The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-12

goods jobbing trade, his store then and
thereafter, so long as he remained in
business, being on Kilby Street. The
firm at first was Bartlett & Stone, and
later ID. P. Stone & Co., and Stone &
Page, the junior partner being Mr..
Philip s. Page, who is resident of
Maiden. and one of the trustees through
whom the property has now been dis
tributed. Mr.. Stone retired from bust
ness about the year 1859 with hand
some property, which, by shrewd and
cautious investment, gradually swelled
to the sum already indicated of S2,000,-
600 and upward. One proof of the
sagacity exercised in this investment is
in the fact that the estate actually
yielded about 100000 above its APP
praised value, and another is in the fact
that out of $500, 900 in notes bearing the
name of single promisor, which COM
prised part of the estate, there was a
loss in collection of not more than / per
cent. Mr.. Stone was of quiet and re-
firing disposition, but man of high
integrity, and was greatly respected by
all who knew him.
The maiden name of Mrs. Stone was
Goodenow, and she is the sister of the
late Judge Goodenow, of Alfred, Maine.
Mr.. Stone was regular attendant at
the services, but not member, of the
Congregational Church of Maiden. His
wife is member of that church. They
had no children. Some time prior to
his decease the matter of the distribu-
ton of this large estate was agreed upon
NV thu IN h,e ~ chn,rII hn
distributed ''to educational, charitable
or benevolent institutions, causes or OBJ
jects." In case he should survive he
would so dispose of it, and in case he
should not it would, by the will, come
into her full possession, and she in like
manner was to see to its distribution.
The will provided for some requests to
relatives, but so far as the residue and
great bulk OF the property is concerned,
did not impose any restrictions upon
her, so that the gifts are practically hers,
she having legally the full disposition of
this residue. To this end, the minor be-
quests having been met, the property
was placed in the hands of three trus-
tees, the Rev. w. H. Wilcox, D. D., Mr..
Philip S. Page, above-named, and Mr..
Isaac NJ. Cutler The Rev. DR.. Wilcox
has stood in somewhat more intimate
relations as an adviser of Mrs. Stone in
the distribution than the other two, be-
ing relative and her husbands trusted
friend. The relation which either of
these gentlemen held was only that of
being custodian for the time being and
adviser, Mrs. Stone having full control
and, as already stated, legal ownership
of the property. The following is a
statement of the several donations made,
the date of the first being October 90,
1878, and the last nine quite recently:
To Andover Seminary. professorship
of the relation of Christianity to the
secular science. .......................$ $1,000
Amherst College, Stone protessorship
of biology. ......................... $4,000
American Missionary Association, for
institutions at Nashville Atlanta,
Talladega. Tougaloo and New Or
leans ;............ ....:......:... 10000
Bowdoin College. professorship of in
telleCtual and moral philosophy, and
to finish Memorial Hall. ............... IS 900
Carleton College, Mortified, MIMI. 10000
Chicago Seminary ,professorship ofpas-
toral theology and special studies. $4,000
Dartmouth College, Stone professor
ship of intellectual and moral philos
ophy ....:..................... $4,000
Drury College, Springfield, Mo. $3.50
Fryeburg academy, Maine. ............. 10 900
Halowell Classical School, Maine...... 10000
Hamilton College. Clinton, n. Y, profess
sorship in natural history ....!........ 10000
Iowa College. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. - 800
Oberlin College. $780,. $4,000
Andover Theological seminary (addi-
tionaD ........................ ....... 100 900
Wellesley College, Stone Hail.. 10000
Woman's Board of Armenia College,
Turkey. ......... ,.........-............ $4,000
ing. p con
To relatives and friends, about......... 600, 900
To aid struggling churches and stu
dents, and to save mortgaged homes,
about ........................ 10000
Hampton Institute, Fortress Monroe,
.......................... 10000
Olivet College, 0livet, Mich. 20 DOC
Ripon College, Ripon, Wis............. 10000
Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill....... 10000
Marietta College, Marietta, O........... 10000
Beloit College, Beloit, Wis ............. 10000
| Robert College, Constantinople. ....... 10000
| Howard University. Washington, d. 9. 25.0M
| Berea College, Berea, ky................ 10 0QC
| New West Educational Commission. 70, SOC
| Evangelical work in France. IS, 00(
| Drury College (additionaD .............. 10000
| Doane College. Crete, Neb.. 5000
Colorado College, Colorado Springs,
Colo. ................ ............... o,UU
| Washburne College, Topeka, kas...... 5.0Ct
| Massac usetts Homeopathic Hospital
| (for permar ent free bed) .............. 500
| Boston City Missionary Society. ....... 2,50t
Boston North End Mission. .......... 2,5W
Boston Penitent Females Refuge. 49,. LOO
society .......................... 100
| American Missionary Association
| final balanceN l 20