Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-04-15

with an empty phial marked chioroiolii
in one hand and sponge in the other'
Another empty phial, unmarked, suppos-
ed to have contained morphine, was also
found. She remained in an unconscious
state until Friday morning when she died.
The physicians who were called USED an
tidotes and every effort possible, but she
never revived sufficiently to swallow, and
they pronounced the cause of death to be
poisoning by some form of opium
The young woman who thus took her
own life was born in Hartford. Her faith
er died when she was very young.
dozen or more years ago she lived LOT
time in this place with her mother aud an
older sister. Some four years ago she
returned to this town which has since
been her home and where she has worked
at her trade, she being most capable and
efficient dress-maker, going into the best
families in town in the practice OF her |
profession. Some two years ago her
mother died Last November Miss Ma
iors went to a cousins at Keene, n. H.,
with the understanding among her ac-
ouaintances here that she was to be mar
ried to George Hidden in December. For
some reason the marriage was delayed.
severe illness of fifteen weeks followed
from which Miss Majors had not fulIy
recovered when on last week "Wednesday
she came to this place, reaching here on
the 4. So train. She called for George
Hidden and he visited her at George
Burnham's during the evening, seeing her
with the Burnham family, and leaving her
in a very excited state of mind late In the
evening. About three O'Clock that same
night Miss Majors was known to get up
and 90 to closet where her dress hung'
and it is supposed she at that time got
the fatal drug which she brought from
Keene. from her dress pocket. When
called late in the morning she was found
unconscious, a state from which she new
er rallied. From letters found in Miss
Majors possession it seems that SUICIDE
was premeditated, in the case OF Hlddens
refusal to marry. She had fully come TO
the conclusion that he intended to break
the engagement, and hence her sad end
Cdled0niGn.
WheelOck-
The cows are dying off considerably
this spring.
Hon. Chas. Rogers gave sugar party
last Tuesday.
Lorenzo Sulloway, who died here on
the 9th inst. at the age of 80, was the
father of Sheriff Sulloway of st. Johns
burv. He had resided in town many years
and was good neighbor and member
of the Freewil Baptist church. His fu-
neral was attended on Thursday, Rev
Mr.. Sanford of st. Johnsbury officiating
sheffield.
Mrs. S. L. Hedges is visiting at hel
fathers, Geo. w. Smelling.
Elder Christie, who is on the sick list
is better His pulpit was supplied last
Sunday by his son, who did much credi
to himself.
West Burke
Josie Doyle is failing.-Old Mrs. Colby
remains about the same.
:, E. f. Stoddard has purchased the oil
;, skating rink of Fred Davis and VIII cor
vert it into a residence.
- At the village school meeting Friday,
: was voted to have 10 weeks school t
T commence Manday, April %.
Mrs. Mary Newell, who for sewers
weeks has been suffering from paralysis
W passed quietly away Tuesday atternoo
She has been a resident of this village Il
MANY wears and although a member of I'll
70 Rantist church at Sutton has been re
ular attendant at the Methodist chur'
a where she has sung since the organiZatl'
es of the choir She was also member
the w. r. C. She was an eXempla
re Christian lady and will be greatly miss
& in the community and among large G
lis Gle of friends elsewhere. She leaves
lie aged mother, twin sister, Mrs. A Bu
la. DIV of East Burke, and brother, Per
Porter, of West Burke.
"a sutton
Charlie Peck lost the roof of his su9
he bouse and one hundred and fifty poun
30. of sugar by fire last Monday night.
.he Miss Ella Couch of Lowell, Mass,
visiting at Omer Chesley's.-Mrs' l..
i'd Harris and Mrs. Powers are visiting
ere Barton Landing.
er- JE. Wentworth and Z. w. BrockW
snent few days in Lebanon and Ill
om over last week.-Mrs.. Will Tolm
b;s who has been spending the winter at
w. fathers. has returned to her home in
coma, n. II.
At the school meeting it was voted
nm have an eight weeks term of school,
cod Mrs. Henry Ball has been hired to tea
+ho Mrs. Ball is an experienced teacher an
rroetahIe term is assured.-Miss K
+ho Whipple who taught so successt
here through last year, is to tie
in St. Johnsbury this summer.
fac. east Burke
John Hubbard has bought and mo
to farm of I2O acres in Victory.
also NJ. HI. ellison and wife have engaged
work for n. L. Parker at the hotel 10
this year.
oaa Amt Mary Wood has been moved f
T, Thurber's to Harvey Freeto's WI
"'V, she will board for the present.
zZell eno "'ii
Samuel Fitzpatrick has moved his
wife into the house on Harris JenE
az" farm. He will work for Ed. Harris
ions i"i ih ----
Island Pond.
'adly The Vestry of Christ Church has Il
err ed the Grand Army Post to attend
rib. vice at that church on the Sunday DC
have Memorial day.
case The old but ever-popular opera, 81
ardi fore" is to be presented by local stu
, at the opening of the public hall 10
and ted up in the new block.
gen In addition to improvements prev
t for " mentioned, the railway people nav
rance cided to build a new bridge over
tracks west of the freight she'd
Mrs. Frank Williams, WIDOW o.
curse we'll known railway conductor VINO
Dan last spring, is moving to Gorha"'
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