New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-11
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New York. Sd November, 1884.
This is my last will and testament.
| direct that out Of my estate all the
expenses shall be paid for the COM
Portable e. proper maintenance of my
Mother at the homestead. as at pres
ent. during her life.
IT is my desire that this homestead
& my adjoining land in Ohio shall
ultimately pass to my son. ogden
Mills Reid: and that my daughter
Jean Templeton Reid, shall ultimately
have my property on the Upper 81.
Regis lake. in the Adirondacks.
Should my son. ogden Mills Reid. dis
play capacity & aptitude for the
work. II is my desire that he should
ultimately succeed 10 my control OF
The Tribune. but this & the disposi-
ton of the property must be left to his
Mother. | desire that my EXecutrix
shall SO arrange the division of my
estate that. in the end. Ogden
Jean may have shared exactly alike
! give and bequeath-
70 my Niece. Ella Spencer Reid Har-
rison. the sum OF Fifty Thousand Dol
lars;
To my Nephew. Robert Everett
Smith the sum OF Five Thousand Dol
lars;
10 Donald Nicholson, Nathaniel
futile & Henry Hail. each. the sum OF
One Thousand Dollars;
To VIM. Conley & Bell VI Conley.
his wife. each. the sum OF Five Hun
bred Dollars;
TO James Todman & Susan Todman.
his wife. each, the sum Of one Hun
dred K rifty Dollars:
TO Ernest Birch & Cecile Birch. his
wife. each. the sum of one Hundred
Dollars; and
To The Tribune Fresh Air Fund AS
socia,ion the sum Of Fifty Thousand
Dollars.
All my property, OF whatever sort or
description. leave. tsubject To the
payment Of these specific bequostsl' to
my beloved Wife. Elisabeth Mills Reld.
desire my wife to be the sole EN-
ecutrix OF this VIII, and request that
che may serve without giving bonds.
WHITELAW REID.
NovemSer third.
r,ah,een Hundred q Ninety four.
Witnesses
ogden Mills
Mary Bertha Scott
Henry w. Sackett. the counsel of tn
estate. said yesterday: AT inc 'in
90 his death Mr.. Whitclaw Reid wa
tho largest stakeholder Of The Trloun
Association. as he had been since 1916
,,rs Reid WAS the next largest stock
,,la.r Under Mr.. Reds Will, Mt!
Reid becomes the owner OF MS stocF
She therefore will not only retain ID
~ The Tribune. but VIII MOI
all the stock, except what
hold by other members OF her FANNY
Her son. Mr.. ogden Mills Red Is on
NJ tho other stockholders. lie mas pee
ao,iyo,v engaged in the publication al
,airs of the newspaper Tor seVera
.rs At first as a member Of the cit
..oS and later as managing editor, q
tho same time DelHb WV
oHcer of The Tribune Association
prior 70 1912 he was secretary. sine
January. 1912, he has been its pres
don't and will continue as the head
the corporation.
"Mr. Reds mother" Mr.. Stacker
added died in 1893. few month
ATTIC, his will was executed. HIS niece
Mrs Harrison, and his nephew MI
Smith who are among the lesatee'
arc still living in Ohio. Messrs' Men
olson and Hall were for many year
upon the editorial staff Of The Tripun'
and Mr.. Nicholson is now Vice-presl
dent Of The Tribune Association M
Tutt,e was for long period It's treas
,rer The other individual legatee
were employees Of Mr.: Reid. In IN
tribune Fresh Air Fund. to which MI
reid left $4,000, he had always take
q deep interest.