Strange Legacies

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 18 June 1915, Page 3

Strange Legacies

Many cases are on record of singular bequests. Some years ago in New Orleans there died a wealthy old man who had been noted for his shrewdness in business matters. One of the bequests in his long will was a hairbrush that he had used for many years. This brush he gave to a nephew, with the proviso that the brush should be kept in the family vault one month out of twelve and in a mahogany box. The acceptance of the brush meant that the nephew was to inherit and enjoy two-thirds of the estate. Margaret Ann Epping of San Francisco, left one thousand pounds each to ten of her nephews about six years ago, but the condition was that her tombstone was to be replaced every two years with a new one on which each nephew in turn should cause to be chiselled an appropriate verse setting forth his love and affection. ” Jabez Hollister, of Montreal, left his two sons the use of a corn razor that he —a cutler —had specially ground and fixed up for chiropedic use. “ For the sake of their health and the risk they ran from bloodpoisoning, if other corn-cutters were used ” the sons were admolished to use no other cutter, and a cash amount-was to be forfeited if they disobeyed.