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Show 1 . v -Another Fortune ealtreil. San Ft! am 11 si.il. Jan. l.-inc deed of tru-t and w ill of the late Mrs Cntlu rinc Qarcelon, of Oakland, who died Inst week frum bronchitis, lias been made public. The deceased was the only sister uf tlie late Dr. Samuel Merrily, a prominent resident of Oakland, from whom she Inherited an estate es-tate estimated at :,000,IKHI. She was born at Harpsvilie, Maine, Augttat 9, 1814, and was married tu liarcelou at the age of 111, Her husband died in 17. The widow, having no children, left as heirs two nephews, Frederick ami James Mcrrltt. Her will makes a number of be-quests be-quests to seventy persons, mostly relatives IB Maine. The residue of the estate is to constitute a trust fund to cmluiv a hospital at Oakland and to endow Howdoin college, Maine. It Is estimated that the hospital will nccivc fiiisi.CKi and the college 4(iti,iHs). .The will states that the deceased considers her nephews amply provided lor, in that they received something like hall a million dollars not to contest (no will of Dr. Serritl which gave the bulk of the MtatOtoher. |