The Press., 1899-11-30


 Dr. John Hassett and family of Lee, were in town for a few days this week.
 Mrs. Harlan Allen of Rhinebeck, N. r., is the guest of MT. and Mrs. E. 0. Dennis.
 The family of George Brennan moved to Baltic last week, where he has a posi- tion.
 Mrs. Samuel Ramsden of Palmer was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. F. Eaton Tuesday.
 Mrs. Earns and daughter. Miss Hattie, have taken tenement of Mrs. Charles B. Gary on East Main street.
 Otis Chapman has been i'll and unable to be at business since last Friday. He is now more comfortable.
 w. R. 0. meeting Friday evening. A supper will be served from to 7. All are invited. Price 10 cents.
 Regular meeting of Wauseon Lodge, I o. O. F., next Tuesday evening. The nomination of officers will take place.
 Winter Post, c. A. R.. will elect off, cers at the regular meeting next Tuesday evening. A full attendance is desired.
 Dr. and Mrs. l.. F. Eaton, MT. and Mrs Ramsden of Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. J J Clark are to spend Thanksgiv- ing with Mir. and Mrs. George Selfridge of South Hadley Falls. Mass.
 The Sunshine of Paradise Alley" at the opera house, Tuesday evening, was a treat for theater goers. It is seldom that company with so many good singers visits this town. Not only were the mu- sical specialiies of high order of excel lence, but the different parts were taken by actors of ability. The audience and company were in close touch. The audi ence gave liberal applause, and the sing CTS were generous with encores. The at- tendance was larger than usual, but not up to the capacity of the house. Taken altogether the ''Sunshine of Paradise Alley" made very pleasing evenings entertainment, and the management of the opera house deserves credit for get ting date with the company.
 The wedding of Miss Lilla M., daugh. ter of MT. and Mrs. H. M. Day, and Michael J. Hassett occurred at St. Ed wards church at 5 45 Tuesday morning. There was not a large attendance outside of relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties. The couple were married by low nuptial mass, Rev. R. C. Gragan officiating. The wedding march was played by the organist of St. Ed wards. The bridal couple were escorted 10 the altar by B. M. Squires, the best man, and Miss Margaret Hassett, maiG of honor. Both bride and maid of honor wore blue silk trimmed with white. Af ter the ceremony wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride Mir. and Mrs. Hassett took the early morning train for the north for short wedding trip, and received the usual at tention at the station. Both the contract ing parties are popular here, and the large and tasty collection of wedding gifts re. ceived is good evidence of the esteem felt by their many friends. They are expect ed to return here the last of the week.
 Luie Daniel Gantzer, 67, committed suicide by hanging, early Monday morn ing. He committed the deed in little shed in the rear of H. s. Abel's store and used for his purpose two handker. chiefs and short piece of hempen cord about the size of lead pencil. The man showed rigid determination to end his life. The shed Is only about six feet high, and after he had arranged for the act he had to curl one leg under him and extend the other forward, in order te bring the weight of his body on the cord By straightening up at any time he could have discontinued strangulation. He haC made up his mind to end his life then ant there, however, and succeeded. Tn loop around his neck was formed by tyin. the ends of the handkerchiefs together and the cord passed from the loop to ten-penny nail driven about one inch int, a joist near the top of the shed. It was slow process under the circumstances an' the victim evidently got impatient, 8 there were bad wounds in the front of hi throat, which indicated that he tried witt 8 knife r some other sharp instrumen to hasten death. The wounds in tn throat did not touch an artery nor ope the windpipe, and he finally died fror strangulation. After the body was foun the pockets were searched for the instru ment which caused the wound in tn throat. It could not be found. and dil igent search in the vicinity also prove unavailiDg. The first man to discove the body was Frank Silk, of the firm c Silk Bros., masoDs, who was working the Maccabee's hall He looked out C the window of the hall about 30. an saw the body hanging in the little shed He at first thought 1t was some kind of dummy, but as he looked more closet he saw 1t was a man. He called to hi brother and they went down to mak I sure. Medical Examiner Newton wa called and viewed the remains. Life wa extinct, but the body was still warm an had not commenced to stiffen, which ind cated that the man had not been dea very long. The doctor thought the cas- was so plainly one of suicide that col oner's inquest was unnecessary. Gantze l boarded with Mrs. Partelo, who says tn. he had been acting strangely and had nt
 been we'll for several weeks. He talke
 to himself a good deal, but would n, hold much conversation with other ) He told his boarding mistress that he W, talking with his mother, father and brot CTS, and was evidently mentally unhinge Last week he worked Monday, Tuesd. . and Wednesday, but did not go to u
 mill again. Sunday evening he left h 8 boarding place about 9 15. As he h; 8 acted strangely during the day, Mrs. Pa ] telo became alarmed about him after 8 had been gone short time, and got son