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Perry (New York) Record
Thursday, 18 August 1921


         Drowned Herself in Canaseraga Creek
         
         Mother of WALTER BACON, Sole Cornet
           Player With Perry Band,
             Committed Suicide
             
         A Canaseraga dispatch to the Rochester
       Times-Union, dater August 16th, said:
       
         "MRS. CATHERINE K. BACON, wife of CHARLES
       BACON, a merchant of this place, committed
       suicide while suffering from temporary de-
       rangement. For several years past, MRS. 
       BACON has been in poor health, and during
       the past year her mind has been affected
       at times. When she was thus suffering she
       had threatened to take her life, but mem-
       bers of her family had cared for her, and
       it was not known that she was suffering
       from one of the meloncholy attackes yes-
       terday.
       
         "When MR. BACON returned home at noon
       for his dinner he found that his wife was
       not in the house, and a search about the
       premises failed to reveal her presence.
       Securing the assistance of the Rev. Mr.
       Martin, the Presbyterian minister here,
       he started to make a more thoro search.
       The looked along the Canaseraga Creek
       for some distance and her dead body was
       found in shallow water, not a great dis-
       tance from the village.
       
         "The coroner was called and the body
       was ordered removed to local undertaking
       rooms. Later it was taken to the home of
       her son, WALTER BACON. It was learned
       that several families had seen MRS. BACON
       going in the direction of the creek shortly
       after 10 o'clock. It was after 1 o'clock
       when the body was found. She has apparent-
       ly placed her coat on a fence post by the
       side of the stream and then plunged into
       the water. 
       
         "MRS. BACON was about 60 years of age
       and is survived by her husband; one son,
       WALTER BACON, and several brothers and
       sisters. She was a member of the Union
       Church. The funeral will be held from
       the home of her son, Wednesday after-
       noon, and interment will be in the
       Canaseraga Cemetery."
       
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