The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-24
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Item Explain Another.
From South Dakota comes story OF
coincidence tits story with Chicago
end bat to begin al the beginning:
| ~ 1879 there appeared in Hurley,
Turner county, s. D., lawyer giving
his name ~ G. Fl. Goddard, who was az.
companied ey i woman who claimed to
be his wife Goddard at once began the
practice of law, in which he VAS fairly
successful, and In which Ne accumulated
considerable real estate, then low in
price, which later increased greatly in
value
Goddard had nothing to say Of his
past life, and it soon became rumored
that his name was assumed, but no one
WINS ever able To prove this. Being Il
man Of ability and education, he became
active in the affairs of the town and
county, and d number Of times present
led himself as a candidate for county Of
nee. On account Of his yaeillation be-
tween different political parties, he was
never successful in his Office seeking, his
last failure being an attempt TO secure
AZ appointment az Judge year ago.
Goddard, on arriving ut Hurley. was
an Episcopalian, but afterward became
an active member of the Roman Catho
he church. On account Of his attain
ments Bishop 0Gorman gained for him
an appointment to professorship to
a Catholic college at the national capi
tai, where ne stayed for year, and then
was sent to the Philippines, where he
remand two years at the head of the
Catholic schools in the islands. He re-.
turned from that station year ago and
Teloined his family at Hurley.
While at Hurley Goddard raised
family of two daughters, son diving in |
his childhood The two daughters vet
live near Hurley, After his return from |
the Philippines Goddard is said 10 have
quaweled with his wife, who left him
and is supposed to have gone to Color.
ado.
Goddard continued his practice Of law
Al Hurley until few weeks ago. when
be converted all bis property into cash,
selling every yestige of the old home
down TO the family albums and keep
sakes. Even his law diploma, granted
him by the old Dakota court, went on
. cash basis. The money as collected was
deposited iii the banks Of Hurley. and
when Goddard had disposed of absolute
y everything lie drew the cash out. most
II II being paid to him in $500 bills. On
eceiving the money he left Hurley with
nat any announcement as to his destina-
ion and without saying goodby to his
I'D neighhors.
Now here Is where the South Dakota
ok profess to see the coincidence:
II was only few DAYS after Goddard
Ell Hurley with his ready cash that G.
I Frye, former professor In the normal
ehool here. and for 81 years an absentee
rom home, returned to his wife in Chi.
ago with cash donation OF $4,000 in
100 bills, and desired that no questions
e asked
Residents of Hurley nave obtained
eseription Of Frye, and many OF them
re said 10 be ready TO believe that FRYE
'as Goddard while in Dakota, and has
ecome Frye again on Joining the wife
9 left 3 years ago 70 take up new /,
fe on the Dakota plains.
An effort was made 10 communicate
nth Mr.. Frye at the residence of his :
life at $40 Boswortli avenue. His wife
nswered the bell
"Mr. Frye is not at home" said the :
woman, eurtly. where
hcy That Is none OF anybody's bust
ess bat his own Chicago Record.
erald.