The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
Fir. Cuddihy's
Will
NOW IN PROBATE.
Many Public requests by
the Late Priest.

BY the will of the late Rev. Patrick
Cuddihy, rector Of the Catholic Church
at Milford, large baquests are made to
Catholic institutions from the big es-
tate which the deceased accumulated
during his lifetime.
The valuation of the estate has been
estimated way up in the thousands, but
the will filed yesterday by Lawyer
Clifford A. Cook gives no fixed APP
praisement.
The document bears The date of June
18th, 1893, and all the church property
of st. Mary's parish is bequeathed to
Bishop Thomas D. Beaver of Spring
field. This property includes the rec
torate, church lands, parochial school
and ten acres of land for q Catholic
cemetery Another parcel of land on
Winter street, subject to the payment
of $3.50 annually to Miss Catherine
O'Neil of Boston, niece of the deceased,
goes to Bishop Beaver. Pictures of the
virgin mother and the infant Jesus are
left to Miss Annie O'Nei, another
niece, all other parochial property be-
ing left to the bishop, as previously
stated.
To the library Of the parochial
schools of Milford the sum of $500 for
the purchase of new books. The sum
of $1,000 is bequeathed 10 the Home for
Destitute Catholic Children at Boston.
$4,000 is left to the cancellation of the
debt upon the Frlary convent Clomel,
ireland, the native heath of the tes-
tatOr. The further provision is made
that tablet be erected to the memory
of the deceased in his native town.
l and bplOOo'iror fo f1a tesla tO1. Cit111 -
ted on Davenport street, Boston, is to
be devoted to the building for the
school children of st. Mary's parish.
/ Among the private requests are the
/ gift of the granite quarry of the tes-
tatQr to John O'Neil of Boston, a nep-
| heW, said quarry to be sold by the ex-
ecutor at such time as may be neces-
sary.
The original will has been amended
by two codicles, the first bearing the
date of August 1, 1895. This makes nc
material change in the original provis.
ions and is so mutilated that it will
4 probably not be allowed.
The second codicil bears the date o.
May 20, 1896, covering the specification.
of the first codicil, and making the fol
lowing provisions: $4,000 to the Chape
! Church in Clonmel, Ireland; $1,000 To-
| charitable purposes under the direction
u iDI0llCp LoCclF eli, 9lUuV " TIE CdLuOlli
University at Washington, of which tn
Rev. DR.. Thomas Conaty, formerly o
Worcester, is the rector.
Land at Wellesley Hills is to be sol(
for the building of a parochial schoo
in Milford, and the house on Grant,
street. Milford, is to be sold, and tn
! proceeds employed by Bishop Beaver
for the care of the parochial schools.
The sum of $1,000 is left for the cree
ton Of a perspective Catholic cathedra
at Springfield; $500 is left to Rev. james
Canavan, Milford, one of the curates
$500 to Sister Mary Mulcahy, Clonmel
ireland; $500 to Kate O'Nei, niece o
the testator.
The gift Of the granite quarry to Ar
thur O'Neil is revoked, and the quarry
bequeathed to Bishop Beaver to b.
kept for the support of st. Maryi
Church.
The executors of the will are Rev
James Caravan, Milford; John O'Neil
Boston; the witnesses being f. Don
nelly I. NJ. McGovern and Arthur Z
George.