The Newtown bee., 1905-12-01

tlme: Aunt Emily put on the quilt
and directed the work Of quilting. l
took her to Marion Pullipg's wedding
in 1889, in Danbury. She took the
money along to buy silver spoons for
Miss Pulling. She also bought some
plated spoons for herself. At the
house she looked the presents over and
displayed interest. On this occasion
her mental condition was good, as she
a rrangedy all the details :forNher trip
herself. 1 saw her at the time of tse
Bi-Centennial. Aunt Emily knew me
me when ! went, into the room, and
called me by name. - Wanted to know
if we had had dinner. Asked her how
she was. She said she had a good deal
of pain. She said, II am here yet, but
there is One who knows best" She
asked if Della had gone back. 1 told
her she went back soon after she visit
ed her, It struck me as remarkable
the memory she displayed on the occa-
sion of this visit. The winter of 1903
we called on Aunt Emily. She. ap-
peared feeble: She said she was get
ting to be not worth much. In the
summer of 1903 saw: her. Aunt Emily
Was quite lame. 1t seemed very hard
that they should not have more help,
and told her that she ought to have
some one to help May with the work.
From all the interviews I had with
her would say that her mental capaci-
ty and business capacity was good
Her memory was excellent. No in
ability tospall her relations by name.
No impairment OF MEMORY business
capacity Or lack. Of Judgment. Should
think that she was fully capable OF
making a will. Had a conversation
with Mrs Beers in regard to the prop
erty. Mrs Beers said: 'tAunt Emily
said she had served us-all alike and l
think: she. has," At the time Aunt
Emily made her will we were at the
old heme and we had all we could do
toepay our:taxesxand interest. The
place sold for $4,000 and Aunt Emily
was: paid the mortgage of 1890, the
rest being divided among us. At one
time the interest ran by little and
she came down and Mr. Botsford paid
q part Of the interest; later he saw
that she had endorsed it on. the note
Cross examination: Was living in
Palestine in 1888 when Mr. sN6rthrop
died. Perhaps visited once a week
during the summer UP to three or four
years before we went to New Haven,
On the occasions of my visits to her
She mentioned Grace, out mentioned
more about her own nieces. The con-
versation was of general nature. l
remember once Of being there and
hearing Grace sing and trying to i'm
press upon Aunt Emily having her
voice trained. Don't know anything
a bout MI Beers prospects,, The finan-
cial prospects of both these girls hus-
bands were no better than my own
Was surprised when Mrs Beers and
Mrs Dibble did not receive as much as
the rest, because they were as near as
the rest. Nothing that know Of was
ever said by Aunt Emily to show any
feeling against the Brakeman girls.
| noticed no impairment IN her mental
from the time went to New
Haven until | last saw her Think
she was an exceptional woman as re-
CARDS her mental powers. AS far as
observed there was no impairment of
her mental capacity. Never talked of
spiritualism but once. She asked me
what | thought and l told her they
had all been exposed as frauds. Had
with Mrs Beers and Mrs
Dibble Saturday after the funeral.
| was there and we we're talking about
the will and l said: "There must have
been paragraph left out" Mrs Dib-
BILE told about the draft she made.
Then she said: -"Aunt Emily said she
was going to finish it later" Don't