Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-21
hot Weather suleldes.

Gustavus Gould, aged IS years, farm
er living at Wrightsville, was found
hanging by a rope dead in the horse barn
last week Sunday evening. He had been
missing since morning. There is no
known cause for the act. He leaves a
wife and five children.
Thomas Finley OF Richmond, aged 20
years, well-to-do farmer living on the
road to Hinesburg, was drowned in q
brook near his home July 8. Ii is sup
posed that he committed suicide. The
cause OF the act is not known. He is sur
vived by his wife and several children.
Antonio Pedrose, q years old, Portu-
guese, who had been respondent for a
long time over the fear that be would be-
come totally blind, shot himself with
80 calibre revolver at Barre July 10, his
dead body being found by children near a
spring. The young man had 800 in his
pocket
Archie w. Blanchard OF Hartford,
Conn, aged 80 years, committed suicide
at the Brattleboro retreat July by shoot
ing himself with a '32-caliber revolver.
The bullet struck little above his temple
and passed through his head. Mr..
Blanchard had been at the retreat only
four days and II is a mystery where be
obtained the weapon as every precaution
has been taken to prevent such occur
rences. He was cashier OF an insurance
company in Hartford.
Frank Ladue, aged Sc, residing at
South Bristol, committed suicide July 10,
taking an ounce of carbolic acid. His
wife took her own life December last by
hanging. Ladue bad been acting queer
- Iats L ina oh daa1 I'D
is now thought that he has been insane
for some time.
young man supposed to be Harmon
Mitchell of Malone, n. Y, died frcm an
overdose OF powerful drug in the rail-
road station at Essex Junction, July u,
the drug being taken either with suicidal
intent or rs the result OF csrelessness.
Mitchell, who was on his way from
Nashua junction, N. H., to Malone, ar
rived at the Junction on the New Eng
land States Limited about 1880 O'Clock.
His actions. on the train early aroused the
suspicious of passengers. When Water
bury was reached be went into the toilet
OF the Pullman car. There he removed his
shoes and part OF his clothing. Later q
commot.on was heard and a light of glass
was knocked from the toilet room win
now W men Aut EOou was Gultftu
Mitchell was in commissions and before
Essex junction was reached this at was
followed by others. The man was taken
from the train, struggling so violently
that the combined strength Of three or
four men was required to control him,
and he died in the station q few minutes
later. Among his effects we're found two
Walls containing morphine tablets and q
cocaine solution.
Bessie Cobutn OF Northheld, aged 81
years and unmarried, was found lying
dead on her bed in her room Thursday
I morning. She was fully dressed, Is IL
she had made herself ready to 90 out. On
/ her trunk alongside her bed was . small
I brittle holding about an ounce OF q mix
+ ture OF laudanum and carbolic acid. The
rest was gone. The woman was house
/ keeper for Lester Avery. No scrap Of
t paper or letter which might throw light
on the cause Of suicide was left b. the
+ woman, AID the reason for the act is un-
I known. She was daughter Of the late
I Arson Coburn Of Rorhurv,