The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
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Mrs Bronson's Claim against Elon's
 Estate,
MARY A. BRONSON.

moved here, April l, 1886. Lived at the
 Josiah Booth place. Mir Bronson, my
 daughter and hired boy com prised the family and my uncle Josiah.
 Elon Booth commenced to board with me, April l, 1886. Told him he could on with me and wanted my
 pay every month. Told him l wanted no such time as Josiah had. If he was absent for day, was to deduct from his board; if only a meal, was not to deduct anything. Talked it up before April and, one day, while was in l.. E. Booths store, he (L. B.) said, 'l will see you paid; you need not go to Elon." I always had my pay from l.. B. Booth. I got my pay every month, ex- cepting that two or three times it ran over the month. Elon asked me if had made arrangements with l.. 5. l said "Yes." The arrangement included no washing. He said l.. B. Booth would pay me, because he could not get it any other way. The board money l.. E. Booth paid me was applied on a note of $6000 that l.. B. Booth owed Elon as interest. Commenced to do Elon's washing the first week in April, 1886. Did his mending as he needed it, as for the rest of the family and did all through. Summers, while he was work ing away, I washed only one shirt for him and one pair of stockings. If his stockings needed mending, did it; or his pants. He did not want to go to the ex- pense of wearing stockings, but insist ed, as long as he wore shoes, on his wearing stockings. Until the last year of his life, he only paid l2 1-2c. pair for his stockings; later, he paid 25c. for them. He bought about six pairs year. He went barefoot around home in the Summer time. In Winter, he wore wrappers and changed them once in two weeks. He was always afflicted
 with rheumatism since 1885. The last two years, if he labored at all, his hip
 pained him severely. Have known him to kneel hours at time to ease his hip and relieve himself of it's pain. Assisted him in putting on his stockings. Once
 in while, the boy did it. On his left
 foot, put on his stockings for him; his
 leg was stiff. Did this while he was
 home in the Winter time, Sundays ol
 week days. Don't know what ailed his
 feet. They were inflamed. He used to
 soak his feet in the water at the spring.
 He would come in and l would put on his shoes. On the right foot, he had an
 I,n hol nf hn n l. ways sore. It used to cap over. Occa- sionally, he would make me extra work in his room. He would trouble me about splitting on the floor. I finally The last two or three months of his life, he made a pocket handkerchief of the bedclothing. He was taken with the grip, December, 1889. This was not his last sickness. He was very miserable during the month of January, 1890. Do not think he came up Street during the month over two or three times. Last sickness commenced March 16, 1890. The Wednesday before, he was out in the orchard bareheaded; it was a beautiful day. He was 70 years old when he died, March 23, 1890. He was confined to his bed one week; funeral was from my house. Made syrups for him from December, 1889, to time of his death and warmed his bed for him nearly every night. He would sleep very comfort ably, if the bed was warm. Had no way of way of warming his room; there was no stove in it. Asked Eugene Bulk ley if he would stay with him (Elon) after Josiah's death; he did. Had the supervision of his medicine and made linseed oil poultices for him. They were changed every two or three hours. Used 10 pounds of meal. It was great deal to care him, that week. He troubled me about vomiting in the bed. Changed his bed every day. After his death, had a woman come and wash. Have never disturbed the bed; occasion ally have put a peddler to sleep on it. At that time, was very miserable myself.
 Was taken, the next morning after Josiah died. Was not confined to my
 bed. That night, did not get any sleep.
 Made arrangements for the funeral, but
 not on my own responsibility. Was
 very miserable for several weeks after
 Elon's death. Dr Smith made Il visits
 at my house to see me. When Elon
 came to town with me in 1886, knew he
 was a wealthy man. Part of his prop.
 erty was at Samuel Tilson's and part at
 L.B. Booths. In June, 1887, his trunk
 was brought from Samuel Tilson's. It held the government bonds and the Gen. tral Pacific railroad bonds and, if his estate has any Union Pacific railroad bonds, they were in it. Do not recall any others. Not far from July 15, 1888, commenced to assist him in his business. He became dissatisfied with the manage ment of his checks at the Union Trust Co.,, New York. He said he had a check that came near being dishonored. He said, 'sIf cannot send my checks to the Union Trust Co. and have them safe, what can I do with them?'' I said put them in the Newtown savings bank un- til they amount to sum sufficient to invest and then invest them yourself. He said, ssHow can invest them?' I said, try Arthur Nettleton in St Paul, Minn. He wanted to know if had con- fidence in Nettleton. said I considered Arthur Nettleton an honest man. He sent all of his checks to him from that time or to the first of January. 1890 :; every dollar. Had the impression 1t was $14, 400 he invested in St Paul. The first was sent there about September l, 1889 and was $4000. Think all his cor respoDdence in regard to the investments was carried on by me. They were mort gage notes with cupons attatched. cut off the cupons and sent them for collection once in six months. had a