The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-24
SAXTON'S RIVER MAN
FINDS $4,000 PACKAGE
Charles r. License Discovers Guam
tity Of Bills All Dated Pre-
vious to 1876,

tty OF Bills All Dated FIRE.
vlous to 1876.
Bellows Falls, Oct. 24-The sensa-
ton of finding $4,000 in clean cash, to
which the finder may possibly be the
legal owner, Is an experience which |
few persons have had in this " Gin
ity. According to the account given |
by the finder to a number of intimate
friends. soon after it occurred, |
this experience Games to- Charles r. |
License at his home in the little vii
lage of Saxtons River, four miles |
from here. The package was enclo9-
ed in brown paper and showed that |
it had been done up many years ago. /
There was an even $4,000 in United
States currency bills, the dates upon
all OF them being previous to 1876.
Mr.. License has not made much stir
or talk over the matter, but with the
exception OF few intimate friends
has kept his own counsel regarding
it. He has lived in this vicinity
u years and is engaged IN the tuck
ing and lumber business. Just now
he - cutting from a wood lot which
he recently bought in Athens and de-
lvering at Bellows Falls
AS he tells the story, Mr.. License,
in going through passage connect
ing his residence with his barn OBJ
served little bundle lying on top Of
what was formerly an oldfashioned
toilet room, and examination develop.
ed that II contained an important
amount of value, as above. He took
the ancient currency with him TO
Pawlet, where, after consulting with
relative living there, the money
was placed in that bank to be sent to
New York for exchange for mtre
modern currency This was done, and
It has been controlled by Mr.. License
since.
Members OF his family are now
claiming that it fell from a relative
Certain il seems to be that he receiv-
ed about that amount from some
source. regarding which conflicting
stories and rumors are being tod.
These stories recall circumstances
surrounding the life and death of a
man who previous to 1876 lived in
the residence now owned by Mr..
License and who committed suicide
January 2, 1876 in the barn attached
not % feet from where Mr.. License
tells his friends the mony was found.
Mr.. License had purchased at auc.
ton this residence in March. 1920 OF
the FIRST Baptist church OF the vii
le,ge, the purchase including what
personal property was remaining III
the building The property had been
presented to the church in July OF
1919 by Mrs Abby Holt Hubbard. She
was daughter and only heir OF the
late Theophilus Holt. tie veal thy
owner OF the house, and widow OF
Charles L. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs
Hubbard had been living with and
caring for her aged father for mum
Der OF years
Mr.. Hubbard was a well-known and
extensive wool dealer as well as hav
ineserved the town of Rockingham
e,eral years as constable and tax
collector. which offices he held at inc
time of his death. His age was only
81 years. In his business tran actions
he had become involved. and onl,
three days before his death he hac
su spended payment OF his indebted
mes which the probate records la
ter show to have been over $4,000
His administrators, Charles Smith o.
Saxtons River, was able to pay two
years later only soc on the dollar o.
Indebtedness. The Probate record
show among the larger creditors, th'
National Bank of Bellows Falls hold
ing over $4,000 of his notes.
Old residents OF the village now re
member that while h.a Is We.
pres ing only few days prev oui
to his death. he stated to lea.e thi.
section OF the county and his cred.
tors, going as far as Chicago, There
as he afterward told, he had a vision
of his mother who told him to g
back to his home aud face hi fnan
al troubles. This n did. but late
succumbed TO the burden and took hi
! own life.
a The administrato: OF his estate toll
Others still living that the books o
the estate showed an Indebtedness 4
. Mr.. Hubbard Of 5000 from Drslnes
firm in Boston which they had pai
to Mr.. Hubbard personally in cas-
Just previous to his tip to Chicago
: and the administrator was never abb
to find trace of what became of tn
: $4,000.
At this time It would be hard
prove without doubt who left tn
r $4,000 In that place, vhere it had re
Q NAMED over 46 years. Mr. Licens
E will claim without doubt that he pul
/. chased the bu \tings with whateve
h personal property rema ned in thei
0 after the family OF Mr.. Hubbard ha
taken what they wished and late
n what the church people had taken an
n sold what they could and then turne
E the remainder over to Mr.. Licens
The law of Vermont requires that tn
:. finder of Lost property shall advertis
it that the rightful owner may |
=, found ~ the money should prove
/ be part OF the tate OF Charles
g Hubbard, the creditors who receive
so per cent of their claims migl
lhave an interest n it. The onl
:. daughter and heir of Mrs. Hubbard
y the wife of Rev. Henry l.. Ballou {
# Chester Vt.