Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-14
PUBLIC CHARITIES
ARE REMEMBERED
WILL OF CAPT. ]. F. MERRY GIVES
MUCH TO LOCAL SOCIE.
TIES.
Pastors Of Methodist, Congregational
aad Baptist Churches to Handle
Fund For The Poor.

OF Mr. MefryS VIII WHICH were
intended to be Of interest ani
concern to the public are as follows:
at Is my desire that the income
from $1,000 shall be given each year
to the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist Episcopal
church Of Manchester, Iowa, and the
income Of like sum Of $1,000 shall
be paid annually to the Woman's
Home Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of Man
chester, Iowa. and do there
fore hereby give and bequeath
$1,000 to the Trustees Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church at Manchester,
Iowa. and their successors in office
the same to be by them held and hand
led In trust, however, in manner and
for the following uses and purposes
that Is to say:i said monies
shall BY said trustees be invested
in first class farm loans at the
best rates obtainable for safe invest
ments and the interest from $1,000
shall be given each year to each Of
said societies, namely the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society Of. the
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Nam
chester, Iowa, and the Womans Home
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of Manchester.
In the even that either or both Of
said societies are dissolved or cease
to exist, then upon the happening Of
such event the $1,000 held by said
Trustees, the use of which was to be
given to each society shall go to
and be the property Of the Manches-
ter Free Public Library and shall be
by said Trustees turned over and de-
livered to said Library.
II am interested in the permanent
establishment and maintenance Of a
public hospital In the citysof Manches-
ter, lows, and IN the event there is at
the time of my death Or during the
administration OF my estate public
hospital in said city established and
being maintained, to such Hospital
through it's Trustees or managing
board, do hereby give and bequeath
the sum Of $1,000. This bequest shall
be binding on my estate and by my
executor paid to said hospital for its
use and benefit, whether it be pub
lie hospital maintained by fees and
contributions from the people, or as
q County hospital under the statutes
of the hospital.
Subject to the payment Of the devi-
SEES, bequests and legacies mentioned
in the foregoing paragraphs and items
Of this will and the costs Of admin
istration as stated herinafter, I. do
hereby give, devise and bequeath ell
the balance, residue and remainder sof
my estate and property OF every name
and nature and wherever situated to
be and remain a trust fund for the
purposes and uses hereinafter stated:
That is to say; do hereby give, de-
Wise and bequeath such balance and
remainder to the pastor Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of Manches-
ter, Iowa, the pastor Of the Congre-
gatiOnal Church Of Manchester, Iowa,
and the pastor Of the Baptist church
OF Manchester, Iowa, and the success
sors in their said respective church
offices. as Trustees, for the use and
benefit OF the poor people of the City
OF Manchester, Iowa. said fund to be
held, invested and handled and the In
come distributed by such Trustees as
follows; All money and property Of the
said trust fund shall be invested in
first mortgage liens on good farm
property, said investments to be ap-
proved By the cashiers Of the Della
ware County State Bank and the First
National Bank Of Manchester, I0wa,
and the holdings and securities COM
prising said trust shall be invested
.annually By such cashiers and such
collections and re-investments in first
mortgage loans shall be made from
time to time % such cashiers may di-
rect to the end that said fund may be
safely kept and be remunerative in
interest returns. The interest received
from said fund shall be by said tr1s-'
tees given to the poor people Of the
city Of Manchester. Iowa. as in the
opinion Of said trustees 1t may be need
ed to relieve distress and to do the
greatest good for the comfort and
happiness Of those poor people of said
city who are in need Of financial
aid. While 1t is my wish that the
fund should be principally devoted
to aiding the poor Of the city Of Man
chester, my home town, 1t is my de-
sire that the deserving poor of the
county should be included in the BEN
efits to be derived from the fund and
that the trustees bearing in mind the
principal purpose of the trust may
make such distribution to the deserv-
ing poor of the county as in their
judgment win best carry out the in