Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-02-14
c. R. Henderson Takes
Poison By Mistake, Dies

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| Poison By Mistake, Dies
The tragic death Of Mr.. Charles
r. Henderson, caretaker of the Tun-
mel Hill school property, and one OF
Bloom townships best known and
most highly regarded citizens, &C.
Cured Monday evening at his home
in East Bloom, less than an hour
after he had swallowed poison,
which he had mistaken for medi-
cine. Both the medicine and the
poison had been placed by Mr.. Hen
derson in the refrigerator on the
porch. At about six o'clock, just
as it was becoming dusk he went to
! the porch for a dose of the medi-
cine, to take in his usual way. that
Of swallowing it direct from the
bottle. Evidently forgetting that the
! poison was in the same place with
his medicine, he took the bottle in
his hand and putting it to his
mouth hastily swallowed the deadly
| liquid. Realizing what had happen
ed he started out into the yard,
and his daughter-in-law who was in
| the kitchen, saw him staggering,
and hurriedly went to his assist
ance, he calling to her that he had
| made mistake, taking the poison
| instead of his medicine. His daugh-
ter-in-law hastily summoned a doc
| tor, and over the telephone the doc
tor told her the first aid remedy to
administer, and that he would be
right out. However, Mr.. Henderson
was past assistance when the doc
tor arrived, and death took place in
short time, which was at about
o'clock. The people of the COM
munity were stunned ON learning of
the death.
Mr.. Henderson's son, Forrest M.
Henderson, who has a position in
Columbus, with the department of
aid for the aged, was summoned.
but did not arrive home until some
time after his fathers death.
Charles r. Henderson, son of the
late John and Celia f. Richardson
Henderson, was born and reared in
East Bloom township, on the farm
now owned by I. w. Henderson. He
was rs years of age, his birthday
being Nov. 7. He acquired good
common school education, and for
number of years successfully follow
ed school teaching. He was united
in marriage to Annie Barkhurst,
daughter of the late Reese and
| Mary Mercer Barkhurst Following
! his marriage they resided on the
| GAINESVILLE road, near the Tunnel
[ Hill school house, on the farm
where his death occurred. To this
union were born two children, For
rest NJ Henderson, and a daughter
who died in infancy. Besides his
wife and son, Mr.. Henderson leaves
the following brothers: J. III. Hem
derson of Meigsville township; j. T.
| Henderson, president of the Oberiin
School of Commerce, Oberlin; Will
liam Henderson of Wooster; Good
sell of Ashland county, and 1. w.
Henderson of East Bloom Two sis
ters, Mrs. Emma Hildreth and Miss
Jennie Henderson, are deceased, the
latter dying July of last year. One
brother, Frank Henderson, is also
deceased.
The writer of this had known
Charles r. Henderson, and had been
very intimately associated with him
our entire life. He was our school
teacher, and we held him in the
very highest esteem and respect,
with keen realization of his
splendid ability, his spotless char .
acter, his good judgment and his
genuineness as a good Christian
man of the highest type. For ap-
proximately 40 years he served as
clerk of Bloom township, and a
more efficient, painstaking, careful
official could not be found any
where. In his early manhood he
Joined the Wesley Chapel M. E.
church, and had since been a most
faithful active member. He had
served in practically every official
capacity in the church and the Sum-
day school. When the Tunnel Hill
centralized school building was COM
caretaker a position which he fill
ed to satisfaction. and was held in
the highest regard by teachers and
the many pupils with whom he came
in contact. His tragic passing will
be mourned by the community at
large, and his wise counsel in the
community in general, and espec-
tally in the school and the church,
will be very keenly missed.
Funeral services will be held this
morning, Thursday, at 1915
O'Clock, at the Wesley Chapel
church, with the deceased's pastor.
Rev. J. D. Keller, officiating Inter-
ment will be made in the church
cemetery.