Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-24
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THE COMMUNITY SHOCKED BY SAD CASE OF
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THE COMMUNITY SHOCKED by SAD CASE OF
SUICIDE.
This community was thrown into excite
ment last Thursday by the announcement
that Geo. b. Howard, young man % years
of age, living with his father, Levi Howard,
in the northeast part OF the town, had shot
himself The facts arc these Young How
ard and his father had that day been hAying
away from home returning between and 6
o'clock at night they had taken care OF the
team, ETC., and entered the house TO eat
supper. George called to his sigter Flora
for some beer of home manufacture. She
told him where il was. He went and helped
himself to it, then went directly TO his room,
changed his clothes laid down on the bed,
barred his breast and shot himself with 70.
volver of the English Bull Dog variety, A
caliber, the same kind and size with which
Garfield was shot. When the members OF
the family reached his bedside the young
man WAS cocnsious, and when asked by his
father why he did it, said: because have
lived long enough" DIR. Pollard was called,
aud upon examination found that q rib had
been shattered and that the bullet had passed
through the body and lodged beneath the
skin on the backside. Had Il not hit the rib
it WAS thought the ball would have paaasd
through the heart After the shock the VIC
TEN suffered much pain, fingered through the
night and died about nine O'Clock the next
morning. He was conscious most OF the
time and would speak when spoken 70 but
would give no other reason for committing
the insane act than that he had lived long
enough. The funeral services were at the
church the following Sunday morning, Rev.
A. HOlbrook officiating. Owing 10 rapid
decomposition the body vas buried on Bat
urday. 1t appears that Young Howard had
been subject to much sickness. For two
years or more he had been west In Kansas
and California, returning home last winter.
While in California he was engaged In the
numbering business, working hard and earn
ing considerable money. He was taken sick,
and for year or more was unable to do any
thing, spending the greater portion OF his
money on medical attendance and getting
back home. OF late he seemed TO have re-
covered his health in a measure and appeared
to be in good spirits; but since the tragedy
his father recalls things he said and did that
point to arrangement of mind, apparently
brought on by his sickness He was young
man of good habits, genial and industrious.
That he should die IN such manner IL 90
we're blow TO his relatives and friends.
A week ago a serious accident occurred
While Mrs. VIM. Gronin and Mas Hannah
Upham were riding up the hill near Randall
Rhoadess on q strawberry excursion, tho
horse became frightened, suddenly wheeled
IN the road, throwing Mrs. Oronin out. and
ran furiously down the hill with the buggy
aud Miss Upham, overturuing them near the
foot Of the hill, landing Miss UphAm under
the fence aud the buggy over Il into the pas
ture Assistance Was near In the persons OF
Randall Rhoades and Leslie Lawrence, who
assisted the unfortunate ones home Mrs.
Cronin was quite badly bruised about the
neck and shOuldeFs but otherwise unin lured.