New-York tribune., 1909-05-29
ROGERS WILL LPR0BATED
ESTATE GOES TO FAMILY.
OnIy Public Bequest to the FairhaUen
School Fund.

with the exception of special trust funds agsre-
- SO GO the estate of Henry II. Rogers. esti-
are4 Al between S50,0eo.G0o and SI9.0OV1' IS IeII
= his widow and his four children The only
1,Iic beauest is So0o00 20 the town of FairhaVen'
Mass. as a permanent endowment fund for school
purposes.
The will was filed in the Surrogate's office yes
,e-dav. Arrangements 20 expedite the PROBATE hau
- made by the attorneys for the executors, ana
Surrogate CohaIan, after receiving the deposuons
- 1be necessary witnesses. signed the formal de-
cree admitting the VIII TO probate
The instrument was dated May T. 1907, the VIZ
-asses being Cortland Belts. George H Church
s-5 Katherine / Harrison. The executors anu
trustees OF the estate are Henry Il rogers -
". Sterling, of New York: Walter P Ninsor' o.
17eirraren Mass, and the Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company of New York
The antire estate of Mr.. Rogers is virtually lett
% his rhldren-Henry II. Rogers Mrs. Mai f'os-
s~s -oe Mrs Anne Engle Benjamin and Mrs cara
Leland Broughton. The provision for Mrs Rogers
,be widow Is the creation Of trust OF not less
,hsn S25aoe9 nor more than S&Ooo0n 10 proIiue
q, annuity Of SI950N Upon the death OF MS
Rogers the trust fund becomes a part OF the re-
si5uary estate Of the cestator-
To Mrs Rogers IS also left the lifetime use Oh
,bs farpilv-s city home at No. East Isth street
household goods objects. plate, tie tes'l'o'
automobiles. horses and carriages and the s'aDle
81 No g East 5Sth street The widow becomes
responsible for the repairs and taxes OF inc ieN'
,,-o-,srrv Of which she obtains he use
The reeiduary estate is divided into four trusts
f- -l,a children When they reach the age OF Ior'E
wears they receive half the principal me o'iie'
half 10 be held in during their ives bu' tS
ra,-a me !over TO dispose OF the principal oA 'ie
trust by viii. -
The son gets outright the Rogers summer nome
81 Fairhaven, Mass. together with all the ouNu-
ingx on the property and their contents as W. o
al Other property owned by his father IN ar
haven The trust funds created for Telati'eS oI
Mr. Rogers revert 10 the general estate on 'lle
5ss-b The benefcaries under these ana ue
amounts are
Rufus A Rogers. brother. s2ooGHo; Maud Rogers
brn-ber-s wife 100000, Rowland Rogers NEPHEW
s5aaa: Marion Rogers niece $4,000; Sarah l. hui
rleston cousin $4,000; Julia Tuck widow OF oahue1
P Tuck. of Brooklyn, $4,000; Agnes l. Gardlher'
cousin $4,000: Jane ". Nye. cousin, New beuloi u
Mass 5000; Jennie Nye, daughter ot the l0''e''
80 600, Mary Nye, another daughter $1,000.
one clause in the will of Mr.. Rogers says:
7 direct nv trustees 10 apply the income of al
ser7,-5ties anv time held by them to the use OF
the beneficiary for whom they are held. irreSIeCt
Of the price paid for them or OF lhelI lLdIhel .
Al any time il being my intention that no pdIs oL
e,,.h income shall be applied a sinking fund TO
offset the gradual loss Of the premium upon OF mar
ket value Of any such securities
Henry H. Rogers. the son, besides receiving his
fathers other personal effects is 10 have the pastel
portrait OF the testaors grandfather ana TINS IN
turn descends 10 his oldest male issue.
As the Tirginian Railway was built practically hy
Mr Rogers alone and the great majority OF It's
Stock was held bv him. the trustees under his VIII
ere in a position 10 obey his request that his son.
Henry H Rogers, he made president OF the road
and his son-in-law, Urban H. Broughton, chairman
Of the board Of directors. The will gives the execu-
tors and trustees full power to make changes In
the testators investments.