Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-06
THE GARFIELD FAMILY.
Their Preparations for Removal to Cles
land.

Their Prepa ratJoHs for Removal to CIeve-
land.
A gainesville, o. special to the Chicago
Times says:
representative of the Times called at the
Garfield residence inMentor to-day to get from
Mrs. Garfeld's own lips statement Of her
plans for the coming winter. She herself an
swered the door-bell. She was attired in a
simple dark dress without ornaments.
melancholy expression was settled On her
features, which makes her look dozen years
older than when she left for Washington last
spring. The house is much the
same. The generals study was closed
and had a gloomy appearance, but the
spacious drawing room and parlor was open.
A bright wood fire glowed in the great fire
place, before which the younger children
were grouped with books aud papers. Mrs.
Garfield was busily engaged packing her
household goods preparatory to the departure
for Cleveland. To the correspondents ques-
ton as to her residence the coming winter,
she said:
"You see am busy packing up. We have
concluded to make our home in Cleveland the
coming winter, and will occupy the residence
Of Judge Burke, on Euclid avenue. My three
youngest children will be with NE"
"When do you leave?"
"We shall go the latter part OF the present
week, and remain until spring"
How about the generals mother!
s'She is at present in Scion, but will come to
Cleveland and make her home with us this
winter She is now in excellent health-better
than at any time for several months"
"Do you retain Mr.. Brown"
ooh, yes. He will attend to all the financial
affairs and to the Washington business. The
residence and farm here will still be occupied
by my brother, Mr.. Rudolph"
"Then you will not dispose Of this place"
"No, we will make this our summer home. !"
"About your health, Mrs. Garfield; the
public would be glad to know something as to
that"
81 am quite well. This lake breeze is re-
freshing and invigorating, and always like
the pure country atmosphere about Mentor.
Then, too, frequent drive and plenty to do in
the house serve TO keep me up"
ALI the afternoon Mrs. Garfield was
busy storing away in boxes and trunks such
household utensils as will be needed in the
Cleveland home. The mail continues to pour
into the little postof1ce at West Mentor,
which owns its existence to the fact that Gar
field once lived there. Letters of coincidence
are perhaps the most numerous, but these are
now communicated by quaint requests of all
imaginary kinds for relics and keepsakes. The
residence Mrs. Garfield has rented in Cleve-
land is one OF the prettiest on Euclid avenue,
and very convenient to business places, church
es, and schools.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov Mrs. Garfield, at
gainesville, Lake county, to-day took out let
tiers of administration on the late presidents
estate. Her bondsmen are W. 8. Streator, in
ternal revenue collector, and N. B. Sherwin,
Cleveland's postmaster, both of whom have
beer Garfeld's lifelong friends. The bulk of
the property to be cared for is the house at
Washington and the farm at Mentor. There
is very little personal property, and the life
insurance of $50, COO is equally divided between
the wife and family.