Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-27

have lived where | now am | D years.
l had a small piece of land, not over
40 acres, from my mother. She con-
veyed it to me in 1866. There were
cows, l pair 3 year old steers, |
horse, forward wheels to a cart and
harrow that | had. | never made
contract with my mother for her
support then, only told her | would
support her as long as she behaved
herself and if not | would throw her
on the town. | allotted S17 of my
pay while in the army for three years
every month. l came home from SER
vice the 9th of May. had 500 in
the place. | know there was over
500 mortgage on the place when |
took it. Gavin Anderson held the
mortgage. My father did not deed
to me. 1t was all in one deed. My
father was not expected to live when
| took the deed. There was no talk
then about my taking care of her.
She was high strung. | got all my
title to my real estate from my moth
er. | lived on that place till 1870.
The real estate was not worth $500
or $1,000. 1t fell since | sold it in
price. | don't know what price of
land was at that time. | sold it in
| 1870 or II for $500. | did
not have the household furniture.
l used it. She was crazy; has been
| for 20 years more or less. She don't
always harp about losing her proper
ty. She lived with me after that 8
or years. l can't tell when she
went away. [ supported her ten
years. She lived with my brother
short time. She was gone from my
place about two years. ). III. Stone
did not support her ten years. The
1871 in my charge is made up of
three calico dresses, one pair shoes
one pair slippers and 81 for making
clothes. Mr.. Bean told me to get
what she needed. / always had that
talk with him can't tell when or
where it was. The shoes / got for
my wife. Bean asked how much the
bill was last March meeting day. |
told him $50. l told him could not
tell how much the little bill was.
did not tell him it was three or four
dollars. Upon this evidence the plain
tiff rested his case.
The defense improved as their first
witness s. Ii. Stone, p. q. live in
Canada, am brother to the plaintiff,
am "A years old, lived on the farm
with father and mother during the
war and did the work and business.
The farm was worth 1900, and
there was about $500 worth of per-
sonal property on farm in 1868, when
| went away from home. Father and
mother wanted l should stay at home
with my brother and take care of
them, and we were to have the prop
erty when they got through with it.
| did not think there was property
enough for both, and Elijah was will
ing to stay, so l went to Massachu-
sets in the fall. There was not over
$3.50 mortgage on the place when
went away, and less than 500 in
small debts. | came back in 1867.
| sent nv mother to Mass. on a visit
that summer. She told Elijah that
she ought to have some writing to
show that he was to take care of her.
He said it was not necessary for she
should have a home as long as he had
one. | took the farm of Elijah in
1868 and took care of mother that
year. | took care of her entirely
from 1868 until 1877; then | was
sick and she went back to his house.
She had trouble with his wife. | had
her in Massachusetts four years and
supported her three. | went to Can
ada in 1878. She came to my house
in Canada and stayed about eight
months in 1880.
Gavin Anderson, Glover, said the
mortgage when Stone took the farm
was less than 500. Elijah never
paid anything on it until Gilmour
took it up.
Alfred Clark, Glover, was with G.
P. Bean when he went to Elijah
Stones in 1888, and heard him tell
Bean that he would take care of his
mother if he got his pension.
A. P. Bean, Glover: The farm in
question was worth from $4,000 to
$4,000. G.. P. Bean, Glover, testi-
fed very nearly as Stone had. That
he did not make trade with Stone for
1886, that he had given Stone no
leave to buy stuff for his mother after
1888, owed him something for max
ing dresses, rendered him So. He did
not intend to make trade for 1886
that at the time of talk on June LIST,
1886, Stone did not tell him to take
his mother away; told Stone May %
and June 1st that town should pay no
longer.
Defense put in the deed from Mary
Stone conveying 10 acres of land to
Elijah Stone in 1886, three days be-
fore his father died.
E. A. Cook, Glover, said that
tender testified to was kept good, and
as to talk between himself and Miles
at justice trial.
Plaintiff offered evidence in contra
diction of testimony of S. Ii. Stone.
James Calderwood, Glover, testi-
fed as to talk June 1st, 1886, and
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