Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-30

Everett C. Mafston, son of Frank
|C. Marston, foreman of the State
garage and Mrs. Marston, residing
at South Chestnut street, is report
ed as not having been seen at Colby
college, where he is a Senior, for the
past five days. Those who are ac-
quainted with Mr. Marstofl feel that
he may have suffered a lapse of
memory. due to over study and may
have wandered away. He was known
to have left Waterville. Saturday
night on the train which leaves
there at 10 O'Clock. Ind later reports
are that he was see.. in Portland,
about IL o'clock, Monday forenoon.
He is young man of exemplary
habits and quiet demeanor, and stood
high in his studies. He was very
active in student affairs being Edi-
tor-in- Chief of the Colby Oracle, and
it Is reported at the college that his
editorial work was all up to date
with assignments made for the forth
coming issue. He is corresponding
secretary of the honorary Kappa Phi
Kappa fraternity, and wears the Phi
Kappa key. He is assistant libra
Ran of the college library. a member
of the Y. ri. C. A. cabinet. and is
president of the Alpha fraternity
speak of him in the highest terms.
S. G. Estes, Colby 1928 of Boston,
who was Marston's room mate last
year at college, was in this city
Thursday in connection with the eff
forts that are being made to locate
the missing student Paul d. Sargent,
Chief Engineer of the State High
way Department has also been very
active with Mr.. Estes in endeavoring
to find the young ma1.. Mr.. Sargent
left this city Thursday for New Or
leans, La, where he is to attend q
meeting of highway officials. and MIR.
Estes is in full chars. of the search.
Mr.. Estes has been in touch with
every person in New England who
was to his knowledge d friend of the
missing student His own efforts to
loacte him have taken him from
Boston to Portland, Waterville, and
to this city. Mr.. Estes. VINO perhaps
knew Marston more intimately than
any of his other friends, last night
J stated it,=as his opinion that the
young man had suffered complete
mental exhaustion as a result OF the
high pressure he had been under at
Colby, and had gone away of his own
volition to seekrestand an absolute
change of scenes and faces. Mr..
was the victim OF fou' play. or that
there could be any shadow on his
character, and advanced the opin-
ion that eventually Marston would be
located in some community. capabiy
taking care of himself and perfectly
well mentally and physically.
Through inquiries at the Wateryille
bank where Marston carries check
ing account it was learned that check
made out to friend in Portland on
nday had been returned to the
bank on Tuesday. Further inquiry
revealed that Marstor had sought
college friend at the Y. M. c. a. in
Portland to endorse this check for
$40 and had later etshed it at the,
Fidelity Trust Co., in that city. At
that time Marston seemed perfectly
normal in every way. 1t is UNDER,
stood that the entire amount of
money available to Marston at the
time of his leaving Waterville was
less than $50.
The absence of the boy has cast a
shade of gloom over his circle of
friends and his parents are grief
stricken, Mrs. Marston's health be-
ing in precarious condition.
Everett Marston is five feet and
eight inches toll. is well built and
has full face. He wears bone rim
med glasses. The Circumstances sur
r. hiding his disappearance and a
description was sent out all over
Wednesday evening through special
arrangements word of his disappear
ance and the search for him was
broadcast by radio, from the X. d.
X. A. station at East Pittsburg,
Penna,