The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-29

James IL. KeIlogg's VIII.
A Rochester, n. Y, dispatch, under
date of the 9th, speaks of the will of the
late James II. Kellogg, to which we al
ludrd few weeks since. A large
number of the relatives mentioned are
known in town, hence the news will be
of interest. The will will be offered for
probate February Sth. It's provisions
have been guarded with great secrecy,
| but the principal ones are as follows: 81
give and bequeath to my wife, Ella ii. c.
Kellogg, SljO,00O, and if she shall not be
living at my disease, give and bequeath
to her next to kin living at my disease
the same proportion rs her personal eS-
tate, if any, would be paid and distribu-
ted under the law of the State of New
York in case she died interstate residing
therein, the sum of $50, 000."
81 give and bequeath unto Ella II. c.
Kellogg the S Im of $4,000 in trust to
pay the income thereof to my niece,
Annie Hubbell Kellogg"
Il give and bequeath unto my brother.
George p. Kellogg of Rockville Centre,
Long Island, n. Y, the sum of $500"
81 give and bequeath to my brother,
Theodore II. Kellogg of Arlington
Heights, Cook county, ILL.,, or to his
family, the sum of $500"
81 give and bequeath to my brother
William A. Kellogg, of Rochester, n. Y,
the sum of 500, and if the said William
A. Kellogg shall die before me give and
bequeath the said sum of $500 TO his
widow"
Other requests are as follows: Sarah
E. Kellogg, wife of Theodore II. Kellogg,
$4,000; Mary l.. Kellogg of st. Louis,
500; Anna S. Breckenridge of Daven-
port, Ia, $500; Mary A. Breckenridge OF
Davenport, Ia, 5000; Edward &. Read.
SummPrville, v. j.. -. 800: William S.
Montague, fien 0; Mary A. Little,
a servant, $500; Slr.tn Little, servant,
$500; Henry D. Kellogg, Timothy N.
and William |. Kellogg. children of
Brother Theodore Kellogg, each the sum
s., 800; Eliza NJ. Clarke of Watervliet, N.
Y, if living, if not then to her sisters
Mary and Lynda, S1.OOO; Sarah f.
Weight of Troy, n. Y, $1,000; Annie E.
Read, wife of Edward G. Read of Sum-
merville, n. j., $1,000; Nettie Read,
Elsie Read and Richard Read, children
of said Edward c., each of the sum of
500; Mary R. Thompson, Gertrude
Til rnpSnn, Anna Thompson aud Christ
ian Thorn json, children of George
b. Thompson of Troy, $500; Sarah
Mcclure of Brooklyn, formerly of
Troy, $500: James l., Phillips, $500;
Lynda Smith. $4,000; Margaret f. Mil
Ter, widow of Charles II. Miller of ST.
Nicholas, Fla, Sl,OJO.
The following are tie charitable he
quests: American Bible society. So 900:
National Temperance society and publ
cation house, $1,000: American Sunday
School union, $1,000; Board of Home
Missions of the Presbyterian church,
$1,000; Rochester Orphan asylum, 81 900;
Presbyterian BoIrd of Relief for Mis-
SiOnS, S3,0OO; trustees of the general
assembly, 81, 900; Presbyterian Board of
Relief for Ministers. $1,000; Chldren's
Aid society, $1,000; Congregational
ch lrch at Bennington Centre, VT, $1,000;
American Seaman'S Friend society, ST.
900.
The residue of the estate is left to the
wife, who is made sole eXecutrix. One
clause of the will directs that if any lega-
tee contests its provisions he or she shall
forfeit all right TO receive anything,
The Delegates Going TO the Department
EncampmenI at Montpelier.
Both Posts in this town, as well as
goodly delegation of Past Comm lnders
will 90 TO Montpelier next Monday, to
dbICUu uCtUlDUltDJ
that opens Tuesday and continues until
Wednesday. The delegates are: Custer
POSt-Capt. r. O. G. IRE, Il. NJ. Hough-
ton; ''6th Corps" Pnst-C. ID. Gibson.
At Rutlond they will be joined Ivy
large delegation from Roberts Post.
Half-fare rates are given on the rail
roads.
Department Comm Under Morgan has
announced that all the State officials
have been invited to the camp fire Tues
day evening, also Senator Proctor, Gen.
L. A. Grant, assistant secretary of war,
and Others. Brooks Relief Corps of
Montpelier will give the delegates Il re
ception Monday evening at Odd Fellows
Hall, to which large number of invi-
tatiOns have been sent out.
Comm lnder-in-Chief Palmer will speak
at the campfire and will arrive in Mont
pelier, it is expected, in time for the
afternoon session. He will probably
plss through Rutland Tuesday morning
On the sleeping train from Troy. From
Montpelier Commander Palmer will
nuke tour of the New England States,
visiting all the encampments. Past
Cnmmander-in.C Chief Veazey is also ex-
pected.
There are several candidates in the
field for the Office of department com
mander, and the local veterans say a
strong fight is being made for Judge
Henry of Chester.