SHE DROWNED: Another victim was claimed by the old quarry pit in the southwest part of Biggsville early Tuesday morning when the body of Miss Mattie McDill, a well known resident, was found floating in a shallow part of the water at one end of the pit. For several months Miss McDill had been suffering from a nervous breakdown and her mind had been affected by her poor health.
Early Tuesday morning about three o'clock she got up and went into the dining room of her home. Her sister heard her up and asked her what she wanted and she said she wished to know what time it was. Miss McDill went back to bed and was soon sleeping soundly. In the morning when the other members of the family arose about 6 o'clock, she was missing. The doors of the home were all locked from the inside but one window in Miss McDill's room was unlocked and it is thought that she must have left the house by this means.
A searching party was organized immediately and her tracks were followed to the quarry pit. Her body was found floating at one end of the pit about 6:45. It is not known how long she had been there. One of the Biggsville residents living near the quarry pit stated that she had seen Miss McDill walking across the bridge twice yesterday and it is thought that she must have been brooding then about ending her life. Coroner Emerson of Lomax was called to Biggsville and held an inquest that day.
Miss McDill was a member of one of the old and prominent families of Biggsville and had spent all of her life in that community. Her parents were early settlers in Biggsville. Miss McDill had been an active member of the United Presbyterian Church as long as her health had permitted. She made her home in the west part of town with her brother Will and sister Rachel. Besides these she is survived by two other brother, Robert McDill, the county sheriff, and James McDill, cashier at a bank in Bushnell.
Early Tuesday morning about three o'clock she got up and went into the dining room of her home. Her sister heard her up and asked her what she wanted and she said she wished to know what time it was. Miss McDill went back to bed and was soon sleeping soundly. In the morning when the other members of the family arose about 6 o'clock, she was missing. The doors of the home were all locked from the inside but one window in Miss McDill's room was unlocked and it is thought that she must have left the house by this means.
A searching party was organized immediately and her tracks were followed to the quarry pit. Her body was found floating at one end of the pit about 6:45. It is not known how long she had been there. One of the Biggsville residents living near the quarry pit stated that she had seen Miss McDill walking across the bridge twice yesterday and it is thought that she must have been brooding then about ending her life. Coroner Emerson of Lomax was called to Biggsville and held an inquest that day.
Miss McDill was a member of one of the old and prominent families of Biggsville and had spent all of her life in that community. Her parents were early settlers in Biggsville. Miss McDill had been an active member of the United Presbyterian Church as long as her health had permitted. She made her home in the west part of town with her brother Will and sister Rachel. Besides these she is survived by two other brother, Robert McDill, the county sheriff, and James McDill, cashier at a bank in Bushnell.
SHE DROWNED: Another victim was claimed by the old quarry pit in the southwest part of Biggsville early Tuesday morning when the body of Miss Mattie McDill, a well known resident, was found floating in a shallow part of the water at one end of the pit. For several months Miss McDill had been suffering from a nervous breakdown and her mind had been affected by her poor health.
Early Tuesday morning about three o'clock she got up and went into the dining room of her home. Her sister heard her up and asked her what she wanted and she said she wished to know what time it was. Miss McDill went back to bed and was soon sleeping soundly. In the morning when the other members of the family arose about 6 o'clock, she was missing. The doors of the home were all locked from the inside but one window in Miss McDill's room was unlocked and it is thought that she must have left the house by this means.
A searching party was organized immediately and her tracks were followed to the quarry pit. Her body was found floating at one end of the pit about 6:45. It is not known how long she had been there. One of the Biggsville residents living near the quarry pit stated that she had seen Miss McDill walking across the bridge twice yesterday and it is thought that she must have been brooding then about ending her life. Coroner Emerson of Lomax was called to Biggsville and held an inquest that day.
Miss McDill was a member of one of the old and prominent families of Biggsville and had spent all of her life in that community. Her parents were early settlers in Biggsville. Miss McDill had been an active member of the United Presbyterian Church as long as her health had permitted. She made her home in the west part of town with her brother Will and sister Rachel. Besides these she is survived by two other brother, Robert McDill, the county sheriff, and James McDill, cashier at a bank in Bushnell.
Early Tuesday morning about three o'clock she got up and went into the dining room of her home. Her sister heard her up and asked her what she wanted and she said she wished to know what time it was. Miss McDill went back to bed and was soon sleeping soundly. In the morning when the other members of the family arose about 6 o'clock, she was missing. The doors of the home were all locked from the inside but one window in Miss McDill's room was unlocked and it is thought that she must have left the house by this means.
A searching party was organized immediately and her tracks were followed to the quarry pit. Her body was found floating at one end of the pit about 6:45. It is not known how long she had been there. One of the Biggsville residents living near the quarry pit stated that she had seen Miss McDill walking across the bridge twice yesterday and it is thought that she must have been brooding then about ending her life. Coroner Emerson of Lomax was called to Biggsville and held an inquest that day.
Miss McDill was a member of one of the old and prominent families of Biggsville and had spent all of her life in that community. Her parents were early settlers in Biggsville. Miss McDill had been an active member of the United Presbyterian Church as long as her health had permitted. She made her home in the west part of town with her brother Will and sister Rachel. Besides these she is survived by two other brother, Robert McDill, the county sheriff, and James McDill, cashier at a bank in Bushnell.
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