SAD DEATH
A
sad death occurred on Sabbath evening last, that of Miss Mary
Littlejohn, daughter of Mr. John Littlejohn, on the west hill from
drinking ammonia on the Thursday morning previous. For a year or
more past she had suffered from intense religious melancholia, and a
close watch was successfully kept on her that she did herself no harm,
until last Thursday morning, when she waned just after her mother had
left her to prepare breakfast, found a bottle of ammonia, which had
been procured but a day or two before, and with a most determined
effort swallowed it. Most intense agony was the immediate result,
and her screams soon brought her family to her and shortly after Dr.
Bishop, who was immediately summoned, who relieved her terrible
suffering as much as possible, but the quantity she had taken was too
great to be wholly neutralized, and on Sunday evening she died.
Her funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon and was largely
attended. She was a general favorite with her acquaintances, who
highly respected and esteemed her.
[Submitter’s notes: copy of
tombstone at Oakwood Cemetery reads Mary C. Littlejohn born May
8, 1847 died Aug. 27, 1882]
Sharon Herald, Mercer Co., PA, USA, Friday 01 Sep 1882 page 3
Submitted by Janice Bailey Hart
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