The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-11
ARNOLD
WILL IS
FOUND.
william \. Park Is Appointed
Executor, and Public Institu-
tions Are Remembered.

An instrument pnrporting TO be the last
will and testament of Olney Arnold, who
died on October .. was presented for pro-
bate by William IL. Park at the City Hall.
Pawtucket. yesterday afternoon. The nj
ing OF the will came as surprise.
II Ind become an accepted belief OF the
testate. as after his death nothing could
be found among his papers which would
indicate that he had left Will.
A close search among the effects of the
late Gen. Arnold resulted In the finding
of the win, which bears the date Of July
IL. 1889, in the safe of the Arnold family.
The will will come up to be formally
and officially acted upon at the meeting
OF the probate court to be held on Wed
nesday. December 2s The text of the
document is as follows;
l, Olney Arnold OF the city Of Paw
tucket in the county OF Providence and
state OF Rhode Island, being In good
health and sound mind, but mindful of
the uncertainties of nfe, do make this my
last will and testament:
First-I give and beQueath To my sis
ter, Miss Lucy Arnold, the sum OF five
thousand dollars.
Second-I give and beaueath TO nay
la +. Cooper. the sum OF two thousand
dollars,
Third--I give and beauesth TO Anna ID.
Miliard, Cornelis Y. Millsrd. Phebs A.
Dunshee. Carrie l.. Rhosdes. Alexander
s. Arnold. Olney Arnold, ID, Hannah Nj.
Wilkinson, David 4. Wilkinson, Seraphina
w. Smith. David w. Smith, Cornelius ID.
Gardner. Grace Alexander (dnughter Of
George Alexander). and Dorris Arnold.
daughter of Fra.lk Arnold, the sum OF
five hundred dollars each.
IL there Is not property SUFFICIENT TO
pay the above In full they are 70 bo paid
Fourth-In case there Is property re-
maining after paying the above legacies
In fun l give and bequesth to Mrs; Anna
II. Park the sum of Ave thousand dollars.
Fifth--In case there is property remain
Ing after paying tie legacy TO Mrs. Anna
IA. Park, I give and bequeath to TUFTS
college five thousand dollars; Dean
academy, one thousand dollars; West
brook seminary. one thousand dollars !.
High Street Universalist society. one
thousand dollars; Uniyersalist Publishing
house. one thousand dollars; Rhode ISL
and Universaiist convention. one thou
sand dollars: Pawtucket Free library,
one thousand dollars: Pawtucket Day
nursery, one hundred dollars; Pawtucket
one hundred dollars; Universalist club OF
Rhode Island. one hundred dollars; Rhode
Island Bethany home one hundred dol
lars: Slocum post, @. A. r., one hundred
dollars: Ballou post. g. A. r.. one hum
dred dollars; Tower Post. c. A. r.. one
hundred dollars: Smith post. -. A. r.. one
hundred dollars: First Light Infantry
Veteran association. one hundred dollars;
Ffrst Regiment. ". !. Detached Militia
Veteran association, one hundred dol
lars: Second Regiment R I Veteran as
ISOLATION, one hundred dollars.
Sixth-And to william II. Park. Lucy
Arnold. Alexander g. Arnold. olney Ar
mold. "a. and Henry NJ. Arnold. l give
and beoueath the rest and residue of my
estate.
All of the foregoing legacies are given
only I'm case the parties survive me, ex-
cept In the case OF Alexander s. Arnold
that is to 60 TO his wife.
Seventh hereby appoint William VI
Park my executor. and I hereby direct
that he shall not be required to give
bond or return an inventory OF my es-
tate.
And hereby authorize my executor 10
sell and dispose OF the real estate and
personal prcnerty at public or private
sale IN HIS discretion.
Hereby revokirg all former Wills nv
me made. 7 establish this as my last will
and testament.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and seal AZ pawtuciret
Rhode Island. this i4th dav of Tpiv lsqa
OI.NEY ARNOr u
Signed scaled published and declared bv
Olney Arnold az and for his last VIII
the presence of each other. who have ~
his request. In his presence. and IN the
presence of each other signed our
names as witnesses this 18th dav OF
July. A. II. 1904 ~ Pawtueket " Z
EUGENE A TTNGrFY.
Pawtucket u T.
EDWIN c. JACKSON.
Pn v'uckct. R. I.
wM. II, PARK
Pawtucket. R. 7.