New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
GEORGE II. NORMAN,S WILL FILED.
AND MOST OF THE REMAINING PROP
ERTY GOES TO EIGHT OF THE
NINE CHILDREN

Newport r. T., Feb. u (Spec.aD.-In the Probate
Court to-day the will Of George H. Norman the
Newport and Boston waterworns builder was
filed. No public requests mentioned in the
WILL which executed in Boston on October %
1898, and witnessed by Robert Morse Albert
f. Pillsbury and Forest l.. Evans The public
requests already reported are provided for in
private letter to the trustee, C. H. Norman jr
The will caves the estate in Newport Belair
with all the furniture, horses etc, to the widow
Abbie X. Norman. during life. To his daugh-
ter Abbie (Mrs. Prince, OF BOSTON, is left $4,000
To his daughter Edith OIrs. William r. Hunter,
$4,000; to his daughter Mabel $4,000: to his son
George 10000; TO his Bradford $4,000 to Guy
$4,000 to Maxwell, $4,000 and to Reginald $40 COO
To his son Hugh is given $4,000. and if my said
son Hugh shall pay to my executors within one
year of my decease $4,000 and release every claim
and demand against my estate. except as legatee
then and not otherwise | order my executors TO
release every claim and demand of my estate
against him and give and bequeath to him the
following bonds and stocks, their equivalent at
the option of my executors: StXty-twO thousand
five hundred dollars worth of bonds and 5G5 shares
of capital stock of the Gloucester Water Supply
Company, $3.50 bonds and 81 shares stock of the
Franklin Water Company Sl25OO' bonds and Ill
shares stock OF the Hoosac Falls Water SUNNY
company, and sos shares stock of the Bristol and
Warren waterworks; provided always that if
said Hugh shall receive these bonds and stock dur
ing my lifetime this bequest shall be void"
All the rest and residue of the estate is left to his
va
TO manage invest. sell and dispose of in his best
Judgment. without order of the Court. and after
paying the expenses and cost of management TO
pay from the net income $4,000 annually TO the
testators wife, and divide the residue of the in
come into nine equal parts. Each six months one
or these shares shall be paid each OF the eight
children (omitting Hugh during their lives and on
their death to such they may appoint to their
issue. or 10 the next of kin (omittng Hugh and his
az sceHdants) according TO the laws OF Rhode
Island. The remaining one-nnth share OF income
shall be paid at such times the trustee may see
Mt to Hugh, his wife, children or 10 such other
persons as the trustee may select
=, Wheh the widow and nine children shall have
dled ana the youngest llving grandchild shall be
Silal De divided by the trustee into eight equal
shareS and shall be set apart, that there shall be
one snare for each of the eight children which
sha DC transferred from the trust to such persons
as SAID chiidren may by will appoint, to their
Hugh.
The beguest to the widow is made in lieu Of
thoiized To appoint two other trustees who
shall nave the same powers are given TO said
Ceotse IL Norman. tr.t 10 assist him and TO
continue the trust after his death. II any OF the
helrs contest the probate OF the will oppose the
execution or the trust they shall be cut of from
me requests OF the Will. The widow, Abhie Il.
norman. and George I'll. Norman, tr., appointed
executors without bonds
In the letter to the trustee $4,000 Is given TO the
hosets tilsh School and 5000 each 10 the Newport
n ospners Redwood LiaHsG sad Free Library, OF