The Portland daily press., 1872-09-06

PROBATE CoURT.-After the summer recess.
the Probate Court held a term this week, clos
ing yesterday. Among the wills presented yes
terday was that of the late Elias Thomas, the
provisions of which provide for the division OF
his real and personal estate between his six
children. William W. Thomas and George A.
Thomas are named as executors The estate is
estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. Dorcas Deblois' will provides that the
estate of her late husband, Thomas Amory De.
blois, esq, shall be divided among his relatives
his sporting apparatus, library and pictures be-
ing bequeathed to his nephew and namesake
Her own private estate she directed should be
divided equally between the families of Mr..
Nathaniel Deering and the late William Pitt
Fessenden.
Mr.. Leonard Billings gives to his wife the
block OF houses on the corner of Cumberland
street and Quincy lane, also one half the dwell
ling house in which he resided at the time of
his death, with all the household furniture, pic
lures, library, silver, etc. He leaves the in
come of $4,000 in trust to his son, George W.,
during his life, and to his issue, if he have any,
the principal sum, otherwise it goes to his son,
w ~. DlliuSoj VI lOSdl iCpiCSChp"o'Os'
The rest of the property, with the exception of
$1,000 to the Widows Wood Society, is left to
his son, w. L. Billings z
Mr.. William X. Neal, the Register of the
Conrt, has just completed general index to
the records and papers of the Office, which
shows the name and file numbers of each es-
tate and person under guardianship, from the
fire of 1866 to January, 1872 All the names
are classified and arranged 80 that any one can
be instantly found, and ready reference had TO
the paper or record desired. The work has been
prosecuted with exceeding care, and the engross-
mont is the work of Miss Irish, who has been
writer in the office for some years. 1t is done
with remarkable neatness and legibility, and
reflects great credit upon the Register and his
assistant. Those having business at the Probate
office will appreciate their labors.
SCIENTIFIC LFcTUnEs.-We are pleased to
learn that Prof. C. f. Bracket of Bowdoin
College, has been preparing course of six lee
lures ON Heat, Light and Electricity, which
will be delivered in this city during the fall
months
Mr.. Brackets success as lecturer in this
field is well known 10 many of our citizens who
have listened to him in the college lecture
room, success due not less to the admirable clear
ness and charm of his style, than to the skill
and precision with which he illustrates and de-
volops his subject. This course has been pre-
pared with especial reference to the wants of a
general audience, and with view to meet the
growing desire of the public for exact
information on scientific topics, by presenting
the latest results of modern research in these
interesting departments of Physics
That the lectures may lose none of the adj
vantages which skillfully conducted expert
ments offer in the presentation of technical
subjects, especial preparation has been made
for series of appropriate experiments on an
elaborate scale; the batteries employed will be
o. unusual power, and expensive apparatus
has been obtained for the purpose of successful
ly presenting many of the beautiful effects of
spectrum analysis.
The first lecture will be delivered Oct. 4th, to
be followed by one lecture leach week until the
course is completed.
We trust that the public will avail them
selves of this opportunity to listen to an accom-
plished lecturer in field of which he is mas