Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-22
COMMITS SUICIDE
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outlets of the gas range, seated him
self in an easy chair which he had
! drawn into the kitchen from the
! den, and while he perused the pages
! of the days papers and a recent
magazine, awaited the action of the
gas fumes.
| For the past several weeks, Mr..
Nleigs has been passing the days
with his little family at their sum-
mer home on the Thomaston road,
( There had been days when he was
almost the vigorous self, who had
won his way to a place of respon-
sibility with the utility company
with Which he had grown up. And
there were hours of happiness with
his two fine young children and un-
der the ministration of his splendid
wife. But Charles Meig's health
was shattered, and each time he
planned to return to his work he
| met disappointment.
Yesterday noon he started for Au-
nusta from the Thomaston road
home, telling Mrs. Meigs that he
was going to Monmouth on bust
ness, and would return about b
o'clock. At o'clock Mrs. Meigs
received a telephone message from
neighbors on Gannett street telling
her that his automobile had been
parked in front of the home since
shortly after noon. Mrs. Meig5 IN
company with her brother and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs Lee Longiellow
.hastened to the Gannett street nome,
and it was Mrs. Meigs who found
her husband in the kitchen, with llfe
extinct from gas asphyXiation.
DR.. George r. Campbell, the family
physician, was Immediately sum-
moned, and Erskine p. Noyes ana
Fred Eaton, workers with Mi,
Meirs at the Central Maine Power
Company, hastened to the stricken
home to do everything in their pow
or TO resuscitate their beloved conl
rade. For two hours and more every
resource of science was used. 70
bring back the spark of life. Artl-
fetal respiration was tried under thc
trained direction of Mr.. Noyes-out
without avail Charles +. Meigs had
passed. County Medical Examiner,
DR.. w. S. Sanborn pronounced death
due to suicide.
He was born in Windsor, Septem-
ber 13. 1887 and his parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. ]. Frank Meigs, survive hlm::
His widow was Alice LongfeEow CT
AUGUSTA, WUOIl IiN maj iNt iA' t'''
and there are two children, Dorothy,
aged six and Robert, three. He also
leaves two brothers and two sisters.
His brothers are George r. and Her
man L. Meigs, both of Augusta, and
the sisters Mrs. Carl ID. Hutchinson
and Mildred Meigs. also OF tins. city.
Charles Meigs obtained his early
education in the Windsor town
schools and graduated from Cony
High school in this city witli the
class of 1904 He began his active
connection with the light aad power
! business back in 1906 with the Old
1 Kennebec Light & Heat Company
and had been associated WITH the
Central Maine Power Company since
its organization. His advancement
| has been steady and has been in
recognition of his exceptional quail
fications and thorough grasp Of the
details and self sacrificing applica-
tion to business.
After his connection with the Ken
nebec Light & Heat Company, Mr..
Meigs was with various other cleo
trical development companies until
1912 when he Joined the ocganiza-
ton of the then young Central Maine
Power Company as manager OF the
Augusta Electric shop. the retail
store of the company. IN 1J-o ne
was transferred to the operating de-
partment as assistant superin;en-
dent to the late Col. William VIII
liams. on the death of Col. Will
lianls. MIR. Meigs was promoted to
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Augusta
! district, April !, 1924,
| He was popular with his fellow
employees. considerate to fault, and
it was his effort to return his best
! to his employers in the business
| which he loved, that haStene1 his
nervous breakdown in March Of this
year.
| The late Mr.. Meigs had been ac
! lively associated with the lodge and
social life of his city, and always
| devoted the same enthusiasm to
whatever he undertook in his fra
ternal connections. that he applied
| to his business interests. lie was
member of all of the Masonic bodies,
| including kora Temple OF the Mys-
| tic Shrine and tire Abnaki club. He
was a past master of Bethlehem
| Lodge. F. and A. NJ, and ne vas also
! identified with the Augusta Clam
bcr Of Commerce and the KiWanis
| club.