The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-12
SUDDEN DEATH.
Henry Mayo the Wen Known Barber
Passes Away.

Mr.. Henry Mayo of Deering Center
was found dead in bed at his barber shop
on Green street Saturday morning about
seven o'clock by Amos Conrod, his ap-
prentice.
Conrod. who is young man about
twenty two years old, has been working
for Mr.. Mayo for some time. During the
absence of Mr. NIayo's wife in Manches-
ter, N. H., it has been his habit to sleep
in his shop on Green street ana Conrod
has also lived there with him.
Friday night, so Mr.. Conrod told a
PRESS reporter OF Saturday. Mr.. Mayo
asked him to come to the shop about six
o'clock as he wanted him to help him
bring a trunk to the shop. from some
house on Portland street. The young
man accompanied Mr.. Mayo to the house
on Portland street and getting the arti-
Giles Mr. Mayo was after, they started to
return to the shop. On the way
Mr.. Conrodss says that ssAir.
Mayo stopped in drug store while he
waited outside. The young man did not
know whether Mr.. Mayo made pur-
chase in this store or not.
About nine O'Clock Mr.. Mayo and
Conrod were in the shop and after man
who had been calling there had gone
home Mr.. Mayo took a cup of coffee
which was on a chair behind ths stove
and in his usual jovial manner said to
young Conrod ''Here goes, and drained
the cup to the bottom. Then they went
to bed. After time Mr.. Mayo said to
Conrod. my best black suit is in my
trunk if you have occasion to use it. !"
This struck young Conrod as very strange
but as Mr.. Mayo was always joking he
didn't think very much about it at the
time. About half an hour later Mr.. Mayo
made some remark about the room being
very comfortable and then said to the
young man, IF you should see Mrs.
Mayo before do ask her to forgive me
for all the wrong have done her.
About twelve O'Clock Mr.. Conrod was
awakened by Mr.. Mayo's grooming a lit
tie and twisting and turning in his bed
as if in distress. fare you sick, Mr..
Mayor asked Conrod After little
time Mr.. Mayo replied that he was not
and was all right. Half an hour later
young Conrod heard Mr.. Mayo thrashing
about in bed and twisting and turning
as if he were suffering great pain. Once
more he asked him if he was sick but was
told that he was all right. In the morn
ing Mr.. Conrod found that Mr.. Mayo
was dead
DIR. Small, who was summoned said
that Mr.. Mayo died from apoplexy and
Coroner Perry, who was called, said that
he deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Mr.. Mayo was born in Plattsburg, ~.
z, in 1S43.
Mimi; and was employed by Smith &
O'Brin, mail carriers, to join the train
in carrying the mail across the plains
from Fort Smell to the frontier forts, in
Guiding Big Stonale, DAKOTA, and Fort
Carney, Neb., to San Francisco. Mr..
Mayo was employed by the government
two years and then returned to Platts-
burg and learned the barber's trade.
He enlisted in Company K, Sixteenth
New York volunteers, for two years and
was mustered into the service May 10.
1861. Mr.. Mayo was in the battle of
Gaines Mill and was shot through the
skull with a mimic ball and also had a
buckshot put through his, neck, the shot
entering just above the collar bone. He
was taken to a hospital at Alexandria,
where he remained unconscious for three
weeks He was in the hospital five
months and then joined his regiment,
remaining with it until May Is, 1868,
when it was mustered out
Mr.. Mayo re-enlisted in Company E.
New York cavalry. ana served the re-
mainder of the war. On August 70, at
Hanover, Pa, while skirmishing, he was
shot through the body, the ball entering
the right side, corning out at the left side
of the back He was left on the field.
was taken prisoner, and sent to Tyler,
Texas, where his wounds receievd careful
attention.
He was in prison four months, but
was finally exchanged and taken to New
port News, Maryland, where he rejoined
| his regiment and was promoted to secon
lieutenant. He was mustered out in Oc
tober, 1865, and returned to Plattsburg,
N. z, where he worked at his trade He
also worked at Lowell, Mass, and Man
chester, N. H.. coming to Portland in
1876.
He belonged to Thatcher post, and also
to the Veteran Firemen. He owned a
pleasant home at Deering Center. His
wife, Sophia Mayo, survives him. He
leaves no children.
WIT AND WISDOM.