Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-25
MRS. PARCHER'S WILL.
Many Relatives Remembered-Som
Public requests.


the office of the register of probate. 1t is
a lengthy document, a copy OF 1t, lnciud-
ing the codicil, covering nearly seven
closely written full letter pages.
The Will was made in June, 1888, and
was witnessed by Helen F. Dutton, Mer-
cena f. DYER, and +. F. Robinson In this
will she declares herself to be citizen oil
Ellsworth Her husband, the late Dr
George Parcher. was then living, and by
The second clause. of the will all her
estate. both real and personal property, Is
given to him, Ito have and to hold for
the term of his natural life.
There are twenty-five clauses to the
will, the last nineteen disposlng OF her
property in case of her husbands death
prior to her own. The following extracts
from the will are such as relate to other
han requests to persons. most oil whom
are now living:
j. To INV executors hereinafter named
Igiye and bequeat the sum OF S2oO IN
money, but in trust nevertheless for the
following object and purpose, to wit AS
soon as may be after my decease direct
that my said executors expend said sum ota
of FOO upon the cemetery lot OF my late
father, Or. Alexander Hatch, in the old
buryine-ground on the hill at the head
of the pond in China Me, according to
their best judgment in fencing or repair
ing fences and in ornamentlng ana pro-
tecting said lot.
I ( Also to nv sa id executors hereinafter
named | give and bequeath the sum OF
$1,000, but in trust for the following
purposes, to wit l direct that said
sum OF $1,000 be properly invested,
and that the income thereof and the
of
Of 81 600 be bestowed upon such OF the
legatees mentioned in this will as in the
Judgment OF my said executors may need
it or any part, or parts OF 1t from time TO
time by reason of extreme poverty and
real inability to support themselves IN
health and upon such as may need II by
reason of sickness to make themselves
comfortable. The judgment OF my SAID
executors in all cases IN the premises Is
to be final and conclusive in determining
the necessity and propriety OF expendlng
said sum or parts thereof and the persons
for " hose benefit it shall be expended as
aforesaid At the end OF fifteen years
, from my deCease direct that so much as
may remain of said principal and interest
be divided equally among the surviving
egatees mentioned in this viii.
Sect ions to 10 inclusive, provide for
personal requests.
20 To the superintendent OF the sun
day schools OF the Congregational and
Unitarian societies of Ellsworth whoever
. they NAV be at the time OF my decease, l
give and bequeath the sum OF SO to eac n,
but in trust nevertheless for the benefit
of the libraries OF said schools, and l
direct that said money be expended for
books OF history and biography ana trafei
! but for no stories.
2l. All the rest and residue OF the re-
version OF my said estate l direct my ex-
ecutors to convert into money as soon as
may be, and to divide into forty five equal
parts which l hereby give and bequeath
ed as follows, to wit:
Here follow personal requests.
THE CoDICIL.
l, Caroline A. Parcher, OF Trenton, in
the county OF Hancock and State OF
Maine, make this codicil to my last will
heretofore made and published by me and
dated June first, a. d. 1888 which Will
hereby ratify and confirm in all respects
save as the same may be changed by this
instrument.
Sections l andp revoke certain personal
requests.
g. Whereas in section 1 Of my said will
} l give the sum OF 500 in money 10 my
, said executors in trust to be expended up
on the cemetery lot OF my late father, DR.
Alexander .iaecn, ! hereby revoke the
sane.
diLi' m to any provision which
) npVe nsAut n my said " lit for the persons
, nere4nait.. mentioned, aid in addition
, 10 the esHcies and requests in my said
vii We, devise and bequeath as fol-
low Wit:
Here follow sections 4, D, 8, :, 5, y, II
and 1l-all personal requests.
s u. To George Parcher, son of George
A. Parcher, give and bequeath the sun
Of $500 for ms name, " niCA perpet yates
the name my late beloved nus pand
: DR.. George Parcher, to have and TO hole
the same to him, and his heirs and as
signs forever.
: IL. To each OF the superintendent, tC
6 wit suparintendents at the time OF m!
decease, OF the Sunday schools OF thu
Catholic, Methodist ana Baptist-to wit
8 the Baptist society now on Pine street
parishes and societies OF Ellsworth al
y they now exist, give and bequeath thu
2 sum of $25 in money, in trust, to be usee
| and expended for their said schools, al
directed in section 20 OF my said will
4 relative to the Unitarian and Congrega
a tional Sunday schools.
Boston, Mass, l give and bequeath thu
e ' Is. To the city Of Ellsworth l Civ
;, and bequeath the sum OF 800 II
- money, the same to constitute per
e petual fund, the income of which is to b'
n applied yearly to furnishing the poor
house and poor OF said Ellsworth with
e periodical literature, to wit, with {
4 child's paper, one magazine ana ONT
newspaper Also to said city OF Ellis
e worth for seid poorhouse one set o.
Y imitation walnut chamber furniture con
= sisting OF bedstead, bureau, three chairs
large rocker, one common spring bed
n one common mattress and feather bed.
y 16. To w. W. Washburn, of China
Maine, | give and bequeath the sun
+ of s125, but in trust for the follow
ing purposes, to wit direct that sale
trustee expend said sum upon monu
Hatch. and in erecting the same in thu
: old burying ground on the hill at thu
4 head of the pond in China, Maine. 1
u any balance shall remain unexpended
d direct that il be maid over to I he Cemetery