St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-17
RECENT DEATHS.
Hale.

| Hale.
| Otis G. Hale died at his daughters S
home in Fairbanks village Tuesday
morning in his S1st year Mr. Hale
was born in Waterford Oct. s, 1909,
where he lived for about 60 years.
For 10 years he ran the village
| tavern at Lower Waterford and
la ter bought farm near Stiles pond
| where he lived about dozen years.
In 1870, or thereabouts, he came to
ST. Johnsbury and became landlord
tel half dozen years and since then
has done very little work. In 1884
he married Eunice T.. Hill of Water
ford who survives him with these
children John 0. Hale of St. Johns
bury, Milo w. Hale of Lowell, Mass,
o. H. Hale of Barre, a former mer-
chant here, and Mrs. George w. Carr
of this place. 1t is a somewhat re-
markable fact that the death of the
aged father should be the first one in
this family. Mr.. Hale was politi-
cally a democrat and had been nOmi-
mated for many offices by his party
on the county and local ticket He
wasa genial and entertaining gentle
man and until within a year or two
loved to give "reminiscences of his
earlier days. His health had been
gradually failing for the past two
years and his death was due to old
age.
HOuehtOn.
Mrs. Sarah ID. Houghton, whose
death was noticed in last weeks
Caledonian, will be remembered by
many here, as Sarah d. Page, eldest
daughter of the late John Page, who
resided in st. .Johnsbury previous to
1855. Mrs. Houghton was a wom-
an of rare intellectual strength and
devoted Christian character and
active in all church work and chari-
ties. A large circle of friends and ac-
quaintanceS mourn her loss
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.
The people of this village were
shocked on Saturday afternoon by
the report than Edwin Harris of
Summerville had attempted suicide
by hanging and investigation proved
that the report was only too true.
The facts are as follows: Mr.. Har-
ris sold his farm last winter to Howe
& Hovey for $4,000. Later he re-
GREETED the sale and bought the
house back for $4,000 and has since
been desirous of again owning the
farm. Saturday morning Messrs.
Howe and Hovcy went to Mr.. Har-
ris' house with the intention of sell
ing the place back. Terms were
named and partly agreed to but Mr..
Howe wanted 500 interest on his
trade. Mr.. Harris objected to Civ
ing this and he was given till evening
to decide. During this negotia ton
he seemed as cheerful as ever and at
noon talked the matter over with
his wife and they decided not to take
the farm back. After dinner he sat
on the piazza until about p. IN.
when he went to the barn loft and
began pitching back some hay to
ma l-nr II
him doing this and said that he had
better come in and let some other
person do that. He made some
evasive reply and kept on, while his
wife went into the house. Soon after
his daughter, Lizzie, heard q noise in
the barn and on going out saw her
father hanging from rafter appar-
emily dead. She called her mother
and the body was taken down.
Medical help was summoned and the
apparently dead man was restored
to life, though unconscious. He has
since improved and is thought to be
out of danger, but is still oblivious
to all that has happened. Mr.. Har-
ris has always been an active man
and naturally of a nervous tempera-
ment. About the time he sold his
home he was attacked by ''la grippe"
This insidious disease lasted long
time and left him very respondent
The sale of his property preyed on his
somewhat impaired mind until he
felt himself driven to the deed 1t is
very unfortunate affair and the
family have the sympathy of large
circle of friends.