A STRANGE WILL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 908, 22 October 1910, Page 4

A STRANGE WILL.

Auckland, October 20. When one follows a deceased friend to the graveside out of respect rewards for such action is not usually looked for, but by the will of the late Mrs Jane McGlashan, who died at her residence, Manukau road, Parnell, on the X2th inst., aged seventytwo years, such provision is made, lu deceased’s last will, which is short and simple, she states I give, devise, and bequeath to my executor, hereinafter named, all my property and estate upon trust as to one-third share thereof for my friend, Mrs Susan Price, Parnell, in recognition of her kindness to me, and as to the residue of my estate upon trust to divide the same equally between such of my friends other than my executor who shall, in the opinion of my executor, attend the iuneral service at my grave, being moved so to do by a desire to show respect for ray memory, and I direct my executor within one week from my decease to sign a certificate setting forth the names of the friends whom they (she) shall consider to be entitled. Mrs Susan Price was made the executrix, and the word “they” altered to “she” in the will. The value of the estate is about and the number who attended the funeral was about eight. The deceased lady had one daughter, who died a number of years ago, and her husband predeceased her by a considerable number of years. She had no relatives alive, and evidently made the will to test the value of her friends.