The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-21
REMEMBERED ALMA MATER.
b. A. DenmnrIk's Wfu Makes Provis-
ion for University of Georgia.

| ward 7. Conner were yesterday morning
granted temporary letters testamentary
upon the estate of the late Brantley A.
Denmark. whose will was filed in the
Court of Ordinary.
The University of Georgia. In whose
service Mr.. Denmark spent some of the
last and happiest days of his life, he had
remembered in his will The university is
to receive Immediately a trust fund of
5000. the income from which is 10 be
applied to aid the education of deserving
young men at that institution. In the
event of the death of MIR. Denmark s
son, without issue and after he has sur
vived his mother, the university will re-
ceive practically the entire estate. esti-
mated to amount in value to about $780,
900.
The will was executed by the testator
on April 20, 1898. There are two codi-
ellis, the first dated March 10, 1899, and
the second March 10, 1900 These codicils
were evidently inspired by the death Of
two of those whom Mr.. Denmark had
chosen as his executors and the necessity
of substituting others in their stead. but
in the codicils material alterations and
notifications are made in the subject
matter of the will.
The will as originally drawn gave to
the University of Georgia $780, but two
years later, when the second codici was
executed, Mr.. Denmark had evidently
found himself possessed of larger re-
sources, and he increased the fund to
5000. 1t is to be invested in the bonds
of the state of Georgia or the cities of
Savannah, Athens Atlanta, Augusta or
Columbus, or in the stock of the South
western Railway Company, the last in
vestment however, to be made only in
the event that at the time of the tesla
tors death the Southwestern shall have
continued to pay dividends and be in
prosperous and solvent condition.
The fund is to be known as the William
Starke Denmark Memorial Fund, and is
eSta blished in honor of Mr.. Denmark S
little son, his first born, who sleeps be-
meath the oaks of Bonaventure. The in
come is to be added each year to the
principal until the fund shall yield an an
nual income of $500, when it's application
to the purposes for which it is intended is
to begin.
1t is to be loaned by the trustees of the
university to deserving young men, not
able themselves to obtain, and whose pa
rents or guardians are not able to assist
them to obtain, an education, to permit
their pursuing their studies at the Uni
versity of Georgia. The will provides that
not more than $3.50 shall be loaned to any
young man in any single year and not
more than $500 during his college course.
His note, payable on or before he arrives
at the age of twenty-five years, is to be
taken for the amount
The trustees are not limited in their
choice of benefciaries of this fund to
young men from any part of the state,
but Mr.. Denmark asks in his will that
these from the counties of Brooks, Chat
heoV p11lIoch nd 10 ha civ
preference, and from these counties in the
order named. In Brooks, Mr.. Denmark
was born and reared and spent his early
life in Chatham his mother and his wife
were born, and ne himself had won the
share of success that had come to him in
life Bulloch was the birthplace of his
father and Clarke ds the seat of the Uni
versity, for which, throughout busy and
eventfu life, he retained always a loving
and tender reverence.
The executors first named are Mrs.
Annie Starke Denmark, Edgar Denmark,
the nephew of the testator. who died two
years ago, and Thomas Norwood Dem
mark his son. The son, it is provided,
however, shall not enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as executor until he
shall have attained the age of % years.
Upon the death of Edgar Denmark, the
testator penned the first codcil, in which
II was DTONlueu IindI NJ. Gunner SHOuiI
succeed to the trust. Upon the death of
Mr.. Conner, the second codicil was penned,
in which Edward T. Conner is named. The
will gave Edgar Denmark 5000, which
legacy of course, lapsed at his death
before that of the testator.
Those relatives of the testator to whom
ne mad III his lifetime advanced sums of
money. which have remained unpaid,
he directs shall not be pressed for pay
ment, nor shall suit ever be instituted
against them. A similar direction is
given as to those young men and women.
whom it he'd been the pleasure of Mr..
Denmark to assist in securing a collie
giate education.
5000, it is directed. shall be paid the
widow, as soon as is practicable after
the testator's death, this provision being
in lieu of dover and years support. Mrs.
Denmark is to receive also the furniture,
paintings and silver of the testator, as
well in his residence in Savannah as IN
the home place ia Brooks county, dur
ing her life or widowhood. At her death
this personal property is to go the tes-
tator's son, Thomas Norwood Denmark,
in fee simple.
The son is to receive the best collegiate
education and such preparation for a
professional career, should he decide to
adopt and follow one, as he desires. For
the purpose or giving MIN tnlS eQuCdIlOn,
the corpus of the estate may be en-
croached upon by the executors. Thomas
Norwood Denmark is bequeathed also the
additional sum of 5000, which is to be
paid him when he shall arrive at the age
of 49, He is given also the watch. chain
and diamond ornaments of Mr.. Denmark,
the diamonds being gifts made the tes-
tator by his friends the late II. M. Com
err and the late 8. P. Hamilton. In adj
diton he is given the library and office
furniture of his father for life, which at
his death is to go in fee simple to has
children. In case his mother survives
him and he leaves no children, goes TO
her for her life and at her death. the
library is given TO the University of Geor-
! gia.
These are the special requests. The
residue of the estate is divided jointly be-
tween the widow and son of the testator.
share and share alike. The share Of the
widow Is to be Tor her life or widowhood
| and Is TO go ct the termination Of either
20 her SON. the share of the son Is for
his life with remainder In fee-simple to
| his children. Should the son die unmar-
| red and without issue and surviving his
mother, the entire property is to go in
| fee simple to the University of Georgia.
Should he die. leaving a wife, but no chill
dren. his widow is to receive one-half of
the estate during her life or widowhood,