New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 11

SOME OLD WILLS FROM OUR VICINITY by James Shepard where hé died in 1697, Mr, Hooker's! in thee way of his studdyes, at such | will in part reads as follows: ‘“m” as the overseers of this, my will, Thomas Hooker of Hartford, uppon | shall judge meett. But if my son Jno Conecticut, in New. England, being|doe not goe on to the perfecting of weakened in body through the tender| his studdyes, or 'shail not give up visitation of the Lord, but of sound|himselfe té the service of the Lord and perfect memory, doe dispose of|in the worke of the ministry, my will that outward estate I have been be- trusted withall by him in maner fol- lowing: 1 doe give unto my sonne, Jno Hooker, my housing and lands in Hartford aforesaid, both that weh s on the west and also that wch is on the east syde of ye river to be.in- joyed by him- and his helrs forever| after the death of my wife, provided Me be then att the age of one and twenty yeares, It being my will that my sayd deare wiefe shall injoy and possess my sayd housing and lands during her natural life, and yf she dy hefore my sonné Jno come to the aforesald age of one and twenty yeares, that the same bee improved by the overseers of this my will for the maintenence and education of my children according to their best’ dis- cretion’, I doe also glve unto my sonne Jno my library of printed books and manuseript, under the lmitations and provisoes hereafter expressed, It is my will that my son Jno decliver to my sonne Samuel Soe many of my books as shall be valued by the overseers of this my will to be worth fifty pounds sterlfng, or that he pay him the summe of fifty pounds sterling to buy such books as may be useful to him It was formerly the géneral cus. tom for the testator In making a will to appoint one or more persons as cxecutors and also to designate a number of other, persons as over- seers, assistants or supervisors to see that the will' was carried out, The duty of the executor was In genernl the same as at present while .that of un overseer was mainly in an advis- ory capacity, The executor and over- seers jointly often had the general care of the family keeping a careful watch of the young people both male and female and in particular to see that they:did not dispose of them- selves in marringe without the con- sent of the overseers, The practice of appointing one or more¢ persons other than the executor to adminis- ter a will, is now wholly obsolete, The Rev, Thomas Hooker was the first pastor of the church in Hartford and also one of the founders of the Connecticut colony. The son, John, who {8 mentioned in his will, did not marry. He was a student at Oxford in 1655, became a minister and died in England in 1679, The son, Samuel, graduated at Harvard 1653, became the minister at Farmington, Conn,, OUR dental work is guaran- teed to give you satisfac- tion from the day it is complet- ed. Our best advertisement is our satisfied patients. CUARANTEED WORK To those who are in need of Dental Work, we say, “Come in’now and save money on Crowns, Bridgework, Fillings and Full Sets of Teeth.” “Dependable Dentistry at mederate prices” is our motto. Come in and have us examine your teeth today, No charge. DR. W. L. SMITH | Hours 9 to 8 213 Main St., Hadley Bldg. Have You Seen It? You should because it is one of the Biggest Bargains ever offered, and it is now in'our big front window for your inspection. By “It” Ten-Piece Walnut Dining Specially Priced at Only $295.00 THIS SUITE which has just been received consists of a Bufl"et, an Oblong Table, a Closed Server, a China Cabinet and Six Chairs with The Quality isvhigh and the Price is Extraordinarily Low. " Eight or nine pieces can be had for even less. Of course we have many other Dining Room Suites EIGHT-PIECE SUITE as low as . ...... $123, $163 ™ $169 TEN-PIECE SUITE as low as ........ $195’ $245 and $249 — For Instance — THIS TEN-PIECE WALN UT SUITE, made in Grand just as pictured above, ONLY ..........cciiiiiiviiiiiiiinin, .C.PORTER SONS | this, my will * * * And for mortality | sake I doe putt power into the hands *ted to them in as full maner as I have \ I8 that my sonne Samuel enjoy and possess the whol library and manu- script to his proper use forever, And however I doe not forbld my sonne Jpo from secking and taking a wife in England, yett I do forbid hiny from marrying and tarrying there, * ¢ ¢ 1 doe make my beloved wife Sussanna Hooker executrix of this my last will and testament and (my just debts be. ing payd), doe give and bequnlM unto her all my estate and goodes, | moveable and immoveable, not for- ! merly bequeathed by this, my last will. And I desire my beloved friends Mr, Edward Hopkins and Mr, William Goodwyn to afford their best assist- ance to my wife and doe constitute | and appoint them the overseers of | of the forementioned beloved friends to constitute and appoint such other faithful men as they shall judge ' (in case they be deprived of life or liberty to attend the same In their own per- | son), to manage, dispose, and per| forme the estate and trust commit. committed it to them for the samc ende, This was declared to be the last will and testament of Mr., Thomas Hooker, the seventh day of July, 1647, in the presence of Henry 8mith, Sam Stone, John White. . The following is from the will of Rey, Samuel Stone which is without date, He died July 20, 1663, It is my will that Mrs, Elizabeth Stone, my loving wife, shall be my agent and sole executrix andsthit with- out any intanglement or feare; the legacyes given to her selfe being first- ly possissed all and every of them. Also unto my daughter Elizabeth, 1 doe give and order to be payd the tull sum of £100 in househeld goods, Chattells and other country pay what my wife can best parte withall, or in two or three acres of land at price current before the sd land be dividedq betwixt my wife and sonne ag aforesayd, and this sayd legacy to be performed and made good within two years after the marrigge of my sayd daughter Elizabeth. Provided that if my sayd daughter shall match or dispose of herselfe in marriage either without or crosse to the minds of her mother and the ‘minde and consent of my overseers, then this my last will concerning her to stand voyd and she gladly accept of such summe and quantity or portion as her sayd mother shall freely dispose to her. 1.desire Mr. Matthew Allyn, my brother, Willjam Wadsworth, Mr. John Allyn and my sonne Joseph Fitch, overseers. 3 . o» The will of the Rev. Joseph Haynes of Hartford, dated 1676 made his wife sole executrix of this my last will and testament, also, I desire that my honoured and my intimate friends, my brother, Mr. Samuel Willys, my brother, Mr. Richard Lord and the Reverend ~Mr. Gersham Bulkeley to be supervisors of this my last will and testament and doé order them thirty shillings apiece for their care and love. Will of Rev. Henry Smith, 1648, we mean the handsome Suite Tapestry Seats. Rapids, $349 COMMUNITY SING There will be & church supper and soclal at the South church tomorrow evening In charge of the Young Wom- en's auxillary, Iollowing the supper there will be a community sing un- der the leadership of Mrs, W, C, | Dalzell, aecompanied by Miss Grace {the Red ( Captain E, A, Yarrow of ows and director general of Manning. ‘Hn- Near Fast rellef will speak, IN CRITICAL CONDITION [ Bultimore, March 14.~The condi- 1 1 i The most intelligent sabotage performed by the Germans to block shipment of Ruhyr coal to| France is shown in this photo of a sunken coal barge at Prosper llaven in the Rhine-Herne canal. | The barge, flying the old imperial German flag, prevents French use of this most important canal in the Ruhr. The barge was broken in fwo and the French enginecers report that it is to move it without filling the canal with coal. I, Henry Smith of Whethersfield, be- ing at present in health of body and soundness of minde, considering my mortality, and knowing it to be my duty to provide for my family and settle my estate, that I may leave no occasion, of trouble to my children when T am gone, and that I may be| free myself from distractions of this, kind, if it shall please God to visit mee with sickness before I dye; I doe therefore leave this testimony uppon record ag my last will and testament. Then for my outward estate because it is little and I proved the difficulties of this country, how hard a thing it will be' for a woman to manage the affaires of so great a family as the Father of Mer- ceyes hathe blessed me withall, and have had also expirience of the pru- dence and faithfullness of my deare wife, who shall in parting with meg, | weh | have well | impossible HOW U, 8, C, AID SYRACUSE MOURNS |.. " DEATH OF DR. DAY ', International Lea Peace Opens Sessions Washington, March 14.