Cumberland County NJ Archives Obituaries.....Smith, George  November 25, 1855
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West-Jersey pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1851-1884: 1 December 1855
Died in Fairton, on the 25th of Nov., 1855, Mr. George Smith, in the 48th year of
his age. The subject of this notice committed suicide, by hanging himself in his
barn, on the morning of that day, an event which caused a thrill of anguish in many
hearts. A death so distressing, inflicted by any one, is well calculated to excite
consternation; but, when such a man as the deceased, the sensation is still greater.
He was one of the most respectable citizens of that place, was a kind and tender
husband, an affectionate father a sincere Christian, an active member of the
Presbyterian church of the village and justly regarded as one of its pillars, for a
long time a teacher in the Sabbath School and very seldom absent from his class; for
such a person to take his life, is one of those mysterious events ordained by
Infinite Wisdom, which we may not understand. There can be no doubt, that the act
was done in a state of insanity; for, about two weeks previous, he had been
unusually pensive, and at times his conversation was such as indicated a diseased
mind. In the afternoon previous to the sad event, he complained of much pain in the
head, which was considerably flushed, and his eyes were said to be somewhat glassy;
they however, apprehending nothing serious, all retired to rest as usual, but in the
early morning he was found as above described. A postmortem examination, we
understand, fully disclosed a diseased brain, confirming our previous convictions,
He leaves a widow and four children to mourn their sudden and irreparable loss. We
commend them to Him who is the only source of consolation in this their deeply
distressing bereavement. Look then, dear friends, to that blessed Saviour who was,
as we believe, so precious to him whose loss you now feel so tenderly. R.

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