A. FORTUNATE SOLICITOR

New Zealand Mail, 8 February 1900, Page 18

A. FORTUNATE SOLICITOR

We understand, says Herald,’' that Mr G. A. College, Elgin, of the firm o? Meaß»C»|* and VVink, solicitors, has J nß f to a fortune of between three and fool lions, as one of the residuary legateeoi late Mr George Smith, of Chicago.. Smith, who was known as Smith,” lived for many years in ™ form Club, in London. He died end of September last, and „„‘ e amounting to about £200,000, beneficiaries being the Caledonian I London), the Scottish Corporah other London, charities. The estd country was declared under* y, Mr Smith had property in Chicago, to the value of about lions. He was never married,, j whole o fthis vast fortune, afteugLjjj of legacy duty and the legacies jj, the will, falls to be divideJw .jjj George Alexander Cooper, Elgri l Janies Henry: Smith, New Y°rs> duary legatees. Mr Cooper is his cousin, a niece of tlio daughter of the late Dr Coopefi, years a meiiicai practitioner in „. gg-rJ Abei-deenshire, of which was a native. Mr J. H. bnrtj. legatee, is the son of Ylr r f^ner''M Mr George S. Smith. Air cousin of Professor Cooper, 0 University. _