Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15
COL. L. G. B, CANNON'S WILL
Requests Aggregate about $780,.
900, with Possibility of More.
Greater Part Of Estatc Goes TO Chill
ircn and Grandchildren. but 81.
I'auI's Church Is generously
Remembered.

,i.he VIII Of col. T.eGrand h. Cannon
cnq, filed IN probate court Thursday af-
,ernoun by Judge f.. G. Mower. The in
strument bears the date of october &.
iao2 and was witnesses by II. j.. Ware.
y ". Elliott and T.. II. Booth. 1t names
rs executors and trustees col. Cannon's
sun-in-law. l.. G. Clark, his grandsons'
Grcnvllc Clark and IeGrand Cannon
Griswold and Richard suydam Grant of
New York and the late Wilder l.. Burnap
Of this city.
The will bequcaths so in gold to each
Of his household servants, who shall have
heon in his service for year preced-
ing his death and an additional $50 10
each servant who shall have been in his
service two years or more. His valet,
Joseph Meyer. receives $1,000.
Ills grandson, 1seCirand b. Cannon, Jr..
receives certain family portraits. the
family plate, the service OF gold pre-
Sented to the testator by the Delaware
& Hudson Canal company, family re-
cords and all of the swords and trophies
of the rebellion. In the event or Le-
Grand y. Cannon. Jr's death before he
attans the age of 81 years the articles
in question go to I.eGrand Cannon Girls
void
The Domestic and Foreign Missionary
society of the Protestant Episcopal
Church receives 5000.
The treasurer for the time being Of
the society for the Increase of the Min
istry Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
receives 5000.
The treasurer for the time being of the
Home Of Rest for Consumptives Of New
York receives 5000.
The treasurer for the time being Of
he Aged and Infrn clergy fund receives
t2OoO.
The rector wardens and vestry of St
Paul's parish. Burlington. receive Sis
go ~ constitute fund, the income Of
which is to be devoted to the general
expenses Of the parish and without the
right Of anticipation. the same bodies
also receive the sum Of 5000. the income
nf which amount is to be used by them
for the general expense of the vested
choir. The will was made before the
erection Of the present parish house by
St. Paul's parish and bequeaths for that
purpose the sum of 5000 provided the
balance of the cost Of erection be raised
within a year
special fund of 100000 is set aside to
lac divided with accumulation among the
testator's grandchildren, Elizabeth Ado
laiGe Cannon. Marian DeForest Cannon
and LeGrand Il. Cannon, Jr.. when they
arrive at the age of q years.
Certain stocks and bonds are set apart
to constitute fund approXimating $1,000
year for Col Cannon's daughter. Esther
Edith Brookes. during her lifetime.
Tho sum of $4,000 is set apart to he
given with accumuatons to LeGrand p.
4 ,1.ta !, o,-rft
Of y years
Two sums of $4,000 each are set apart
70 he given with accommodations to
LoGrand Cannon Grswold and Marian
rcForest Clark when they arrive at the
age Of p years.
Three separate funds of $4,000 eacl
arc then set apart one for the testator's
daughter Mrs. Grace Cannon Griswold
another for his daughter. Marian d.
Forest Clark, and the third for the
children of his deceased son, Henry
r.etirand Cannon. those children being
Elizabet Adelaide Marian de Forest and
I.eGrand 3. Cannon, Jr.
IT the estate should not he sufficient
FOR the establishment OF the various trust
funds. tho respective sums are to be
diminished pro rata. If there is a surplus
after the provisions have been complied
with. 1t is to go in equal parts to Mrs
Griswold, Mrs Clark and the childroI
of the late Henry LeGrand Cannon.
should any one referred 10 in the vii
rs u beneficiary make opposition to the
probate of tho instrument. all deviscs anc
Requests to such a one become inopera
tive and void.
The executors and trustees OF the will
gro authorized to sell all or any of thu
real estate and any br!c-a-brac. furniture
or works of art not disposed OF by thu
terms Of the will The testator furthe
requests that his trustees and executor
he not required Ia furnish bonds and the,
are to receive sl0,0 900 in full for their ser
Nc~s.
Tie hearing on the instrument was Sc
In 10 lNnr I