Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-18
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Death at the Age 81 Niassy-fhrs~ OF AM
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One Of the most refnarkabls women that
sver these parts knew was 40 sail Cool-
idxs Gooiaow who bas jlss iisi AZ the
age Of nlnety-thres years. She Vas bora
In Bolton ant moved To- this place when
young. Ny informant's first recollection
Of Mrs Goodnow dates back more than
half a century, when be was scot 20 hor
BY MS father 70 have MS measure taken
for a pair OF custom shoes. she being re-
garded at that time as one OF the best OF
shoemakers. Bes4.es doing custom work
me used - take out stock from the shoe
factory OF Daniel Newton, OF WestborO-
There was no part of the trade but what
she undsrst TODD thoroughly. Soon after
Mss Coolidge. for sae was then single,
bought the Joan Green farm, ON Ball HUI,
and built a house thereon, in which she
lived Ep 20 the tiIae OF her death. As
farmer she was known far and wide. As
a Judge OF horsef SD she waa regarded as
hrst-class, and IN horse jockeying she was
q pronounced success. Her aiding mania
lei her 10 deal in cattle, hoas hold goods,
wagons, watches, and 70 speculate in
grain; in fact, anything In which
she thou n there was dollar. Her
ability TO buy more for a dollar than
any one else brought her services into
demand, aud more than one young mar
ried couple has been accompanied by her
In their visits 20 Worcester % procure the
housekeeping utfit, when she could buy u
II
than the brightest groom
Miss Coolidge commenced farming with
a norss and two cows, her stock soon being
increased 10 two horses, fifteen cows and
a pair OF oxen. As a muscular phenome-
non she was noted, and with her 2O0 pounds
OF avoirdupois. much OF which she had de-
veloped into hardened muscle, few men
cared TO follow her lead in manual labor.
Armed with an iron bar she would 20 into
tho field and lay stone wall with the best
OF the sterner sex. AS to handling vicious
horse, holding pillow, or swinging a scythe,
she asked no odds Of anyone. she would
take her dinner and labor In the hay field
AL day with the most sturdy farm hands.
Frank Green. a neighbor, who owned
good farm, entered into n contract with
her that the property OF which ever should
die first should 20 70 the survivor She
was shrewd enough TO have him deed his
/ place % her on the conditions named
When the property came into her possess
ION, a his decease, she sold the same to
I Cyrus Gale Tor - 600 cash Subsequ emily
/ to this Henry Goodnow worked Tor her a
| long time. Hs saved his wages, which
/ with what be hal before, amounted
/ 20 Sl,200. The woman turned her business
eye toward the hired man and the 81 200,
and thinking, prot ably. that IL would be
cheaper 20 have him for husband than
a. an employe. married him, and induced
him 70 pat his 81 300 into piece OF pasture
land, max ng sure that it was decided to
her. which it was. He died about fifteen
/ years ago. In later years her ventures
were not as successful as in former times,
and she died leaving nothing of her former
possessions for relatives to squabble over.
although she had enough to carry her
through lie.
This uncommon woman was not as mas
culine IN her manner as would naturally
( b supposed, while no one ever wanted svrn-
pathy cr practical aid but what he got il.
Her horse. oxen or farming implements
were adly lent 20 help out less pros
porous neiyhbor, but on a trade she had no
special scruplos, aud went for the best end
OF the barsnin nt every chance. Notsv,th-
stand ag her uuscular power aud Ionz as
sociatson with Ian and mans work, she
was excessively timid. and Of death had
an abnormal fear.