Clark County IL Archives Obits.....
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JOHN FRY OBITUARY
CLARK COUNTY HERALD
13-JULY-1886

   On Wednesday morning our community was startled by the report that John Fry, 
an estimable citizen living south of Clarksville, in Dolson Township, had had 
committed suicide.   We are glad to be able to record the fact that there is no 
ground for supposing that Mr. Fry had any intention of taking his own life.   
Mr. Fry had been troubled with a nervous affliction for more than a year and 
under the advice of a physician had been taking Bromide of Potassium for his 
disease for some time.   Lately it had seemed to lose its power and he had been 
taking larger doses than common.   On Tuesday morning he took quite a heavy dose 
and went out in the orchard to overlook some work he was having done by some men 
he was having work for him.   About eight o’clock he came in and told Mrs. Fry 
he feared he should be very sick.   She advised him to go to bed and rest and as 
he was unable to undress himself, she called the men who were at work and with 
their assistance got him in bed.   He soon became unconscious and with the 
exception of once when he took a little water, all attempts to arouse him proved 
ineffectual and he died about eleven o’clock that night.  He leaves a wife and 
three children to mourn his loss.   Mr. Fry was an upright, honest man, an 
obligating neighbor, kind husband and father.   The family has the sympathy of 
the entire community.   Mr. Fry was in the 41st year of his age.

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