The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-18
NUMBER 81
A MONOGRAM coin.
A Gold Dollar That Was Pursued Across
the Continent and Finally Captured.
Philadelphia Tmes.l

the Continent and Finally Captured.
Philadelphia Tmes.l
A young lady of this place has in her
possession gold dollar with monogram
inscribed upon it which has been the
subject of great deal of attention. 1t
was attached to i bracelet by ain.
One evening in the latter part ok ebru-
airy last, after sleigh-riddz missed
it. The broken chain TsH05 how it
had disappeared. Search Nas lnaGe, but
it was of no avail Finally knnd dvertise-
loafer about tewn. HSxusfits the
house and informed thesefvanta the
the steps of the sleigh the morning after
the ride, and had spent it for whisky at
one of the saloons of the city. The
ind the dollar if possible. The saloon
keeper remembered receiving the money,
but he had paid it to butcher. The
latter recollected paying itsseves to a
drover in Trenton. The address of the
| drover was secured and a letter written
to him, requesting a reply at once. 1t
came, with the informatio that he had
purchased ticket to Philadelphia with
it the very day the LambertvilIe butcher
gave it to him, and that the Trenton
ticket agent had remarked about the
monogram.
| The search was continued. The agent
remembered the dollar, and said he laid
it aside for few hours, but as the
droVer who pain it to him evidently
knew nothing concerning it, it was for.
warded to the general Office in Philader.
phia with the daily account. The re.
ceiver of the New Jersey receipts at
Philadelphia was next cOrresponded
with. The beautiful monogram has
been noted, but had been deposited in
the bank, along with other sums ol
money. His opinion was that it could
be obtained from the cashier. So inter.
ested in the travels of the little coin
were its friends in this city that it was
resolved to continue the investigation
The cashier was communicated with
His attention had been called to the
/ initials on the back of the dollar by one
Of the clerks, and he hadsinstructed the
clerk to place it aside for q few weeks
Unfortunately, in the absence of the
clerk, gentleman desiring severa1
hundred dollars in gold, preparatory te
a California trip, had been furnished
with the amount, and the little piece
had in some way been mixed with thai
sum, and gone westward. The gentle
mans name was furnished. He re
presented Philadelphia house, and {
letter was sent to HIM. The events 81
far described took place in March, ano
the remainder of the spring and all
summer passed with no tidings from
the lost bangle. "A few days ago, how
ever, there came letter from Detroit
written by the gentleman who had gone
West, which stated that his health hat
been poor, SO that instead of returning
at once from California, as he purposed
when he started, he had stopped a
Colorado Springs for the ssummer to- re
cuperate. The letter relating the II
count Of the dollar had been def2yel
and not forwarded, so that be never re
ceived it until he reached Chicago. a 81,
said he had the dollar Ia bis Possession
as the monogram attracted bis notice
The initials were the samesas those
young friend of his, andaAe kept til
coin on that account. He promised t.
send the dollar as should be directed
He was as good as his word, and tn
little gold piece is back in Lambertvill
once more.