Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-28
Where is the Bag Of Gold?

was mere any from which The Aid
rich estate grew? This is the claim
made by the contestant in the Aldrich
will case. Grounds upon which it is
sought to prevent Barre from having
the gift of public library.
Rainbow chascrs have existed since
the creation of the world, and thousands
of people have sought in vain for the
bag of gold which the ancients have
often told us was supposed to rest at the
foot of every rainbow, but up to the
present time the world has never seen
the hunter who was able to find the bag
of yellow metal. just now, however,
the citizens of Barre will be interested
to watch search which former resi-
dent of Barre is making, not at the foot
of any artistic colored rainbow, but the
gold or silver or greenbacks which he
CLAIMS belong to him, and which are
now included in the estate of the late
l.. +. Aldrich. Because of this claim
on the part of Gregory Aldrich, a for
mer Barre boy and nephew of the late
Mr.. Aldrich, the Washington County
Court is called upon at its next session
to decide whether the contesting Mr.,
Aldrich shall share in the estate or
whether the will shall be sustained and
the city of Barre be some day blessed
with costly library as result Of the
gift of the late l.. +. Aldrich.
In order that the citizens of Barre
may understand upon what grounds
Gregory Aldrich seeks to deprive the
citizens of Barre of those thousands of
dollars and break the Aldrich will. the
TELEGRAM gives its readers for the first
time the grounds upon which the fight
is to be waged by Mr.. Aldrich.
The contestant Aldrich is nephew OF
the late l.. F. Aldrich. He and his
young brother John Aldrich came to
Barre many years ago with their father,
Sylvanus Aldrich, from their home IN
Mexico, Their father became i'll aud
died here, and his body lies i'll the AID
I rich lot in Elmwood cemetery. Fol
many years thereafter the boys were
members of the family of l.. F. Aid
!: rich in this place, and after while lef
I their uncle's home to fight the battles o
s life for themselves. John Aldrich wa
Z recently an interpreter OH railroad
s line near the Mexican border, and dle'
: there some time last winter, althouSl
3 his death was not known in this Vlclnit.
: until after the death of Mr.. Aldrich.
i Gregory Aldrich has at various time
;: conducted blacksmith shop in this cit
X and in other sections of the State. IL
!: now claims that when his father came
Il Barre he brought vast sum OF none
4 with him, which at the time Of his deaf
< was placed In the hands Of Mr.. !.
Il Allrich for use Of the two brothers. an
\ that he is now seeking to break the WI
K Of his uncle, on the ground that he nj
g never had his money, and that it M
x been used in the Aldrich estate. re
s people in this city who knew the MOI
e esty of Mr.. L. I. Aldrich, and who al
Z familiar with his square dealing VIII
& found to give any serious conslder"i'
4 to the will contest, for to most peop,
4 the question will come, why was u
4 matter not made public during the III
z fine of Mr.. Aldrich? There is no o'h
* contestant for the will, as the other hel
Is are satisfied to let the city have WI
X Mr.. Aldrich desired to give 1t. =,
y A TELEGRAM reporter mas can
3 upon various citizens who kne" NJ
4 Aldrich long and we'll, and not one
& them expressed any fear but wha' y,
x courts would sustain the will, tor III
& said that if necessary it could oe sho"
Z where Mr.. Aldrich obtained lal
Is share of his estate, and that II "o"'o
)M found to have been obtained IN an III
& est manner, and not by wrons'ng
6 of his relatives. Mr.. Gregory ,A'oI.
4 the contestant, has not paid much a'' m
;'''' ton to reporters who have soushI Il"
views with him on the matter
would not say anything concerning
subject. The citizens OF Barre may
assured that those interested VIII
that the will is sustained if it Is pos?
to do 50, and none Of those o", i" t",rs poS, Ct
70 speak claim to have any 1ears
corning the matter