Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 7, 1912

Missing Swinton Girl

Miss Edith Vernon

This is a photograph of Miss Edith Vernon, daughter of Mr Arthur Vernon, 84 Queen St, Swinton, was been missing from home since Tuesday evening. Her parents and friends are exceedingly anxious to learn any news concerning her safety.

Miss Vernon is a pleasant looking, fresh complexioned and girl, about 19 years of age, of medium height and possessing a mass of black hair. When last seen she was wearing a long brown tweed coat, a dark green velvet hat, and brown fur and gloves. She also wore a grey tweed dress.

For some time past her family have been anxious about the girls health, and from time to time she has been under the medical supervision of Doctor Harvey and also Doctor Burgess, the Sheffield specialist, who pronounced that she was a victim of melancholia.

Latterly, however, she had appeared to be in better spirits and on Tuesday evening, after preparing her father’s supper expressed their intention of going out to meet her fiancé shortly after 7 o’clock at the corner of Queen Street. She failed to keep an engagement, and after waiting until 7.45 he proceeded to the girl’s home to enquire where she was.

Enquiries were immediately made in every direction, but as the night was very dark nobody seems to have seen her since she left the house. The police were notified of her disappearance, and they reported the matter to all the district stations. The police would welcome any information from anyone who saw Miss Vernon on Tuesday evening in order to help to elucidate the mystery.

Until six months ago when she first became distressed, Miss Vernon was a bright, happy girl. She was popular with everyone. She was a violinist and pianist, and thoroughly domesticated. Her parents are well known and highly respected in the neighbourhood and great sympathy has been expressed with them in their anxiety.