, 1879-05-30

Gus HeaefS'nR 1nsetEHttnns-Tho }tntlrontl
11Ing'e I.nst Wishes.
D.natch 10 xtso 1ark. Htrald. '.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Thc late Asa Packer,
who trudgcd into tho backwoosls Of Pennsylya-
mia TWENTY-FIVE years ngo Door and frcntitess,
mud who died tho otler dny tllc founder aud
virtual owner OF tho LehIRll Valley Railroad
Company, vas probably the richest man III tho
Ssn.c. The fortune he lcaves Ia rasiolsly osti.
masrds but those who sloutl k1fow ptace It nj
about so0, ,0O,OO0. lie and hs family lived must
Of thu samc III his tnansiou at Mnuch Chunk,
aala tile scenes Of hts carly struggles a1i,t tr[-
umphs, but hu also kept louto In this city,
and claimed Philadelphia ns his Residence.
Therefore It was at tho office OF the Register of
Wil1s, In ti!s city, tat the last will md tcsta-
mc!'t ot the millionaire rafIroad king WIS offer
cd for probate this afternoon.
1t Ia Long aud detailed, "a such an important
document necessarily would be. It makes tho
most prlnecly endowment TO Mr.. parkcr's
family. Ills Intimate friends, mud To quite NUM-
Der OF institutions. 1t begins: !.
Ftr<f-I hereby consl!tutc.nn1 apno1nt mr. son.
Robcr1 j.. Pnekrs md Henry i. Tacsnr, nnd ny
fsenda Elisha +. WiIbnr and lol,ert II. Hayre. Of
AMI tlIe Frc.idcnt of the i.ehgh VALLEY R1ljroad
Company far tic time hcng ahnIl nso bo ot,o OF
the executors and trustees nj this wlll.
Tho tcstasor then bcaucaths atl hta propotty
to tlletc TRUSTEES. providing very specifically
iluw they arc to manage his rast estate, cspe-
ctalsY hts LcstVi Valley Railroad stock mud Ills
eua' lands h's ilca ochlE that The President Of
the Kaflrnad Company tta1l always bc one Of
ttlr trustees. Tie substance OF hls p1an IL Ia
| tfic following:
~ As am tas owner Of largo amounts Of stock Of
etnpaica. md hnse becn cnrrytni more Or less Of
thn ntocs np9n 1paun and IN not wish It 10 fs sold
until mhy he deemed advisable rs hereafter ,n-
dlcatrl hy mc, and " an, tho owner Of coal ands
thc nrndsess q which arc or may DC tributary to
slle railroad; and ! wish these Interests protected
ana worked together give AMI confer Upon tho
trustees discretionary power ard authority 10 man.
are these Interests, a. we'll al alt my property OF
to continue anJ business In which may ba ell
faseo, and 70 worit, oneu, and develop any coal
oy 1 sy MAJ nS s .na rs s.s s1a
inatratucn'e Of writing therefor. to cxecuto nors.
soi,a and to ind ny cstas foS sach ioans - snIiy
AMI amply as could do II ilr'ng,
Jt,dgc Packers devoted nnd romantic ATTACH.
mcs,t to thu wife wlo hal f,ecr Ills partner Tor
over fifty yenrs IS illustrated BY the following
liberal provision:
hersey gys, le.ise, and beaaenth to ny vito.
shs nay Il any Tine ariup hsf liz @ eslrs, sd Wsh
select. Tits IN to bo hurr absolutely. and tho
trnstces arc hereby authorized, empowered, aud
directed. at any time or 1iHscs when A.le shn rc-
quest them ~ to du, hand ovny, AMI trapsier 10
ner !a. ny r'npeIty o. mSnsy whether principal or
sI'ou1d ale chaotc 10 inrate nt any time what sho
Wishes let apart for hersclf out Of the principal
a. ~. anual incpa,y The trustees n,ny DO 10 in &C.
curtlanee with licr wishes, anil may then administer
the rchlanler Of tla estate anu trust property ~
hsrS'n .reste ay pulpose 10 that .hs shall haya
ofcr provisions hereof arc subordinate tothfs
sous Of the principal bcduests to individuals
nre the following. among iuany otllern:
TO Elisha !: Nalbnr ....... .......... 900
10 warren ". H1ibuf.. III, 900
To Mr.. Helena ltnthbun. ...... ....,. ~. 10000
TO 1so>'ett kathbun III, QUO
Io Jnt.h ltaihGlH ....""......"..... ..., u, 0o0
ali Of shtm belns nephe1. aot! ni.ecs. ..lso, 10
's sausn Ms,l El'aa 1 sesr ooo und to As
10 tile Children u Hannah Ashley, his wtfc's
sister. siNW; to thu grandchildren 0f another
sister, Sj,0H. ailtl to Another sister the samu
tnt; TO- ns toa .n Of bis wl!es l.:t'tl,cr, Whltmer
Jasnc. j. BlIsrsrc and IS. ". biakvscc, bro.i-
crs Of his w,'e. $4,000 taeh; ~ Benlan,su F.
l}!akcscc, f'1bs0sl Bta!srscs, Hi 1.unluct liakc-
see, othsr brothers, =. $40 raea; to Eunlcs.. Lu-
cin.!n, Eliza, nm. Defspy, srsers ul Ills witc,
$!,5U0 cach; tu Mrs. Marlun barey, Judge rack-
er's nuur,ea daughter. sl0.0.u; to ta,lny L.
