The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-16

made about the Woolworth will and the
probable time of filing for probate, Mr..
MeCann invited newspaper representa-
tives to meet him yesterday He took
them to the executive offices of the
Wooiworth company and there said in
the presence4of Mr.. Parsons, Mr.. Breadc
and James fp. Donahue, the other Wool
worth son-7n4aw
Mr.. Woolworth S family have asked
me TO state that for some time before
his death he had been ut work upon a
viii and had just about completed it.
but died before it was executed In
the draft of the proposed viii. which l
hold here in my hand, Mr. Woolworth
not only made many requests to his
family, but also made gifts to other
relatives ard to old friends, and also
TO various charities. The family in
tend to carry out these intended he
quests as far as is practicable. just as
though the intended viii had actually
been executed.
The viii that will he offered for
probate in the next week or ten DAYS
at Mineola, the county scat of Nassau
county, was executed on July 81, 1889,
nearly athlrtv years ago. 1t was in
handwriting and would cover about one
Ipage of typowriting. 1t leaves every
thing to his wife, Jennie Creighton
Woolworth, and makes her sole exeeu-
tor
. In view of the fact that the unex-
ecuted will cannot be offered for pro-
bate the family think that for the pres
ent at least it would not be best to say
anything about the requests in the
draft to which | have referred. 1t be-
comes, as you see, a family and personal
matter, and, as said before, the intend
ed will is to be carried out in spirit in
the most practical manner,
Mr.. Mccain said it would be inlpos-
sible to estimate the value of the es-
tate, or of specific parts of it, before
the inventory was prepared for the in
heritanee tax appraiser. Mr.. Parsons
said that there was confusion in some
quarters because the Woolworth com
panv is capitalized at $65000000 which
should net be mistaken for the value OF
the estate. No ono person held a ma
jority of the company s stock, Mr.. Par
sons said.
lie added that Mr.. Woolworth was
virtually the sole owner of the Wool
worth building, Which cost about $13,
100000 but at present prices could no.
be duplicated for anything like tina
sum. Reports published few year.
ago that part of the money for The
building came from abroad were due
mr. Parsons said. to the fact that
EFreneh capitalist offered Mr.. Wool
lworth $7,50Q,000 and thinking it would
he accepted made a premature an
lnouncement. Mr.. Woolworth told tn,
Frenehnan, however, that he had plen
ty of capital of his own
Mr. Woolworth's two daughters ant
other relatives have substantial means
and, il was said yesterday, will see ina
the bcnefactions named by Mr.. Wool
worth in the mexecuted will are ear
ried out.
IF he cares to continue as the com
mittee of Mrs. Woolworth's property
Mr.. Parsons, as soon as the viii is pro
lbatcd, Will have the voting power o
the Woolworth stock in f. w. Woo
worth Company, the Irving Nationa
bank and other enterprises IN which th
merchant was interested Mr. Parson
started with Mr.. Woolworth as cferl
He was made general manager of tn
company about two years ago when tn
condition of the president IS health con
ipelled him to relinqllish active person;
direction of his business.
The widow is daughter of Thoma
Creighton of Pieton, Ontario. She We
married on June IL, 1876, to Mr. Woo
worth, who was then getting SO
week in a Watertown store In Jur
last year, when Mr. Woolworth aske