The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-13
Suicide or Mrs. HarmfsOn.

Mrs. Florence Lee Harmison. wife of
Prof J. G. Harmison, committed suicide
Saturday night last by shooting herself
through the temples with pistol. The
ball entered the right temple and, crash
ing throp yh the brain, passed out through
the left 10 nple. Death must have been
instantaneous.
The deceased was Miss Grain. daugh-
ter OF j. {! Grain, OF Sedalia, Missouri,
and was about 81 years of age. Botb
parents are now living In Sedalia. The
Cantor, Ill. They moved to Anderson
about two years ago from Rome, Ga.
Prof. Harrison Is an adept penman and
artist and since last April has held po-
atiOn in DraughOn's Business College, in
Nashville, Tenn. The wife and four
ing in age from eleven to two years-re-
sided in Anderson. Th6 deceased has
been IN bad health for many years, AND
had several times stated to different
friends that unless she soon regained her
health she would end har existence, rs
she could not endure the pain she suf-
tered. A week ago last Sunday her suf-
ferings became more intense and confined
her to her room. Last Thursday or Fri
day she telegraphed Prof. Harmison to
return to Anderson, and he left Nashville
Mt IL O'clock Friday night and arrived
found his wife quito i'll and suffering, hut
she said ahe was better than she had
been. About 10 O'clock, at the request of
Mrs. Harmison, Prof. Harmison called
on the physician, DIR. Harris, who lived
near, and secured dose of medicine In
tended to quiet her nerves. fastening
back, the medicine was given, and in
short time she seemed to be resting
quietly. About IL O'Clock she insisted
that her husband go into the adjoining
room, which communicated by door to
nsily consented to do. and throwing him
self on lounge soon fell asleep: WAX
ing suddenly, he hastened into his wife's
room and 20 her bed, and extending
his hand. he touched her face,
which felt cold and clammy. Hur-
issn horrible truth n was revealed to him. %Sim. She She
was q corpse, with deadly bullet hole
through hor brain and her face and the
pillows covered with blood. Looking at
the clock shortly afterwards the hands
indicated half-past one. Friends were
summoned, but the only aid they could
render was to tenderly prepare the body
for the grave. The spirit had taken its
flight. The brain that bad planned and
the hand which mad executed the dread
ful deed were cold and lifeless.
This has been q terrible shook to the
people ofAnderson. Mrs. Harrison was
good woman, and those who knew nor
intimately appreciated aud loved her.
Hers was one Of those exqnisitely fine
temperaments, capable of deepest feelings,
highly sensitive and ambitious, and her
long illness and suffering, coupled with
the struggle necessary to maintain the
position sho felt she was entitled to occu-
py, dethroned reason and left the disor-
dered intellect free to plan its owr de-
struction. Let us speak not and think
not unkindly OF the dead. She was a
pure, good woman, possessing very many
virtues and few faults. Crazed from eui-,
!sring, che was nos responsible irr Inc
act which led sier through tbs dark door
of death to a life of eternity.
), The remains were inferred In the Silver
Brook Cemetery Sunday afternoon after
a solemn aud impressive faneral service
at the Methodist Church, of which Slshe
was member, and the funeral and
burial was attended by a great number of
sorrowing friends. >HHs
Prof. Harmison will shortly return to-
the duties of his position iu Nashville and
take the four children with him. The lit.
tie follows are now in the caro- of kind
friends, immediate neighbors of;the de-
ceased. Expressions of the deepest sym
pathy for the bereaved husband and chill
dren are heard ih all parts ofthe city. 4,
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