Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-29

away and had homes OF their own,
leaving father, mother, Mum ana DAWSON
on the old farm. Nun bought the Dan
forth Mace and added il 10 their own,
n,aIing one al the largest and most pro-
dnctive nlaces in town. Here they lived
banny and contented, keeping a large
Stool, ~ cattle and horses. In 1881 Capt.
Ioshna Crowell died at the age OF ..
Two years later, 1888, Aunt Rosamond,
a. she was Familiarity called, joined her
husband in the great beyond.
Ten years rolled around Win ~ VI
tors c9ld and summers heat and the boys
now grown to elderly men we're stun
living tremendously together, neithef
married nor showing any signs oil separ-
alton and then Dawson went TO MS
father and mother in 1898, leaving Mon
roe the sole occupant OF the ola nest,
where he stayed for the next decade al
alone. only waiting until the SHADOWS
were a little longer grown and the next
great sum mons should come Tor Whlen
ne had quietly watched. No amount
If persuasion could induce him TO leave
the old house or even the bed room up
stairs. where he had slept from childhood.
The great valuable farm missed the
worker OF former years and OF course
gradually grew TO weeds ana pushee'
Sath,ng temDted him to sell this farm
or any part of it but elinging TO its broad
acres he died as he intended TO, IT'S sole
owner. Mrs. Horace Caldwell, faithful
sister who had done his cooking Tor
wears together with her family, used
every effort to induce him TO come 10
them and be cared for as became ms age
and station in life, but to no avail. no
| SATURDAY.. Jan. IL, Mr.. Caldwell, VINO
| lives about a mile away, went to the
mousse and found Monroe about as usual
Sunday and Monday no one saw Nun
/ but tracks about the house showed lhal
/ he was out after the storm sunday.
| Tuesday morning George Caldwell went
| down TO see now Nun stood the cola
! Monday and IN fact they never leit nun
more than two days at time without
seeing that he was we'll. George found
/ him living on the floor in front OF his
4 he'd. stark dead and frozen stih. Dr.
Hubbard went there with others ana
ali concluded by appearances that he
rot up Monday morning, dressed MN
self, put ON his boots, had some KIND OF
q paralytic shock which prevented MN
\ from getting back into bed. There were
+ no signs Of pain or struggle but the light
az So years had simply burned out. lie
died as he liked to live, all alone.
Monroe Crowell was well informed
man and strictly honest in every sense
81 the word His friends were many his
enemies, none. He was somewhat OF a
hermit Dul not mlhtEf tIG AON1h las
farm and although it stood in the grand
list much higher than others Of same
value. vet he made no effort TO have
the appraisal lessened. He paid his taxes
4 promptly and cheerfully and lived LIE
4 that suited him and died without an
enemy. Some years ago his largest barn
/ burned to the ground full of hay. In II
was one Of the incest pairs OF oxen he
ever owned. When telling the writer OF
/ this he said he felt the loss OF those pet
cattle more than barn and hay. He could
distinctly hear their means and cries 10
save them but no man could do It.
There was a theory that the barn was set
on fire to accomplish robbery OF the
house. A ladder always kept in this
barn was found next day lying back OF
the house under Monroe's bed chamber
window. The theory was that when all
were trying to save the barn, thief
could climb into this chamber where
Nun kept his money, but the fire
lighted up brighter than day and OF
course no one would dare attempt the
burglary. Mr.. Crowell rebuilt the barn
and had other cattle but they were not
the same to him. Some say he was never
fully himself after this fire. He lost
his ambition for work and took but little
interest in stock raising and was con-
tinually brooding over the thought that
this fire was incendiary, having never
even dreamed he had an enemy in the
| world.