The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25
SUICIDES NOTE EVIDENTLY Y|NTEkDED FOR
WOMAN FRIEND IN LEWISTON
Mrs. Hessie Dick Had Brought Son From Scot
land --.Remains Found In Kennebec River

The finding of the body of wo-
man, dressed In street clothes, in the
Kennebec River last Friday. which
corresponded to the description of
Mrs. Hessie Dick who disappeared
here Sept. 9th, was a most unpieas-
ant and pathetic incident The re-
mains were inferred in the new addi-
tion to the Soutffside Cemetery, Sat
urday last after the arrival of her son,
Robert Dick and her sister, Mrs.
Robert H. Fail and Mr.. Fail. These
relatives did not view the remains
and departed prior to the interment.
There was no commital service. The
relatives took with them the note
and express receipt which were found
in the woman's handbag which she
had pinned to the sleeve OF her coat.
The strange disappearance of Mrs.
Dick, dates back to September 9th.
She and her sister and her husband
had all three been in Skowhegan
demonstrating baking powder from
house to house. Mrs. Dick covered
the territory on the southside of the
river. They all three engaged
rooms at the home of Mrs. Amanda
Poulin on Water street and did light
housekeeping there. According to
Mrs. Poulin they appeared to be we'll
meaning people, although. she had
noted that at times Mrs Dicks men,
tality had seemed to be impaired
These peculiar spells were not of
long duration, however. The trio
planned to leave Skowhegan earlier
Ia the week but owing to the illness
of Mrs. Dick they were detained two
or three days longer. Mrs. Dick ap-
peared to be quite i'll and a local ply
siciah was summoned to treat her.
The symptoms indicated, according to
the information given Mrs. Poulin,
that an operation was necessary. but
this apparently Mrs. Dick dreaded.
PAns were made. however, just prior
to the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Fail
and the disappearance of Mrs. Dick
to take her to hospital in Lewiston.
After packing their effects in sew
eral trunks, each one of the three had
two bags. They were planning to
leave on the 1.10 train and had their
belongings downstairs ready to depart
about 1890. Mrs. Dick was asked
to carry two of the bags but said
1t was early to take the train and
stated that she did not wish to take
the baggage at that time. She asked
Mr.. Fail for ten cents to procure
some hairnets and accompanied him
and his wife up the street toward the
railroad station, but left her two
bags on the Poulin piazza. At the
station Mrs. Dick left her companions
the hairnets, while Mr.. and Mrs. Fail
waited in the railroad station AS it
neared train time Mr.. Fail returned to
the Poulin home to procure the two
bags which Mrs. Dick had left but
when the train was due to leave, Mrs
Dick had not reached the station. Her
companions thinking that she had
been delayed somewhere returned to
the Poulin home to wait for the 2:35
train out, but Mrs. Dick did not re-
turn for that train. They spent the
balance of the afternoon searching
about the town for the missing woman
but the next day went to Lewiston
hoping to find her there. Later the
OiHCSiS Wei Z uOllHtu anu + dIl re-
turned to Skowhegan and asked the
assistance of the Independent-Repor
er in searching for Mrs. Dick. Robert
Dick, her son. also came to Skowhe-
gan but no trace of the missing wo-
man was found
Last Friday noon Cephas o. Clukey
of Railroad street while on the
small bridge on Elm street, between
the residence OF ]. w. Blunt and
]. w. Fogler, at the junction of DAN
forth Brook, and the Kennebec River.
discovered what he thought to be evil
dences of a person in the water. He
called the attention of r. T. Patten.
who was passing along the street at
that time. and by leaning over the
bridge railing they determined that
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