Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-07
REMEMBERS OLD CHUMs
Wealthy Man Gave Houses To
Boyhood Friends.
GAME TO TIE UNITED STATES POOR

millionaire Peacock Purchased Com.
Portable Homes For Two Old Az.
Iu"intances-says He Thinks TIN,
the best Form of Benevolence-De-
cIares Carnegie Ii "Library Mad.
Mr. Carnegie is library mad! He
looks into the future and does all the
good he can for unborn generations.
believe that all the money have to
spare should go to those old friends of
Hllhe who were true when | hadn't n
red cent-who were true and are now
| In need"'
Inns was the substance Of what A.
II. Peacock. a millionaire steel mann.
lact'rer of Pitsburg. said to handful
or his Old friends at IA humble dinner
gwen ny Abram suydam Of Somerviilc,
N. d. few weeks ago. He has lust
eiaddened the hearts of two old friends
VINO were present by giving to each a
house in Somervilie.
would never have thought fifteen
years ago,' said Abram Suydam to
new York World reporter, that TODAY
Allck Peacock would be worth his mil.
mons. He has been vice president of
the Carnegie company, and | can re.
member when he was poor linen
drummer.
lie came to this country ut fifteen
without Il cent. My sister and [ were
living at Glover Hill. n. j.. with the
old iolks then. Pretty Irene Affect of
brooklyn friend of my sister, used I
10 come out to visit us. One day she u
Drought her sweetheart His name was T.
A. X. Peacock.
llel be rich some day. He's bound G.
o De: Irene told my sister in conf q
fence. She believed in him. o.
After Irene was married TO Peacock l.
hey used to visit us freuuentlv Mt Clo.
er mn. married and was mer-
iiaht III poor health drove Inc away d.
rom work. One day Alick Peacocl, 4
Jet andrew Carnegie in his travels up
nu uoWn. Carnegie liked him. Come
hd work for me- said Carnegie, and
II help you on If you'll work hard
Alick came over to 90 fishing with ri
e. told him he had better accent
+. Carnegie's offer He accented If n
~ ai'er mat we saw him only at long ha
lerVals, for he worked hard We were sW
Qua OF Allck. He forged ahead-was on
ide manager, superintendent, agent wo
director Finally we read in the al"
pers he was vice president. fofl
lie came to see us with Irene and tllh
IS The same old Alick. though now 4 e
nth $1,000 600. Recently he resigned n.a,
place and at thirty-nine wears old ia y
'lhhlhS to give away some of his j
Mons A Few weeks ago invited aho
SISTER anu her husband to my house
dinner. Alick was at the Holland low
use When we were ted here the lH :
rang ana in came Alick and his ".
t. lhey sat down with us and helm F''rI
AT the humble meal we had Darn atr!
'e elegant dinners. said he. Than
IRE me hea was through he said to
sister and me:
am going to give you each q
sc. You can pick them out to suit
serves. have more money than / rhs =
i ana don't believe in giving to j,y
lc institutions when the friends Of ~ "a
eed help Those who were good to
ior my o"nselfs sake lang syne
get all tAat have to spare. Mr. r,5
1T thinl, if is tho ,aa. w. soou out ready
10 worthy people know-to those Nv,
to those who honn anu eoi''iort. didn't
ave failed.
J. sister NrS Hollow, A W
gorge w Ahho,t nn,', p'eAeu ou' lance
So,ncrviro - "a 1lsL In str
the bousa of \I;ss C.. .n ro'oo"' white
' also onsHigh street Mr. Hol. ''-''
mas moved in. | shall move in r,,o
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