Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-06


YORK about 1850, cancelled his viii and made 400.
other IN favor OF the needle women Of Brattebor,
W. ana khihebeck' \. y. Mt ThompsonS moiu
oi me was eccentric ana II IS saih that before DIS
fehoVal from b'S'on ne had never Travelled on
Steamboat or rmlroad.
In the same encyclopaedia this interesting
sketch of Mrs. Thompson's life is al.,
tivan.
s,.,.,. ... 49,. ,-,
Int
EiAaDPth thompson phllahthropist, born in
~ huon' w. en- a. ISzl' she is the daughter Of
Niiil"eI i''"'N a poor FARMER ana at the age Of
n'ne went ." ai' I'll 'ne household duties of
"e'sn''' iH"'"y us d ''ltlu "l an WORK receiving
a. "aS'9 - '''tS "t'h' her euucalon was
chleny sen ACQUIRED blt she was remarkably
hAn'i7'll'' anu VINO on WISH 10 Boston in 1873
50 inpr-ss' lho.has thompson wrll-known
hhHl'hlre ~ thlt ci'E' that ne sought her ac-
Pu",n'a".' h'rIy III IH'4 they Were married and
uhtH MS d'ath III 1902 spent much % their income
I"r chalIlaul' purposes Inc use OF the entire in
come 'i his immense estate was then left to Mr.
thompson. one mas gwen large sums to the cous.
81 ieihpe'ulce' anu FIGURES Oh nell tract
"'"''n ny ",r anu n'l'l WIN H'u'h statistical ill.,
Tl,omrson has Given more tIon s,n"0," , u,'
providing with business pursuits the head, Of
families hundreds Of whom have b-en enabled to
~ -, 80, a 20 s'ooo among h'r
expended by a commission authorized h, co,..
gress to investigate the yellow fever. She founded
the town OF Long Mont at the foot OF the Rocky
mountains, ana sa'e o'o acres ol land with 500
w. ''0" 'O''''ii,' =" 'a'i' ''u"''' ha'iNis hfS.
',.'i'''' ''i'i i'u'vu N'iH'S ~ '"e p"VHaSr "I
Wy ''"I go ~ ''ie C"n-
v''" sVn'"' VI pi,nos"l'ny 'ne O'nulAS ID "mch
~ 9'ii''ii' "a',"i"N'9 "'e H-"'' one SuEe'S'el
,'' 'u oi sung Sl' zee 10 'l'f I''r' anu incurred
"a" ~ Il, P'''ns 1t nl.o p'ac'ica operation
III many u 'iio Ia ui''eS " 'ie country ran
r'9 d '"'l'en'eI painting VI tne signing 81 thr
/ o-i"u''o" ol emancipation ny Lincoin III thr
7'Oe VI NE Oa"''ie'' was purchaser ny h'r
ana presented 10 congress IN consequence "i
','i9 S,'' was sia",'" 'ne i'eeu'li vi 'he moor "I
'''e ii"u-' i'-i' "inch Il" "'he' woman h''
w" Wv 07,''", ""v' p'7SeS9' l" ~" SH-
l'"c'u III 'iie hallS ID a Dpaiu oI trustees chosen
l"' ua PURPOSE S~h"'' 70 pe ueNo'ed 70 IN" al
N"ncrlhen' ana prosecution ~ sclentihc research
III l.s "r"aues' sens. hrs. thompson mas aIitat'
eu '"e luestIon % ui- l''77ioiiity Oh an h'eTu"-
"'iIa' 'el'u"hc VI ""'ld governor oy la"a 'lAa-
na.l"S lIoln an ii'eill-e1' community
reference 10 the columns OF The PhH-
/ nix at the time Of Mr.. Thompson's death
I sbovs tho Roston Transcrin, ,,ora,,r.,.l,
tr,1,
49, ii''''o' vs. " nv" vas ~ 'i''e" "i'"'I
the meaning ne needle women OF Brat
ooro IN luck-A munlncent glit, with the
/ single preiactory remark that II seems al
most 100 good 10 be true;
n'ilss nom son NATIVE OF inns city' ai-a
I.,yins, so,,,s Ia,-, b,,,,ets =, ,,.,,,;ar ~
/ Mr.. Thompson inherited a large property which
steadily augmented in value, and at the time Of
ms u,a'i 'Ie income ron II amounted ." nearly
Thomson extensively for life and at her d.,.,.a
it is given, under the management Of trustees.
equally to the towns of Brattleboro. Vt, and
~ - 20 =, eAcl'isi'ty
dependent upon the needle for living His r,.a
sons for selecting these towns, in both Of which he
was comparative stranger arr said TO have t-,en
m pr,t,,a Ia, ,;i, i,. eo,s,,i az
two there, and at Rhinebeek he received many
marked tokens Of kindness and sympathy during
an attack Of illness experienced there by ms wife
rila,'r - =, ~, ~ y SAlu eii'' Al
boat. He was very timid and reserved. but a man
Of active sympathies and generous hberality.
His remains have been brought to Boston and
placed in a vault in the cemetery gu the common.
With him his family becomes extinct as he leaves
no brothers sisters or children
The next step was to ascertain the actual
facts about tho will Tbrourb tho bind
- .-...-, .r =, n, -
IN. ih' '''0u SCI 'i0eo Vi wi " H. -
HoIOrook examination was made oil the
surrOgate's records in the city of New
! York aud n ,,-as found tho. NJ TI,o,,,,,
-, -,
sun VIII was PIouAUeu Ihere Dec o.
! lSo9, and copy OF the Will, which is now
/ in the possession of The Phoenix. was OH
| toinad The do,,,r,o,,, to,;,,- :, ~, Co..
sli' ~ ~
maj way In the name OF Ood, Amen.
! 1t makes the usual provision for the pay
ment of all inst debts gives ~ his wife =
oo-.,i,, -. ;; 49,. ~ ~.
IAN House III "euloru' Mass Ior the
/ use OF her sister, and gives TO his wife his
/ fine art collection ito her own use and be-
boof forever >, ,,ives se,,a,-al small lac,acies
/ i. -.
O0ques's anu ann ''ities 70 inherent persohs'
/ ana then makes the following provision,
/ wherein lies the kernel of interest TO the
/ paonle of Rrattlehoro.
!
Tfo"isiohs OF the WILL
| Item; give, devise and bequeath all my lands
/ tenements an Entertainments and all my estate and
| property, real and personal or mixed, Of which
shall die seized or possessed or 10 which may have
any claim or be in any way entitled to at the time
of my decease, not otherwise herein given devised
! or hequeathed, TO William Minot, jr and James
! Conner. both Of said Boston, to hold the same
joint tenants in fee, but upon the following trusts
VIZ, TO take, hold and manage the real and mixed
estate and to invest the personal and after paying