He committed suicide last Sunday afternoon about three o'clock,

 by shooting himself with a 12-gauge shot gun, while about 100 rods away

He was at his parents home, that morning, and seemed in the usual spirits.

 He was of a jolly disposition and no indication of the act he was to take was

where he opened a screen to one of the windows, as his brother and family

were away for the day, and entered and secured the gun and shells. The gun

was a "pump-gun" and was his own and he had loaned it to his nephew some

months ago, as Curtis rarely ever used a gun. He returned home. On returning home

he stepped into the home where his father was reading and his mother was

 lightly sleeping, walked through the the room but said nothing to them, and went out.

Nothing more was seen of him until John Shively, another nephew, and son of Ira

and Luella Shively went back to the woods to get the cows. Ira and his wife live

near the home of their parents and farm the latter's place. John soon came running

back, filled with excitement incident to a boy of 12 years of age, telling his other

brothers and sister that a man was sleeping on a stump at the sugar camp.

He was asked who it was, but was unable to state, as he only got with in about

three or four rods of the body of his uncle. The children then went and told their

that had been used in times past in the camp. The evaporator was situated so that it made

a splendid rest for his back. He spread his feet apart, placed the butt of the gun on the

ground between them, stuck the muzzle of it to the left side of his face, holding the gun

with his left hand. He had a stick in his right hand when found, indicating he had pushed

the trigger with the stick. When the gun went off, tearing a big hole in the side of his face,

he slumped over a little, but did not fall from his sitting position. The right hand still held

the gun, the left hand the stick, giving unmistakable evidence of how the act was done.

Mr. Shively told his son, Ira, and he in turn called neighbors, many of whom hastened

to the spot. Williams & Son, of this place, were notified to bring the coroner and get

the body for preparation for burial, which they did and the body was brought to the

reason for the act. He had not threatened to take his life except, as far as they

know in a joking way. Once he remarked to his brother Ira, and family, that he

he was of a jovial, joking disposition, no thought of such an act was entertained by them.

He was a bachelor. When chided, good naturedly about not being married, he often

replied " that  those he wanted he could not get and those he could get he did not want",

but thought it was neighbor children firing fire-crackers.

brothers as follows: Ira and Rufus, of this vicinity, Lewis of New York State,

 and their sister, Mrs. Raymond (Clara) Sponseller.

 He was 38 years of age last April 10th, and in good health.

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock,

 at the home, and was largely attended.