Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-10-27

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exact specifications of the will, Will
lam b. Astor took on himself to rec
THY some of its palpable errors and
omissions.
MY father has done you great in
Justice" he said to Fitz. Greene Hal
leck, the former friend and secretary
of his father.
"l1 what respect" asked the poet.
"Leaving you only 5000 annuity"
Gle paid me for all the services
rendered him and | had no additional
claim on him."
81 think you have claims on the
estate" pursued Mr.. Astor, "and as a
mark of appreciation of your past
fidelity have raised your annuity to
81 500.
"Thank you, thank you," spoke up
this noble and gifted son of song, and
he could say no more. The closing
yoars Of his beautiful, but sad life
were by this act of timely libcralty
lifledsabove care and his pathway to
the grave strewn with pleasant flow.
ers.
"You saved large amount of prop
10 q sea can,a;n wh9 h"d 49, T. iu nv.
fathers emnlov for whon, - ~ ~, ~,
soon af,er ,bo Iat,or,s doo,h -" '"'
dyes, your fathers agent died"
ertv was imneriIled on ,h;s s"o oodn,l, p'OP
and saved II and ,nrned oror 20 ,.ons
father s70o 0OO
0And be never Maid vou anvthinr y
aNot n dollar y
aIll nav vonp and be fllod ont n
check for s35 900 and gera II 70 tbe
sea oantain,
Tho m;nor booros,s Of Iob, Iooob
Astor and add;,ipnaI snn,s ~" ,,;,au go 80,
hv W;Il;am n 49, s"hsdSshoa hs 3 ~ -, """y
s3 ooo ooo ,f tho os,a'n "Ds gSu TL, ".oa. a,
c,iI iI'eV'vyg ~ N;Il;o W. ID f"' ,sa''' Ano i's'
" %mr S", .sDoa ~, nT,Un T,nnn,
Tho or;a;nai S,nd tnr n,.a;ut,
A As,an ;Is g." - III 'Ji 'u'ui"S 'no
s1o0 oao ac Shioh III stoo o6a Mpo"o' ,,''.u Va Ss
exnonde1 IN ,ho s;,o n,,J Iai hn;iS;. AZ ~
sI5o ooo - ,he ,,nat., a'ss "ne ne h.sI' oIuns,
sieo 400 j.. ~ w Pl,...' PulS.'so VI DO'As' "iu
ran,l', lV,, ;,.na,,5 wy -" ',"s 9u"', Po''na,
md iScreesS Tho i;brarr ~ Thos" M "a s,;nn ;,
Iai;ons 81 ,Ss n;il oc III, ia"aS ssS go -,
worn ali, con,,,lo,od nS DG'h ';' o. 80
e,,a ,,iaSo p,oss;n" ossS W." hn;,,i, ~" A' &C. a.
fcet front and 100 Zoo, don,h y oLas,o
hnt hean,;GL dosian i.hnso rt", - hn,,o
orchod doorrons Sd' "a u;nda's. "ISU m"se ~,
~ ,as,oGJ bna,;, "'n ..;,n .I"s Nv S me'J
nn,nose NJ W With hihS ,ns ""1 nS ho 49, anu
iod was snood;ly or"e,od 7, y ~
necossarv ,o d,roll az ,Sa oor0o,o,,;as T."
Of its o1oning",o colI i 70 n;nd i,y| ,bo
,,ioas;n r,asaoo ~ w ,"u e,i - n"e
of that bannv man and geniaI scholar
and writer Wasbingto1 Irving-to
call nm from The sbadowv nasi tho
forms of others revered for the beantv
of heir personal character and lives
WHO were present ON this memorable
OCCASION. IL was n noble beoest and
the public appreciated il as sucb. IL
might thus have stood an enduring
monument of tho wise and liberal
henc6cenco of its toundor
Mr. William r. Astor was NOT sat
is6cd with its resting hero Ue saw
thevast rood il was oeeomnlisbing ue
foresaw lts greatly benefcent resnlts
in tho fnture Discerpino tho ranid
growth oi our citv and t5e snlendid
destiny in store for our oreat CONNER.
cial metronolis He had the means
IN nerfoct the unfinished work and
was amnlv endowed with the reont
site nnblic snirit and benevolence TO
do II The nublio know tho result
Uo nut nnon odioining bnildino of the
sarne n,oani,ndc and On ,hc so5no nIan
a, cost orneorlv siG0 ooo Ueexpen
ded obout sl7o oio mora for booko Ha
addod seo ooo 20 ,he cnnd cor mo;n1o
nanoo ond ia ,,rndnal ;norooso oe tLo
librsrv Ueeynendod nearly s10 0o0
in s;oom hooting annar"tns fnr tbo
hniIdinrs rho crsud totaI orevnondi
tnre AID money invested has now
reached the maGniioent sum of s756..
o3I I5. making tbe moneved eoutri.
buttons thus far Of William b. Astor
nearly equal 10 those of his father
The probability is that Mr.. sstor will
not stop here The library now num-
bers 139, 900 volumes, and the alcoves
will not admit of many more addi-
tions. II is said that Mr.. Astor has
expressed purpose of adding still
another building Of the same size as
those already built, and thus providing
still further for the increasing wants
of our rapidly increasing population
for the milllonsof people that at the
commencement Of the next century
will inhabit Manhattan Island. We
must be pardoned the above familiar
details in regard to this library, but it
is the one great work of public bene6-
cencc in which the subject of our
sketch has heen popularity identified,
and for promoting tho interest Of
which he has revealed broad and
lmporishable philanthropy. 1t is al
ready the most valuable library Of
reference in this country. is his
wish ana aim 10 make II as valuable
!