Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-04-20
NOTED PERSONS.
Tie Religions All Charitable Ge1uysti Of t,,o
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The doctors tel Vanderbilt 10 b,
careful. but that is hardly necessary
as he always has been careful. ant
never wa5 more - than III the p..sI
couple of yc.r$. NJ man in New
York !, more regular in his l.;b't-
than this :.utrd millionaire Of ours
He has no particular weakness ok
crpt for triying fast horses. and hi,
health Is more likely to be helped
than hurt by that Equally regular
Is his nciShhur and brother million
ARE, Ja.F Gould. who has no weak
II, - OF amy kid 50 lar Us the public
know. at all events. His life. away
from Wall street. is almost that of a
rcclusr. He rarely goes uut and he
Receives bat little company in his
handsome Fifth avenue home. lii-
coming trip around the world Will h"
thr first real vacation h. has had
since he became rich enough to en-
d'| nv nc '7io' Wv" S'e"iil 3"cilt
III "hirii ilr Il To- MAKE the trip viii
he ready, it Is said. about the first Of
June. Mr.. Guuld's son. by the WAY.
I"9 Jus. n'eoiii" hi'iilhcf o. til"
Lotoo Club. Tie young man shows
Il good 1t al OF spirit and has already
hlad' lafSr h'Ill'tr ut TRENDS, So.
cidiiE ana ot:'rWlNr. but II should
l.. /, | 4 Il.
hot n' lird Tor tn" prospective heir
ol S"''u"to'Vto MAX" irrnds.
Speaking "l millions. 1t appears
tila' me wealth. o1 VIM. T., Dodge and
uoV' Morgan WAS nof so great as had
Teen Supposed; lhc VIII of each
mas been offered i"r probate. and the
Val"" "i the respective estates Is
! gwen al H'.'"ht"uo AMI S6A"'i.oOU.
Each was popularity credited with the
ownership OF twice the latter SUM.
Nr DodS"a religious and charitable
beq'lcat5 amount to $'oo,Wm, and
those OF tov. Morgan to S1o.0oo.
In the latt'r ease however. the gifts
made some time ago to the Union
lhroloSlral Seminary and Williams
college. amounting to S;'UO,ou0, are
included. rs Mr.. Dodge WAS So ac-
tive III religious work, 1t WAS thought
h" would leave more money for it
than his viii provides fur. The
PreSbyttrlah Board of Foreign Mis-
SONS, the Presbyterian Board of
!iome MISSIONS and the American
Board OF commissioners for Foreign
Missions get S3o.NM each. The
peculiar evangelist, Jerry McCauIry.
who was one OF Mr. Dodges protegrs.
Is remembered to the extent of $4,000.
Jerry certainly lives much more com
fortahly now than he did III his peni
trntlary day. and he always makes
|. that leading ro.nt IN his appeals to
SINNERS. Gov. Morgan's bcqnests in
clude Sluu.oOo 10 the Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions, and the
same amount tothe Board of Home
Missions: and SI''.'Hh each to the
Presbyterian Hospital, the Manhattcn
Eye aHd Lar Hospital and one fund
To- supplement salarle, of clergymcn.
lie lett Sloo:o0o III equal parts to tie
NoihanS Hospital, the Association
Tor Improving the Condition of the
Poor. tn" CITY Mission and Tract
Society, and tie ASSOCIATION for the
Heilvf OF krspectable lndigent
Women. Each millionaire left a
widow. made ample provision for her
support. and kept the bulk of his
wealth III his own family, which Was
natural and proper thing to do.
The !onS contest over the will of
Miss Sarah Burr is closing at last.
1t has dragged i'll the SurroEatc's
Court SO long that the public has lost
interest III 1t, yet it may well stand |
as one of the most singular will |
cases ever tried. Miss Burr, SS years |
old, left an estate valued AT S3,O0O,0oU |
almost entirely to religious and chari |
table interests. 1t has been shown |
III the course OF the trial that for Soy
erdl years before her death her life |
WAS little better than that of pau
per. In It's Sruesome ness it resem
blcS that OF Miss Havesham, SO
Srapincally pictured by Dickens in |
"Great Expectations In her early |
years and III middle life She mingled |
lreely Ill society and had many |
friends AS she grew Old she became
sour toward the world and Withdrew
from 1t altogether Her once hand |
some and luxurious home IN lnlver-
slty Place became dismal jail. with
and hardly SIGN of lie. The rich !
furniture, drapprics and dresses of
the old times were put away and con |
craled Hardly any visitor was al |
lowed to enter. The ONLY servant |
was faithful Irish woman. who could
scarcely get enough food in the house |
to support life. A few ricketv pieces |
of old furniture were all that the |
eccentric mistress would allow to be
used The furniture and the kitchen
utensils were as wretched as could be !
found in the most suualid tenement. !
Her only companion was the servant |
mentioned, and when she died in the