Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-05
LIFE SKETCH OF, DECEASED.

Concord, N. H., Dec. 1.-The farm upon which Mrs. Eddy was born July Is, 1921, in the neighboring town of Bow, is but a short distance from the Concord line, so that many of her childhood days were spent in this city and she occasionally attended the old North Congregational church. The house in which she was born was burned April g, 1910.
 Mrs. Eddy first took up her resi- dence in this city in 1889, living on North State street until 1892, when she purchased the estate subsequently, known as Pleasant View, which is sit- uated on an eminence about halfway between the city proper and St. PauIs schooL She made many changes and improvements on the property, and lived there until her departure to make her home at the beautiful residence prepared for her at Chstnut Hill. Boston suburb. This change made on Sunday, January 26, 1908, was entire ly without previous announcement There were several great receptions at Pleasant View to members of the Mother church who came up from Boston during their attendance at the annual meetings of the church. These immense gatherings, numbering thou sands of persons, were briefly address, ed by Mrs. Eddy from a balcony of the house
 
 the receptions had been discontinued. In the first years of her residence in Concord Mrs. Eddy received a few students in Christian Science. most of whom afterWard became prominent in the church. She purchased the property at the corner of North State street and School street near the state house, in 1897, and remodelad the house there standing into what she called Christian Science kindergar- ten for teaching the new tongue of the gospel"
 few years later the deveIopment Of this property upon ambitious lines was begun and on July r, 1904. che of the finest church edifces in the state was dedicated under the tile The First Church of Christ, Scieu- tist, in Concord, N. H.
 The structure is said to have cost upwards of $200000 of which Mrs. Eddy gave one-haf, while the re- mainder was contributed by her fol- lowers.
 Throughout the time of her resi- dence al Pleasant View it was Mrs EGdys custom to take d daily drive, accompanied by Calvin Frye, her sec retary, through certain tavorite streets of the city and suburbs
 During Mrs. Eddy's life here she was the first 10 respond to Red Cross and other appeals for aid and made frequent glttS to local and state chs r. ities and educational interests and for public purposes. One of her first ben elections in Concord was to provide swans for the ponds in the public parks of the city
 At the last of her residence at Pleasant View. Mrs. Eddy almost en- tirely withdrew from any public ap- pearances save for her daily drives This gave rise to many rumors ds tu her condition and surroundings and several times reports of her death gained circula ation. Partly as a result of one of these investgia tions to dis prove these rumors, suit was brought March l. 1907, in the name of Mrs Eddy by her next friends" her son. George w. Glover, of Lead, $. D. whom she had not seen for number of years; his daughter, Mary Baker Glover, and George w. Baker, a ne phew of Mrs. Eddy. against Calvin A. Frye, and nine others, who were all legged to possess a control over Mrs. were making undue use. Subsequent ly. E. J. Foster Eddy, m adopted son of Mrs. Eddy, and Frederick W. Baker. another relative, joined the list of .next friends"
 Former Secretary of the Navy Will fam E. Chandler was their personal counsel. while Gen. Frank 2. Streeter of this city led the defense
 At about the time these proceeding gs began Mrs. Eddy created trust of approximately million dollars, which was not far from the amount of her estate. This trust is still in force Prior to these arrangements Mrs. Ed dy has created trust of $15Q.009 for