Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-20

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Ginger, II
! Pimenta, 81
Dried Apples, 10
Best standard cotton cloth, I'd, 10 l-2
Best prints,
c. K. Spaulding has bought the farm
owned by the late Capt. James Thomas,
OF the estate; price "a 900. 1t is valIi-
able meadow farm, and under Mr.. Spauld-
ing's skillful management it will become
one of the best farms in town.
The Lnnenburg Foreign Missionary So.
ciety held their annual concert at the
Methodist church last Sabbath afternoon,
conducted by DIR. Cutting. The exercises
were interesting and credibly performed.
Mrs. J. C. Webster gave an excellent and
encouraging address. Several prizes
were given for mite-box collections; the
first to Minnie Leavitt, second to frankie
Cole, third to Jennie Miller and fourth to
Laura Hartshorn, and minor presents to
others. This Society raises $500 per
year. which supports an orphan girl at
Bareilly Orphanage, India.
We copy from the Franklin, n. H.,
Journal, of March 9TH, the following &C
count of horrible tragedy which oc-
Cured in that place on the Sd inst. Mrs.
Clark was the daughter of William Car
bee, of Lunenburg;
It seems that Mrs. Clark has been more
or less insane for about three weeks,
though up to Wednesday the disease had
not assumed violent form. Her hus-
band had stayed with her Tuesday and
Wednesday until afternoon, when he ven-
tured to 20 to his place of business, leav-
ing Mrs. Clark in the bedroom asl.ep,
and the hired girl and infant daughter in
the kitchen. Soon after he left Mrs.
Clark came into the kitchen and asked
for Mr.. Clark, and on finding he was not
about, inquired how long he was to be
gone. Then she coaxed the little girl in
TO the bedroom, the servant suspccting
no danger. 1t was noticed she closed all
the doors between the kitchen and bed
room. Soon after the girl heard the child
scream, and rushing to the bed room
found the mother holding it forcibly on
the bed cutting its throat. At this crisis
the girl, Miss Gardner, showed bravery
that is extraordinary in woman. She
threw herself upon Mrs. Clark and took
away the knife. Mrs. G.. then attacked
her. In the scuffie Mrs. C. succeeded in
regaining the knife, and again went for
the child, crying, "Blood! I must have
blood" The girl again threw her ff,and
Selling the babe, ran screaming to a
neighbours. Some men passing FASTENED
to find Mrs. c., and after search found
on her knees in the bed room, with her
own throat cut. She had used shoe
knife for the first deed, and had then,
when the girl ran away, carried it to its
accustomed place in the pantry, and pro-
cured razor for suicide. DR.. Nichols
was Immediately summoned and arrived
at the scene about quarter of an hour
after the whole occurred. He found the
child at Mr. Prescott's with two cuts IN
its throat the principal one about five in
ches in length and penetrating just to the
windpipe, severing 10 important arteries,
thus making merely flesh wound. Mrs.
Clark'S throat was found to have no fewer
than seven cuts, the instrument having
evidently failed several times of accom-
plishing its purpose. The severer cuts
were very peculiar in their position and
extent, and it was owing TO this fact that
death did not instantly ensue, The worst
cut was just above "Adam's apple" very
high on the throat, SO peculiarly situated
that although severing the wind-pipe and
the muscles lying at the base of the tongue,
it just grazed the carotid artery and
ljugular vein, laying both bare but not
puncturing them. DIR. Nichols summoned
Drs. Osborn and Sanborn, and with
their assistance united the wind-pipe and
superficial wounds with sutures, so that
Mrs. Clark could breathe with compare
lively little difficulty. The chld's wounds
were also sewed up, and both, at last ac-
eounts, were quite comfortable.
A later edition of the same newspaper
contains the following account of Mrs.
Clark's death and burial;
Mrs. Clark was quite violent on We'd
nesday and Thursday nights after the deco
so much so as to require the united
strength of several men and women to
keep her from tearing away the bandages
on her throat. After that she was more
; quiet, although most Of the time still ir-
rational. At intervals she would recog-
nize her husband and friends and inquire
with much solicitude for the little child,
expressing contrition for the deed,
and stating she had vague recollection
of 1t as of q fearful dream. On Sunday
morning, at four o'clock, she became ut
terly unconscious, resting on her right
side, with eyes closed and set and hands
limp and cold. All efforts to arouse her
were vain. Thus she fingered till near
midnight of Sabbath, when she died.
The funeral took place on Wednesday, p.
NJ, at the M. Z, church, the Rev. Mr..
Brown officiating. The text was from
Rev. Is: II. In the sermon short bio
graphical sketch of the deceased was
given, which we append: Mrs. Clark
was native of Lunenburg, VT, and was,
, at the time of her death, aged 20 years
and six months. She was seven years q
resident of Manchester, where she became
acquainted with and married Mr.. Clark.
While there she made profession OF
, religion and joined the NJ. L. Church
Moving to this place she was among
those who founded the Nj. 4. Church here.
She was faithful wife, devoted friend
an aalectionate mother. At the time
of tho birth of her youngest child
Daisy, she was dangerously ILL
and to use the poetic words of the pas
tor, literally went down into the very
| realms of death to bring forth the little
one. Since that time her reason has beer
tottering. At times she showed symtom:
Of arrangement but nothing violent oil
dangerous until within few days Of hel
J death. The pastor passed high encomiun
Z upon her worth and piety, and earnestly
declared that neither legally nor morally
could she be held responsible for thu
! crime committed All the courts hole
! that suicide is the result of insanity, anC
tnSanifv 10 olvuovs tho effect of disease