Daily Republican., 1882-12-23
REMARKABLE DOCUMENT.
TIE LAST WELL A nd TESLA
MENT OF ALBERT d.
NEWT@N.

One Of the most remarkable docu-
ments ever offered for probate is now
at the office Of the Register of Wills; 1t
IL the last will and testament of Al bert
o. Newton, late of Bloomfield Place.
st. Georges. Del, and is dated March
18th, 1882. MIR. Newton died about one
month since, and the will was entered
for probate on the 18th of the present
mouth. Notwithstanding the fact that
he was not possessed of any amount or
property, he makes number of extra
ordinarily large bequests, The only
tangible evidence Of any wealth he was
known to possess was bond for . few
thousand dollars which, however, WAS
not his but the property of his deceased
wife and descended TO her heirs. he
has, however, disposed VI it in mum
Der OF cash bequests to relatives, friends
and churches.
He beQueaths to his son William Ii.
Newton, now of SanfrancisCo, Califor-
MIA, GAO acres OF land situated in Ran
dolpn county, Va, and lot in AleXan-
GriA Va, "Also all the property owned
by my fathor in tho counties of Alexan'
dria and LoudOD, Va, estimated to De
worth $500, 1900"
In addition he givSs aim al lots OF
land in BrOwnfeld, Ill.,, on some,i If not
oil Of which, are erected valuable bald
ings including q church" He says tbs
present owners cannot produce a clear
title and he advises his son TO recover
| 1t.
One lot of ground in Peru, Ill, two
lots in tho town of Rome, on tho A!li-
nois river, aud one lot in the town OF
Iowa, on the Iowa river. A farm at
FredrlcksburE, Va. also a clam held BY
the deceased in d valuable property
situated in Hull, England, whish ho
says is estimated to be worth sever al
millions Of dollars. He then adds "tEe
foregoing is intended " show my son
William II. Newton what he mover
knew before, the extent OF his father
possessions.
He makes the following cash bequests
81, 800 to the Trustees OF the ST. Georges
Presbyterian Church, the said sum tC
be known as the Newton Fund. This
money is to be invested in some good
paying securities, and the interest ap'
Piled toward detraying the salary OF a
preacher, s., 900 to his niece II she ot
living; 500 to be used In erecting
mOuUmeut to himself and wife; 1910 u
his brother j. Thomas Newton SEQ u
: Sarah Hurlock $500 to the Delaware
City Presbyterian Church 500 to al
r old colOred servant named Henry
Boyer, which he is directed to build
log cabin, 800 toa widow who hat
pamed her twins after him. This i
followed by a number Of legscies OF 20
=. each to different persons.
\ The will then dlspoSes of his persona
, property, almost every article of which
il specified, and the name Of the perSol
10 whom 1t is given. Even the pre-
serves, canned fruit, pepper, salt, sugar
l Hour and other articles that should b
0 on hand at the time Of his death are al
l enumerated, aud divided among hi
friends.
The will is an exceedingly long docU
Il ment, aud although closely write
Z, tils nine pages of foOsCap paper. WhaI
D ever may be the opinion OF Others n
Z, speCting his mental condition, the WI
nesses to this remarkable instrumer
have, according to an entry made D
4 the Register, each sworn that TO u
"a best Of their knowledge and belief, u
~ tcstator was 1T the time he made u
will of sound disposing mind Al
memory.