Bachelor's Bequest

An old bachelor left a trust fund with the income to be paid to any local child whose parents would give him the middle name of Spurr. Location: Otisfield

An old bachelor left a trust fund with the income to be paid to any local child whose parents would give him the middle name of Spurr.
Location: Otisfield

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