Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-16
$4,000 IN REQUESTS
INCLUDING $4,000 FOR THE ES-
TABlISHMENT OF A HOSPITAL.
Will of the Late Col. William Aus
tine Filed for Probate Saturday
Public Requests in Brattleboro
Amount to S65,OO0

Public requests amounting to $780,
late Col William Austine, which was
filed for probate Saturday by its
executor, Howard NJ. Heustis. There
are also individual requests amount
ing to over 100000, large portion
of which goes to BrattIeboro people.
The will was drawn Aug. 10, 1908.
and witnessed by Charles O'Connor.
Clark Lamphear and Andrew Hop
kins. 1t contains a codicil drawn
oct. 20 of the same year and by
which II. B. Chamberlain and Col. H.
ecutors.
The provisions of the will relating
to public requests are as follows;
Il give and bequeath the sum of
$1,000 in trust to establish a perma-
nent fund, the income thereof to be
used for the benefit of INDECENT wo-
men and girls of st. Michae4's par
ish, Episcopal church, Brattleboro,
VT. The distribution will be made
by committee of three Ia
dies of the parish. communi-
cants: Miss Clara NJ. Gale, Mrs.
c. A. Miles and Miss Laura Pent-
land will compose the committee. Va
cancies to be filed by the remaining
members. The president of the YER
mont National bank of Brattleboro,
VT, Will be asked in my name TO
make the investment.
Il give and bequeath to the town of
Brattleboro, VT, the sum of $4,000
in trust toward the establishment of a
hospital in said town for the tempo
rary treatment of strangers and To-
cal invalids peculiarly situated. The
hospital will be erected and governed
by a board of five trustees and the
first selectman of the town, all resi-
dents of the town, and three MEM
bers to be reputable physicians The
board will fix the conditions of admis-
sion and establish rules for the gov
eminent of the hospital it being I'M
derstood, for time at least, that all
patients who are able to do so VIII
paw such fees for treatment as the
trustees may require. The board will
be composed of DR.. George F. Gale,
president; DIR. A. l. Miller. DR.. G. r.
Anderson, Charles A. Miles and
George C. Averill, president of the
Vermont National bank, and is en-
powered to fill its own vacancies as
they may occur.
Il give and bequeath to the pru-
Dental committee of school district
No. 2, incorporated at Brattleboro.
VT. the sum of $4,000 in trust, to
form a permanent fund to be invest
ed by George C. Averill, president of
the Vermont National bank of Brat
tleboro. VT, the income thereof TO be
given yearly TO the best scholar of
the graduating class of the high
school on Linden street, the selection
to be made by a majority of the
PRINCIPAL and teachers of the studies
pursued by the graduating class"
The Individual requests are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Agnes z. Brown. Brook
lyn, $1,000: Howard f. and Edna II.
Brown. Brooklyn. $500 each; Howard
F. and Fred L. Brown, Brooklyn, ST.
600 each; Mrs. Mary Dalton, Miss
Clara Gale, Dr. George F. Gale.
Brattleboro. $1,000 each; Her
bert f. Taylor. Brattleboro, So
600: William S. Newton. So
600; Herbert B. Chamberlain, So
600; Rev. George Bailey of Ferris
burg. $1,000: Miss Ellen A. Garfield,
Hartford. CT. $4,000; Miss Mary NJ.
Brown and Miss Mary F. Cummings
of Brattleboro, $1,000 each; Mrs.
Donna Waite. Mrs. William Pentland,
Mrs Rufus Rawson, Miss Anna
Ford. Miss Nellie Mack. Mrs. W. F.
Neal. Mrs. G. r. Guy, Springfield
Mass. and Mrs Ella Whitney At
wood. Westminster. each $500; Miss
Marx Mack and Mrs. Rose Long.
each 500. Col. Austine's nephew.
Howard NJ. Heustis. is bequeathed the
sum of $4,000 and also made resid-
uary legatee-