The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-10
A LEGACY FOR GEORGE.
A JERSEY nAN REMEMBERS RIM
IN HIS WILL
And RObs His widow 10 EudOw the
Author of Progress aud Pow
erty'-GeOrRe should Re.
fuse IL.

EwYoRK, October 8 .-HeuryGeorgs
Is IN luck. When be reached his place
Of business yesterday morning he
found upon his desk letter, ths Goa
tents OF which surprised him ge,tIy.
1t was q comparatively small mis- i've,
tu, its subject matter was CT import
auCe. This unssiuming communica-
ton, which was enclosed in an en-
velope bearing the name OF Camden
IN. j. attorney, acquainted him with
the fact that one George Hutchins, of
Ancora, N. j., recently dead, had left
him the bulk Of his estate. 81 don't
know what this meanp," said Mr..
George yesterday, as he showed the
letter TO World reporter, "but 1t APP
pears that somebody hiss left me SOM
money"
"Did y.u know the man%' was
asked.
mo. This is the frs. time | ever
heard of him, bu. suppose he was
reader OF my worSs."
"What do you propose TO do about
it?"
con, l will take the necessary steps
to claim the money, and | have al
ready replied to the writer OF this let
ter 10 that effect
The will itself is rather curious
document. After the usual formula,
declaring that he is George Huichine,
OF Ancora, county Of Camden, State of
New jersey, being OF sound mind, and
bequea,bs, etc +, to his wife, Mary, one
third of h real estate and Northern
Pacific preferred stock, and such OF his
personal property and household ef-
fects as she may require for her own
use, single other b3que is made Of
se wing machine to gst her enough
mouey TO put it in shipping order to
Sarah Wood, of Randolph county, 10.
diana. Then comes the residuary
clause, VIII Oh is "a follows:
All the rest and residue of estate OF
any and every form, kind and de.
scriplion whatever, hereby give, de-
vie and bequesth under the name OF
the Hutchius fund to Henry George,
The well known author Of Progress and
Poverty, his heirs, executors and ad-
ministrators, in sacred trust for the
express purpo'e of spreading the
light" on social and political liberty
aud in tice in the United States OF
America by means Of the gratuitous,
wise, efficient and economically con-
Quoted distribution all over this land
of said Henry Georges publications.
ON the important land question and
cognste subjects, including his Progress
and Poverty, his reolies to the criticlsms
thereon, his Problems of the Times, and
any other of his books which he may
think it wise and proper to grAtui-
tously distribute in This country, pro
vided; first, that said George shall
regularly furnish true annual reports
of The management and distribution
of the fund to the paper
called the Irish World and american
Industrial Liberator, or lis &C
knowledged successor, and shall also
annually mail or otherWi.e send a
copy OF said paper containing such
aonual repo Is to each of the follow
ing persons, to-wit: My aforesaid wife,
Mary, now OF this place; VIM. s.
Wood, now OF Randolph county, State
of indiana, and James HutChins, now
DClluhy DplhWhl bAopO VI ~
diana, and provided second that ssid
George shall cause TO be inserted or
printed opposite the tile page OF every
ee copy OF his books distlibu ed 10y
means of this fund, THE, my SOLEMN
request, virtually to-wit: That each
recipient shall read it and then circu-
late it among such neighbor or other
persons as in his best judgment will
make tho best use Of il"
The eatate, which consists chiefly OF
rea estate and number of shares OF
Northern Pacific preferred STOCK,
worth at prseent 81! cents on the
dollar is va ued at about 10000. w.
S. Breddock is nsmed rs the role ex-
ecutor. Mr.. Braddock il about 55
years old, of medium SIZE, aud he has
o dark complexion and iron gray hair
and beard, He owns sAwmill and
is one cf the largest cranberry raisers
in New Jersey. The will is now on
file in the surrogste's Court, and the
questions pertaining TO it will be
heard by Judge Westcott. Touching
the validity of the will, the executor,
Mr.. Braddock, Gays there can be- no
question as to the perfect sanity OF
tie testator.