Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-08
DEEDS FOR THE HEMLOCKS
FINALLY PASSED.
ENTs COMPLETED
YEsTER WILL
SOON BE A REALITY.


Property Now In tho Hands OF Messers
Bradley and Minot. Trustees of the
Thompson Eund--Delay Caused by shs
| Countess dc .Jotemps' Divorce Proceed
| ings-Articies OF Incorporation TO he
Drawn Up-A Springfield Repubhcan
Erroneous Statement.
The deeds for 1.-The Hemlocks, -
which is to be the site of Brattleboro' s
hospital, were passed yesterday
through the Bailey agency, and the
property is finally in the hands of
Messrs Mipot and Bradley of Boston,
the trustees of the Thompson will
fund. The place was orig inally sold
to Thomas j Reaphy but the trustees
bought Mr. Heaphy's interest before
the deeds wers passed. Nov that the
| the tinal arrangements for the sale are
completed the advisory committee
which is COMPOSED of local men, will
work, and it is safe to say that Brat
tlet oro's hospital will soon become a
reality.
The initial negotiations for the pur-
chase of 1.-THE Hemlocks" we're begun
early in the spring by the trustees Of
the Thompson fund but there has been
a delay, occasioned by the divorce
proceedings of Countess de Jotemps,
which have been going on in France.
The divorce was granted June 80 by
the French courts, giving the countess
full possession of all her property.
Previous to that time she was unable
under French law to transfer any of
her property without the signature of
her husband. She was obliged to wait
60 days, however, before she could
sign any papers 50 that it was only
last week that the deeds with her sig
nature attached reached this side of
the water. The other signatures are
those of Mr. and Mrs Robert VI Bur
nett Of Southhoro, Mass,
The estate comprises about 10 acres
at the corner of Canal and Maple
streets on which there is oue house, a
cottage and large stable. The place
was owned originally by the late
George A Hall who used to breed
trotting horses extensively. A val.
liable addition to the place, espec
tally in ssw of the purpose for
whioh it is to be uset, is the water
supply which comes from a spiiug on
thu Thayer farm.
Now tuat the property is in the
banGs of the trustees the next step is
its transfer to a local corporation rs
soon as one is organized. DR. Il ID
iiolton, l. + Adams and Judge K l.
Waterman compose the Incorporating
committee, and articles of incorpora
tion will be drawn up Immediately.
The local correspondent of the Spring
tieldRepubican,e evidently at loss for ma.
terial for his weekly grind, devoted the
leading article of his Sunday letter to the
Thompson fund and the delay 10 the es-
Establishment of the hospital which is to
be built from its proceeds. Among 9th.
er things the letter said that
ut is reported that some defect in the title
TO the Hall place is responsible Tor the delay
in the establishment of the proposed public
hospital here, hence the institution will not
be ready for some time yet. This announce
ment will cause considerable disappointment,
for already expressions of growing impa-
thence are heard Mt the delay IN providing
hospital in response 10 what seemed to be a
pressing need
and that .n ..
"Some OF the unfavorable comment Is
heard because of the report that fully Years
interest on Ine great trust Iunu was required
to satisfy attorneys fees and that the excess
sive fees had impressed the trustees with the
necessity of a more deliberate and careful
stewardship
When seen by a representative of the
Reformer yesterday morning, c c Fits.
one OF the local attorneys in charge OF
the fund said There is no defect what
ever in the deed Of the property. 1t is
signed, executed and in my office now.
a contract was made last spriog to
bind it and the delay is caused solely
because some of the owners are abroad
and consequently difficult to negotiate
with. The accumulation of interest
during the litigation is double the
amount needed to pay any charges
against the estate for attorneys ex
penses, and since the decree it has not
been necessary to put aside cent OF the
income for expenses.