Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-27
VISIONS.
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some tima. she was in England and
France during that year. Mrs. Marion
Briggs. Dr. Bose Mr.. Briggs. Miss
Noble and others were with her. She
was in Norway from January until
June, 1900, 'Dr. and Mrs. Bose and she
returning to England later.
Mr.. Thorp testified that Dr, and Mrs
Bose and Miss Noble returned to India
during the same year $500 and IN Jan
uary, 1901. the contestant had an opera
ton performed. Mrs. Bull remained
abroad during Olea's sickness, he said
Mr.. Whipple's questioning brought out
that as far as he knew Mrs. Bull showed
no disposition to go to her daughter
when she was ill., but instead went to
India In August and September, 1902
however, the daughters health was poor
and she and her mother went to Nor
way
References to Prof James of Harvard
and to Swami lectures in Boston were
made in a letter from Mrs. Bull to Mr..
Thorp. dated Sept. "a, 1901. 1t read in
part as follows
DIR James forbearance for chivalrous
support of Miss Farmers Ideas to the
very ldSI HldhsS lie It6ltl iiAoiG kIily
her efforts to hurt him with her present
statement of consideration which Olea
reports to me for myself. I feel that 81
lence is the best course. So strong and
true a man needs no defence from the
line of attack made, and | feel that TO
discuss the matter now would be unwor=
thy under the circumstances. One feels
too deeply the sorrow and loss to spirits
of the universe unkind temper that made
the last weeks of his work so difficult"
Mr.. Thorp left the stand and was fol-
lowed by Miss Sri Swanander. daughter
of Mrs. Edith Swanander of Brooklyn,
who is a Norwegian. Miss Swanander
met Mrs. Bull at series of Hindoo
meetings in New York. Mrs. Bull told
her she looked like a Scandinavian and
exclaimed: Let me embrace you for
Olea's sake. 1 am the widow
She went to Greenacres in Eliot. Me,
on Aug. %. 1910. at the invitation OF
Mrs. Bull who was i'll at her summer
home there, and remained until Sept.
9. She noticed Mrs Bull was very sick
in mind and body. Il told Mrs. Bull |
thought she had Intestinal trouble. Mrs.
Bull said it was not physical trouble,
but that she was suffering from malign
influence. Mrs Bull told me she would
confess some time what this suffering
was but never did so One day she call
ed me over to the couch ON which she
was lying and said she had seen
| Swami Vitekandi under tree She also
said she had seen cherry trees"
The witness told of having sittings at
! the Greenacre house nearly every day.
| Swami Vitekandi came to the house
| while she was there. Mrs. Bull's
| speech was affected while at Green
| acres. She would start to tell some
| thing but would not finish the sentence.
| The witness said her appearance SHOW
ed she was run down generally. She
always spoke very lovingly about her
| mother and daughter.
| Miss Swanander said there was a
| meditation ROOM at Greenacres. ar
ranged similar to the one at Cam
bridge. with an altar on which were
| pictures of the followers of the strange
| faith and flowers. There was fruit in
| the room all the time.
| Nearly every kind of food seemed to
hurt Mrs. Bull and she wanted Norwe-
| gian cook. She engaged the witness
| mother to come there and cook for them.
Then she wanted Norwegian physician
to care for her. A letter. written in Nor
| wegian, from Mrs. Bull TO the witness
in the fall of 1910 was read. as follows:
| Little Friend
| Doctor mine Please let me sit In
and sleep in your back parlor. I'll be
much happier to room as long as possible
with you. and will save every penny for
an emergency fund for the dear mother
that we can. Martin called. Have bread
and butter. coffee. eggs and fruit for
| breakfast and take all other meals out
side. | am so happy to think of coming
if no one disturbs. l need food and love
No extras or preparations of any kind
| only the sweet welcome, the delicious
meals and dear. kind hands. Love with
| the good doctor added. promise please.
| haste with love.
CSigned) SARAH G. BULL"
| Miss Swanander never saw Mrs. Bull