—Formula- | tion of a constructive program on| | “how the United States can help in the world erisis today” was the an- nounced purpose of a conference open- ed here today by the United States section of the women's international |lcague for peace and freedom, : Annountement was made of the re- ceipt of a cablegram from the inter- Syracuse, March 14.—Tolling ©f the |,,jona| headquarters of the league fire bell and flags at half mast on City | 4t Genoa expressing hope that the | hall today announced that the city| onterence “may help direct the in- | was mourning the death of the Rev.|gence of the United States towards | Dr. James Roscoe Day, 77, preacher, \,, international solution of the rep- | writer and for 29 years chancellor of |y apione” broblom.” | Syracuse university, at Atlantic City| last night. | Body Will Lie in State at Univer- sity Before Funeral |Grl'cm',\', but doe judge him unworthy vorce trial he body was taken from Atlantic this morning accompanied by the | widow and daughter and was expect- | | ed to arrive here late today. It'is ex-| i . o) | pgeted that the body will lie in state | servant I now am to take an oversight| /"y . yniversity before the burfal. of my family, that they may be & : | brought up in the feare of God, and | Dnrl’:y us in g;zoc:rn:mh:;lltzg:r;?;‘ to see that this my will bee faithfully | P left Syracuse a g | |a brief holiday with his family. He| i | contracted influenza and pneumonia | developed. Mrs. Day and his duugh-] ter were at the bedside when he died. | Battled With Roosevelt. The pronounced stand taken by Dr. James Roscoe Day on public questions often brought him into the national limelight. His defense of great cor-| porations, particularly the Standard 0il Co., and his controversy Wwith| Theodore Roosevelt, then oceupant of | the White House, were two outstand- | ing incidents in the later years of his eventful career. | His beok, “The Raid On‘Prosper-| jty,” attracted widespread attention. | It was a defense of “big business” then under attack by the Roosevelt administration, and contained a warn- | ing against substitution of personal leadership for constitutional govern-| | ment. i | Roosevelt, from the White House, | i Tadnard Chester of Wethoraiela I inivardeGitiie ctidmbolion salfiie BiGaL, Ll e 7, appointed his piece of hig corporations in genera wife as extcutrix and John Plum and | D hin Htadacd O Cor.n artlby| Henry Smith overseers and gave to|jar, Back and forth the wiclder of Mr. Plum ten shillings to buy a paire! the “big stick” in Washington and the of gloves, and to Mr. Smith, thirty| chancellor penned their sallles and| shillings. newspapers and magazines through- | e c i | out the country wero their battle- Will of Nicholas Clarke, Hartford, | ground. : 1680. I make my son Thomas Clark " Eight years later they shook hands | soal executor of this my last will and|in the home of Horace S. Wilkinson, testament and, desire loveing ffriends, | then the chancellor's next door neigh- Maj. John Talcott and Corp. Thomas! bor. Butler to be overseers to my will and | _Was Native of Maine. to assist and advise my son Thomas in ! i ' i James Roscoe Day was born Oc- agem(nlnlmrenr. | son of Thomas and Mary Hillman * parte with a great part of her liveli- hood. I give to my wife full power to dispose of all my estate. And I desire the Church, whose . ox o John ‘Wakeman of New Haven i1 his will, dated 1660, appointed three sets of officers to settle his estate. I doe make and appoint my son Samuel Wakeman and my son-in-law ‘Samuel Kitchell to be joyntly execu- tors of this, my last will and testa- ment. Alsoe I doe entreate my beloved friends and bretheren, Henry Glover and James Bishop to be overseers or‘; this, my will, and for thayr paines| herein I give unto each of them ten! shillings. And I further desirc my| deare and loving sisters, my sf Davis and sister