Son of Hiram Bradshaw and Sallie ? - Bradshaw.
DESPONDENCY
Causes Prominent Handy Pike Farmer to Take His Own Life
The entire community was shocked and distressed Friday when it became know that Mr. Clayborne Bradshaw, a prominent farmer on the Handy pike, had taken his life that morning evidently during an attack of melancholia. When he left the house after breakfast to go out on the place he remarked to his wife and a married daughter, who was spending a few days with them, "Well, do the best you can." They thought nothing of the remark, and some hours later, seeing some hogs had broken into a wheat field Mrs. Bradshaw and her daughter went to drive them out and discovered the body of Mr. Bradshaw near a fence in the rear of the barn. As he had carried no gun when he left the house the supposition is that he had hidden it in the barn the day before, but he had given no intimation of his intention of taking his life, other than the remark above, which the family did not take to mean anything serious. He had fastened the gun to a fence so it would aim at his heart and had then pushed the trigger with a tobacco stick. Life apparently went out without a struggle. Mr. Bradshaw was successful in his business and popular in the community and general sadness is felt over his rash act. For several years he had been subject (to) attacks of melancholia. The funeral was held at Shawnee Run church Sunday afternoon. Besides his wife three daughters and one son survive him. They are Mrs. Grover Ballard, Mrs. James Terhune and Mrs. Charles Worley, of this community, and Mr. Ernest Bradshaw, of Nicholasville.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Apr 27, 1917)
Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183) •
DESPONDENCY
Causes Prominent Handy Pike Farmer to Take His Own Life
The entire community was shocked and distressed Friday when it became know that Mr. Clayborne Bradshaw, a prominent farmer on the Handy pike, had taken his life that morning evidently during an attack of melancholia. When he left the house after breakfast to go out on the place he remarked to his wife and a married daughter, who was spending a few days with them, "Well, do the best you can." They thought nothing of the remark, and some hours later, seeing some hogs had broken into a wheat field Mrs. Bradshaw and her daughter went to drive them out and discovered the body of Mr. Bradshaw near a fence in the rear of the barn. As he had carried no gun when he left the house the supposition is that he had hidden it in the barn the day before, but he had given no intimation of his intention of taking his life, other than the remark above, which the family did not take to mean anything serious. He had fastened the gun to a fence so it would aim at his heart and had then pushed the trigger with a tobacco stick. Life apparently went out without a struggle. Mr. Bradshaw was successful in his business and popular in the community and general sadness is felt over his rash act. For several years he had been subject (to) attacks of melancholia. The funeral was held at Shawnee Run church Sunday afternoon. Besides his wife three daughters and one son survive him. They are Mrs. Grover Ballard, Mrs. James Terhune and Mrs. Charles Worley, of this community, and Mr. Ernest Bradshaw, of Nicholasville.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Apr 27, 1917)
Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183) •
Son of Hiram Bradshaw and Sallie ? - Bradshaw.
DESPONDENCY
Causes Prominent Handy Pike Farmer to Take His Own Life
The entire community was shocked and distressed Friday when it became know that Mr. Clayborne Bradshaw, a prominent farmer on the Handy pike, had taken his life that morning evidently during an attack of melancholia. When he left the house after breakfast to go out on the place he remarked to his wife and a married daughter, who was spending a few days with them, "Well, do the best you can." They thought nothing of the remark, and some hours later, seeing some hogs had broken into a wheat field Mrs. Bradshaw and her daughter went to drive them out and discovered the body of Mr. Bradshaw near a fence in the rear of the barn. As he had carried no gun when he left the house the supposition is that he had hidden it in the barn the day before, but he had given no intimation of his intention of taking his life, other than the remark above, which the family did not take to mean anything serious. He had fastened the gun to a fence so it would aim at his heart and had then pushed the trigger with a tobacco stick. Life apparently went out without a struggle. Mr. Bradshaw was successful in his business and popular in the community and general sadness is felt over his rash act. For several years he had been subject (to) attacks of melancholia. The funeral was held at Shawnee Run church Sunday afternoon. Besides his wife three daughters and one son survive him. They are Mrs. Grover Ballard, Mrs. James Terhune and Mrs. Charles Worley, of this community, and Mr. Ernest Bradshaw, of Nicholasville.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Apr 27, 1917)
Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183) •
DESPONDENCY
Causes Prominent Handy Pike Farmer to Take His Own Life
The entire community was shocked and distressed Friday when it became know that Mr. Clayborne Bradshaw, a prominent farmer on the Handy pike, had taken his life that morning evidently during an attack of melancholia. When he left the house after breakfast to go out on the place he remarked to his wife and a married daughter, who was spending a few days with them, "Well, do the best you can." They thought nothing of the remark, and some hours later, seeing some hogs had broken into a wheat field Mrs. Bradshaw and her daughter went to drive them out and discovered the body of Mr. Bradshaw near a fence in the rear of the barn. As he had carried no gun when he left the house the supposition is that he had hidden it in the barn the day before, but he had given no intimation of his intention of taking his life, other than the remark above, which the family did not take to mean anything serious. He had fastened the gun to a fence so it would aim at his heart and had then pushed the trigger with a tobacco stick. Life apparently went out without a struggle. Mr. Bradshaw was successful in his business and popular in the community and general sadness is felt over his rash act. For several years he had been subject (to) attacks of melancholia. The funeral was held at Shawnee Run church Sunday afternoon. Besides his wife three daughters and one son survive him. They are Mrs. Grover Ballard, Mrs. James Terhune and Mrs. Charles Worley, of this community, and Mr. Ernest Bradshaw, of Nicholasville.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Apr 27, 1917)
Contributor: Yvonne~~~ (46818183) •
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