Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-04-16
AT BARNlJlM as BIER.

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The Famous Snowman 8 Thor Iasss1
81 Restipe Rlaos -His Estat4S vS5rsd -
s $50 .od6 How . = Dispossd 81 81:
isa Hiss glll. III 4 sssg IA
IS BRIDaHP0 Conn, april Butt 4
& ess shereEswass almost entifely siI I;
pended out q aspect "a ss:tthe meamorysof
Bridgeport's great benefactor. the late
p Z. Barnum. Mourning emblems
were to be seen on all sides and
the day was one Of gloom and sorrow.
AT an early hour the streets were
filled with people, not only Of this city,
bat rom tile~ surrounding towns and
cities. The funeral services were be-
gun bysa short prayer at the residence
ut 1880, only the members Of the:
family being present. The body was
then conveyed 70 the Congregational
church, whore Dr.. Collyer, Of New
York, delivered q touching grafton The
singing was especially beantitul and.
the floral tributes hAnH and appropri-s
hte. The church VS. cSowded. q great
thron9 followed tks tboday u the grave.
BRrDaRPoRr, Conn, April 1.-THE
will Of the late p. T. Barnum was read
At Mariana ,,.immed iately after the
funeralsin the .spresence sof the family
MISUNDERSTANDING the press. The
wealth Of the great showman is esti-
mated to amount to over $4,000, 600.
The first will was written by Mr.. Bar
mum in 1882, since which time eight
codicils have been added at various
times.
@ ~ n,;a;n;l ;aax "a r..ts,s 1s,no u
his wife 500, 900 absolutely and $4O, 600
annuity He :bequeathed TO the First
Universalist church Of this city SIS, 900
for providing preaching and other.
services recognized by the United
States convention as In con ormity to
the faith Of Universalism. He be-.
queathed Caroline C. Thompson, Of
New York, 800, 900, to Clinton Il. Seely,
his grandson, 8s4, 600. In the same
:odicil he states that he has no male
heir named Barnum. and provides that
# Clinton IL Seely will change
his name to Clinton Barnums
Seely he will give him $25, 200
more. The contract between Barnum
Bailey shall be enforced and 50
per cent 81 his share IN the show is
given 10 C110tOn 0aTuum& S0ely prOVlO.
ing he will devote sufficient time in the
interest Of the show to carry 1t on sue
cessfully. II the sum reaches over
$4,000 . year the balance goes. to the
estate. &
To Mrs. Henry Buchetele, Denver,
Col, he gives 765 acres Of valuable land
in Denver. To Treasurer Fish of the
great show is bequeathed per cent. Of
the profits, providing he remains at the
end Of Ave years, in addition to- his
present salary The residuary estate.
after the payment IS requests, IS divided
among his children and grand hildren.
To Tufts college he bequeaths s40,-
000 To Universalist societies and in
stitutionS to hospitals and asylums in
various cities about $50, 900 is left. He
leaves S, 900 for q statue of himself at
his grave Anycontestant Of the will
is tosbes cutoff. ],
The last codicil, dated March so, 1891,
provides that his executors shall com-
plete the new historical and scientific
society building IN this city, the same
to cost $1a5, 900. .s
William B. HincAs, treasurer Of the
City savings bank, and Treasurer Fish
are named as executors to serve with-
out bonds.