The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-28
MRS.EDDY is REMOVED.
Head Of Christian Science Church
Taken to Massachusetts.
LEAVES CONCORD FOREVER.
Mystery Deep and lnexpIicabie shrouds
Every Detail of Journey to New
Home, Where Six staIwart, Armed
Men Are Placed on Guard.

Every Detail of Journey to New
Home, Where Six StaIwart, Armed
Men Are Placed on Guard.
Boston, Jan. %. Guarded by the ut
most secrecy and with every detail of
the journey shrouded in the deepest
mystery, Mrs Mary Baker G.. Eddy,
founder and head of the Christian Sci
eIce church, was removed by special
train, with all her household attend
ants, from Pleasant View, in Concord,
N H., where she lived for nineteen
years, to new house in the fashion
able Chestnut Hill sections of Brook
line, where she intends to spend the
balance of her life.
The coming was unheralded, and
only few of the leaders of the Chris
tian Science church had been made
aware Of the contemplated change.
Even the train crew which took the
private car of the vice president of the
Boston and Maine railroad to Concord
for her use was commanded to main
tain absolute secrecy in connection
with the trip.
Circutous Route Chosen.
Preceded by pilot engine to clear
the way the special train of three cars
from Concord proceeded over three rail-
roads by a circuitous route to the
Chestnut Fill station on the Boston
and Albany road. In the rear of the
train, to guard against collision, trailed
a third engine Arriving in Brookline,
the party was taken to the late resi-
dence OF Amory A. Lawrence, one of
the most beautiful in all Brookline.
The most unusual scene attended the
arrival of the special train at the Chest
nut Iill station. There were seven
closed carriages to meet and convey
the party to the Lawrence estate. The
fifth carriage in the line, the smallest
of all and the least conspicuous, was
occupied by Mrs. Eddy, Calvin A. Frye,
her secretary, and another man, APP
parently a groom. All We're warmly
wrapped in furs, and the women all
carried bouquets Of beautiful flowers.
Frye Orders Every One Away.
When the Lawrence house was reach
ed, one by one the men and women of
the party alighted and, gathering about
the massive porch at the front en-
trance, stood in line on either side from
the carriage steps to the house. When
the carriage of Mrs. Eddy drove up to
the porch, Calvin A. Frye was the first
to leave it, and following him came
the other man. Leaning back into the
carriage, the big man, powerful of
limb, gathered up the frail form of
Mrs. Eddy. Wrapped in a long seal
skin cape, with black bonnet trim
med with violets on her head and with
hands protected by white gloves, she
was carried gently up the steps in the
big mans arms through the long line
of people, who murmured softly as she
passed Then she was taken upstairs
in the house and placed in what will
be her own private room on the front
or Commonwealth avenue side.
Immediately the whole great house
burst forth into light, and from every
window came the rays where before
but a few lights had burned dimly.
Calvin A. Frye at once turned to six
tall, powerful men who stood near
him and ordered that every person be
at once put off the grounds. Then he
turned and entered the house, and his
orders We're obeyed without delay.
Armed Men on Guard.
Six men remained on guard through
the night, and today six others took
their place for the day guard With
in a week permits have been issued
by the Brookline police for the men to
carry arms, and it is believed the
watch of six at night and six by day
will be continued at the home for some
time
The names of most of those who
comprised Mrs. Eddy's party were lat
err learned as follows: Calvin A. Frye,
secretary; John Lathrop, assistant Sec
Rotary; Arthur Bosburgh, recording
secretary; John Salchow, personal
groom for Mrs. Eddy; Misses Sarah
Sargent and Sarah Clark, maids to
Mrs. Eddy; Mrs. Mary Scott, house
keeper, and three servants; Rev. Irving
G. Tomlinson, formerly reader in the
First church, Boston; DR.. Alpheus B.
Morrill,, Boston, and Archibald McLel-
Ian.
Mrs. Eddy's departure caused the
greatest surprise among the people of
this city, very few of whom suspected
that such a move was contemplated.
Mrs. Eddy's new home contains thir-
ty-four rooms. 1t was purchased last
October by Robert p Walker Chris
tian Scientist, for 100000. Three
hundred men We're at once put to
work remodeling it. They continued
their labors until Saturday. A fea-
ture of the changes made was the cree
tion Of two massive vaults of unusual
strength and size, built Of steel and
concrete, which were placed one at
the head of the main stairway and
the other at the first landing The
house is surrounded by twelve acres of
rich land.
Railroads May Use Blacklist.
=