Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-13

Requests aggregat1ng $196, ,0ev. the largest part of which goes to local public institutions, were made by the will of the late John Eceles, which was offered for probate and &C., cepted in the probate court here be- fore Judge Nelson J. Ayling at hear ing ab o'clock Saturday morning.
 William B. Young and Nathan A. Gibbs were appointed appraisers of the estate, Attorney Arthur M. Brown has been appointed local counsel for the executor the Rhode Island Hospital Trust company.
 In the disposition of his wealth, MT. Eccles, who was for many years agent of the Ponenah company at Taftville, and whose death occurred on March 26 at his home on Washington street in this city. leaves an enduring monu- ment behind him as one of the most generous philanthropists.
 The beQuests to charitable. religious and educational institutions total $177, 900, while those to individuals are 5 1s,s60in the aggregate and there IS one of $500 for the cars of his lot in Yautfc cemetery.
 tate is left to the Rock Nook Chil- dren's Home, already the largest bene- ficiary. and one-third to the United Workers, another large beneficiary.
 Two of the beQuests, that of s5,e00 to his wife and s1,oo0 to Willis A. bTiSCOSH pOIn tlaNtIS QlSQ bC4S&S &ALs Eccles, become imperative.
 Personal Requests.
 After directing that his just debts and funeral expenses be paid out or the estate by the executors. the sec ond two paragraphs of the will read as follows;,
 Second-I give and beaueath to my wife, Nellie Moore Eccles all my horses, carriages, automobiles, furni loc1I al ha longings of every kind and nature.
 Third-I give and beQuath to my said wife, Nellie Moore Eccles, the sum of s5000.
 In the eight paragraphs that follow are contained these beduests.
 To my brother, William B. Ecces of Preston, Lancashire, England, the sum of s2500; to Henry F. Ulmer of Nor
 wich the sum of 5000: to Cora May
 Ulmer, wife of said Henry F. Ul- mer the sum of S10, 900 to Frank F. Ul- mer the sum of $1000; to May Morley. of said city of Norwich the sum of s2000; to Willis A. Briscoe, of Norwich .he sum of 5000: to Dr. Witter k. i Tingley, of Norwich, the sum of 5000. Further provisions of the will are expressed as follows:
 Twelfth give and bequeath to the city of Norwich, municipal cor poration in the state of Connecticut, the sum of $500 in trust, to keep the same invested and to expend the in- come thereof in keeping my lot in the ] Yantic cemetery in said Norwich and the monuments thereon in good order and repair.
 Trustees Names.
 Thirteenth-An the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and prop erty, real, personal and mixed, of ev- cry kind nature and description and wherever situate, of which l shall die, seized, possessed or entitled and as to which I shall have the power of dis position or appointment at the time of my decease, including all real estate
 which I may hereafter acquire, I give, devise and bequeath to the Rhode 1s- land Hospital Trust company, a cor poration incorporated by the general assembly of the state of Rhode Island and located in the city of Providence ] in said state and to it's successor or successors in the trust hereby created hereinafter called said trustee or 1 trustees" but it trust. nevertheless l upon the trusts and for the uses and purposes following, that is to say: That said trustee or trustees shall hold stand seized and possessed of all of said rest, residue and remainder of
 my estate and property and of all the estate and property which may at any time constitute part of said trust es- 1 tate and shall collect and receive. the
 
 thereof, and after the payment there from of the expense of keeping up and managing said trust estate including a reasonable compensation for the ser { vices of said trustee or trustees, shall pay over the net income thereof as of ten as once in six months, to my wife Nellie Moors Ecc1es, for and during her natural life, provided, however i that if at any time my said wife shall consider that the net income of said trust estate is insufficient for her com fortable maintenance and support then said trustee or trustees lpon the request in writing if my said wife and whenever and as often as she shall so request shall pay over to her, my said wife, out of the principal of said trust estate. such sum, not ex- Ceedin- s5000 in any one year as my
 said vile shall request; and upon the further trust that upon the death o1 my said wife said trustee or trustees shall turn into cash all of said estate
 then in their hands, and possession, 1 or so much thereof as may be nee essaIy to pay the sums hereinafter di- rected to be paid, and therefrom shall make the following payments: Public Requests.
 A-To the Backus hospital, 8 cor
 poratiSn located in said city of Nor wich, such sum as said Baclxus hospi- tai may require for the permanent
 maintenance of a private room with 8 free bed, such a room to be used by a
 patient of said hospital from the will lages of Taftviile or Baltic, whenever there is a patient from either of said l villages in such hospital and at other 1 times for any patient of such hospital as the authorities thereof may select ] This beauest is in memory of my wife
 Nellie Moore Eccies. and said room i shall be designated by her name 1 B-To the Free Academy of Nor- wien, Connecticut, corporation To- i cated in said city of Norwich, the sum