The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
The Other Side.


week friend of mine called nay atten'
ton to an article In the Norridgewock
Gazette which does gross injustice to me
aud | humbly ask the SOMERSET RE-
PORTER aud likewise the Norridgewock
Gs zette to publish this statement so that
my friends may know that there is
another side to the statement published
in the Gazette. The correspondent
infers that | took mortgage of the Nc
Intire farm which did not but took up
Nv o mortgages that were on the farm
when Mr.. Mcintire died. The second
mortgage was held by Mr.. Wright, who
in the meantime had fOreclosed and
when he died, which was soon after, his
wife administered on his estate, and
claimed to be dear friend of Mrs. Nc
Intire's but what did she do?
Well she very soon came to me and de-
IN snded immediate payment on her
mortgage and II did not pay her she
would turn the widow out, take posses
sion and put men on to cut the hay
which was nearly ready for the harvest.
Hoping to save something out of the
estate for the widow | raised the neces-
sary amount and paid her off even to the
last cent. A first mortgage was held by
enc of the wealtbiest men OF Norridge-
week. He was very willing to let the
mortgage run year after year If he
could get his interest promptly at the
wears end as he knew that the security
was ample. But time passed on and IL
became difficult to loan money on frst
ella IS security at the old rates OF interest
80 asked the investor II he could not
aft ,rd to take a lower rate OF interest
as the security was good and he said
that he could not. Then | said to him
that should have to raise the necessary
amount of money and pay him off, which
| did.
Sometime before deacon McIntire's
death he made will, willing everything
to his wife after paying his just debts,
but she not being well versed In business
matters petitioned the Judge OF probate
to have me appointed administrator
with will annexed. After accepting
the trust | soon learned that there was
not assets enough to pay the debts in
full and 1t then became necessary TO
petition the court to have commissioners
appointed, which was done. The COM
missiOners examined all claims that
were presented and allowed all that
were legal, my own with the rest that
amounted to between $500 and $l400 !;
that was for money loaned, besides
several hundred dollars that had out
awed but none of US have ever received
the first cent on Our claims or ever will.
In getting the estate probated the
Judge gave the widow all the personal
property which amounted to less than
$500 But what did | find? 1t WAS
this. All the cattle some ten head,
three horses and carriages were mort
gagged to the tax collector to secure
hack taxes some of them three or four
wears old. The taxes | paid up and
that released the mortgage, and then
the widow could sell and get something
to live on.
Besides, the widow kept three cows
on the farm one year, and two colts
three winters at my expense. This
rrespondent also said this couple freely
C attributed to the supper, of tn, church
hat they were active members of |
do not doubt this as the deacon had
borrowed quite sum Of money Of me
as he said he wanted it to pay his
minister tax, but it was never rt-
funded, so | virtually paid the tax.
Now | have been credibly Informed
that this worthy couple, when in their
prosperous days, were always ready
aud willing when donation was to be
made to their pastor, they loaded
their wagon with the good things of
the farm TO the value OF ten dollars or
more.
In conclusion will say that | have
invested over $4,000 10 this aft tir and
b We the deacon McIntire farm to show
for it, and said farm Is for sale at a fair
value. AS this correspondent ia well
up in the bible, will ask him to read
The tenth chapter of ST. Luke and ask
who has been the good samaritan; echo
answers, who. JOHN WESTON.