Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-01-13
Dodgeville Mining Company.

The above Company held it's second
annual meeting at the secretary's office, on
Saturday evening, January 9Th, 1871, at
which the Directors reported that "the old
drain was continued until the last of
March, when the directors recommended
that a new drain be opened. Four men
commenced work on the new drain about
the lst of April, and have driven it 1854
feet, at a total cost of 81 $40 SO, or ST. 80
per running foot. The drain has been
driven on the glass rock opening about
100 feet, running through a range Of sui
phur, tiff, and little mineral, but not in
sufficient quantities to pay.
The total expenditures Ct the Company
for the year, for labor, lumber, timber,
tools, and material, have been $2,9l7 55."
SIX men were kept at work for the first
three months, and four for the balance of
the time, working two shifts of hours
per day.
An amendment to the by laws was pas
sed constituting six quorum instead of
ten.
The expenses for the month were
1925 40.
The following persons were elected off,
GERS of the Company for the ensuing year:
President-W lillian Hendy.
Vice PRESIDENT Matthew Bishop.
Secretary-O rville Strong.
Treusurer-Joseph Bennett.
Directors lillian Mundy and H. Pen
berthy.
An assessment of So per share was lev,
led for the month of January.
The thanks of the Company were voted
to the President, Treasurer, Secretary,
and Directors, for the able and satisfactory
manner in which they had performed their
arduouS duties.
w. y. w RlGGLESWORTH,
Secretary d. M. Co.
SUICIDE.-Our otherwise quiet commu-
rity was startled as with an electric shock
last Sunday morning, the 9Th inst, by an
announcement that Rev. W. j. Bennett, Of
Linden, had that morning committed sui
eide, by cutting his throat.
The circumstances attending this
strange occurrence, give no clue whatever
to the motive. The deceased arose at his
usual time on Sunday morning, ate his
breakfast, conducted family worship, and
afterward retired to the sitting room to
read short time before attending church;
as was his custom every Sabbath morning.
About o'clock he went up stairs to dress
for church. A few moments after, Mrs.
Bennett sent her little boy up stairs for a
comb. On opening the door he saw Mr..
Bennett lying on the floor. He immedi-
ately alarmed the house, and his mother
FASTENED to the scene and found her hus-
band lying on the floor with his head over
the wood-box, and his throat cut and
bleeding profusely. A common pocket
knife was lying on the floor beside him.
The external jugular vein was severed on
the left side of the neck by cut about
two and half inches in length.
Mrs. Bennett did what she could to
stanch the fearful flow of blood, and he re.
covered sufficiently to say few words to
her, saying, that God was about to receive
him, and that she must meet him in
heaven.
DR.. Burial, of Dodgeville, was immedi-
ately summoned, bat all his skill proved
ulavailing, as the deceased had passed be-
yond all human aid before the Dr's arrival
He fingered until about half past o'clock
in the afternoon.
There is no apparent reason for the aw-
full catastrophe, other than temporary in.
sanity. He was man greatly respected
by all who knew him, possessing an abun-
dance of this worlds goods, leader and
pillar in the M E. Church, a man that his
friends and the church looked up to for
advice, counsel, and help and why man
in his standing, should end his useful life
in such an awful manner, is altogether I'm.
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