Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-18
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FRIDAY bct IL, -. ).
Reading Of scriptures and prayer by the Chap
lain. Journal of yesterday read and approved.
biil7 etc, introduced and referred-By MIR Ilol
brook oi Milton. TO change tho name of Mary Edith
Purdy to general committee.
BY Mr. Howe Of Castleton, to chanye tho name of
BERTHE ii Young TO Berthe II Moony, to general
committee.
y By Mr Dexter Of Ward.baru, to enable the pro
prietors and pew owners Of the Congregational
church at the North Village In WardsborO to DIS
pose OF the same to Committee on Corporations.
By MIR Scranton Of kergenues, 10 facilitate the
transfer To the United States of tho title Of tho Ma
tonal Cemetery at An,ictam, 10 Committee on Ju-
dietary.
BY MIR Alexander OF Guillord, taxin, the depo.its
OF savings banks. trust Companies and Institutions
Tor savings; to Committee on Banks.
by Mr. Stearns Of Lincoln, to pay pennson X
Johnson The sum therein named 10 Committee on
Claims. "
BY Mr. Mills Of ofCIaitshury, TO repeal an act es-
tahllshlng the Vermont Board of Agriculture m
riculture.
BY hir Townsend of wallingiord, to iesalize the
grand lists oi the town OF WalInsiOrd or the wears
$50. 1876 and ls.' 10 Committee on Grand List
by Mr Cinnamon u! Hyderark. To amend G., ,ap-
yer 81 oi the General Statutes relating I" the grand
list, 10 Committee on Grand List.
by Mr. Pollard of Windsor, I, pay K NJ coIe The
Tie Speaker laid before tho House messag,.
tf"hl the uOsernGr, as follows
To the Speaker OF the House Of Repre- csentutives
blr-l have the honor to enclose a copy OF the will
0i the late Harmon b. Howard. of Fairfax. lie be
quehtiis his property II the state of Vermont in
trust, on condition that the State shall erect upon
tho land devised by the teststor, In Fniriax siit-
able buildings for an orphan asylum, Tor poor and
destitute chi dren. In case the State should not
accept the hequrst, on the conditions named IL is
10 be given To tho HONE for the Destitute Children
In Burlington. / am informed that the Whit,
amount OF tho property Is only about stuh. 1t
seems 10 me proper that the General Assembly
should act upon the matter either accepting or de
ctlhhs the htluest. that the executor may close
Inv estate Signed EtbtIkLb PR"CroE
The will OF Harmon Is, Howard is as follows
To whom these presents shall come. directing
Harmon Howard, "i Fairfax, In the county
OF franklin ant state of Vermont do mike AMI
publish this my last Will and Testament
'first-l give and hcquesthc to the State of vcr-
mont in trust tthe said state to appoint suitable
trustees for tho purpose, all the property and
effects OF mine that shull leave at my decen-c
money prons-ory notes and all chooses IN action.
together win the real tsiate ia said Fairfax that
wa-tet TO mo out OF my mothers IS ate, provided,
the State of Vermont shall erect upun said real
estate suitable buildings for nn Orphan Asy um Tor
poor and destitute MINOR childTcn, suid ch ldren to
be taken care "l clothed and educuted or suitable
places proyidei Tor them after tho manner oI tho
Home for Destitute Children II corporation of
Burlington, VI In peTpetuty.
seoond-ln case the STATE aforesaid shall not
accept the provision In tho first item above men
toned, then give and he qusa he all my ptuperty
and elects, including all my real estate, personal
property, money, proms-oiy notes and choses In
action to the Home ioT Destitute Children a cor
poration established at Burlington ia the county OF
Chittenien and state OF Vermont my property and
efccts TO he converted into money und bs invested
In good hrst moitgaso-, OF United States bonds, or
State bonds Of eitner tho New tnvlHnd States ar
the Slate Of New York and tho net animal or semi
annual income only to he used In support Of thc
Home, the PRINCIPAL to he ascertaitrd hrst ant to
he kept unimpaId.
"TO have and to hold tho sImr To tho said Homo
forever.
Third hereby constitute and appoint Elias
Bellus my executor Of this my last will aud trstn
ment.
"signt d, scaled, published and declared TO be nv
last Will anu testament this fifteenth day OF