News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-16
j. II. Vancor Commits Suicide

j. H. Vancor Commits Suicide
The following concerning the death o
]. H. Vancor, who formerly owned anc
conducted the tobacco and cigar store or
Portland street, now owned by H. l.
Stevens, is taken from the Barre Times o.
Thursday. Aug. 1O:-
/ flames Henry Vancor, aged 70, a veter.
an Of the Civil War, committed suicide
by shooting while visiting his brother.
c. w. Vancor, at the city farm late yes
terday afternoon. His act is ascribed to
dependency due to declining health and
circumstances surrounding his death
plainly indicated that he set about to
end his life with elaboration. Mrs c..
w. Vancor, matron at the city farm,
and her husband heard the fatal shot
around $50 o'clock. They went to the
barn to investigate and found the body
of the veteran sitting upright in chair.
A bullet had entered his lett temple, pass
ing through the head On the floor by his
side was Colt revolver of inexpensive
design with one cartridge exploded. The
other chambers were loaded. The mans
head was tilted slightly forward, but
otherwise he looked as though he had
fallen asleep.
DR.. J.. W. Stewart, the city physician,
was called to the farm and he notified
police headquarters. Deputy Chief Gam
BILE procured an auto and went to the
almshouse to continue the doctors in
vestigation. He convinced himself that
it was case of suicide and permission
was given the mans brother to remove
the body In the early evening the body
was brought to B. W. Hooker & Co.'s
undertaking establishment.
Latterly the deceased had been making
his home in a boarding house conducted
by Mrs. Smith in Montpelier, although
at times he had resided in Barre. A short
time ago he went to Burlington to at
tend a reunion of his comrades in the
Ninth Vermont regiment. His health had
declined rapidly of late and be had dis
played unmistakable signs of despond-
ency. Yesterday he arrived at the city
! farm from Montpelier around o'clock.
A grip which he carried was afterward
found to contain change of linen and
other wearing apparel. He visited with
his brother. Mrs. Vancor and some of
the inmates and did not appear to be
disturbed mentally. Shortly after 500
o'clock he left the house and went to the
barn. A few minutes later people in the
house heard the report of pistol.
For five years his health had not been
of the best and three weeks ago he sus.
tanned a shock which seemed to cause
him much depression. On account of fail.
ing health he had not been able to en-.
gage in active occupation for several
years.
Mr.. Vancor was born in Underhill July
3, 1916, and spent his early life in that
town until he enlisted, at the age of II,
in the Ninth Vermont volunteers and
served in the Civil War from 1868 to the
end of the conflict. He went through all
the grades of non.commissioned officers
and was slated for a commission when
the war ended and before the commission
was signed. He was then acting as Sec
ond lieutenant.
On his return to Vermont he lived in
Jericho for time and 80 years ago went
to Burlington, where for many years he
was superintendent of the Champlain
Manufacturing Co. in the chair depart
ment. For several years he was engaged
in business in Morrisville, but was Obliged
to give that up on account of failing
health. For the past few years he had
made his home in Montpelier and in
Barre.
In 1870 he married Sarah Lombard of
Plattsburg, n. Y, and she survives him,
being now with her daughter, Mrs E.. L.
Brown, in Boston. Besides the daugh-
ter, there are two sons surviving, they
being Edwin Vancor of Morrisvile and
{. Arthur Vancor of Philadelphia. There
are also two brothers and three sisters,
as follows: {. W. Vancor of Barre, E. E.
Vancor OF Burlington, Mrs. Jennie Cum
ningham OF Worcester. Mass, Mrs. Ed
ward w. Mead OF Redwood, o.. and Mrs.
{. E. Carpenter of Montpelier, who is at
present with her sister in Redwood.
Mr.. Vancor was member of Stannard
Post, G. A. r., in Burlington and also
was a member of the Masonic order"
Burial took place Saturday in thefami-
ly lot in Lake View cemetery in Burliue-
ton. Services were held at the grave at
11:30 O'Clock. Stannard Post r. A p
gave its ritual service.