Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23
AFOR;.yzsN's GOOD LUCK.



EaiEi i'll scotland.
The foreman Of candle and soap fac
tory in Milwaukee, n gentlemanly fellow
with n small family, came to the front the
other day rs the heir to fortune worth
SO, 100000 The early mail brought
letter to Mayor Stowell from n lady named
Mrs Margaret Irwin, County Monaghan,
Ireland. making inquiries for nephew
named John Clements Ralston, who came
to America fifteen years ago, and who
had last been heard of ms living in some
plnce IN the Northwest. She had reason
to believe that he was now in Milwaukee.
She said her brother died ten yearf ago,
leaving IL vast estate worth at least 81 900,
000 and that il fell to John c. Ralston
and herself that the officials who had
the estate in charge had settled IT, and
that everything was in readiuo6s for an
equal division. She said she was awOman of
wealth and would pay any reasonable re-
ward for any information leading to Rails
tons discovery. The Mayor turned the
letter over to the reporters and in less
than an hour John Clements Ralston was
found He Is the foreman OF large soap
factory, and his general appearance shows
that he is n person who has seen decided
ly better days, He saidhe expected some
time to get something of the fortune in
question, but never expected to strike
anything quite so rich as developments
Indicated his case TO be. lie came from
Buffalo about two years ago, and has q
family to support. He heard Of the
heath of his relative, Silas Ralston, by the
merest accident. A few years ago O.
Glasgow tScotland) paper advertised for
the heirs, and one OF the papers chauced
to come INTO ms possession. knowing
that some Of his grandiather's relatives
went to Scotland great many years ago
from the north Of Ireland, where his peo-
pie lived, he was struck with the idea that
they must be related to the family, as nc
other Ralston lived i'll Scotland He,
therefore, communicated the fact to lis
uncle, James Eulston, Of Petrolia, Cana.
da, who began to investigate, sending 9
man to Scotlnad and Ireland to look the
matter up. This man never returned
and thus the matter rested. He says h,
is positive that the deceased millionaire
father was his grandfather, and tha
i'll due course Of time the property vii
fall into his own and his aunt'a hands
Mr.. Ralstou said he was born in Newry
Ireland, and came to this country abou
fifteen years ago. He married and live,
ut various places, wherever fortune tool
him, ana finally came here from Buffalo
The eLtate has been in TIE courts Of Glas
gov fOr ten years, on ever since the rela
tive died. He is n distant relative o
Ralston the California banker who com
mltted suicide five or six years ago. II
had bad luck and MS his relatives wer
all wealthy lie drifted off from them an,
gradually lost track Of nearly all OF them
1t is quite coincidence that only a wee
ago he wrote a letter to his aunt who
now looking for him, asking her what ha
ever become of his uucle's great fortune
1t seems that the rich relative made
very peculiar wall. leaving all his proper
ty to the two persons mentioned, but
was not to revert to them until ut the eS
piration OF certain time. Ralston
very much elated and will in short tim
start for Glasgow to claim his share (
the great fortune. From what he kne
of the mater previoua to the recipt OF ii
aunt's letter he feels there is no doul
but he will get his share with out IL
least trouble.