The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-02
Hearing Soon on Motion as
to Expending In
come of Fund
FAIL TO AGREE WITH
ATTORNEYS HERE
Latter Would Limit Expenditure Of
Brattleboro Fund to This Town -
More Cases Cited of Benefciaries
Who Are Denied Aid.

Within few days a hearing will be
held in the supreme judicial court in
Boston on the question of how the in
come from the Thomas Thompson es-
tate shall be expended pending the liti-
cation in the attempt OF the Brattle-
boro benefeiaries of the estate to have
Trustee Richards NJ Bradley removed
from Office as trustee. The date of the
hearing has not been decided upon
definitely
In q motion filed by the trustees
they ask that "the trustees be author
lied and directed to administer the
trust under the win of Thomas Thomp.
son in accordance with the terms of
that will and in accordance with the
decreeh of thes court, using their disere-
tion as 10 which are and which are
not kindred charitable purposes, as to
whether or not persons and agencies
within or without Brattfeboro and
Rhinebeck fall within the classes of
persons OF agencies named in the will
and whether or not such persons or
agencies shah be given assistance.
''It being further agreed by the
trustees that no part of the income Of
said fund is hereby authorized to be
used except within Duchess county for
| the Rhinebeck fund or Vermont for
the Brattleboro fund. and for certain
individual women residing outside of
those localities. and for Office and ad-
nlinistrative expense -
The attornys for the Brattleboro
| benefeiaries were asked to agree TO the
expenditure of the income as outlined
in the motion, but they declined to do
so, as they refused to agree to any
/ temporary expenditure not in accord
ance with their ideas as to how it
should be expended ultimately.
Counsel for the benefciaries feel
that they should not agree TO the ex-
penditure of money outside of Brat
tleboro when there is plenty of need
for it here in town. In connection
with this need some eases cited in the
bin of particulars filed in Boston by
Brattleboro counsel will be of interest
Replying to a question of the trustees
as to what disabled or aged persons
among the benefciaries have been re-
fused any relief whatsoever, the bill
| names SIX, tHFee or WHlcn follow:
''Nellie Ellis, i Hudson street, who
worked for several years in Finton =
paper mill slipped and injured her ei-
bow five years ago and has never been
able to lift her right arm since that
time: She is in a helpless condition
and has to be supported by her mother,
who lis an old lady and works in laun-
dries and various places about town
Application for aid was subsequently,
made and refused. - 4
MRS Mary Mather. IL Northern
avenue, was refused aid from the
Thompson fund in the fall of 1905
! when she was taken i'll. The only
property which she had was $50 which
she used in paying her expenses a.
the Memorial hospital. Since that time
she had been unable to work on ac-
count of poor health. The only income
;, she has had since 1908 is little mon,
ey given TO her by friends. -
: Mrs. Laura Fisher of l72 Western
avenue, 60 wears Of age. was refused
[ any relief whatever about five or sia
years ago; was again refused relief ii
January, 1919. aud has been refused
; relief ever since that day. She is {
widow and is without property. Hei
only income is a pension of twenty