Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-16
SEPARATED Al YEARS.
When Father and Daughter Met
Neither Knew the Other.

Yesterdays Free Press stated that
Henry Miner OF this city had just learned
OF the whereabouts of a daughter whom
he had not seen for Al years. and had
gone to visit her In Montpelier. The
Montpelier Argus prints the following
story Of the meeting:
Henry Miner OF Burlington and his
daughter. Mrs. Isaac Craven OF College
street met yesterday morning for the first
time In Il years. Mrs. Craven was sur
prised yesterday on looking out OF the
window TO see an elderly gentleman COM
Ing into the yard. and when he inquired
for Mr.. Craven. she at once supposed
that IL was some OF her husbands rela-
tives from England who were visiting In
this country. but developments soon
proved that he was none other than her
own father. and the unravelling OF a
complicated tale was begun.
About Il yenrs ago. while Mr. Miner
was soldier in Co. c. 10Th Vermont regi-
ment. II became necessary for him to
make some provision for his three chill
dren and he came home on furlough to
Rochester. VI. where they were and made
arrangements whereby the two older
Nh'''' VIZ MIS. Maven HHN 'NA CsNSa
brother. were ''bound out" after the GUS
tom Of the times, until they should be-
come Of age. while the younger one was
sent to one OF the neighbors 10 be board
ed until ne became old enough to work.
Mr.. Miner went back TO the front, and
after the war he settled In burlington.
He saw hts daughter once In while un-
til she was eight years OF age and heard
from her occasionally after that. but
had not seen her since 1858.
The people TO whom Mrs. Craven was
bound. II Is claimed. did not treat her
we'll. and when she was IA years OF age.
she went TO Jericho, where she visited
at the home OF a relative OF Mr.. Hubbard,
the man to whom she was bound. Mr..
Hubbard came for her, and she refused
10 go home with him, and II was finally
decided ia allow her TO remain IN Jericho.
AS the people had not lived up to their
part OF tho contract IN giving her proper
schooling and treatment.
Mr.. Miner later made inquiries con-
cern'n9 hts daughter in Rochester but
was unable 20 learn anything further
than that she had disappeared. and 1t
was even limited that foul play might
have occurred. He made what inves-
LEGATIONS he could. but without sue
| cess. and since then he has made sew
eral attempts to locate her. but has
never been able to fnd any one who
could tell him Of her A few years
ago he heard that she was dead. and
MAD given up all hope OF ever seeing
'her again. when he finally happened
10 ma friend OF hers in Burlington
and saturday he learned that ais
daughter was living In this city, lie
came here yesterday and found her as
stated, The two other children also
| disappeared. and while he knows that
one Ia dead. the other Is probably Nv
Ing somewhere In the western states
but he has been unable to find him.
About four years after Mrs. Craver
| and her father were separated. her
father was married again. and for the
| next twenty-five years lived in tho
western States, after which he came
back to Burlington. and has liyet
there for the last fifteen years. Mrs
Craven has been In Burlington duripr
that time, and has passed by the yer,
house whore her father lived without
knowing II.
| After going to Jericho, Mrs. Craven
whose maiden name was Hattie Miner
was married to q man from Bolton b,