Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-27
The gu,1rma1 aud Courier
Friday, March 81, 1856.
A MILLION AND A QUARTER.

A MILLION AND QUARTER.
The Late Mr.. Erxvin-HaIf a Million
Left to New Britain-A 800. 900 Re-
sidenee Left to n Church-Many Be
quests-A Public And Private Bene-
factor.
The late Mr.. Erwin, of New Britain, has
left about half million dollars to be ex-
pended for the benefit of his city. His
estate pays out about million and quarter.
The Hartford Times says: "The South
church is given his magnificent residence,
which cost over 100000. This will become
the residence of the pastor of the church.
The sum of $25, 900 is left, the income of
which is to go towards keeping up the place,
the amount going to the Rev. Mr. Cooper to
enable him to meet the extraordinary ex-
penses attending the conducting of such a
house. 1t will be the finest church par
sonage in the country, the lot not being
reckoned. Twelve thousand five hundred
dollars is left to the church for the erection
of new building on the site of the Union
Hall, which site he gave to the church some
few years ago. The church in this case, how
ever, must raise a like sum to secure this be-
quest. The sum of $500, 900 is divided into
three parts, the New Britain institute to have
one-third public library, which will make
in all fully S155, 900 left to this object.
North Adams, Mass, has a $50, 900 public
library, provided for by recently deceased
citizen of that place. That was the finest
public library about here till this provision
by Mr.. Erwin. Fifty five Thousand dollars
is left for the cemetery, $25, 900 of which is
for chapel, $1,000 to be paid at once for
improving the grounds and also the income
of $40, 900 for the same purpose. The income
of SOC, 900 is left to beautify Walnut Hill
park; $4,000 for a soldiers monument,
the city being required to do a fair thing to
receive this ($7, 800 has already been voted
by the city for this purpose); $50. 900 for the
erection and maintenance of Old Ladies'
home. Twenty Thousand is left to Mrs. O.
G. Stanley. The other two-thirds OF the
$400, referred to goes to various objects
vile, n. Y, the home of Mr.. Erwin, will
have total of nearly $4,000. Thirty EIGHT
thousand is to found an institute; $1,000
for park; $4,000 to beautify the. cemetery;
S23, 900 for the Baptist church and So, 900 for
the Presbyterian church
"The Baptist church ct Oak Bluffs is be-
queathed Sc, 900. Mr.. Sloper, his confiden-
tial clerk for many years, is not remembered
to the extent that many had presumed upon
He is left 81 900 and one-half of the West
Main street lot. Should one of the executors
however, die, Mr.. Sloper is to be appointed,
and $1,000 will then be paid him. But
that is all conditional of course. Mr.. Err
win did not, it seems, believe in foreign mis-
sions, or make large individual requests, and
this explains somewhat the small amounts
comparatively left to his nieces and other
relatives. Mr.. Hemingway, who has been
his faithful an-assistant for little more
than three years, is given the $4,000 place
that he occupies, So, 500 in cash. and the va
cant lot south of the house. Five thousand
dollars is left to st. Marks church, $4,000 to
the Baptist church and $1,000 to the New
Britain club. Mr.. Erwin's half-brothsr
younger than Mr.. Erwin and a plain farmer
living with his family in Nebraska) is left
$40, 900 in trust and $4,000 to each of his two
sons. Mrs. Frederick Fitch is left 1000
Among the colleges, ETC., remembered are
Marietta, Drury, Duane, the American Mis-
sionary society, the Home and Baptist Mis-
sionary societies, the American college, the
Education society and sundry western col
leges. All come in for their share of the
two-thirds of the $400, 900 referred to- Messrs
Henry E. Russell, ST., M. J. Woodruff and
Henry E. Russell, jr., are made executors of
the will, each to receive very liberal COM
pensation Much regret is expressed that
the idea of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation could not have been provided for, as
it would have been had that matter been
started two years ago, when this will was
drawn. However, the matter was brought
to the attention of Mr.. Erwin some few
weeks ago, and he stated that he de-
sired to remember it. But his rapidly fail
ing health soon after shut off all possibility
of attending to this. The will was read by
Mr.. Hungerford directly after the interment
All of the elegant furniture of the house goes
with it. The South church own the parson-
age on South Main street, worth fully $10,-
900. This they will probably sell. 1t will
be noticed that Mr.. Erwin has remembered
several Baptist societies. This is explained
by the fact that he was brought up in this |
faith. He leaves his elegant summer cottage |
at Oak Bluffs to one of his nieces, Mrs. Har-
greaves, if we have it right. In view of |
some things, many surprised that his |
faithful physician, DIR. Cooley, is not special |
ly remembered, but this is explained, we are |
told, by the point that Mr.. Erwin believed in /
paying the best price for the best service, but |
nothing further. However, this had been |
departed from somewhat, in the case of Mr.. |
for example.
The funeral service was deeply impress
sive one, being conducted by the Rev. Mr.. |
Cooper. No idle word was spoken, no good |
feature pertaining to the dead left unmen- |
toned. The point emphasized was that Mr..
Erwin was man of strict business integrity.
Long live the memory of Cornelius B. |
Erwin -