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erence. The will providing for this is lost, and the distribution is now made out of the parish funds. The bequest is said to date several hundreds of years back." A pretty bit of sentiment is exhibited by the will of the late Hon. James Gregory: Having had my sympathies often amused by reason of the extra burden and care entailed on loving mothers, poor in the things of earth, who have brought twins into the world, as an expres sion of that sympathy, I leave in trust to my beloved town 81000, with the provision that the interest be divided on January first between all twins born in Marblchead during the previous year. In case no twins are born during a given year, the interest shall be added to the principal.
gifts. To turn over the pages of a col lection of wills, culled from all ages and all lands, is to get a bird's-eye view of all humanity. Farce and tragedy are curiously intermingled.
Perhaps the
layman is all the more puzzled and perplexed if he allows his imaginationto
survey the wide range of possibilities for testamentary disposition. While the emotions that are suggested by this ever recurring exhibition of the wisdom and
folly of mankind leads the lawyer to join in the gladsome toast: Ye lawyers who live upon litigants’ fees. And who need a good many to live at your air?
Grave or gay, wise or witty, whate'er yourdqm' Plain stuff or State's Counsel, take counsel“
So the solemn moment of will-making
has revealed the characters and hearts of the testators in their least disguised
me: — When a festive occasion your spirit unbeflds You should never forget the professioll's best
form. The silly and frivolous have made
friends: So we'll send round the wine, and a light bum
curious wills, the generous and great have made striking and noble and loving
per fill, To the jolly testator who makes his own will
The New York Plan for Commercial Arbitration
New York Chamber of Commerce for the arbitration of commercial dis
abide by and perform the decision award, orders and judgment that may therein and thereupon be made ufldef'
putes is thus described by Charles L. Bemheimer, the chairman of the special
pursuant, and by virtue of this submls' sion.’ ment of They the further Supreme agreeCourt that aOfludg' tile
committee of the Chamber on commer cial arbitration:
State of New York may be entered 1“
HE plan recently perfected by the
“The plan finally adopted by the Chamber of Commerce provides that in any matter of controversy the dispu tants, in order to secure the Chamber's means of arbitration, must sign a form of submission, briefly stating the nature of the controversy, and containing other
simple legal data. The parties bind themselves voluntarily to submit their case and all matters concerning it to the arbitrator or arbitrators, and ‘agree to
any county in the state Upon the
award, and they explicitly waive any right to withdraw from or revoke 1h“ submission after the arbitrators accept their appointment hereunder. F1'0In the
ber ‘Listofof Oflicial Commerce, Arbitrators’ consisting of the of Chan" about two hundred of its members, willing alld qualified to act as such, the displlmnis
trators have two — options they may in the choose selection one indlvld' Ol all)"
