Edward Naylor

Edward Naylor, an aged farmer of Garrard county, died. He was never supposed to have accumulated that much of this world’s goods. Clayton Arnold qualified as his administrator and proceeded to order a sale of his assets. While searching through the house he raised a plank in the old man’s room and noticed a tin can underneath it, and on attempting to lift it he found it was very heavy, and upon closer examination it was found to be filled with gold coin. A closer search revealed money hidden in various places amounting to nearly $5,000.

The Adair County News (Columbia, Adair Co., Ky), February 4, 1903

Contributed by Laura Brenner.