The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-14
THE FAMILY OF PAGES
They Learn of a Fortune and Of a
New Book

Leominster, Mass, Dec. ID
Whether Thomas Page lived here
about 1880 is the leading question
now agitating the minds OF the mem
bers of the Page family throughout
this region, and also OF those OF the
family in other parts OF the country
Inquiry has thus far failed to show
that such a man lived here about
that time but it is declared by some
of the older residents that they had
heard that in the long ago there was
a man by that name living in the adj
Joining town of Lunenburg. but no
authentic information TO that effect
has yet come to light.
The reason for all this solicitude up
on the part of the Page family is that
there recently appeared in large
number OF newspapers in the country
communication addressed TO the
respective editors OF such newspapers
asking If they could give any infor-
nation. or knew of anyone who could
give information relative TO the heirs
VI Ga'G Thomas Page Or Of his con
nections the Dunns, Wrights or
Guernseys. The communication sta
ted that there is In England fortune
amounting to many millions which
rightfully belongs TO the heirs Of
Thomas Page or Paige.
The letters to the newspapers were
sent by Charles n Page of Des
Moines. After brief publication, 1t
was only a very brief time before
the members Of the several families
mentioned began to food the mails
with letters addressed to the Des
Moines Page asking for further infor-
nation in regard to the subject mat
| ter.
In reply they soon received a four
page circular three OF which des-
cribe the beauty and merits of a
history OF the Page family he has
written. while the fourth page states
that in the history is very enter
tanning chapter which tells OF the
Great Page estate" the largest un.
settled estate in England, which re-
presents a value OF SS75,0O0,000 Up
on that particular page il is stated
that part OF the estate is in the H.
ner residential part OF London and
that another part is found in 65
square miles in Middlesex and Hert-
fordshire counties, or at least it was
part of the estate at the time of the
! death Of Henry Page. the last OF
the Pages" so-called
The circular states that the inter
esting chapter will tell how the trus
tees and the executors of the estate
have hidden property and retained
possession of it for so years, despite
efforts which have been made by
heirs to secure it. Il is declared il
, the circular that many millions OIL
dollars have been unlawfully KEEP
from the Page heirs, millions which
have been on deposit since about lS4i
The author of the circular does moi
request any money to be used in in
vestigating the interesting situation
In fact. all those TO whom the circu
las been sent are advised not TO fur
nish money for any such purpose
should II be requested from any othel
source Those who have received tn,
circular wonder how they are I,
share in the alleged Page property 4
no money or no efforts are to be useC
90 secure IT,
Those who have been studying th'
circular are fast reaching the con
clusion that there has been adopted
q very unique, inexpensive and efIlc
tent method to bring to the attention
of the Page family and It's conneC
lions the fact that there has beel
written a very entertaining history o
the Page family which ought to b,
IN every well regulated Page house
hold.