The morning call., 1892-01-01
ACROSS THE BAY.
Many Valuable Requests i'm Mrs.
GafcelOn's Will.
To Her Dear" Nephews She Leaves Oil Paint
ings-ProvisiOn Made for Hospital IN
Oakland-Happy Alamedans.

The will of Mrs. Catherine Garcelon, SIS
ter of the late DIR. Samuel Merritt, was
made public yesterday afternoon. Ii was
dated November 18th. 1t gave to the nepn-
ews. Frederick and James Z. Merritt, the
privilege of selecting each one OF the oil
paintings in the house at the time OF her
death. She refers to the two deeds OF trust
made by her previously-one to j. n.
Knowles for the benefit of her nephews,
Frederick and James p. Merritt. and the
other executed April 21st to Stephen w.
Purington ana John A. Stanly. She
dominates Stephen w. PuringtOn ana
Harry p. Merritt, her cousins, as executors
and also as residuary legateeS to carry out
the trusts OF the Knowles trust deed.
The trust deed to Judge Stanly and Ste
phen w. burlington was also made public
yesterday. 1t provides that at the expira-
ton of fifteen years, or at the death OF Mrs.
Garcelon, the trustees named shall within
FIVE years convert the whole Of the trust es-
tate into money or trust-bearing securities
or savings bank deposits. and after the pay
ment of seventy-one requests of small
amounts 10 as many relatives and lriendS,
aggregatng nearly 100000, to DIVIDE tiie
residue into two unequal parts OF slx-tenlnS
and fnur-tenths The siXtn-tenth part VIII
be paid to DR.. A. II. Agard, DR.. Thomas II.
Pinkert0n ana John A. Stanly, all OF YAK
land, or to their successors in the trust
credit.
FOR HOSPITAL AND COLLEGE.
Provision is also made for the erection OF
a hospital to be known as the Samuel Mer-
ritt Hospital. The trustees think there VIII
be about 100000. which will provide $780,
600 for the building and 100000 Tor It's en-
d0wment.
About $4,000 is bequeathed to the Bow
dom Colleg4 in Maine. from when lnstltu-
ton the late DR.. Merritt graduated Inc
money is to constitute 4 perpetual iuhd 10
be known as 1.-THE Seward Garcelon and
Samuel Merritt Fund"
The exact value OF the estate is not known,
but it is believed t. be about S6,O0O,000
MRS. GARCELoN's FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. Garcelon took place
from the late residence of the deceased.
Rev. DR.. Mclean Of the First C0ngrega-
tl0nal Church delivered the funeral sermon
and spoke kind words Of the departed, with
whom lie said he had been intimately ac-
qualnted for twenty years. a quartet, CON
slsting of Mrs. ShultZ, Miss Carroll, W. ii:
Davis and A. NJ. Benham, sang several
selections. The pall-bearers were: VIII
lam C.. Bartlett, John A. Stanly. j.. n
Knowles. Isaac Upnam, Thomas Coghli,
A. NJ. Simpson, Il. w. Taylor, Is. Dun
ham. The remains were placed IN the
Merritt vault. in Mountain View Cemetery
The will of Fanny Simpson, deceased,
who died at Alyarado on the 10Th INST, was
filed yesterday afternoon for probate. The
estate is worth about $4,000. II is devised
to relatives of the deceased. Tue sum OF
$1,000 is given to Mrs. Catherine Smith,
sister. and $1,000 to each of Mrs. Smiths
seven children. Her sister is made the
residuary legatee.
David MOyes has petitoned for letters OF
administration on the estate OF his brother,
Richard b. Moves, deceased. The estate Is
valued at $500.
TO RECAST THE BELL.
The Sixth-street Engine house bell, which
was cracked a week ago, was taken down
Yesterday TO be recast. 1t will be recast IN
cast in oakland. 1t now weighs $50 ana
will be increased To 1900 pounds.
1t was reported last night that the Order
of Railway Photographers and the Southern
Pacific Company had reached an agreement
and the eighty teegraphers will be taken
back. 1t was said that the agreement VIII
be signed to-day
MISSING AND SICK.
Mrs. Raye of IT6l Lincoln street was
missed for two days by her neighbOrs, aud
Yesterday an investigation of her premises
was made. She was found lying danger
ouSly i'll with pneumonia.
The funeral services of Mrs. George w.
Manuel at the First Unitarian Church yes
terday afternoon was largely attended. Rev.
c. w. Wendte conducted the services. The
pall-bessreTTS were; u: E Gllpipp' 6 X w.
a. l.. Fish and I. +. Fish.
Mrs. Mary Daily has asked that her bond
be released and her letters revoked as ad-
mnistratrix of the estate of John j. DAILY,
deceased, having petitioned that Michael }.
Larkin be appointed in her stead.