The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-08
MRS. PORTER WILL Several New Haven People Beneficiaries Under It's
 Terms.
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT
Largest Requests to Granddaughters The Provisions in De-
 tail.

Hartford. July 7,--In the will of Mrs. Josephine $. Porter wife of the late Prof. John Addison Porter, which has just been admitted to probate the personal beauests made are many | The larger bequests have already been mentioned. Many New Haven per- sons are remembered in the will
 The personal bequests are as fol- lows:
 Miss Sarah R. Huntington, SS,000; the Rev. Ernest deF Miel, $l,O00. Mary C. Eliot of Clinton $S00O and certain land in Blandlord. Mass. the Rev. F. Creswick Todd of Hartford $l,000: pr. 1 W. H. Deane of Springfield, Mass. $l.- GOO; H. II. Palmer of Hartford. $l ,000; Frederick D. keeler of Bridgeport, $i,- O0O the Rev. s. c. Wood of Blandford Mass, $500. Mrs. Emma Wood of Blandford. Mass. $500, Mrs. Fannie T. DeBraa of Blandford, $500; Frank Fur ner, sexton of Trinity church. New Ha- ven, S250: James Gallagher. a postman of New Haven. s25O; Charles J. Hinck- ley of New Haven, sl00, Mrs c. Paulln of New Haven. si00, Ann Wall, Mrs Porter's cook, s300, and sum equiva- lent to her wages for six months, Mary Mitchell maid, $500 and her wages for six months; Mary Nolan Burns, former maid, sl0I; Louis II. Thompson, her coachman, his wages for six months, and all the livery, har- ness, blankets, etc. In the barn at No. 320 Collins street, Miss Laura Connell, of London, Eng, $500. Mary L. Flynn of Woodstock, s3O0 Miss L. Belle Tiff fany of Blandford, Mass. s25O; Elyura Warfield and Leroy Warneld of War ren, Mass, s100 each; Agnes Hyde Smith of Farmlngton s200o. Certain personal effects are bequeathed to Henry Earl Sheffield of Cleveland, Ohio. Mabel F. Boardman of Washing ton, D. C.; and Mary C. Eliot of Clin- ton, To the town of Blanford is left Mrs, Porter's Blandford home. with certain designated furniture. said home to be used only for country club, of which pr. W. H. Deane of Springfield Mass, Is to be director.
 Mrs. Anne Thorburn Van Buren gets $2,000, and in case of her death 1t goes to her children. Charles Halliday, a postman on upper Collins street, gets sl00; Edward Butler of Bridgeport
 gets an annuity of $50 life; and tele- phone charges for Mir. and Mrs II. B
 sperry of Bandford are paid for SC
 long as either shall live
 Her horses. Major Wells and Majo sickles, Mrs. Porter provides shall b Il cared for at Fulton's farm in Wes | Hartford until they shall become ol Il and infrm, and then they are to D II put to death mercifully. For thei Il keep a fund of $15.0o0 is left in trust Il CodiciI.
 Il The will is dated November 1t
 1907, and Is signed by Abbie T.. Colby :. Professor Alexander k. Merriam an
 Principal Willis l. Twltehell as wit
 nesses. In a codlcil dated March ?!
 1908, additional bequests are made c
 an unique character. To George N
 Curtis. president of the City bank c
 New Haven, and to Dr. P. H. Ingall |, of Hartford, are left silver services { V cost s400 each, said services to be SC lected by the benehciaries. Presider q J H. King, of the American Nationf I bank. receives silver service value o at $500, to be chosen by himself e Miss Sarah B Huntington receives
 gift of jewelry worth from $350 F s4o0; Martha Day Porter receive f jewelry valued at $250 to $500, eac , to choose what she wishes Mar n Kileran, q nurse, gets $500, and {
 Ada Dalton. another nurse, gets S30I
 In this codicil the bequest of $500 an
 six months wages left to Mary Mitcf
 ell is revoked, as the beneficiary lei T the employ of Mrs. Porter after tn original will was made.
 5 Mary Nolan Burns is given $500 at d ditional in the codicil Charles Hall
 day receives s200 additional; Joh Is Condron, a gardener, receives $5 5 and any second maid who has been Il Mrs. Porter's employ for two year
 or more receives $500 Any secon
 maid in her employ less than tw
 years receives $100 Alfred j. Dall, I, chauffeur for Dr. Ingalls,, receives $5 5. The codicil Is witnessed by Alm h May Merriam, Principal Willis - Twitchell and J. Lincoln Fenn.