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A melancholy affair—Our whole village was shocked last Saturday by the report suddenly circulated through the streets, that Mr. James Cockett had taken his life by shooting himself at his own home with a shot gun. Mr. C. had for more than six months been an invalid, whose recovery from severe illness and general prostration was a matter of much doubt. By careful management and nursing he was able to get outdoors a little during recent pleasant days, but was still extremely debilitated and feeble. His nervous system was shattered, and to some extent, probably, his brain was affected. He had frequent turns of mental depression and apprehension; at one time he related to his physician the effort it had required to keep from ending his gloomy days. The gun was kept in a closet near his room, and it was not known he had the means of loading it. He died immediately.
April 22, 1864
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