Glover, to a executors and overseers with thayr councill and helpe in prizing, dividing| and disposing things equally to mu- tual satisfaction according to the true intent of this, my wlii. .o « . o» Day, the latter a daughter ot‘“Rev.! T | Samuel Hillman. He attended Maine Will of Giles, 1641, My will is that| i P ity and then entered | my sonne Gregory bee put forth an|p,wqsin college, but quit in his soph- apprentice to some Godly man for the| (1 o0 vonr bocause of poor health. | space of five years at the discretion | P e TR0 LTy lived in the open of my execut and the overseers «of |y \wachington and Oregon. this, my last will, and if he submitt] =y, was ordained a Methodist min there unto and stay out his time to|isor in 1 Hi6 “Reat SwovERR BaEe the likings of my overseers, I doe| st heing at Bath, Me. A year then bequeath unto him—(certain|,fter his ordination he married Anna bonds)—in case my said overseers! 3 Richards of Auburn, Me, He then have no good incouragement con-; continued his studies at Bowdoin, | cerning the disposition of my sonne| foceiving his A. B. degree in 1874, He| held pastorate in Auburn, Biddeford | a fathor's blessing under their hands, | and Portiand, Me., and Nashua, N. H., my will is that my execut: shall have | afterward going to moston. Trom the said lotte towards the education| Roston he was called to New York. of my children; until my sonne Jacob| Dr, Day's first pastorate in New| shall attain the age of 21 yeares, he | York was at St. Paul’s, then the lead- | shall have it to him and his heirs|ing church of Methodism in that city. forever. And executrix of this, my|Later he went to Calvary church. last will, 1 appoint Katherine, my| While at St. Paul's, Dr. Day began| wife, and overseers of this, my last|his long friendship with John D.| will and testament, I appointe the| Archbold, vice-president of the Stand-| Deacons of the Church of Wyndsor ard Oil Co. | at all times in being. Blessed bee| On November 16, 1§93, Dr. Day God. cas elected chancellor of Syracuse versity to suwcceed Dr. Charles N. He continued as chancellor until last year, when he became clan- cellor emeritus. Held Several Degrees. From Bowdoin, Dr. Day received Ythe degrees of hachelor of arts and doctor of sacred theology, from Wes- levan his master of arts and doctor of divinity, and from orthwestern the degree of LL. D. He of RBoston university member of the general confe of fl\-‘: Methodist Episcopal church for e eral sessions. In 1904 he refused clection as a Methodist bishop. * w Sc_andal Also for pleurisy, pains in the chest, side or back, neuralgia, o trtion. musnlxlhr rheum- atism, bruises, swellings, frost bites, chilblains, stiff j:i:'!ll and muscles. The favorite liniment for over 65 years. london society is stirrcd by the di- testimony ' in the suit trustee | 8 ases Backaches Sloan's penetrates. Pain disappears.Leaves feel- | ing of ease~relaxation. | Sloan’s Liniment-kills pain/ For rheumatism, broises, strains, chest colds Essential Thing tion of Willlam 8, Carter, former grand chief of the brotherhood of lo- comotive firemen and enginemen, who 1y suffering from Bright's disease is reported as unchanged today. His condition was described as critical, A new hat’s the first thing on most men’s minds in the Spring. We have the best mew shapes and shades on hand right now. $4$7.50 DOBBS KNOX FITCH-JONES CO. CITY HALL for Livelihood and Happiness ISeep in touch with our 11, 42, 43. T tion Nos. 40, 2, “Want Ad” p'(‘lges; Classifica- here is always work to be found there for willing hands and tasks for skilled minds as well. That is one of the tell you, to find the very job best ways, most anyone will you are seeking. Employers and employees meet through the Help Wanted Columns that deliver the desires of one to the other. Every con- ceivable position that is within the reach of the skilled specialist, as well as the places available for the novice, come within the scope of th HABIT. READ THEM e “Want Ads”. GET THE FOR PROFIT USE THEM FOR RESULTS Phone 925 brought by Hon. John Hugo Russell. Mrs. Russell, the defendant, is pictur- | ed above with her baby whose patern ity has been questioned. “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Store.”