Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-06
Provisions of Hoyt's Will.

The will OF Charles H. Hoyt, the play
wright, was filed Monday in the surrogate's
office at New York by Howe & Hummel,
in whose Office the will was executed on
October 10, 1898. The opening para
graph OF the will is as follows:
Il, Charles H Hoyt, being Of sound
and disposing mind and memory. and
knowing the uncertainty of this lie, do
hereby m ks, orlain, declare and publish
this to b. my last will and testament, here
by revolving all former wills and codioils
by me made -"
The tosraror directs that bis body be
buried IN the mau50l4um a ChGr'est5wn,
N II which has been erected BY him, ana
t.aG the body OF his deceased wife, Caro-
ln5 NJ. II vt, be placed therein. Tie
testator DIRECTS that after tne Fr bate Of
his VIII, lis executors, Frank Mckee OF
New Y TX. Herbert w Bond of Charles
town, N. H., aud Thomas B. Clarke OF
New York, shall collect all The life insur-
aacs which sal become due at lis death,
ana out Of the proceeds create Q trust
fund t0r Isabella Mckee, the d Lughter of
bis pa -tner, of which her father is appoiat-
ed the trustee. The income is to be used
tor the support aud maintenance OF Miss
Mckee until she attains her majority, when
she IS to receive the principal and accumu-
iauons, II there be any. To the mother
and sister of Caroline Miskel Hoyt $4,000
is oequeathed jointly. w. II Curtis gets
$4,000 Elwood NJ Dash,r, the tesla
tors g lifelong fr end" is given bequest
OF $4,000 and 50 per cent interest in all
fha Mo Mr. Hove 1
IN at the time of his death. A number OF
minor requests are als> made, after which
the ,strument continues:
&C 1t is my wish that the theatrical bust
ness OF Hoyt & Mckee be continued and
conducted solely by Frank Mckee as it i,
now managed, the SAID Frank Mckee to
receive all of my share of the profits there
OF as recompense for his services, ex-
cepting such portion as is hereinbefore
bequeathed to Elwcod M. Dasher. On
the death of said Frank Mckee the sad
business shall cease and determine. NV
executors and trustees shall at all times
have the privilege OF examining the books,
to exercise a supervisory control over the
said business, and, if, in the Judgment of
the said Frank Mckee, the said bushes.
should be discontinued, that they may dis
continue the same at any time without any
reason therefor. 1t is my wish that the
said business be continued under the firm
name as it now exists, and that the firm
name be used in said business
The residue of the estate, with the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Hoyt's homestead at
Charlestown, is bequeathed to bis execu-
tors IN trust, to apply $500 year for the
proper care of his mausoleum; to psy all
taxes and expenses for repairs of the
homestead at Charlestown, and, after these
charges have been satisfied, to paw to
Frank Mckee half the remaining income
for bis life. "Out of the moneys remain
ing from such income, direct,n the will
ssys, that the same be distributed equally
between The Lambs, q. club of the city Of
New York, Incorporated in 1877, and the
Actors fund of the city of New York. /
do further direct that the said homestead
be SO maintained for the use of the said
The Lambs, SO long as the said club shall
exist, but the same shall be known a,
Hoyt's Pasture for The Lambs"
MIR. Hoyt directs that bis executors shall