Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-14

The will of Mrs Lura Currier the
widow of Nathaniel Currier which was
executed on April s, 1896 with a codicil
attached dated Jan. II, 1902 a few days
prior to her death, was filed in the sur
rogate's office at New York city March g.
Mrs Currier leaves the bulk of her es-
tate to charitable and educational insti-
tutions 4 bequest to the New York
Free Circulating Library of $50, 600, made
by the will, is revoked by the codicil.
Yale University receives 100000 while
Columbia University is benefited to the
extent of $4,000.
The value of the estate is given in the
petition as over S300, 600, but Is said far to
exceed that sum. Mrs. Currier lived at
No. q West Twenty street. and
died on Jan. 2l
She designates Clarence S. Day, of No.
APO Madison avenue who filed the will
and codcil, as her sole executor. Mrs.
Currier leaves to her nephews. Charles Il.
Park. of Wiliamsville. Vt. Walter Park.
of Ncwfane. Vt, and +. S. Ormsbee, of
30. 63i SiXty-nrst street, Englewood, H.,
$4,000 each. TO Lura, the daughter of
Frank f.. Currier of No. 1S9 Halsey
street Brooklyn, she leaves her gold
watch and $500.
other requests are as follows: To the
Church of the Ascension. Tenth street
and Fifth avenue. $500; to the Madison
Square Church Mission, $1,000 to the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Amesbury Mass. 5000. in memory OF
Nathaniel Currer; to the Presbyterian
Hospital Of the city 5000 for free bed,
in memory of Nathaniel Currier, to be
called the Nathaniel Currier Bed: to the
New York Society for the Relief Of the
Ruptured and Crippled, 5000 for a free
bed to be called the Walter Currier Bed;
to the Home for Old Men and Aged
Currier; to Ellen Warder Theron Eliza
beth Warder and Alice NJ. Warder the
daughters of Ellen n. Warder, all her
iewelry not otherwise disposed of.
Mrs Currler leaves in trust for her sis
ter. keziah Park. of Newfane. Vt. 5000
a year for life The income from 5000 is
left in trust for Della w. Park of Brat
tleboro, the widow of Mrs Curriers'
nephew. Otis Park. for life. The income
of $1,000 is given to Anna H. Ormsbce
the daughter OF Otis Ormsbee the
brother Of the testatriN. To her stepson.
Edward West Currier. she leaves the
house and lot No. y West Twenty
seventh street, together with the fur
niture, silver plate, linen. paintings.
pictures. engravings, books and house
hold belongings Of all kinds.
The residue of the estate is bequeat hed
In trust. the income to be paid to her step
son, l.. W. Currier and on his death to be
distributed as follows: To the trustees OF
Columbia. 5000 the income to be ex-
pended for the purchase of books and
the fund 10 he called the Nathaniel Cur
rier fund: to the president and fellows OF
Yale University. 100000 the income to
be paid to deserving students in need Of
assistance. the recipients to be designat-
ed by the faculty of the university. pref
erence to be given to students coming
from New York city. The fund is to be
known as the Nathanial Currier fund
To tho Home for the Friendless. No. 80
East Thirtieth street, 5000; the Messiah
Home for Children. 5000; the New York
POSTGRADUATE Hospital. $500 in trust for
the babies wards: the New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, 5000 the Home for Incurables
Third avenue and lS2d street 5000; the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals. 5000
Mrs. Currier directs that should the es-
tate not he sufficient TO pay these lega-
cics i'm fun the requests to Columbia and
the New York Free Circulating Library
should be proportionately cut down. but
should the estate exceed the amount of
these legacies the residue is 10 go TO the
trustees OF Williams College. It is
thought that Williams College will re-
ccive at least $4,000
Mrs Lura Ormsbee Currier was the
Youngest of ten children of Benjamin and
Isabel Black of Putney where most OF the
children were born. Mrs. Currier was
born in Brookline also her brother Oscar.
The family came To Newfanc to live when
Mrs Currier was about "A year old and
/ here she lived til shortly before mar
rage except a while with her sister in
HYDE Park. VT. Nathaniel Currier met
her at her brothers. Otis Ormsbees. In
/ New York fell in love with her and they
/ We're soon married. She was very attract
tive. lie was a fine man and greatly es-
tcemcd. His native place was Amesbury.
Mass. whore he spent many summers
with Mrs. Currier I'm cottage near the
/ Poet Whittier's. Whittier and he were
/ friends. MIR. Currier made money fast
in the Telegraph business. He cleared
$4,000 to $4,000 on some noted war boat
/ pictures. He was n very generous and
benevolent man. Mrs Curriers' brothers
and sisters We're fine looking and very
agreeable. Most of them died compare
lively young Mrs. Currier and Mrs
/ Park. the latter a resident of Newfane
now outlived the rest at IS and 80.
Benjamin Ormsbee's father was OF
Scotch descent. Esquire" Ormsbee as he
was called kept hotel in Brookline and
owned a store, also kept the Fayetteville
hotel some years. He was popular and
jolly. Mrs Currier cared for brother ant
family of 10 children there are but few
nephews and nieces. A sister of Mrs. Cur
rler married Zebina Eastman, the young
editor of the Vermont Free Press publish
ed in Newfane village His young wifi,
died at the age of IS. Mr.. Eastman deter
mined to go West. He vowed to himself
that he would publish an anti-slavery pa
per If he died for IL. He had been a friend
of r. NJ. and c. X. Field and Oscar Shaft
err i'm this county and in the West formed
a profitable acquaintance with Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Mr.
Eastman did edit the leading anti-slavery
paper of Illinois, and later was consul tC
a European country under Lincoln. AS 6
family the Ormsbees either by themselve!
or marriages had a cool deal of adven
ture.
Mrs Park, the only surviving member
of the family though feeble in body anC
almost blind, retains her mental faculties
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Park have thu
care of her.
Mrs. Currier was a woman of queenl!
appearance, of gracious and dignifie,
manner, who, once seen, would be remem
bered.