Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-08
TRUSTEES OBJECT
TO ALLEGATIONS
Hearing in Thompson Estate Set
for August 22 s. ,-
Say Matters Objected to Should Come
Before Probate Court, Not Supreme
Court-File Amended Bill. e,.

In the supreme judicial court OF
Massachusetts, at Boston Tuesday the
trutees of the Thomas Thompson estate
were allowed to amend their bill which
they filed with the court March Is, in
which they asked the court for instruc-
tons as to the conduct of the trust.
This is a privilege which would be
granted anywhere, but in addition to
the court to strike out certain parts of
the answer of the town of Brattleboro
and of the answer of the Society of
Seamtresses, Needlewomen and Shop
Girls of Brattleboro. The court named
Friday, Aug. %, as the date for hear
ing on the motion to strike out parts
of the answers, and strenuous opposi-
tion will be made by the town and the
society.
The trustees, Richards Bradley and
John F. Moors, had four prayers in
their original bill. The first of these,
that the attorney general of Massachu-
sets be served with copy of the bill,
is allowed to remain, but the remain
ing three are stricken out and 10 other
prayers are added, which are as fol-
lows:
9. That the trustees may be author
lied to use their discretion in limiting
the amount of money to be expended
for the direct aid of seamstresses,
necdlewomen and shop girls in the
town. of Brattleboro and Rhinebeck, by
enlisting the cooperation of the said
towns and of other agencies in giving
assistance.
3. That the trustees may be author
lied in their discretion to loan money to
applicants either with or without secur-
ity.
4. That the trustees may be author
lied in their discretion to limit the
amount of money to be devoted to the
hospital and to enlist the cooperation
of individuals and of the said towns in
giving assistance.
5. That the trustees may be author
lied in their discretion not to erect
any Home for the Aged in said towns.
6. That the trustees may in general
be authorized to use their discretion in
limiting the amount of money to be ex-
pended upon such purposes as the hos
pital and Home for the Aged, and to
use the income or part thereof for "kin-
dred charitable purposes"
lied to expend part of the income for
school nurse system in the said towns.
8. That the trustees may be author
lied to contribute part of the income
to associations furthering any school
nurse systems in the vicinity of said
towns and elsewhere.
9. That the trustees may be- authop-
lied to use their discretion in expend-
ing part of the income for kindred
charitable purposes in the said towns
and elsewhere.
10. For such further and other re-
lief as they may be entitled to in the
premises.
IL. That your petitioners may be al
lowed their costs, including reasonable
counsel fees to be paid by them out of
the fund
The motion of the trustees to strike
out certain parts of the answer of the
| Society of Seamstresses, Needlewomen
and Shop Girls, on which motion there
will be hearing Aug. %, enumerates
certain matters which the motion de-
clares are matters pertaining to the ad-
ministration of the fund and therefore
should be raised in the probate court
and not in the supreme court.
The sections which it is desired to
nave stricken OUT are one dealing with
ne general hegiect IN administering
tne iuhd; one wherein 1t is alleged that
'he trustees nave nor taken care of the
sea,lis'resses, needlewomen and shop
glris, nave iald down arbitrary rules,
ana nave Illuminated applicants; one
wherein II Is alleged that the fund has
NOT peen administered according to the
intention OF the trust or the DEGREES Of
tne court; one wherein 1T is stated that
the trustees nave treated aged appli-
cants with Illumination; and one where
IN there is general charge of misman-
agement against the trustees.
with respect to the town of Brattle-
Doro = answer the trustees ask to have
certain matters stricken out for the
same reason as given in the case of the
society s answer, namely, that they are
matters which should be raised in the
probate court and not in the supreme
court.
Paragraphs which they desire elmin-
ated from the town s answer are one
wherein it is asked what amounts are
expended for the various purposes of
the trust; one wherein ii is stated that