The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-26
RECALLS TALE OF ROMANCE.
Refusal of Washington County Court to
Hear Mrs. Nicholas Case.

HtdA MIS-. NlpHUtAS tdSSs
Montpelier, sept 26.The announce.
mcnt that the presiding Judge of Wash.
ington county court has denied with
costs the motion 10 bring forward the
case Of Eleanor Fletcher Bishop Nieh-
oIas against the estate of Cara Niche
las on the ground that the alleged II.
re9ularities and informality were in
sufficient grounds for again putting the
case on the county court docket has
revived story that has in Il much
Of romance and much that could hardly
be believed were there not documents III
existence TO prove the statements made
by the plaintiff in this case.
This snit was originally brought 10
recover about $4,000, the value ~ two
notes which Il is alleged Mrs. Cara
Nicholas In her lifetime gave TO the
plaintiff for yalne received. Mrs. Cara
Nicholas was a sister Of the late James
K. Langdon, and for many years lived
at the Nicholas homestead across the
river on Berlin side. She was the widow
Of Anastasius Nicholas, who as boy
was picked up In Greece BY Col. J. T..
Miller, brought 20 this country and edu-
Gated BY him. A brother Of Anastasius,
who was hroueht from Greece by Col.
onel Miller at the same time. went to
Wisconsin and for several years repre-.
sented a district Of that state in the
national congress. Shortly after Anas.
taaius located in Montpelier he married
Cara Langdon.
Mrs. Nicholas is now living 10 miser-
able tenement on the outskirts Of Mont
pclier in extreme poverty, and aithonph
she refuses to allow the city oyerseef
to assist her, she would suffer for the
actual necessities of life were II not
for the charity of those who have
known her in better days.
She WAS native Of Kent, England.
and il now nearly 70 years old As 4
young girl she lived several years ii
Belqraye square in London. and her faith.
er was cousin Of William f. Glad
stone. shortly after coming t0 New
York she married James r Bishop. i
wealthy importer, and during his life.
time she lived in grand style moving
III the best society Her husband WIS
killed IN = runaway rceidrrs and during
the Civil war Mrs. Bishop served as an
army nurse. She was salid hy tha
New York Herald ut That thne 'ihe
Florence Nightingale Of Ainerica.r
After the Civil war she conducted a
school Of acting IN phila1ciplaia snd
New York city, in which she was suc-
ccsslu Through bad lnahag 'nent she
lost her money, and tie death of her
SON. Washington Irvirg Bishop, the naind
readcr, almost unbalanced her mcntnI
faculties. II will be remcm iefed that
her son died while giiiae i mini read
ins exhibition in New York ard tllai
III autopsy was made on his body tie
evening Of the day of his Aeatt Mrs.
Nicholas insists 20 this da, that hes
son was only in swoon when he went
under the surgeons knife In 1892
Augustin Daley gave 4 benefit OF his
theatre in New York for Mrs. Bishop,
which netted her about Si,j0a SIZE
has at the present timc claim for
81 100000 against the Mexicai. govern.
snent. which is said by her attorneys
to be good. although very difficult
thing To establish OF eolleN
she came TO this city about ~ Years
ago and attempted TO establish school
Of acting for Young ladies, but It was
i complete failure. She mar, led IN this
civ i<lfttt7 l4thr5l1U -NAtNbitSs u SUI VI
taira Nicholas. with wlom she lived
two wears. They haze lever laen ~.
vorced, but have not lived together fer
more than q dozen years. Mrs. Nicholas
claims today that her husbands inther,
Anastasius Nicholas, descended from ;1e
royal family Of Greece, and chat .er
husband is today in line for king Of
that country Strange us this state.
nent may seem. Mrs Nicholas has pa
pefs which would seem 70 substantiata
it. m her extreme age, poverty and
mental weakness, She delights 70 call
herself Countess Eleanor lIishon and
she has in her possession many pspers
and legal documents which would seem
To establish beyond doubt the strange
story Of her life and the statements
here nude. She is still hopeful and
ehccry. and believes that during he
lifetime her claim against the Mexirap
government will be made good ana Tint
She will again come into tho riahtfd
owncrahiD al Aeaith which has 10 long
been denied her.
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l communication 81 Granite
~ lodge, No. g5. 4, & A. A.,
<X(SN1 Thursday at 1890 p nj, for
<NeSsT5N the purpose 0f attending The
w funeral Of Brother Thomas