Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-05-27
LITTLE-KNOWN MAN
HAS BEEN MISSING
SINCE FRIDAY NOON

Late Sunday evening the officers were
notified OF the disappearance of a man
who lodged at the roomins house nf
Ernest Emerson on Mechanic street.
The exact name Of the man was not
known there but Il was believed to be
d name which sounded something like
Jacquette. The man took hls meals at
the Clukey boarding house and was
SAID to have been employed at the Saw
age paper mill. although his name could
not be found on the books al this plant.
For about month he had been room
ing q. the Emerson home and last Tues
day night was taken sick there.
v edn esCay he consulted a doctor and
the last time ne was seen at the meal-
ing house was Thursday night. He Wis
tied with some friends that evening and
vas al his room Friday forenoon but
did not 60 to his breakfast or dinner.
Al about noon Mrs. Emerson saw him
go up the street in the direction Of
Hathaway street. Since then, so far as
Is known, the mar ..as not been seen.
He had setAed for his room CT wednes-
day bur took nothing with him. NJ.
even his overcnat or medicine. Sin ce
Hathaway street is rather on the out
skirts Of the village il IS believed ~
some that ne has wandered INTO the
country and mas died as he was be-
lieved 10 have suffered rom a diseased
heart lie did not SO TO his place of
employment to collect the money due
k.-a after his illness. according to the
l.>ndlady
The man came from Sanford 10
SkOwhegan and was very retlcent abou.
the lodging house. lie had some ac-
quaIn-ances who formerly lived IN tna;
town but they appear TO know little
about him. II is unde-st ood hpwerer,
1Sat ne had trouble with his fanlilv. lie
me; niA friends Thursday evening but 10
sa,a 10 have acted peculiar and me ar =
CnolE a that time and seemed to Ire
~ the- dreamy at the time OF ms da-
parrure from their companv It is not
believed at the lodging house that he
age as 20 wears but looked to be about
t'' was smooth faced. short and thick
wore large eyeglasses and a dark suit
and soft hat when last seen.
NJ and Mrs. Emerson knew that ae
was not occupying his room from Fri
Gay on. but were not aware that ne
was not taking his meals at the C'lukey
house His friends called at the Erne--
sor place Sunday evening and when
Trey found ne was not there they de-
coed to tell an officer. One of the men
who formerly lived in Sanford agreed
lo communicate with someone in that
town 10 see If he had been seen there.
one OF the most largely attended
services ever held IN a local house
worship was that Of Sunday at the
Churcn OF Our Lady Of Lourdes
tCarhotlc1 when the members of
Russell Pest. G. A. r. the womeu's 6
Relief Corps, the Catholic returned
solciers and Children Of Mary met
there and listened to q sermon hy
Fr' j, Louis A. Renaud. parish
priest The altar was lighted and
WIN It's new ornaments and with its
magnificent stained glass windows
presented an unusually brilliant and
handsome appearance Streamers "
red and white were hung from -he
nigh palm standards in the body of
the house and the building was
packed, many standing in the rear
St Mary's choir furnished a wonder
fully fine program Of sacred music
with Mrs. Alphonse E. Borden at
the organ. The theme of FIR. Re
naud's sermon was based upon i'm
mortality. He referred to the Grand
Army men in so far as he said that
the boys in khaki were worthy fol-
lowers Of the men of 1861, who bat
tied and bled al Gettysburg. Valley
Forge and other notable battlefelds
Of Civil War history. He alluded
to this bravery in connection with
their future reward. eteranl happi-
ness depending upon our works here.
He also dwelt somewhat on the
nothingnezs Of man and the almight-
mess OF God. The veterans and
Corps ladies were met at Grand