Beaver Press | 1908-01-24 | Page 8 | Miser's Peculiar Will

peculiar will william john watson emigrated a half century ago train from portadown Port county abinash Ari nash ireland to australia where lie he made a fortuna fortun fl olover of over C 10 A tew few years ngo ago ite he returned to his native town and aad has hai since lived tile the life of a miser in a small three roomed bouse where he be was found dead several days ago ur by bla will he leaves the whole of hla his proD property erty to portadown Port for the purpose of providing healthy re reaton for the people but he bars bare football or race the will further provides that the urban council shall hall out oui of the interest have hava a dinner every five years tile the expense not to exceed 91 1 per head at each of these di ners the will Is to be read publicly trend of civilization I 1 bad thought that civilization meant the of pence peace and order and freedom of good will between man and man of the love of truth abd the hatred of injustice and by consequence nce the attainment of the good life which these things breed a lito life tree free from craven fear but full of incident that was wae what I 1 thought it meant not more stuffed chairs and more cushions and more carpets carpeta and gas and more inore dainty mea mealand tand drink and thereal therewithal that more and sharper difference between clagg and class claes william morris morr Is