The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-20
FOUND SIS, 1000 CASH
nv HOUSE HE BOUGHT
Charles r. Licence of Saxtons River
Located 1t in Shed, Where For
mer Owner Of House Com
mitted Suicide.


Bellows Falls, Oct. 2O.--The sensa-
tion 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 vicinity.
According to the account given by the
finder to number Of intimate friends,
soon after it occurred, this experience
came to Charles r. License at his home
in the little village Of Saxtons River,
four miles from here, one day last
spring.
The package was enclosed in
brown paper and showed that it had
been done up many years ago. There
was an even $1,000 in United States
currency bills, the dates upon all Of
them being previous to 1876. Mr.. Ii
cense has lived In this vicinity about
IL years and is engaged in the truck
ing and lumber business.
As he tells the story, Mr.. License
one day last spring, in going through
Il passage connecting his residence
with his barn observed little bun
die and examination developed that
it contained an important amount Of
value, as above. He took the ancient
currency with him to Pawlet. VT,
where. after consulting with rela
tive there, the money was placed in
the bank there to be sent to New York
for exchange for more modern cur
rency. This was done and it has been
by Mr.. License since.
Stories recall circumstances sur
the life and death of man
who previous to 1875 lived there in the |
residence now owned by NJ. License |
and who committed suicide Jan, 2,
1875 in the barn attached--not 25 feet |
from where Mr.. License tells his
friends the money was found.
Mr.. License had purchased at auc.
ton this residence in March. 1920, OF |
the First Baptist church of the vii |
age, the purchase including what per
sonsl property was remaining in the |
The property had been pre-
,enteA to the church IN July of 1919 |
Dy MIRA Abby Holt Hubbard. She Fas
!, daughter and only heir OF the late
Holt. the wealthy owner
If the house, and widow of Charles
h. Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard |
rad been living with and caring for
ler aged father for a number OF years.
Mr.. Hubbard was we'll known and
extensive wool dealer, as well as hav-
ng served the town Of Rockinghami
,everal years as constable and tax
which offices he held at the
ime of his death. He was only 81
,ears Of age In business transactions
le had become involved. and only three
lays before his death he had suspend
ii payment of his indebtedness, which
he probate records later show to have
,een over $4,000 His administra-
or, Charles Smith of Saxtons River,
vas able to pay two years later only
q cents on the dollar of indebtedness.
rhe probate records show among the
arger creditors, the National bank OF
sellows Falls holding over $4,000 Of
is notes.
Old residents Of the village now re-
member that while his bills were
ressing, only few weeks previous
o his death, he started to leave this
ection OF the country and his cred
.ors, going as far as Chicago. There.
$ he afterward told, he had vision
( his mother, who told him to go
ack to his home and face his finan
al troubles. This he did, but later
uocumbed to the burden and took his
wp life.
The administrator Of his estate told
Tiers still living that the books Of
he estate showed an indebtedness TO
lr. Hubbard OF 5000 from bust
ess firm in Boston which they had
aid 20 Mr.. Hubbard personally in
lsh Just previous to his trip 10 Chi
lgo. and the administrator was never
Die to find trace of what became of
he 5000.
At that time il would probably be
ard to prove without a doubt who
fit the $1,000 in that place, where
had remained over 46 years.
The law of Vermont requires that 9
lie finder Of lost property shall ad
.rtise II that the rightful owner may
, found If thA money should prove 0
be part of the estate of Charles v
Hubbard, the creditors who received {
lily so per cent Of their claims. might 81
i've an interest in il. The onlyl y
lughter and heir of Mrs. Hubbard is n
e wife OF Rev. Henry l.. Ballou of
hester.
At the time of the death Of Mr.
ubbam his accounts with the town 0
collector and constable we're found
be entirely correct.