The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-01
TO FOUND COOPER
INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL
viii Of the Late Charles Cooper
Proved Today
BOARD OF FIFTY TRUSTEES
Property Of Wsli.known Manufac.
tursr VIII Ultimately Establish
institution Bearing His Name.

tursr VIII Ultimately Establish
institution Bearing His Name.
The will Of the late Charles Cooper,
founder and head OF the Cooper Manu-
featuring company who died May !,
at his summer cottage at Round Lake,
N. Y, was proved at the probate Office
today. The will, which Is document
of 81 typewriter sheets was drawn
March "a, 1904 and is Witnessed by j.
o. Burt, Henry +. Lyons and Alfred
II. WinsIow.
The Bennington Methodist church
received bequest of $4,000 to be held
in trust and the revenue to be used
for general purposes.
The income from the balance OF
the estate remaining after the be-
quests to the widow, Annie Cooper.
the son, Alexander j. Cooper. daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Cooper-Stoddard
brother, George Cooper and grand
daughter. Mabel Resseguie Cooper. is
TO go to the widow, Mrs. Annie Coop
er during her lifetime and after her
death is to be divided equally between
Alexander J. Cooper and Elizabeth
Cooper Stoddard during the lifetime
OF Alexander J. Cooper.
After the death of Alexander J.
Cooper the entire property reverts to
la board Of fifty trustees for the pur-
pose OF founding school OF arts to be
known as the Cooper Industrial
School" The purpose Of the trust Is
to afford an opportunity for boys and
young men to learn some suitable
trade. The institution Is 10 be chart
table so far as possible. to be non-sec-
tartan and non-partisan In its gov
lernment. The will stipulates that the
trustees named may transfer the
management OF the school. II they see
fit to duly chartered corporation.
Mr.. Cooper urges the executors 20
use their influence and voting power
| to Increase the combined capital
stock and surplus OF the company
above 100000 In order that provis-
ions for the Industrial school may be
carried out. The part OF the will pro-
viding for the Industrial School OF
Arts is as follows:
give. grant and devise and be-
queath all the rest, residue and re-
mainder of my estate, real and per
sonal. wheresoever situate, and In
whatsoever condition found, which
shall remain upon the decease OF my
son, Alexander J. Cooper, In trust. to
Ebert II. Putnam, Theo. A. Carpenter
John s. Holden. +. +. Hart
Charles s. KehOe, Il. B. Daley, NJ. d.
John V. Carney. John II. Norton
James T.. Burke. VIM. T. Barrett,
Henry S. Bingham. Daniel Hurley,
Geo X. Mathers, Chas. s. Beach.
James G. Colgate, Henry 8. Stillson,
DIN Scott. liiland Fay.
+. b. Jennings, II. ID. Fillmore.
liz. l.. Nichols, G. b. Wall, Jr.
James Hayes Joseph Pellerin
w Russell Hyde, A. c. Lamarre.
II. l.. Sibley. Earl A. Smith,
Harry T. Cushman, A. X. Richie,
John ]. Hayes, A. z. Cutler,
l.. s. Norton. Joseph l.. Gallipo
James Habberley VIM. b. Sheldon.
IL. ID. yelling, VIM. r. Morgan,
l.. II. Ross, NJ. d., John Mccormick
f. f. Larrabee, j. ed. Walbridge,
John Cronin, Chas. II. Dewey,
IH. /. Norton, II. NJ. futile.
H. b. Patterson, G. c. kimball,
w. Il. Putnam, NJ. d., II. C. White.
all OF Bennington aforesaid, and to
the survivor and survivors OF ther,,
who shall accept the trust, as trustees
to have and TO hold the same to
themselves and to the survivor aid
Survivors of them, their heirs and as
signs and the heirs and assigns Of the
Survivors nd survivor Of them for
ever In T., Of, for the purpose OF car
Trying or sae provisions of this my
will her0i. ,efore made and contained
and not !, iily complied with at The
time of tl.t decease of my son, Alex
lander j. cooper, and also chiefly for
the purpose of founding, erecting, en-
downing, establishing and maintain.
Iing an Industrial Scht III In the Arts
In the vili'ge Of Bennington, where
reside and for this purpose do here
by authorize and fully empower the
said trustee to sell the real and per
scnal property. hereby devised, given
land bequeathed to them and to buy
land sell, and to hold real and perso
|nal estate, including tools and ma
lchinery and to operate the same In
such industries as may be deemed
expedient, and to loan and invest the
trust funds as they may deem neces
sary and expedient for the purpose
of the trusts; and do hereby autho
rize and direct the said trustees to
transfer and convey the trust prop
erty to any corporation which shall
be duly chartered and properly or
ganized the more effectually and Sc
; curely to carry the purposes OF the
J trust into effect. The purpose Of
such trust shall be the practical In
structions of boys, youth and young
! men in some suitable trade, pursuit OF
profession In the arts, and shall bt
charitable so far as circumstances
, will reasonably allow without depict
, ing the estate. The discretionar!
power with which | hereby inves
said trustees and the corporation
: which may succeed them Is as broat
and unlimited rs the expression I'm
! dustrial School In the Arts implies
The directions which / hereby Civ
3 to said trustees and their successor
D Is obligatory upon them In 30 ia
= only as they shall deem wise, practl
cal and expedent to follow them
+ In the event that the property and es
tate which may remain for this pun
!. pose, shall In the Judgment of sal,
trustees. be inadequate In amount q