Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
COLLEGES RRMENIBEREB.
Yale Gets 3OO,OOO-Wesleyan $780,
OOO-SheG.'s New HOpes-$ Co., 900
OF the Money Goes to Shelf.

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OF the Money Goes to Shelf.
Members of the Yale faculty expressed
pleasure last evening at learning of Yale's
new windfall mentioned below, and Sheff.'s
professors were more than pleased, as
Shelf. needs money greatly. A Shelf.
professor was speaking the other day of
the institutions great need of $1,000 for
building, fully equipped, for the mechan-
ical engineering department. 1t was
learned from President Dwight last night
that $780, 900 of the $500, 900 goes to this
department of Yale university. Further
than this could not be at present stated,
except the assurance that the will gives in
all $500, 900 to Yale.
NEW York, Dec. S.-The will Of Daniel B. Fayer-
weather was filed for probate to-day In it he be-
queaths to various institutions 81, 100000.
To Yale college he bequeaths $500 1000; to Co
lumbia college $500, 900; to Bowdoin, Amherst,
Williams e1 Hamilton oil Maryville and Dartmouth
To Wesleyan university, University of Roches-
sn Of
cite, Marietta, Adelbert, Wabash and Park col
each ~ '- ~ ~O'''''
To the Presbyterian and the st: Luke's hospi-
and the Eye and Ear
Mount Sinai hospitals $4,000 each.
The only heirs-at-law of Mr. Fayer-
weather are Lucy Fayerweather, his wife,
and Lucy J. Beardsley of Bridgeport,
Conn; Mary w. Achter and Emma S.
Fayerweather, both of Muscatine, Iowa,
the only descendants of his brother, Will
lam Fayerweather.
The petition to the court of probate is
signed by Justus L. Buckley, Henry B.
Vaughan and Thomas G.. Ritch, the execu-
tors, and the attorneys are Arnoux, Ritch
and Woodford. It is stated that there will
be no contest, the consent of all the heirs
at-law having been obtained, to probating
the will.
The press dispatch in the afternoon
stated that 100000 was given to Yale
8. s. S. The facts are as given above.
OTHER BEoUEsTs-A BRIDGEPORT LADY TO
RECEIVE 100000.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-To his wife, Lucy
Fayerweathsr, lot at No. II East Fifty
ninth street, and household goods except
money and securities; also estate at No,
175 East Fifty-ninth street, and horses
and carriages pertaining thereto.
To Anna Amelia Joyce 81 900 per year
while she lives and remains unmarried.
To Lucy J. Beardsley, wife of Judge M.
B. Beardsley of Bridgeport, 500, 900. Mr..
Fayerweather made large gifts to Mrs
Beardsley during his lifetime, which do not
of course appear in the will.
To Anna B. Durgy and Mary w. Achter,
daughters of William Fayerweather, $40, 900
each.
Employees of the firm of Fayerweather &
Ladew are to get varying sums Of money,
as follows:
To Frank B. Myrick. ..................
OnarleS M BAKER o,VW
Henry M. Baker. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
d. d. de1Anan. ..'''.,.s'...'.....'.,.''.. DIV"
Other requests are as follows:
To f. II. Sellman of Brooklyn ..........$ 5000
To the wife of George L. Miller. ......... 1900
To the coachman, Benjamin Dietz. 500
To other servants as below:
mAfy y. Huiuns ssss.ss.ssssssssssssssssss& oSN
AAte Sulllu. .s...........s..sss.ssssss aOU
Patrick Keefe. .................,........ 800
Owen Keefe. ....................... 100
In the third codicil $1,000 is left for
monument In Woodlawn cemetery.