The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-12-17
Belfast's Legacies.

There died at san Francisco CAL NOV 30, Mrs.
Nancy Green, native CT Belfast, aged 80 years, 6
months and Is days. BY her death the city of Bel
fast comes into possession of legacy of $4,000
willed it by Nathaniel Wilson, who diei at Boston,
Oct. 81 lS49. At the time of his death he was a
purser in the L. ). Navy, having beenappointedb by
General Jackson. Mr.. Wilson was much attached
to his native place and by his will left his entire
estate To the city the death of his three sisters
who were to have life maintenance. The estate at
his death was 81, ss37, which with Accommodations
now amounts to about 100000. The following is
the clause in the will which relates to this legacy
After payment of said annuities and lcgacieS
the remaining interest and income to accumulate
in the hands of my trustees. until the Geath of all
my three sisters, and the satisfaction of the lega-
cies named then, finally, my trustees To con
Ney ami deliver over all said trust fund and estate,
with all Accommodations thereto. unto native
town of Belfast forever: said conveyance and de
livery, however. To hc in trust for the Uses follow
ing to wit: the income of SAID trust fund shall be
annually appropriated by the said town Of Belfast
ion course or courses of public lectures. to be de
liVered in said town for the benefit of all its inhab
ltante, or for such other means Of popular nstruc
ton a. shall he annually determined by five per-
sons to De selected and chosen by the inhabitants
at their annual meeting of town officers, from list
Of ten persons to be annually submitted by the Sc
lectmen Of the town. My Object being generally to
promote the cause OF education amt instruction III
my SAID native town of Belfast, and To leave the
management OF The income of said fund 10 the good
sense of IL inhabitants. having the object OF gener
al instruction and mental Improvement always IN
view
William q. Crosby, James p. White and Daniel
haraden were appointed trustees The first two
named are dead but Mir. IIarade4 i, living Asa
Famcc and William G. Marshall were appointedto
the vacancies brt few wears ago Mr. faUucc
signed, and no one has been elected to his place, 50
that the present trustees are Daniel IIaridrn and
W. {. Marshall.
The three sisters spoken OF were Mr.. Alice Pat
tel-on, Mrs. Jane Eeu- and Mr.. Nancy oreen
Mrs. Ecll- died first, Mr.. Patterson ncNt, follow
cl by the last, AIr~. Green who died a few days
ago.
While the viii doc not specify i free public
library its terms are broad that it can be easily
So construed. and it is generally conceded that the
fund Will 90 to support a public library. The leg
acy of 100000 fora free public library by the late
PAU X. Hazeltine is now in the possession OF the
city. BY the term, OF Mr.. Hazeltines will I'll. 900
were sci apart for the erection OF a building and
the purchase of books. the income of the remainder
Ia be used i'll repeni~hing the library. \ few
weeks ago NIe~srs. Charles b. and Benz r. Hazel
tine, trustees of the estate. in Il letter to the city
council minated that the S2o,ooo would soon be
paid over and this we understand ha~ since been
done. At "A meeting of the city council last week
the following was passed:
Therefore,, Ii is hereby resolved that the said
city OF Belfast hereby accepts the said hequc-t and
the trust thereby implied upon the condition there
i'll specified and set forth.
Resolved. That Emery Boawman ESQ. trea sur
rr OF Belfast, il hereby authorized and directed to
receive sail 100000 for and in behalf of said city
If Belfast from the executors of the last viii and
testament of said Paul X. Hazeltiue deceased, To
receipt therefor To sad executors and to place the
same in the Belfast National Bank for the time
hcng a. i special deposit.
Belfast now ha~ Slo,ooO for public library. a
sum sufficient fora good one. Next spring it will
he incumbent upon the city council 10 select Il site
erect building and provide books. The present
generation ha, cause 10 be grateful to Belfa,t'~
kind bvneflctur-.