Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03

xusasujsAbingsarade, HIS store hensand-
...hare4fter. long as he remained in
ousiHess, being on Kiiby Street. The
firm at frstswass Bartlett &sStone, ands
later Ds p Stole & Co., and Stone s.
Page, ths junior partner being Mr:
!,hilips :; Rke, awR y = nsidentefJ
whom the property has now been dis
strih@ssdga Mre6sone retired from tpsi-
snesefabellt the year 1859 with hAnd-
some sIppeffy, which, bysshrewd and
cautiobssi nvestment, gradually swelled
to thesum already INDICATED of S.. 0D0,-
s001 and upward Ore proof of Nthe
gsa gAcitg exercisedin this investment is
in the fact that the estate actually
yielded about 100000 above its ap-.
praised value, and another is in tho facb
that out of $500, 900 10 notes bearing the
name of single promisor, which COM
prised part of the estate, there was
lesssin collection of not more than l per
cent. Mr.. Stone was of quiet and re.
tiring disposition, but man of high
integrity, and was greatly respected by
mwho knew him. 4
. The maiden name of Mrs. Stone was
G0odenow, 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
Congressional Church of Madden. His
wife is a 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
by the two in this way, that it should be
distributed ''to educational, charitable
or benevolent institutions, causes or OBJ
jects." Inzcase he should survive he
would so dispose oft, and lin case he
should not it would, by the will, come
into her full possession, and she in like
gmanner wasstos see to itsSdistribution.
2TheSwill provided for some requests to
relatives, but so far as the residue and
great bulk of the property is concerned.
didSnot impose any restrictions upon
her, so that The gifts are practically hers, ]
she having illegally the fun disposition of
this residue. To this end, the minor be-
quests having been net, the property
was placed in the hands of three trus-.
tees, theRev .AY.H. Wilcox, DID, Mr.
Philip S. Page, above-named, and Mr..
Isaac M. Cutler The Rev. DR.. Wilcox
has stood in Somewhat more: intimate
relations as an adviser of Mrs. Stone in
the distribution than the ether two, be-
ing a relative and her husband s trusted
friend. The relation which either of
these gentlemen held was, only that of
being custodian forathe time being and
adviser, Mrs Stone having full control
and, as already stated, legal ownership
of the, property The following is a
statement of theseveral donations made,
the date of the first being October 30,
1873, and the last nine quite recently;
81 apse sefsby hrofsss4 or 1bap
yAmhsrst College, stone professorship
Amet puo Missionary Assoeiation. for 'OO0
institutions at Nashville, Atlanta, ! 8
Ta11adega, Tougaloo and New Or
Bowdoin college professorship of in
telfectual and moral philosophy, and
CarletonsC College, Northfield. Minn......s 10000
Chica2oSenfinary professorship of pas
toral theology and special studies. $4,000
Dartmouth College, Stone professor
ship of intellectual and moral philos-
Dr ppC College, Springfield MOI. $3.50
Frye6urg Academy, Maine. :. ........ 10 900
Halloweu Classical School. Maine. 10000
sorship in natural history. 10000
Iowa Co1lege... ........... % 500
0berlin College. 1919. $4,000
1tinnaI5 !. !. J. =. 49,. -. 100000
Wellesley College, Stone Hall. 10000
Woman Board of Armenia College,
Tnrkey. .......... ............ $4,000
ing. i. 49,. Is 600
To relatives and friends, about. 600 900
4ro aid struggling churches and STU
= dents, and to save mortgaged homes,
aDOut.. 160 QUO
Hampton Institute, Fortress Monroe,
Va................... ............... 5000
Oiivet College, Olivet, Mich. ........... 90 600
RfpOn College, RIP IN, Wis....... =. 20 600
Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill. 20 900
Marietta College, Marietta, O........... 10000
Beloit Coll ge. Beloit, Wis ............. 10000
Robert College, Constantinople. 10000
Howard University. Washington, D. G. 25 oh1
Berea College, Berea, Ky. ....--........f 10 0e0
New West Educational Commission. 12,5o0
Evangelical work in France. .......... Is, 600
Drury College fadditiontJI). ). ....... 90 AOG
Doane ,flage. Crete, Neb !......... 5000
/ Colo =. -. -. ............. 5000
| Washbu College, Topeka, Kas....- 500
Massachusetts homeopathic Hospital
l. for pcEinapen free bed) 5000
| Boston City Missionary Society. 300
| Boston North End Mission. .......... $3.50
| Boston Pepitent Females Refugc...... 1000
Society ........................ 1000
| American Missionary Association