Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-11
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

Million and a Half of Money | Divided by Mrs. Hollands Will - Trinity College and the New York
 Cathedral HandsOmely Remember. | ed-Rev. w. c. Richardson Goes to | Newburyport - COnneeticurs Debt | as shown by the Census Returns - An old Mans Journey-The ConsO1- | dated Roads Big Improvement In
 Grading at Saugatuck.
 HARTFORD, Sept. 10.-The will of the | late Mrs. Francis Browhell Holland of this city has been probated. It was exc cuted November 16, 1889, and witnessed by Alvan P. Hyde, Frank P. Hyde and Charles E. Gross All the household fur niture is given to Louisa B. Chapman, and the house and lot on Gillett street to Eliza beth D. Cornwallis. Then the sum of $150, 900 is given, in trust, to Elizabeth D. Cornwallis, the income to go for life to Harriet P. Chapman. After her death $50, 900 of it passes to her natural heirs and legatees, and the income of the remain ing s1OO, 1000 is to be equally divided be- tween Louisa B. Chapman and Elizabeth D. Corvallis At their death $50, 900 is to pass to the heirs and legatees of each. A further sum of $200, 900 is given in trust, the income to go to Louisa B. Chap man for life. and the principal to her heirs or legatees Another sum of S150,- GOO is given in the same form to Elizabeth D. Cornwallis. Legacies of $15,000 each are given to two nieces, Camille Holland of London and Mary Ann Fulford of Exeter, England Four nephews received legacies as follows: Philip Holland of Montreal, s15,0O0; Charles Holland of Montreal, $15,000; Thomas R. Chapman, $20, 1000, and Robert H. Chapman, S1O, ,OO0. An annuity of S400 year is given to Mrs. Elizabeth " Beers and S10,000 is given to @ cousin, William A. Brown of New York. There are several minor 1egacies The public bequests are as follows: Trim | ity college, 550,O00, to found three scholar ships, to be known as Holland scholar ships; the cathedral Church of St. John | the Divine in New York $100, ,000, in com memoration of Mrs. Hollands father, Bishop Thomas c. Brownell; the Mission l ary association of the Protestant Episcopal church in Connecticut s10,000. The rest in residue of the estate is given absolutely to Mrs. Hollands two nieces, Louisa B. Chapman and Elizabeth D. Cornwallis. Louisa B. Chapmars William Waldo Hyde and Charles B. Gross are named as exec utcrs and trustees, without bonds.
 The estate will inventory about $900, 1000 and will pay to to the state of Connecticut @ collateral inheritance tax of $40,00O.
 Rev. William c. Richardson, late as sistant minister at St. PauIs church, Nor walks has accepted call to the rectorship l of Trinity church, Newburyport, a large working church, having surpliced choir and fine organ. This will afford MT. Rich ardson, who before he entered the minis try, was pupil at the Conservatory of Music at Leipsig, and afterwards professor of music at Temple Grove seminary, Sara toga, an opportunity for the qualification | of his musical tastes as well as the devel- opment of his oratorical powers.
 The census returns of the debt of the United States by counties give the follow ing figures for Connecticut: Bonded debt, none, decrease of $64 800 during the decade; floating debt, $44, ,713; sinking fund, none; available cash, S29, ,349; net debt, $15, ,373, and annual interest charge $1 791 Those counties of the state that are free from debt are Fairfield, New Haven, Holland and New London. The two counties whose debts are not more than $35, ,000 each are Windham and Hart ford, and those with debts between $1 ,00O and $5, 900 are Middlesex and Litchfeld.
 MT. Harry Smith of Saugatuck, who is in his seventy-ninth year, started last week for Sheffield, Iowa, to visit his son, Aaron Smith, who lives in that town. He arrived there Saturday and expects to remain fou1 weeks Mir. Smith had hitherto been only short distances from home and a journey of this magnitude seemed to be great un- dertaking. He went by way of Washing ton, DC, where he saw for the first time where Uncle Sam's chief managers do theil work.
 Some idea of the extent and significance of the grading being conducted west of the | at Sanuatnpx hv ha New Haven railroad can now be had by visit there. No point along the whole lint of that great road can show an improve ment so marked. The face nature has been entirely changed and Saugatuck look' like new place.