Mrs w f. Pierce of
Massa chusetts who have been passing
sometime lere with Mrs. Pierce's
mother, Mrs. J. Q. Smith, were Nisi-
tors in Waterville Tuesday. They
I leave in a short time for Belgrade
where they are TO be located for the
summer
Mrs. Laura Haines of Boston who
was called to Canaan by the death of
! her brother left here Tuesday morn
! ing on her return. She was accom-
panied to Skowhegan by Scott Lord
Of Canaan.
Miss Annie Scott and Miss Grace
Thomson are in Lewiston this week
to attend Commencement exercises at
: Bates college.
Deputy Sheriff John Burke of Jack
man was in town Tuesday having
been accompanied here by several
witnesses who will testify Wednesday
If needed in three liquor cases 1t is
understood that the roundup includes
single sale and common selling viola
lions of the LIQUOR law
Mrs G. f, Norton. Mrs Maude
Dyer and Miss Marion Dyer, the lat
ter second reader in the Christian
Science church will attend the Chris
tian Science convention in Boston
leaving this week.
+. L. Weeks who has been spending
, few days together with his family
/ at the Bethany parsonage on Madison
avenue, left Tuesday to visit in RAN
! dolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II. Hillins who
! have been at Hotel Oxford since their
marriage vacated their apartments
/ there Tuesday and went to Hillins
cottage at Lakewood for the summer.
Wilbur Staples of Athens was be-
fore the Board of Selectmen Tuesday
morning on a hearing relative to his
sanity. having been taken into Gus
tody the Saturday before after hav-
ing made some dangerous and I'M
pleasant talk. He was adjudged in
sane and will be committed to the
state Hospital for the Insane
Wednesday. 1t is understood that his