The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-06

stated in order the provisions he wished
to make for those of kin to him. Those
provisions were not afterwards mate
rally changed, and little reference was
made to them He further said he
wanted to do something for Barre, and
mad come to the conclusion some years
before that a suitable library building
would do the town as much good as any
thing; and regretted he had not set him
self to working out the details earlier,
and. added: But | did not expect to be
where / am so soon. He talked freely
about what kind of a building he thought
it ought tc be, but was troubled because
he did not know more about the cost Of
such a building.
He wanted the attorney to prepare,
and submit to him a plan whereby
trust be created; and the residue of his
property, not disposed of as stated, 90 to
a board of trustees; and that the vacan.
cies in the board be filled by the suryiv-
j ing OF remaining members. That no
person be eligible to serve except while
he was a resident of Barre; and to have
such provisions therein that the trustees
hold the property until such time as his
estate, exclusive of the bank building
situated ut the intersection of North
Main and Washington streets, with in
terest and accumlations, saould amount
to enough to provide such a library
building as he had described
The conclusion was soon reached that
such building as had been spoken Of
would cost at least thirty thousand dol
lars. He said there ought to be five
thousand dollars spent for new books,
and directed that thirty-lve thousand
dollars be inserted as Il minimum sum
| that must be reached before the work
was begun.
The unselfsh manner in wiich he took
the matter up is indicated, in a measure,
| by the fact that no reference was made
j by him to have his name used in con
nection with the trust or the library.
No requirement. was made that the ben
eticiaries or others contribute to the
funds in order to make the property of
his estate available,
Again, the matter Of placing restric-
lions on the trust, and the duties of the
trustees was fully considered; and it was
too much of a proposition for him to
forestall what course Of action the re-
mote future might necessitate to accom-
| plish the best results. lie wished as few
restrictions as practicable inserted; and
he wished it pro'sided that nothing be
/ received by the trustees from others on
! terms inconsistent with thu provisions
Of his will. While the number of trus-
| tees, best TO serve the purpose, was re-
| ferred to by him several times, il was
not until the last talk before the matter
was to be put in form OF p will for ex-
| ecution that the number or names of the
! trustees were given. Seven was fixed as
the number, and the names were; James
NJ. Perry, Henry z. Mills, Alexander Cor.
don, John Trow. Henry T. Packer.
| George Lamson and Edward w. Bsbee.
| Mr.. Aidrich loved his native town.
After the dissolution of the old town
ship, and the incorporation OF a city and
a new town of Barre, by The Legislature
Of 1894, it was thought best to re-write
! the viii and fit it to the changed names
Of the benefciaries. The modified viii
was executed on January 81, 1905 with
| out material change except rs stated. Mr..
/ Aldrieh deceased on MS seventy fifth
birthday, that Is, on June >, 1898,
| The executors administered on the es-
tate in Vermont; and the residue was
decreed by the probate court to the trus-
tees on March 81, 1900.
DR.. Henry 4. Packer no. being eligible
| to serve as trustee because he had gone
| to reside in Massachusetts, Mr., Nelson
D.. Phelps was appointed on March 81,
| 1900, to fill the vacancy
The Estate.
The property as decreed to The trus-
tees, by the probate court, as per inven-
tory and appraisal, was as follows;
! Bank building, corner n. Main
and Washington SITS, Barre
City Observation-Disclosures. $l3,OOO.0O
Store building, westerly side
of Main St, Barre City, 100000
/ About % acres OF wood land,
Barre Town .........-.... 100000
Four shares Pipe Stone Couu-
ty, Mimi, school district
bonds ...,................ 100000
Four incorporated village of
Falmouth, MINI, bonds 800 100000
Four town of Middle River,
MINI, bonds .....,.......' 100000
Four city OF Sioux Falls, S.
D, bonds ........,,...... 100000
20 shares Barre Savings Bank
& Trust Co. stock .,..... 100000
20 shares National bank of
| Barre stock ,..,.....t, 100000
East Montpelier creamery
stock ,................... 10000
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