Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-06-19

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herself a collateral heir, is sure to have
d. more money than hc or she will know
what to do with. The account is copied
from an Illinois paper:
SIXTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
4 Rjch Lcgacy-It has been known
for several months past, by some mem
hcrs OF the community, that an immense
property had been left to the different
heirs Of the Johns family, wealthy house
/ in Wales, but the particulars are not gen
orally public. Now, that the legacy is
known to be 4 fixed fact, there can be no
/ impropriety in giving an outline of the
/ facts, As we have learned them from a re-
/ liable source.
As we have been informed, two broth
ers formerly lived in Wales, of the name
of Johns. One of them sold his property
and removed to this country about three
! or four generations since. The other
though dcsirous to accompany him, was
unable to dispose Of his property advanta-
gcously, and was thus compelled to re-
main. The property of this thrifty man
utacturer is the legacy, or bcQUest, or
whatever it may be, that is now awaiting
the legal claimants, and is said now TO be
valued at $50, ,00OO00. | t is invested in
manufactures. but those from whom it is
due are ready to pay it over ut any time,
and it Is stated that the whole sum could
be realized by the heirs within sixty days
from the establishment Of their titles
y meeting of the heirs was called and
held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the "a of
April, 1867, but the smallness Of the num-
Der attending nccessitated an adjourn
mcnt to another day. This was done
without taking any definite action, and
the l4th of May, 1867, was fixed upon as
the day, and the city of Dayton, Ohio,
was designated as the place, when and
where the adjourned meeting was to be
held. The meeting has Just taken place.
and was fully attended, about one hund-
red and fifty reputed heirs to The estate
having been present. The representatives
from this city We're Mrs. DIR. Troyer, Can't.
George Puterbough, whose wife lt "A niece
20 Mrs. Troyer, and Thomas ID. CAN'T
Those claiming to be heirs residing in
this vicinity III addition to those already
named, are Mr. II. y. Frederick. of this
city, the LObaughs Of SmithWiIle, and the /
CAN'T family living at Galva. There were
present at the late convention. represen-
tatives from the following States: Penn !
Syivania, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
OF course it cannot as yet be known /.
what will be the portion of each individ- /
ual or family, but S6O0O0,0 900 will spread |
ON N hon
Iaroe norton 70 each Measures have
been taken to produce the requisite proof, .
and to distribute the money among the
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itv are concerned, they are DESERVING Of
good luck, are honest. industrious fami-
lies, on whom the burden of a heavy be- /
quest would sit easily, and would be thor
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