Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-15
4 SINGULAR WOMAN. Fosters Democrat.
of Dover, n. H., of the 18th, ult, gives this sin
gular history of Milton woman:

SINGULAR WOMAN. Fosters Democrat,
of Dover,N H.. of the 18th, ult., gives this sin
gular history of q Milton woman:
short time since some of the Boston pa
pers noticed the death of Miss Joanna Farm
ham, about so years of age, and for long
series of years known as the housekeeper ut
the American House in Boston. She went
from Milton, n. H., in her early days, and
during her long life at the hotel nobody sup
posed she had any property, and at her death
1t was not generally known that she had q
surplus dollar anywhere. But she had II
trunk at the American House, which was
opened and found to contain variety of dry
goods, notes for 5000 against the proprie-
tor of the American House, bank book of
the Blackstone bank, showing deposits of
slIOO, a small sum of money, and also a piece
of paper having trunk key wrapped up in
II, and on the paper was writing stating
that the key belonged to another trunk,
which could be found at the house of rela-
tive in Milton. This led to visit to Milton,
and there some very curious developments
were made. The trunk referred TO MS being
at Milton was found, opened with the key
found in the former trunk, and this second
trunk was packed full of all sorts of fine
wearing apparel, and contained also u key in
u lltNt VI paper. uIOI "ultu NAS tIt hlalt-
ment that this key belonged to another trunk
at a certain other house. And So this thing
was followed up until twenty very large-sized
trunks and three huge packing chests were
found. all crammed full OF the most expen-
sive articles of ladies' wearing apparel and
house furnishings that the Boston market
afforded
When these trunks and boxes were all col
lected they loaded down II fOur-ox team, and
were drawn to n large hall in Milton, un-
packed and inventoried, preparatory to an
auction sale for the benefit of the heirs.
Among all these yalunbles were 81 dresses,
new and perfect, made of silk velvet, satin
and all kinds of plaid silks, black and color
ed thibets. poplns, alpacns. brillantines,
Cashmeres, etc, etc; three silk velvet clouks,
- shnwls, from common to the richest pals
ley and wrought Grape; LOG skirts of all col
urs; III pairs Of hose; under garments
too numerous to mention. table linen,
towels. handkerchiefs. counterpanes, blank
cts, coverlets, sheets. live geese ieath-
crs; sets OF elegant China ware; II large lot
ot table and teaspoons of best coin silver,
silver knives and forks; II fine gold watch
and chain, and large lot OF fine Iewclry, and
50 forth and so on. 1t Is said TINT the dress
cost not less than $500. All of these goods
are perfectly new and in the best order, never
having been used at ALL There is enough of
the whole To stock n large store, and all in
all, the strnngest legacy ever left by II poor
houso keeper who has worked for wages all
her life. Yet there il said 10 be no doubt
that she came honestly by all, us it has since
been ascertained where and OF whom she
purchased them at various times as she went
along. The original cost of all these goods
was not less than $4,000. and the owner
while she lived went clad all her DAYS in the