Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-08-24
MADISON
Aged Resident of Starks, James
Taylor, Commits Suicide in
Peculiar Manner
Was Despondent
TOWN LOCALS AND OTHER
NEWSY ITEMS OF THE DAY

James Taylor, an aged resident OF
Starks, committed suicide Sunday
night in a peculiar manner at the res
idence Of Bert Frederic. Mr.. Taylor
went to the barn and taking a large
rope used on a hay fork, tied one end
around a convenient beam and the
other end to hook. He then went up
a ladder and laid his full weight across
the rope in such a way that the wind
pipe was shut off. Mr.. Taylor was
found dead by Mr.. Frederic on his re-
turn home frun the North Arson camp
meeting about dusk. Taylor was last
seen alive about $50 o'clock as he left
the home of his sister, Mrs. Anthony
! Sawyer. to whom he had given two
letters with a request not to open the
same for two days. Mrs. Sawyer. who
lives a short distance from the Fred
eric home, noticed that there was no
lamp lighted as it became dark, and
hailed Mr.. Frederic as he drove by,
telling him TO investigate at once. Mr..
Taylor was a native of Lexington and
was - years old. He had been in poor
health for several years but at various
times had been able to work out. His
rash act is supposed to have been
caused by brooding over his health as
several times during the past few
months he had said he would never
put in another winter like the last. Be
sides Mrs Sawyer. Nr. Taylor leaves
one brother, Bert Taylor Of Providence,
r. !.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Mitchell
returned Monday afternoon from their
honeymoon trip to Lewiston. Portland
and Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wright, Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Gilman and Miss Allie
Churchill went Monday noon to Port
land for a short outing.
| Aubrey Dyer. who has been visiting
friends in Portland and Plymouth
| Mass, for the past two weeks, return
ed home Saturday night.
| Officers elected by the North Ansor
Campmeeting Association for the com
ing year are: President, Judson W
Packard OF Skowhegan; vice president
| Geo. o. Weston of Norridgewoch; Sec.
ksek. SdIOICI w I1iS VI ~ VI III <hliSt'Il
treasurer. Geo. W. F. Merrill OF Madi-
son: directors. Fred Jackson of New
Portland, Perley Adams OF Madison, w
Il. McKenney of North Ansoa and Geo
| Merrill A ladies' auxiliary 10 the as
sociation has been organized with Rev
| E. E. Harrison Of Vests Mills ac pres.-
dent. All bills Of the association have
| been provided for and improvements
will be made before the next annual ses-
sion.
Mrs. Geo. Miller and daughter Clarice,
who have been making an extended viz
with relatives in Carthage, y. Y. return
ed to their home in Madison the las. {.
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Smith. who have
been guests of friends in Bath and Al
gusta for the past 10 days. returned home
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Richards and fam
fly left town Monday morning for Fitch
burg, Mass, where they will make their
home in the future.
Mrs. E. ". Burbank returned home
Monday afternoon from Hebron. where
she went two weeks ago to accompany
her husband to the sanitoriur.
Invitations for the wedding of Miss
Frankie Titus to Edward Hight have
been issued to friends in this vicinity
The wedding will take place at the honle
Of Miss Titus on Heald street on Sept
1. Miss Titus is the eldest daughter OF
Mrs. D. Titus Mr.. Hight is well known
Madison business man and both young
people are we'll known in this section.