St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-01-31
VERMONT NEWS
Barre Woman Attempts Suicide


affections refused to reciprocate,
Mrs. Marjorie Sears of Barre at
tempted suicide at the Kensington
hotel at Newark, n. j., Jan. 20. Mrs.
Sears is a pretty widow of the brun-
cite type, and but p years OF age.
She had been in the city but two
weeks, but in that time she became
enamored of a man who was also liv-
ing at the hotel. Late in the morn
ing the maid of the hotel noticed
that the room occupied by Mrs.
Sears was still closed. This was I'M
usual, for the young woman was an
early riser. Thinking that something
must be wrong, the maid entered
and found Mrs. Sears undressed and
in a stupor. The management was
notified and the city hospital res
ponded to hurry call. A bottle on
the table labeled poison told the
story. Mrs. Sears gave the hospital
her name as Blake, but the hotel
register has the name of Sears. She
came to Newark with several dem
onstrators from Boston representing
the Boston Photo company. None Of
her co-workers are stopping at the
hotel, she said, because she wished
to be aloof from them. Who her
first husband was or where he died
she would not reveal. Her mother,
she said, died when she was IA years
old, and since that time she has
been travelling about the country as
demonstration From her own story
it was gathered that she fell in love
with a young man that was stopping
at the hotel. They were in one an
others company most of the time,
and friends began to hint at a ro-
nance Suddenly there was an es-
arrangement between the two. The
young widow grew morose, and
when no comfort came to her she
sought her new lover to learn the
reason of his GOODNESS and was told,
it is said, that someone had inform
ed him of her previous marriage.
She wrote "htm" a letter but it
was returned to her unopened. This
did not deter her from telephoning
him from a station outside the hotel.
When he refused to answer the call
she fastened to a drug store fully
intent on ending her life. She wav-
cred as to what poison to choose
and finally decided upon the novel
method of drinking turpentine and
denatured alcohol.
The first precinct police were no
titled to call at the hospital as the
woman was out of danger. When |
she was brought before Acting |
Captain John Caffery she admitted /
that she was in love, and said that I
the man for whom she had |
set her heart she would rather be
dead She was detained in wit
ness room until Wednesday morning,
he
Judge Hahn, on a charge of at
suicide.
Golden Wedding in Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. w. Prichard
observed the 5Oth anniversary of
heir marriage Jan. 81. Friends
and neighbors called to extend con-
Many messages from
friends and relatives and gifts re-
eeived testified to the high esteem
IN which they are held. Mr. and Mrs.
Prichard are life long residents of
Bradford and have always been ac-
lively identified with everything
that has made for the betterment of
the town. John B. w. Prichard is
4 son of the late George w. Prich-
ard, who settled in Bradford, in
1912 and became a merchant. In
1870 Mr.. Prichard, with Barron Hay
purchased the mercantile business
which had for years been conducted
as the Prichard store. The partner
ship formed at that time still con-
tinues. Mr.. Prichard has been hon
ored by his fellow townsmen with
election to many Offices and for 40
years has served them as town clerk.
He is a member of Charity lodge, A.
F. & A. M, Washburn Post, G.. A. R..
and. a trustee of the Woods Public |
library. Orissa J. Prichard is |
daughter of the late Sargent T. and |
Melissa Greenleaf George. She has
for many years been an active and |
devoted member of the Congrega- |
tional church, a member of Wash |
burn Woman's Relief Corp and has
been clerk of the Village Hall asso-
citation for long time. Their two
sons, Fred E., of Hopkinton, Mass,
Mass, together with Mrs. Fred E.
Prichard we're with them for the
day.
In Vermont Libraries.
The children of Bennington are SO. Y
eager to help along the growth of
their department in the Bennington
free library that they gave the fairy
story, Snow White as a play. They
cleared over 500 towards new
books.
A large number of people are inn
proving the advantages of the new
public library made by the union of
the Williamstown Social library
Clio years old, the Village I'M
provement society library g years
old), the town appropriation, and
the gift of building by Mrs. l.. L.
Ainsworth of Williamstown. During
December, its first month, 236 cards
we're signed, and GAL books were
taken out. Nearly all the different
societies are contributing either
money or magazines, which are at
the disposal of all who would like
to come into the library and read
during the open hours.
Every library should own the
list of 5000 best books, published