Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
WILL OF B. p. LEARNED,
 ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
Leaves Bulk of His Estate to Brad ley Street Mission.

The will of Billings P Learned. well known in this city. who died recent ly, was admitted to probate in New London Thursday morning by Judge some time since. ythe bulk of the es- tate. estimated Value of which is $150. 900, is left to the Bradley Street mission, with the stipulation that
 the name of the institution shall be changed to that of the Billings P.
 provides that the sum of $50,000 shall
 be expended for the erection of a
 new home for the mission and he di-
 rects that the trustees or the mission choose as their co-trustees Alfred Colt, George B. Prest, George Whit
 tlesey and William H. Reeves.
 The sum of $5.000 is bequeathed to
 Memorial hospital association. The trustees of the mission bequest are di-
 rected to pay to Harriet w. Learned and Florence Adele Wetmore, $1,000
 each, annually during their lives. The
 testator gives to each of his sisters,
 Mary L. Cook, Lydia L. Hand and
 Harriet W. Learned, s1,ooo outright
 and to his nieces Lydia l.. Hum, Fan
 ny c. Olcott, Mary l.. Townsend and
 his nephew, Billings P. Learned Hand
 $500 each.
 Written in MT. Learned's avn hand
 under date of Feb. 8, 1916, at the
 close of the will is this clause: I wish
 the trustees of the mission to pay pay
 The will in full is as follows:
 i. Billings P. Learned. of the town
 and county. of New London, state of Connecticut. make this my last will
 First-I give and bequeath to each of my sisters. Mary l.. Cook. Lydia L.
 Hand and Harriet w. Learned, the
 sum of s1,0O0.
 second-I give and bequeath to each of my nieces. Lydia L. Hum. Fanny c. Olcott. Mary L. Townsend. and to my nephew, Billings Learned Hand, $500.
 Third-I direct my wife's sister, Florence AdelIe Wetmore. shall if she so desires have the free use of her lifetime of my cottage which she now occupies, known as cottage No. 10. situated on corner of Hall avenue and that all taxes. insurance, repairs, as
 easements and all other expenses in ctfr+ed ira maintaining, the pronerty be paid by the trustees of the Billings P. Learned Mission hereinafter referred to. Fourth-I give and beuuath $5.000 to the Memorial hosprra1 association, the principal to be kept intact and the ! income to be used for the hospital.
 Fifth-All, the rest and residue of my estate. both real and personal. l give, devise and beoueath to Bradley Street Mission for the uses and pur- poses or SatQ nlSSlOn. HIS BiIl IS S1N- en on condition that the name of the mission be changed to that of the Bill 1 lines P. Learned Mission.
 The trustees of said mission shall choose the following persons to be | their ca-trustees. Alfred Colt, George | B. Prest. George W1ittlesey and Will | liam <. Reeves, and a building shall | be erected to cost not more than S50.- i 900 Payment therefor to be made | from the principal of said fund If there is any reason. legal of oth- | erwist why the name of said mission | should not be changed to that of the | Billings P Learned Mi-sion or why | 1t cannot or will not receive such gift
 Under the above condition then give l devise and bequeath all of said resi- l due to Alfred Colt, George B. Prest George Whittlesey and William H
 Reeves, and to such others as they
 shall associate with them when they
 shall be and become incorporated un- | der the name of the Billings P i Learned Mission. The object of which shall be to perform the work of a | city mission in the city of New Lon- l don Out of the principal of the fund | so given a mission building shall be erected at an expense not to exesed l s5o,0o0.
 | I direct the trustees Of said Billings ! F. Learned Mission to pay to my sis I ter Harriet ". Learned. the sun l of s1,o00 a year during her life. Sai6 1 sum to be paid s250 quarterly. like wise direct said trustees to pay tc ! my wife's sister, Florence Adelle Wet | more, s1,000 a year during life 1T | quarterly payments of $250 each. Sixt1l-I make, constitute and ap-
 point Alfred Colt. and William H