The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-09
WILL OF THE LATE SARAH PoR'
 TER.
Admitted to Probate in Farmlngton-
 The BeuueStS.


 The Requests.
 The will of the late Miss Sarah Por- ter of Pennington was admitted to pro- bate Wednesday, First she remembers those who have been long and faithful servants in her employ at the school. TO Margaret Orr she gives an annuity of $50 and to George Gallagher S9o year during the remainder of his life; to Mary Wollenberg, $20O (she died pe- fore Miss Porter. leaving a husband Gustavus Wollenberg, but no chlldren); $1,OOO is given to Annie Meigs Porter, daughter of her brother, Giles M. Por- ter.
 The executors are directed to appro- priate the sum of S100, or so much as may be required, for the purpose Of furnishing Miss Porter's photograph to any who have been her pupils and who may ask for them within two years after her death. The use of the resi- due. of her estate is left to her two sls- ters. Maria and Elizabeth Porter. dur ing their lives, under the management of the executors. At their death S2,5oo is left to each, Martha D. and Rebecca Porter, the daughters of the late Presl- dent Porter $1 900 to the Pennington Village Improvement society; $l,ooo to the Village library; $1,0o0 to the First Ecclesiastical society in trust, the ln.. come for the benefit of the worthy poor of the village of Pennington; to the First Ecclesiastical society, $2,oO0 in trust. the income and principal to be loaned to honest, industrious and worthy people in sums not exceeding 91t1 for time not exceeding six years, without inter- est, to provide homes for themselves and families.
 After the death of her sisters and the payment of the aforesaid lesacles sAe beoueaths two-thirds of her estate to R, P. Keep and one-third to her nlece' {. Mrs. Elizabeth Avery of Hartford All 4 ter saving that she reallzed-that most of her property was in her school ana the good will thereof she disposes of IL as follows:
 CT desire that said school be continued after my death with as little 1nterfup- tion and change as possible. To this end authorize and direct my executors ' to continue said school so long as they rnav consider it desirable, to make all arrangements in their judgment neces- eary for that purpose. l wish to put on record my great confidence in and re- gard for Mrs Mary F. Dow and desire that she be continued at the head or the school at her present salary, With one uuarter of the net income of the school. I also desire to express my appreciation for and confidence in Mrs. Elizabeth v Hale Keep, who has an intimate knowledge of said school, and desire that, in so far as in the Judgment or said executors it is possible, both she and said Mary E. Dow act together with said executors in directing the fu- t,1re management of said school l earnestly request that there be no pup lication nor printing for private clrcu- 1ation of any memorial of my life, and I forbid the printing of any letters written by me- I leave to all who nave been my pupils my loving farewell, III the hope of eternal life. wltf them through the redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ"
 codicil to this will was drawn up bv MT. Redfield of Pennington, giving the little park, opposite the Elm Tree Inn to the village of Pennington, nam ing seven or eight citizens as board to look after the park and manage IL whatever way they might tnink pest Tor the interest of the town. The codlcil was not offered for probate, and It IS thought it was destroyed by MISS For ter before her death.