The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-16
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Re6Qin8, FSD. IVA nearing on the
ANAL accounting upon the estate Of
the late Edwin Gilbert of Georgetown
who died In 1906 leaving about half a
million, was held on Tuesday before
Probate Judge Sanford. Nearly all
the property consisted of stock in the
Gilbert and Bennett Mfg. Co. and the
requests consequently are made in
shares OF this stock it being provided
that distribution Of the same should
Elizabeth Gilbert which occurred
few weeks ago. An exception was the
gift to Storrs Agricultural College Of
s5s acres In Georgetown and in connec-
ton Herewith a trust fund for the
farms operation Of 1900 shares or $780,
coo Of Gilbert & Bennett stock. The
par value Of these shares is $50 each
and recently it has paid dividends at
the rate of IL per cent. 1t would there
fore naturally command price con-
siderably above par, but there has
been none OF the stock for sale and
little Is likely to be offered as a re-
suit OF the distribution. The executors
were given authority to sell, but did
not do so and most of the private le-
gatees receive only the income from
the requests, the principal being held
for their descendants. The larger part
of the estate is disposed of in requests
OF public nature. In giving 300
cation of children within the boun-
daries OF school district No. 10 Of Will
Atom II is made a condition that some
portion OF the Bible be read aloud
daily in such school either by the
teacher in the hearing of the children
or by the children or some of them in
the hearing of all"
To the trustees Of the First Congre-
tygational church of Georgetown there
Is devised 200 shares or $4,000 as a
shall be used for giving aid to the in
digent poor of Georgetown without
regard to race religion, citizenship,
color or any other condition" Be-
quests to churches in Georgetown and
neighboring localities are as follows:
First Congregational, Georgetown, 300
shares; First congregational of Wilton,
Congregational of Redding Center,
Method st of Georgetown, Swedish Con-
gregational of Georgetown, and Ro-
man Catholic of Georgetown 100
shares each Other public requests
are. Mortified Seminary and Mt. Her
mon school for Boys, companion insti-
tutions at Northfeld. Mass, founded
by the late Dwight Moody, the evange-
list 500 shares each American Board
of Foreign Missions, 100 shares. Home
Missionary Society 200; Public school
Conference, Crescent City Fla, 200;
Atlanta University. Atlanta, Ca, 300;
Tuscogee College, Tuscogee, Ala, 200;
First Presbyterian church Crescent
City. Fla. 100: Danbury Hospital 100.
The principal private requests were
as follows, most of the beneficiaries
being nephews. nieces or other collat-
eral kin Of the testator. Hester Gill
bert Edward +. Jones, Florence
Jones, (sister of testator), Maria r.
Lowe DR.. R. G. Lowe, her husband,
Charlotte ". Northrop, Angel-ne
Weeks, (sister of testator), May J.
Ogden, Elizabeth G. Townsend, $50
each To Emma Hurlburt, a niece
since deceased 800 shares. To Addie
Starr, niece, $50, to David Miller Jr.,
Samuel ]. Miller and Louis Miller 100
each. to Gilbert R. Lowe, grand
nephew. 40. to children Of BENZ. H
Gilbert. nephew, 100, to the four chill
dren Of John and Selma Carlson 20
each The homestead at Georgetown
IL left to Edward F. Jones.