The morning call., 1894-09-26
POWERS VESTED IN TRUSTEES.

The will If Miranda W. Lux. widow of
the late Charles Lux. was filed in the
Probate Court yesterday. 1t Is a volum-
nous document, consisting of twenty-five
typewriter pages, and accompanying it
is codicil and supplementary will. There
are scores of requests, ranging IN value
from 500 to $1,000.
Thomas B. Bishop, one of the executors
named in the will. filed the document, and
in his petition for letters testamentary also
asked to be appointed special admins
TRAITOR of the estate. He values the entire
estate at So, 600, ZOO, although that is low
estimate.
The Will was drawn up on the 10th of
last December, and WAS Witnessed nv W.
F. Whittier and W. w. Virgins. Under
the will all the vast estate is bequeathed
to two executors or trustees for the proper
carrying out of certain specified acts and
objects.
AS to their powers she says:
They are to take possession Of all ana singh
lar the said property and 20 hold and manage
the same, and 10 that end my said trustees
shall have power 10 institute and prosecute as
speedily as possible 10 Hnal determination any
aud All actions, suits and proceedings which
may be necessary TO secure TO them the posses
sion and control OF all my property and rights
of property OF every Kind, II being my wish aud
desire hat ali my share, portion and interest
of every kind in the property and assets of the
firm of Miller & Lux, of which my deceased
husband, CHARLES Lux, was a parIDer and OF
which Henry Miller Is now the surviving part
ner, shall be speedily TUNED over TO my said
trustees in seyeraltv, and that the same SHAH
no longer remain in the possession OF or under
the control OF said Henry Miller.
My said trustees shall also have power to
compromise and settle with said Henry Miller,
his heirs and legal representatives, all my
claims in ana TO the said partnership property,
and TO receipt 10 him for the same; 20 enter
INTO any agreement or agreements with him
of settl meDt of he partnership affairs Of SAID
firm Of NJ iller & Lux.
Then follows the legacies for the trus-
tees to pay:
To her son, Jesse Sheldon Potter. S1OO,0oO:
TO her sister, Sarah Loveland $50. 600, and in
case of her death that said sum shall be paid
10 her heirs; to her brother, jeremiah Sheldon,
$4,000; 10 Mary c. Hubbard OF Wakefield,
r. l., $4,000; TO Mrs. Emily King of Provi-
deDce. Il. l.. $1,000; TO the widow OF the late
Alexander Potter, of Providence, r. L. $500;
10 Miranda M. Lewis. niece, $4,000; 20
Martha A. Cook, a niece. $50 600; to a niece.
Ellzabeth c. Allen OF San Francisco. $4,000;
10 nephew. Jeremiah Sheldon OF Wakefield
r. l., $4,000; 10 niece, Ge0rgiana L. Lang
John l.. Sheldon OF Wakefield. R. l., $4,000;
. 10 Mrs. Sarah W. Miller of san Francisco
$4,000; to Mrs. Amer Robinson of Groy,
CAL $4,000; TO a nephew, Edward Potter of
. San Francisco, $1,000; TO a nephew, Stephen
Sheldon $4,000; To cousin, Isabella Knight
of San Francisco. $4,000; TO friend, Sarah B.
ret Wilson of MOrencl, Mich, $1,000; to Nellie
Nickel, daughter OF Henry Miller $4,000; 20
Henry Miller Jr., son of Henry Miller, $4,000;
to John H. Bolton of San Francisco $1,000; 20
Charles Z. MERIT OF Oak land, Cal, $1,000; to
Edwin 9. Rodolph OF San Francisco $1,000;
TO David Brown. now in the employment of
Miller & Lux, $1,000; 30 Mary Anderson, $500.
The fifth clause in the will reads:
My trustees shall set aside and hold in trust
as separate fund for my grandson Jesse Shell
don Lux Potter, the sum OF $4,000, which said
m q inva and 1tofa
). The income thereof until my said grandson shall
attain the age of q years, and thereafter nv
trustees shall continue to hold in trust said
tund ana TO invest anu TenVest the sums as
aforesaid, but said trustees shall thereupon and
thereafter pay said grandson annually or semi
annually, as said trustees may deem best all
the interest ana profits thereof until my said
grandson shall attain the age of 80 years,
when said trustees shall deliver over and pay
to him, said grandson, said fund and ali lis
accumulatlOns.
In case of the death of the grandson the
fund shall be paid TO Martha A. Cook and
Miranda w. Lewis, nieces.
The following trusts are then created:
For William II. Sheldon. a nephew. the in
come from $1,000; for the three children of
Emma Scott kenyOn-GPOTge W., Emma
): and Anna c. Kenyon, $4,000; for Charles
. T. Searle of Fall River. Mass, $4,000: for
Nellie NJ. Wordell, $500; for Sarah NJ,
: iSearle, $500; for Nathaniel Searle, $500;
for Annie Searle, $4,000; for Martha a.
Numerous charitable requests are made
as follows:
My trustees shall pay over and deliver to the
directors, trustees or managers of the following
named societies or corporations the following
sums of money, which said directors trusIees
or managers shall keep as permanent funds TO
derive income tberefrom, and to devote said in.
come TO the best interests of the said several So
cIeties or CORPORATIONS, as the said directors,
trustees or managers shall deem best namely !;
To the trustees OF the San Francisco Pro.
Iestant Orphan Asylum Of San Francisco.
$4,000; TO the directors OF The Old Peoples
Home OF San Francisco, $4,000; to he directors
of he Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and
Home Society of San Francisco, $4,000; TO the
directors Of the Hospital for Children and
Training School for Nurses Of Sau Francisco,
$1,000; 10 tho directors of the United Hebrew
Charities of Chicago. ILL.,, for the benefit of the
Michael Reese Hospital OF Chicago, H. for The
purpose OF maini aiming permanent memorial
ward or perman mt memorial bed IN said hos.
PHI TO the memory of my deceased husband
Charles Lux, $1,000; 10 the directors of the
Public Library of the village Of Chepacnet
X. l., 5000; To the trustees or the proper Of
ficers of The Congregational church of the VII
laee OF Chepacnei, r. l., $500: to the directors
OF the Associated Charities of San Francisco
5000; TO the trustees or proper officers OF The
congregational church in North Scuuate, r. l.
$500; TO he directors OF the California Home
Tor the Care and Training Of Feeble minded
Children Of Glen Ellen, SonOma County, Call
$50o0,t the SAID sum TO be used by the said direc-
tors or trustees in the formation Of permanent
home for feeble. minded adult females.
Mrs. Lux then designates how some of
her valuahleoil paintings shall be disposed
Of. together with other properly, such as
clocks and ornaments. The majority of
the keepsakes go to the grandson of the
devisor, while others go TO nieces and
others.
All the rest of the estate, together with