The Newtown bee., 1907-08-30
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Stepney.
THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MISS
 MALLETT.

In the tragic death of Miss Lillie Mallett Tashua has lost one of her most prominent and esteemed resi- dents. Words or pen fail to express the awful event of Thursday morning, Au- gust p, 1907. The frantic ringing of the church bell about 10 o'clock called for help. Men and women promptly responded. Word was first passed around that Joseph Treadwell's s house was burning. The first thought on seeing the burning barn was of relief only to be followed by one of horror and it was impossible to comprehend or realize it when informed that Miss M allett was dead, murdered by Lucas, as we had all called him. For little while Miss Mallett was alone that morning, her sister, Mrs Charles Brad ley and son, Edward Bradley, being obliged to return to their own home at Bedding Ridge, having been with Miss Mallett since the death of their father, the late Aaron Mallett, on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Eliza Patterson had stayed with Miss Mallett Wednesday night and went home to attend her own household duties, after being assured by Miss Mallett that she was not afraid of the man who that morning had informed Miss Mallett in the pres ence of Mrs Patterson that she could pay him off and he would leave. Miss Mallett said: ''Wait few days as I have not the money by me and must have some one here to look after things and you go on and take care same as you have been doing.'' Nothing more was said. Mrs Treadwell called soon after when Miss Mallett went out to put on the potatoes for dinner she said to Mrs Treadwell not to go yet. Mrs Treadwell heard her say "Lucas, on ly put on one stick of wood as it is SC hot.'' Then she heard the two pisto shots and hurried out to find Miss Nal lett prostrated. As Mrs Treadwell ap- peared on the scene Lucas faced hel and said: "- Damn her." Mrs Tread we'll saw she could do nothing for Miss Mallett and immediately began to call out: Lucas has killed Lillie!" She ran out with Lucas coming after, thinking every moment he would shoot her, but she kept bravely on, all the ClIu0 CdlllIlS out TOT nolp, that Lucas had shot Lillie, but made no one hear until nearly reaching her own home, just below the church, she met her hus- band. Then on starting to return she saw smoke coming from the barn. Gucas had gone in the barn and came out just before.) She hurried for thS church key and ranythe bell for hell Dr Seth Hill was the first to come 1T response, but could do nothing for Miss Mallett only to place her on a couch and wait for the coroner. The sad event has cast gloom over this little hamlet of Tashua and as the days pass on the horror of it all comes to us more and more. It is indeed a sad time for old Tashua that Miss Lillie and her father loved so well.
 BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev Otis w. Barker will preach in the Baptist church on Sunday next.
 Call at Stephen French's at the De- pot and get sample of Thomas Wood & Go. s teas and coffees. They please where others fail. None better on the market.
 Rev D. w. Kirtz, pastor of the Con- gregational church at Monroe, will hold service, Sunday afternoon at o'clock at MT and Mrs Cyrus Jeffers just west vited to be present.
 For school shoes call on B. Hawley & Go. They have complete stock.