News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-01-04
An UntimeIy Death

People of this community were
shocked and saddened to learn of the
death of Miss May Goodell, the seven.
teen year old daughter of George
Goodell, which occurred at the home
of her father, which is situated about
four and one half miles west OF this
village, last Saturday night about
ten O'Clock. The cirCumstan which
attended her untimely death are par
ticularly sad and the father has the
sympathy of all. Death was due to
the effects of poison, administered by
her own hand, and the circumstances
of theiaffair are given below.
For some time previous to the sad
event the young lady had received
the attentions of young man In the
neighborhood, much against the
wishes of her father, who had on sew
eral occasions, for what heconsidered
lust reasons, forbidden her to enter
tain the young man at her home. But
1t was known that the young people
had met there at various times, while
the men folks we're away or at work
on the farm. On Saturday night as
Mr.. Goodell and the hired man we're
returning from the barn, after doing
the chores, they saw man run from
tie shed in the direction of the home
of the young man in question and
Mr.. Goodell, who is nearly blind, or.
dered the hired man to harness a
horse and the two drove to the home
of the young man, where they found
him. After a short interview Mr.
Goodell returned home and going
into the house found his daughter
living on a sofa. He then informed
her, as he had many times before, that
he could not allow her to entertain
the young man at his home and stat
ed that until she was of age, which
would only be about two months,
the meetings must be stopped. She
replied by stating that she would not
bother him much longer and went to
the pantry, where she took a box OF
5Oth grain strychnine tablets, which
Mr.. Goodell used for a heart rem
edy, and before anybody could pre-
vent took the entire contents, which
was thought to be about a dozen
tablets, and then walked to the sink
and drank two tumblers OF water.
This was about niue O'Clock in the
evening and the hired man harnessed
horse and started for a physician,
stopping about half Inile below the
GOodell home to notify Luther Shat
tuck and family, who we're the nearest
neighbors. Meanwhile, at the request
of the young girl, Mr.. Goodell and
house-keeper, Mrs Tinker, who is an
elderly lady, assisted her to a bed
and before Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck ar
rived she was unconscious. The hired
man arrived with Or Bates at about
| 11:30, but the unfortunate girl had
pa away about teen minutes
previous to their arrival.
The 8 # air is Iamentable and sad in
| the extreme and has cast a gloom
over the entire community. Only
sympathy is expressed for the father,
who in trying TO do his dnty by his
daughter as his love for her and anX-
iety tor her welfare dictated, has
brought almost unbparahle sorrow
and pain npon himself To the one
who has been taken hey Ond the reach
OF censure, charity Is extended and her
mnny acts of love and care tor bel
. fl cted father during the past fe"
wears are recalled, and their recOllec'
ZION adds to the belief that the deco
was done while the mind was not &C
c0untabe for the act
Mrs. Goodel. mother of the de
ceased, is living in Huntington, VT
where sha has been for the past few
Years. The deceased was born il
Dennison, Iowa, where Mr.. and Mrs
Goodell went to live for few years
but returned here with her parents
when but an infant and has lived herr
ever since.
The funeral was held at the hom
Tuesday at 10 O'Clock, Rev &. Z. st
Glare of the COng'l church officiating
The funeral was largely attended
Burial took place in the family lot a
MorristoWn Corners.