Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-25
THE CHILDREN NOTIFIED.
The Two Older Will Attend Funeral
Others Remain At Tamworth.

Talnworth, ~ H., June 24.-At the
present time Mrs. II. f. Perine, Mrs.
Clcveland's mother. is at the Cleve-
land home here With her are the four
Clcvcland children. Esther, Marion.
Richard and Francis.
The Cleveland place is in an isolated
district, far from the railway and tel
egraph lines and the only telephone in
the vicinity is that in the house of the
manager of the farm.
Three miles away is the village of
Tamworth: seven miles distant that
of West Ossipee and the only means
of communication between the Cleve-
land home and those places is by team.
At o'clock Mr.. Cook stated no word
announcing the death of the former
President, save that given him by The
Associated Press had been received
and ut that hour he declined to COM
municatc the information to Mrs. Per-
rine in any form, or to request her to
come to the telephone.
The cleveland children and Mrs.
Perrinc have been here about month.
The farm was bought by Mr.. Cleveland
three years ago. 1t was what was
commonly known as deserted
farm" Previous to buying the farm
Mr. Cleveland and his family had
spent few summers in the neighbor-
ing town of North Sandwich. The
Cleveland farm contains about $50
acres.
Mrs. Perrinc received the announce
ment of Mr.. Clevelands death from
Princeton by long distance telephone
shortly before 2 o'clock. An Associated
Press correspondent who had driven
over from White Face found Mr.. Cook
or guard at the door and was refused
admission, saying that no member of
the family should receive the news I'M
til it came from what he considered
official sources in Princeton.
Every member of the household as
far as could be learned was within the
home at the time.
The news of the death of Mr.. Cleve-
| land was communicated to Albert Boy
den, u close friend of the Cleveland
family, whose estate adjoins that of
the former President, but before Mr..
Boyden had reached the Cleveland
home the message containing the an
nouncemcnt desired by Mr.. Cook was
received from Princeton.
| The report of Mr.. Cleveland's death
drcn and to Mrs. Perrine. The latest
reports received from Princeton had
not been of an alarming nature and
| the death Of Mr. Cleveland was en-
| tire!y unlocked for. Mrs. Perrine i'm
| mediately made arrangements for re-
| turning to Princeton and she and the
| children will start from here at $50 A.
NJ, tomorrow for Princeton, arriving
there in time for the funeral Friday.
| The two older children will leave for
| Princeton at A. M. tomorrow, to-
| gethcr with Mrs. John H. Finley. wife
| of President Finley of the College OF
the City of New York. The Finleys are
| close friends of the Clevelands and the
summer homes of the two families are
| located near each other in this town.
| Mrs. Perrine and the two younger
| Cleveland children will not attend the
| funeral and will remain here for the
| present.
came as a shock to Mrs. Perrine and
members of the household as it was
entirely unexpected Letters received
from Mrs. Cleveland yesterday and the
| day before had indicated that Mr..
| Cleveiand's condition was much i'm
proved. The news of the death which
| Mrs. Perrine received early this af-
ternoon had a Frustrating effect upon
her and she felt unable to undertake
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