Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-12-29

treasurer q the SOrttaDu, SacD * EoTtciftou n
r., and for many years leading citizen OF Saco
81. In Orange. n. j., Rev. George +. Adams, u.
D., for forty years pastor of the Congregational
church in Brunswick.
Deaths by Suicide in the state, and At
temptS at Suicide.
JASuARY
II. In Biddeford, Geo. Lee of Brimdeld, Mass,
80 wears of age cutting his throat with jack knife
10, In Stroudwater Moses Dole, a well known
and wealthy citizen; discharged two barrels Of
revolver at his head.
o. In Rockport, Mrs John Rankin, by shooting
herself. A little child was with her at the time,
and was found on the bed by the side OF it, dead
-. In NobIeboro', Mrs Maggie Kenniston poi
soned herself by taking compound to remove
neckes.
FEBRUARY.
A. In South Dover, Samuel Bradley; by hanging
50 wears of age; married, no cause assigned.
II. In Prospect, the wife OF Freeman Partridge
by hanging; 80 years Of age; leaves husband.
APRIL.
H. In Rockland, Mrs. Kluf, By taking lauda
mum. By taking an overdose, the attempt was
Il. In Richmond. Mrs. d. Annie Hall. wifi. Of
James NJ Hall, by taking strychnine aged a. years.
No cause assigned.
Is. In Acton, Samuel stacy shot himself with a
gun. He was 20 years Of age. No cause assigned.
23. In Saco, Charles Hill hung bimsen. He was
GO years Of age. Temporary Insanity.
attempted suicide by cutting his throat Recover
ed. Insane.
%. In Benton Mra Clarendon Wood. by drown.
ing. Insanity.
20. At Pa ermo Centre John Foye by hanging
insanity. aged % years.
MAY.
.. Ia Moth Jay, Mrs. Alyah Richardson, by
drowning. Insane.
g. In Frankfort, Joseph Grant, by hanging. In.
III ii. At Meehanic Falls, Miss Caroline Jordan.
daughter of VIM. Jordan, by hanging.
H. at Rent's Hill, REV. DR.. george webber. by
hanging; aged "a years. He was formerly presid-
ing elder of the Readhed District, and was highly
esteemed He had for SOME time been l3b0ring
from mental depression, but there was no suspicion
that the depression was SO severe ~ 10 result in
temporary Insanity.
throat. Aged 4j years. Cause, family troubles aad
strong drink.
lG. In Fryeburg. Abraham Andrews, by hang
IS. In Freeport, Josiah Follet made an unsuc-
cessfal attempt by taking strychnine. Cause, de-
preston IN q peaposeot sp1re Caleb GRAY hv sbootns
aged about 45 years. For several years had shown
an unsound mind.
22 In Letter plantation, Ithamer Berry, by
jumping into well.
a3. In New Sharon, Jeremiah Folsom by hang
ing. Aged 65 years. Deranged.
23 In South Thomaston, Mrs. Emma Wood, at.
tempted suicide by drowning but was prevented.
27. In Damariscotta, James A. Kavanagh, by
hanging. Insanity.
JUNE.
4. At Bates Island, Portland Harbor, Margaret
6. In Harmony, Miss Ada L. Marble of Ripley,
by drowning. Aged 81 years.
IL. In Portland, lobster vender attempted sui.
eide by hanging while Intoxicated, but was irus
Is. In veazle, Miss Antoine poisoned herself
81. In Winterport, Miss Rose Clements, aged IS
year. attempted suicide by shooting herself with
pistol. Cause, love affairs.
%. In Belmont; young man % years Of age,
named Townsend and belonging in Searsmont,
shot himself. No cauee assigned.
20. In Troy, young uan named Smith, shot
himself He was 20 years OF age.
July.
u. In Waldo. the wife of jacob d. Ray, by
drowning; Aged ABOUT 2s years; Insanity.
sublimate. Cause, jealousy.
Is. la Bangor. Howard kingsbury attempted
suicide by taking morphine, bnt failed. Cause dis.
21. In Saco, Frank Prescott aged GO years. made
IN unsuccessful attempt to XIII himself with Il
razor.
20 In Dixfeld, Alexander Sanders, by hanging.
4 ged Is years. Dependency.
AUGUST.
49, In Augusta, Mrs. Sarah G., wife of Milton +.
Carter Of Belfast by choking herself with garter
Insane.
l6 In Belfast, Mrs. Frank whitmoie, by drown.
ing. Insane.
20. In Har ington, Sarah j., wife of Francis NJ.
Fucker by cutting her throat. She belonged IN
Insanity.
"A. In Portland, Charles E. Lakeman attempted
% cut his throat with Il razor, but was prevented
Caused by Incorporate habits.
rs. In Jay, Silas Blackwell, by hanging. Aged
about 30 years.
ss. In Oxford, Mrs. A; c. Dean, by drowning;
81 At East Monmouth, George q Howard, by
shooting. Aged 80 years. Tired of living.
SEPTEMBER.
!. In Porter. Levi Day. by shooting. Aged GO
years.
2. In Paris, Gen. VIM. X Kimball, by shooting.
Aua Z, In he a dan
for Representative to Congress. Afterwards he
was elected Representative TO the Legislature,
ed U. 5. Marshal for Maine under President Bu.
chanau. AT the beginning OF the war he enlisted
and was commissioned LIeut. Colonel in the 18th
Ne. regiment. Amer returning from the army, he
Mas reelected Clerk OF Courts for Oxford county,
which position he held for eight years Last win
ter he was appointed member OF the Commission
10 Ies ise the state Constitution short time pre-
vous his death he held temporarily the position of
Inspector of Customs under the government. II Is
supposed his death was caused by financial EN-.
barrassmebt and political disappointment.
-. In China, Allen Hatch aged 80, an inmate of
The aims house. strayed away and drowned himself
in China lake.
Ing. Eleven days before, he attempted to destroy
his life by morphine. Temporary insanity. Aged
30 years.
II. In Lewiston, James Maxwell, formerly OF
Iopsham, by hanging. Aged 81 years.
Is. In Rockapd, Mrs. Priscilla Cunningham, by
drowning Aged about 3s years. Temporary in
sanity.
q In Bowdoin, VIM. c. Allen, by drowning.
2S Ia Portland, man, IS years of age, belong
ing at the National Asylum at Togus, attempted to
drown himself.
II. In Dexter, seth Bracelet aged so years, by
OCTOBER.
9. In Brewer John Connolly, an Irishman; by
hanging,
l5. In Portland, BENJAMIN Dodge, aged 10, by
hanging.
%. In Parkman, wn. Merrill, aged 45 years; by
drowning
"a. In Harpswell Alexander Cummings aged
~, wandered on in the woods and cut his throat.
q. In Palermo, X. /. b. Bradstreet of Freedom
by cutting his throat. No cause assigned.
p. In Mercer Greenlief Tracy killed the wife of
Mr.. HiIanf Walton, shooting her with gun, and
then shot himself through the heart with the same
gun. Revenge and Jealousy.
NOVEMBER.
3. In Fort Fairfield, Jas. l.. Springer, by shoot
ing himself. He died in few hours; insane ten
tencies.
S; In Madison Bridge, John Maynard, ged u,
BY hanging. Loss Of property the cause.
DECEMBER.
:. Ia Ihomaston, young man, aged II wears,
named samuel Sbibbes, by shooting himself
through the heart with pistol. His father and
mother are both dead.
8. AT Mechanic Falls. Miss Rose Monroe, aged
70, By shootng. Depression the cause.