Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-11 | Page 21 | By the Way

t By y the Way ii Curse of Battle Abbey Is Revived Sir Augustus Webster the latest owner of ot the famed tamed Battle Abbey ha haS haa s died and the malediction that clung to his ancient landmark has been bern re- re In 1538 1638 the Abbey through the events of the Reformation was suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed as a IL religious grant and Institution in institution In- In and was given by the king kingto kingI to Sir Anthony Browne his master of ot horse An angry monc mome unable to restrain hi hit resentment said said that ami his race would per perish sh by Browns Browne nn an fire tire and water Continual trouble following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing the Brownes they sold the es estate estate estate es- es tate In In- In 1719 1719 to Sir Thomas Webster on Brownes moved I Even ven after atter tho the the last male u descendant de- de Cowdray v Park Lord I of the tho line the eighth Montague met his death by drowning I ip Op the Rhine Three Thrle years after atter that his sister Mrs r Stephen t e Poyntz was v J I drowned f In 1852 85 the Pt fourth duke k of 01 Cleveland took possession of ot Battle Abbey and and in turn rented it to Michael Gra Grace e of New York Mr Grace daughter daugh daugh- ter Mrs Hubert Beaumont was drowned It was wall finally sold to a Webster again Sir again Sir Augustus Lad Lady Webster died six years ago while trying try try- lag ing to save her daughter from drown drown- ing hog I According to the registrar gen report there thero is a remarkable ble falling off in the number of ot births birth II Alarming though this may be it has its brighter side for America It means that fewer English lecturers are being born Punch London