The Portland daily press., 1896-11-12
STORIES OF THE STATE.
How David Carleton Found His Relatives
After Many Years.

A Rocklapd despatch tells quesl
story IN the following: Thirty mine year,
ago the late Daniel l.. Carleton of this
city met in Gloucester, Mass. Joshus
Tear of Philadelphia. A friend shir
sprang up between the two men which
resulted in Mr.. Tear asking Mr.. Carleton
to take charge of his (Tear's) nephew,
three and one-halt years old, named
David r. supplee.
Mr.. Carleton brought the boy to Rock
land. Mr.. Tear promised that if he came
for the boy before he was 81, he would
pay the boys board up to that time, and
promised that no one should take the boy
but himself.
When the boy was seven years old, Mr..
Tear came. to Mr.. Carleton's, and wanted
the boy, then Known as David Carleton,
to accompany him home, but the boy
was warmly attached to his adopted
parents, and refused to leave them.
The uncle came again in twelve years,
when the boy was nineteen, and again
tried to induce him to go with him.
Offering him a home and a chance to get
an education. The boy, however, did not
seem to fancy his uncle, and again re-
fused to go. The boy was given to under
stand that it W ould be useless for him to
attempt to find his re latives.
He received cards at one time on which
were the names OF his brother and sister.
These cards he carefully preserved.
He also learned from his uncle that his
folks lived, or had lived, In Seneca Falls,
N. Y.
David r. Carleton, or David e.
Supplee, is now one of Rockland's vel
known citizens. He has been anxious tt
. find his relatives, or at least TO find wha,
became of them, and his wife has beer
actuated by the same desire.
Mrs. Carleton is not Spiritualist, an6
never has been, but on the advice Of
friends, consulted MIR. Wiggin,
Spiritualist. who leosured in this city
few months ago. She took cards OF
which we're the names of her husbands
brother and sister, and gave them to Mr.
Wiggin, sealed in an envelope. The clair.
voyant put the envelope to his head, and
without hesitation announced the names
on tho cards, and stated that tha persons
were alive and well, and lived in the
West, and that the sister had great de
sire to see her brother.
Mr.. Carleton then wrote to the post.
master at Seneca Falls, asking if there
was family named Supplee livinf
here, ana received a letter stating thai
Charles Supplee lived in Seneca Falls,
and that he had q sister, Mary Elizabeth
who was married and resided in Bethele.
hem, Pa. These names coincided with
the names on the cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Supplee. or Mr. and Mr..
Carleton, as you choose, Immediately
started for Seneca Falls, arriving there
October IA. They went to the hotel, and
called first on an uncle, Robert Tear,
brother OF the man who found the home
for the boy, and who had since died.
The appearance of the long lost nephew
was great surprise, for it seemed that
the uncle Joshua, who was somewhat
put out with the other mem bers OF tht
family, had given them to understand
that the hoy David had found home In
Newfoundland, and the family had made
diligen6 search there in quest of him.
They next called on the brother, Chas.
II. supplies well to do Seneca Falli
citizen, how as delighted to see them.
After a sojourn in Seneca Falls they
proceeded to Bethlehem, Pa, VIII sre they
received another welcome from the sister
Mrs. M. L. Oortright. wife of prosper
GUS Bethlehem dry goods merchant.