Alurinn sEcrr, ;..sa to his grandchildren anlla
/. l.ndclnan, Rohert L. ldlsdrtnan. nsil tiar
tett l.nriI,aI, tliD Children of lis ,!eeeased
daughter, Lucy Li'ldeman il'c slssli Ut S59,0N
eaclI.
ruB1.1c REQUESTS. 49,
To the Trustees Of thc Divinity School Of ths
rEutu.tans Eplsr"pai rharci n fhiedo'ohta $3;h:
1uU tnr Ncufhc of which hla bt paid anu applied
AnlualIy foE Tho maintenance and support VI tho
DIVINITY scnool,
10 ,hp Traatet* Of the Jefferson Medical Coli
rs Tic Irustres q 10 aHh'cnhats tCol'cgc, In
Allentown; M Lsi,!sh County, n, s'o ogo =,
Te tnf sSi"f sHf:h c1e e; h sga Ves''' OF
And tu tho Trustees Vi Washington Co1Ie;o. Lex.
instnn, Va; -. 900; tEc bond Of the cotlsso fo'
Trastecs, ttuA making tho legacy to that College
Tic ocqussts or lcyactes mentioned shal ba
hnnded pser aud transferred in annuity bonds Ut
tho lsIlt.h Valley Itailraad Company. islci under
and Aecraa BY the nlors1aEss ., that c9.paliy for
s'ost cSsny 81 nh'a,sslpl,s .as a Tno.s % ,na ~
In s,eh a,anats ~ liz T1ustocs uuaer tas viii
may aectn Il ct'aycnIent NJ to au iilt until the
satd la,ltia have been illus hanaea over thu Tsus-
scrs sta ay the lntarcst 10 thu lcgntech upon tho
inclcU unp year uster ,ny ttn.tl.. The timo or
tirs of te Eayn.sns q tho rrns,pal sl,all b. %.
this will
Important provisions are tho following:
There shall 10 pat4 Ia t,s Lchigh Unlyenlty, In
81. 100, oao. to Be- apea Is ths Trastses s} s.1d
Gn!Sers,tyt0 to It's n,attltenhMct and support. Tho
's9sfss sss 4sE s I'll! "s said wiz Jun :'s u s;is o s'
ta al 1ce1stt0ns which ,'y ,eds SD "as5 asil
cLtldren A,,d isslr A,,tur this will. TAe truatces
Ut ILLS will Hlla ay tu the Trustees Ut tho 1ehgh
University, cut at tl.c Deunu OF the salu sum ol
81, huU 600, $a0 0Ou during thr llst ycAr afur my
dpAth nnl increase this sim ut thu ratio OF ST, bUo
psr year Unit! thu nnlll. M1lOunt slnl h1 equal 10
ille wAUu tncoul1 Ut the saA principal 1f II. sou.
bUJ; but tho trllslcrs may ictcase 0r diminish tito
amount to bp paid annually 1nt Ut the sal l1cono
III their Judgment u rhouli III Thought nacesdhry
cxretr.!t ins The iIltcresta OF the Universally.
This III left Mnd c0ntdrd tU the discretion of
tho trustees hereunder. Any Atliuunta tchs than
thu wllun !Hr.!u Ut tho sali1 Eu VI IL c uOn nnt
paid Ia the TEnscrr Of thu Nnversty bhAll ho as-
huAity pddrI tu tho principal EnM VI 81 500, UU0t
nn, lit tnc1nr thut1aftur derived theruff0m shall
bu hntd appropriated, and lasd In tc sasne !aI,-
cr " IL aboye yldcd fur In reference to ths ia
cu,au ot lilo said principal sim 9s 81, 50u, UG0.
T!,"ru Hlall hs paid aMnualy to The Trustees
oi the Lchtyh University the income Ut prla-
c,psll sMal Vt SiOU. O00 which shast be paid for
thu ursctfon ot a. lIhrnry building 1n this GoIlsEa
grounds Atld fr thu pnrposs Of .nB up anl fur-
nshlnY said library. purchasing hooks and hgca
uher ARTICLES may be suitable lar nak!ts II Ms1-
ful nlIu Hutia!B As u library. Thu trustees undpr
thIn will shall n4u ayu tho discretionary pu,7ar to
pay uyur nlnel of the tncutna. aua 10 withhold
,.nch annually III thuy nay decn psopor und ex-
peAiul,t. TI1r tncpMs, hoWufer. IL to begin trpm
tAu linn OF my t!eAtl1.
rIuylli1Ha spN AAiLHo4D HAMS.
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