The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06
Death of Lorenzo D. Prescott.

! The sad news was received here about
I9 O'Clock Wednesday morning that
lLorenzo d. Prescott had committed
suicide in the Newport House at New
| port, Vt. Mr.. Prescott was about the
/ village here Tuesday morning attend
4 ing to his livery stable business and
driving his team to the depot as usual.
/ In the afternoon at o'clock he left
town for Wells River reaching there
he decided to 90 further and bought a
/ ticket to Lyndon. From Lyndon he
@Eyident,Ts paid the conductor for his
| blesNtge to Newport as a rebate check
from that station was found in his
pocket. He arrived at the Newport
\ House at six o'clock, registered and ate
/ his supper, nothing unusual appearing
il his manner. The evening was spent
talking business and he had quite a
discussion with a gentleman over some
horses, intimating that he wanted to
buy a pair He went to his room in
fairly good season but did not go to
bed, as when found in the morning his
clothes were on and the bed had not
been disturbed. He evidently went
up there with the intention of doing
away with himself but it was quite a
struggle for him to make up his mind
to finally do 1t. The night clerk
woke him up about half past six and
he was all right then, answering the
call and saying that he would sleep an
hour longer. The clerk called him
again at o'clock and, though he rap
ped several times, received no answer.
Climbing up and looking through the
transOm he could see no one in the
bed and apparently no one in the room.
Ia then broke open the door and dis
covered Mr.. Prescott on the floor near
the bed in an unconscious condition.
A physician was at once summoned
but could give him no help. He died
in about three quarters of an hour.
An ounce bottle containing small
-vmepnt of carbollc acid was found in
his ROOM He had taken enough of
this TO cause his death. The tongue
and the roof of his mouth were badly
burned.
Wednesday afternoon Dudley Carle-
ton of West Newbury, cousin of Mr.
Prescott, went to Newport to bring
back the remains. At supper that eve
ming he sat beside a gentleman who
the evening before took supper with
Mr. Prescott. The gentleman report
ed Mr., Prescott as appearing pleasant
ar9. any idea of his committing suicide
tAM y entered his head. Mr.. Carleton
sy'T1AS fCJg .EEa.4tsrstls /. morning with tho.
remains. Prayer will be held this af-
ternoon at one o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. X. X. Wilson and funeral SER
vices will be in the Union shurch at
West Newbury at 3 p. m.
Lorenzo d. Prescott was born in
Newbury about So years ago, the son
of Lorenzo Dow Prescott. He went
to school in his native town, at the old
Bradford Academy and graduated
from a business college. He has been
a resident in Bradford many years,
working first at the carpenters trade,
then running truck team and for the
past few years he has been in the livery
stable business. He was an honest,
generous hearted man, square in all
business matters and much respected
by all who knew him. Becoming
financially embarrassed he worried
much and grew respondent. The loss
of his mother a few years ago affected
him deeply and he was also rapidly
losing his sight. These are the causes
which led up to his death and took
from among us conscientious, kind
hearted man.