The Press., 1903-08-20
MANSFIELD.

tWooKS out OF Town.
Mrs. Abbie Conant is entertaining
her cousin from Massachusetts.
A. E. Sumner, wife and daughter
spent the day in Block Island last
week.
Harry G. Hanks returned last week
from visit in New London and
vicinity.
Miss Lila Simonds. is the guest of
Miss Sophia Finger at Windsorville
this week.
| Mrs. Edward Simonds is recovering
from her long sickness, we are glad
to announce.
| Mrs. John Durham and Miss Flor
ence Durham are the guests of rela-
tives at Derby.
| Mrs. Althea Lincoln returned to her
mothers last Saturday, after spending
several weeks in Webster.
| Mrs H. E. Simonds and daughter,
Ethel, are spending the week at the
Willimantic camp ground.
Mrs. Sara Stoughton returned to
her home in Gurleyville last week,
after spending several weeks in Rock
vile.
James Monroe Wallen of Mansfield
Hollow committed suicide Monday
afternoon by taking large amount of
poison. Mr. Wallen told his wife
that he was going to kill himself as
he was tired of living. His wife
begged him not to do SO, but to no
avail. In her presence he took bot
tie of laudanum and drank the con-
tents. Mrs. Wallen sent for Dr.
Marsh, but he could not be located
In the meantime Mr.. Wallen went to
the barn and there drank pint bottle
of solution of laudanum and sugar
of lead. He then went to his room
and went to sleep ON the bed. At
about O'Clock he arose and went to
the kitchen and drank glass of water
There was bottle of carbolic acid on
the shelf above the sink, and this was
found empty in Mr.. Wallen's room
after. he was found there dead. Mrs
Wallen, who is about 60 years of age,
was on the verge of nervous prostra-
tion when her brother, Gilbert Will
liams, who boarded at the house,
came home. She told him of her
husband actions during the afternoon,
and he Immediately went to the bed
room where he found Mr.. Wallen dead
His body was already becoming cold.
DIR. l.. G. Sumner, the medical ex-
aminer, was notified and he called at
the house at about O'Clock. He
pronounced death due to suicide. Mr.
Wallen was 80 years old and a well
known resident of Mansfield. He was
originally engaged in the farming
business, but during the past two
years had been night Waterman of the
Mansfield Hollow mill. He had re-
sided in Mansfield since the civil war,
of which war he was a veteran. He
was drawing a pension of $12. MIR.
Wallen had been in fairly good health
and was never known to be respondent.
He had worked as usual Sunday night,
and why he should have taken his life
is mystery. 1t was reported that
there had been stories in circulation
of late, which greatly annoyed Mr..
Wallen, and that he had threatened
to take his life. Mr.. Wallen leaves
besides his wife, two married sons,
Walter of this town and Clarence of
North Windham; a sister, Mrs.
Julius Blisch, of Hartford, and two
brothers, George w. of Bridgeport
and William of Coventry. The funer-
al was held yesterday at O'Clock at
the deceased's lhome. Rev. Leonard
Smith of Spring Hill officiated and
the burial was at the Center. Hart
| ford Courant.
Mount Hope. IS
Miss Gertrude Grant is visiting rel
atives in Boston.
Mrs. Lombard of New Haven has
been the guest of Mrs. Susan Griggs.
Miss Anna johnson of New Haven
is visiting relatives at Riverside farm.
Miss Mabel Moore is spending a
flew days with her parents in Masha-
paug.
Mrs. George Byles and son of Nor
witch are stopping with her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Bacon.
| The young folks at Maplelawn and
Riverside, accompanied by several
out-of town friends spent very de-
lightful day last Friday. They went
on the excursion to Boston, sand took
the boat to Nantasket Point.
strength and vigor come Of good food