GIFTS TO SERVANTS.
v WEALTHY MAN’S WILL. Two middle aged women, who once worked as: housekeeper and cook m a beautiful mansion overlooking Streatham Common, are now provided with between £SOO and £6OO each, and annuities of £l2O from their former employer. , , , . . Miss Nellie Rice had been housekeeper for 16 years and Miss Alice Smith cook for 31 years to Mr William Bell, at Essam Lodge, who died about three or four months ago. After many legacies to relatives, friends, and other servants, Mr Bell left the residue of his property between Miss Rice and Miss Smith, m addition to the gifts as already stated. Mr Bell founded and was chairman of the firm of Messrs Beck, and Company, engineers, Southwark. Only a few months ago he attended his 53rd annual meeting of his company') at the age of 84 yearn.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 274, 2 September 1930, Page 7
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