Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-08

very near dumbing the wagon, ladies.
children and himself into the ditch.
Had it not been for John Twombly who
happened to be near enough to lend i'm
mediate assistance, there would undoubt
edly have been serious accident. If
the town of Barton is not possessed Of
wealth and spunk enough to have that
place fixed before another year-as long
as the railroad company are willing to do
their part-would it not be we'll enough
to ask our neighbors to contribute lit
tie. The towns people are probably
aware that they are liable for any acct
dent that may occur there
SUIcIDE.-Frank G. Cass was found
dead last Tuesday morning, June 2d,)
in a pasture belonging to John Bean,
about one-half mile from Mr.. Beans
house. As soon as the discovery was
made, word was sent to the village, and
Justice Woodman proceeded to summon
an inquest to ascertain the cause of the
death. The body was left in the posi-
ton and upon the spot as it was found,
and there was nothing to indicate any
violence or any struggle in death. The
examination revealed the fact that a bot
tie of strychnine. which was found in
one Of the pockets. had been opened-a
portion Of the paper in which the bottle
was inclosed being found near, and the
wax on the cork being broken. In
another pocket was a leather pocket book
in which were found two letters, on an
unwritten part of which was found in
good legible handwriting, that which
appears below:
JUNE, /, 1874.
EDEAR FRIENDs-lf I have any-good bye. When
friends forsake and strangers refuse to take my word
for the paltry sum of twentynine dollars l think
have lived long enough. My usefulness is gone, and
my friends. There is one thing certain The
world is none the worse for my living in it, so far.
Don't let my friends in Montana know of my sad fate
f. G. CAss.
The following was written in trem-
bling hand, and the broken sentences
and word, are as given, and indicate
that it might have been written after the
fatal dose had been taken:
Shed no tears for me. forgive. Hold no hardness
/ agains-
The coroners, after having discovered
no wounds or marks of violence on the
person of the diseased, brought in YER
dict that the subject of the inquest came
to his death from the effects of poison
administered by his own hands. Mr.
Cass lived in this vicinity several years
since, but at the breaking out of the
California gold excitement, left for thai
country, and spent nearly twenty year;
in mining. He saved. as is supposed
considerable money, which was loaned il
Montana, and elsewhere. but which h,
has been unable to collect Some tim,
last year he returned and bought farm
in this town, and during the winter dit
considerable team1ng and other work
This spring not being able to meet hi
second payment on his farm as he ex
pected to do, on account of not receiving
his money from the West, he decided t
sell, and made quite a loss in the sale
His financial troubles weighed heavily Ct
his mind, and he has been disponding Q
late, and those with whom he was mos
intimate, feared that he contemplate,
self-destruction. On the day of hi
death, sheriff served a writ on him t
collect the twenty-nine dollars, which h
mentions in his letter, and not havin
means to pay it, he was greatly affected
and doubtless determined to end his lii
at once. He was at Mr.. Beans whe
the writ was served, and had made Al
rangcments to work for him during th
summer. He started to 90 to his boart
ing place about ) o'clock, p. m. to g
his clothes to be ready to go to work i
the morning. Not returning, inquiry W;
made for him at his boarding place, bI
he had not been seen. A search W;
soon made by Mr.. Bean, and his be
! found him dead in the pasture. NJ
) Cass had no family and but few relativ
: in this part of the country. He was
! pleasant, working, censcientio,
man, esteemed by all that knew hir
He was forty-nine years of age.
BARTON LANDING.
See Mrs. Sartles new millinery good
Miss Stearns says she has sold betwe
>, 800 and 325 hats since April %.
s Persons who want job to build
v meeting house, are requested to re-
is ''notice" elsewhere.
if Some anonymous writer threatens o
g Sunday fishermen with the enforceme
is of the Sunday law.
The plans and specifications for t
t, new church, are prepared and the bull
re committee will receive bids this week.
D. Messrs Gallup Chandler & Co., ha
Z, just got their side track in, so that tn
Ill can load cars from their mill withc
n drawing the lumber. The P. R. R. G
is furnish and put down the rails VIII
G. & G. Co., grade and furnish ties.
n BROWNLNGTON.
IL Phineas Wheeler has returned
On Westmore.
L. Grow has opened a grocery st(