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

Mrs, Florence Lee Harrison. 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 through the brain, passed out through
ths left temple. Death must have been
instantaneous.
The deceased was Miss Grain, daugh-
fer of J. J, Grain, OF Sedalis, Missouri,
and was about 81 years of age. Both
narents are now living in Sedalia. The
husband. Prof. j. G. Harmison, is from
Canton, III. They moved to Anderson
about two years ago from Rome, "a;
Prof. Harmison is an adept penman ana
ar and since last April has held po-
sit. on in Draughon 8 Business College, IN
Nashville, Tenn. The wife and four
children-two bows and two girls, rang
inc in age from eleven to two years-re-
sided in Anderson. The deceased has
been in BAD healtI for many years, and
had several times stated to different
friends that unless she soon regained her
health she would end her existence, as
she could not endure the pain she sui
fered. A week ago last Sunday her sui
ferings became more intense and conhneo
her to her room. Last Thursday or Fri
dav she ;elegraphed Prof. Harmison TO
ratnrn to Anderson, and he left Nashville
at II o'clock Friday night and arrived
here at o'clock Saturday afternoon. he
found his wife quite i'll and suffering, put
she said she was better than sne had
been. About 10 o. clock, at the request OF
Mrs. Harmison, Prof. Harmison called
on the physician, DR.. Harris, VINO ll!eo
near. and secured dose Of medicine in
tended to Quiet her nerves. fastening
hack. the medicine was given, and IN
short time she seemed to be resting
nnietly. About II o'clock she insisted
that her husband 60 into the adjoining
room. which communicated by door to
her bedroom, and lie down. This he fl
nally consented to do, and throwing him
self on lounge soon fell asleep. Wax
inc inc suddenly, he hastened into his wife's
room and to her bed, and extending
his hand he touched her face,
which felt cold and clammy. Hur-
riedly turning up the light, the
| horrible truth was revealed to him. She
was a corpse, with deadly bullet hole
| through her 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 had executed the dread
| fnl deed were cold and lifeless.
This has been a terrible shock to the
people of ofAnderson. Mrs. Harmlson was
a good woman, and those who knew her
Intimately appreciated and loved her.
Hers was one of those exquisitely 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 she felt she was entitled to occu-
py, dethroned reason and left the dlsor-
dered intellect free to plan its oWE de-
struction. Let US speak not and think
not unkindlv Of the dead. She was
pure, good woman, possessing very many
virtues gnd few faults Crazed from sui
teriug. she was not responsible Tor the
act which led her through the dark door
Of death to life Of eternity.
The remains were inferred in The Silver
Brook Cemetery Sunday afternoon after
a solemn and impressive funeral service
at the Methodist Church. OF which she
was member, and the funeral and
burial was attended bya great number Of
sorrowing friends.
Prof. Harmison will shortly return to
the duties OF his position in Nashville and
take the four children with him. The lit.
tie fellows are now in the care of kind
friends, Immediate neighbors Of the de-
ceased Expressions of the deepest sym
pathv for the bereaved husband and chill
dren are heard in all parts OF the city.