The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-11-04
VIII of = Rich 3pecNiusOr
Formerly of -iitkOie ann
PIuIner- Ills IseqMeet5-"A &
Heavy Law stli;.- Eiae An1
of Oil.

OF Oil.
We fud atbe following account OF
will case in Battle Creek, Michigan, pa
per. AS the parties are all well koown in
this place, Plumsr and Pithole, it VIII be
tound Of interes,. In the main The article
liz tue as regards tha vii, bnt ibc state.
mrrls MADE ID regard 10 the brothers cl The
deceased bsins "inciiGed TO be ias|" IL
egruneous:
An extraordinary case is now on trial in
Battle Greek. Mareon! ccuuty, Mchigan.-
TIE astGgg CT The case ia as fellows:
Mr Thomas Dnncla. by specu!ating in
oil, oil ws!Ia, ap1 !anda, Ia Penneylyani0,
amused "a I1meaaa tU.tuue, after hicp be
removed 10 tbs chY fer Tie purpose o.
masiog GaLIs C;esk h'a iu.nre home
HIS Geaith being very poor be sought bene-
I'll by travel, ant Ter iuat purpose visited
Ireland Two yeats ego last wIDIer, where he
died. Duncaa was an Old bucnelor, and
nayicg neitntr wi,s nor cnlidIeU, be- dsros-
ed Of Us property by VIII whIr1 greatly
dispIeaaed his Gi0.nrr and bcotDers. Dan
Can was cevout Methodist; a member OF
The church in B.C.le CfeeH, a;d II prisouai
frIend Of B.sHop Slm!sou, VITA wuuu. be
had besn very ultimate tor "a uUmUer OF
years. He b-queathed $50. 900 ~ IDs DIsn
op aud large amounts 10 lei' siouG Mcthodlst
objects and 10 his old iIiends. lie made
comfortable proVisi1n Tor his iuotbeG, anu
bequeathed Il email am1uut to MS uivthels
which made them very iIiignaut. Dnucau
Was QuitE, uuaesumlms maU, te.npei.tr
W !ee Iban fe!lgions--iu i.ci, we're Inclined
to te EAST" Being eauIey uudke bis
brothers 10 habits au4 d.syss.tlvn, aau well
knoWiGg they wou'd soou maa- way wItu
his properiy.t wi'Ird to tUeln, is not ;.t
all stgsnge thai hr iyst reiuemuelad ms o,u
fi!suds, and 'nen 10 o jrcs wh,cD, as .
~hristian, were sndaared to b.ln. lue
Will was made May 20, 1871, ut u hea Held
near Belfast, 10 tne county vi Autfim, lee
land, aud was Witnessed by joseph Ferris,
aud james Stewa!i, .. Belfast. Blsuop
Simpson anG james Lung, botn oI puIaGeI
phia. are executors oi ne wil. Tns irsL
btqucs. 10 tue VIII WAS 10 his moInsr, t.
wuom he gave his nousr Oh Cadwsii street
IN this city, aud So, 200 to luru ish The same
To his brother Geo.g4 be gavs his property
in the o5i re- lous N Pennaylva0ia, lnoludi
,ng Oils iuterest III puuole and Plnner. To
tho executors he gave IN tIus his house I'D
lands at Cuyahuga Fa!s. Ono, Tor h!s
Orother J.mes dunus his HE, and uiier ots
,cesth 10 his DTolter Georges eldest Guild
and If he SAID brother james should uie
before tue said child Gttalus the aga Q!
Iwenly-one, the proceeds or rents tnereur
shall accumulate ior tue benefit OF tbe ch, d
until he arrives al age. He directed thu
his property at Battle Creek, C!eveiaud,
Chicago, Wisconsin and Pennsylvani. pe
sold, together with his personal estate, aud
disposed OF as follows: IL directed tat
his executors pay his just debts ond funeral
aud testauenlnry expenses, aud ,nve.t
SUN OF SS2o, 900 III the purchase Ci an unuul
lty TOR his mothers support and mainten-
ance during her ie. He prOvid d for
gardener aud TWO female servange for his
brother James during his natural life; 70
his niece, Kate Duuc,o, who is nl.nd, he
gave $4,000; 10 his brother James, $4,000,
10 be paid in annual sums of $500; to nIs
brother Fraucis Henry, $40, 600; to Il cbard
$4,000; to George, $4,000; to Rev, Mat.
thew Simpson, OF the NJ L. Church, OF
Pnlndeiph'a, commonly own as Bishop
Simpson, OF the N L. Caurch, $50, 600; to
james Long, OF Philadelphia, $50 coo; to
william Jackson, OF Pittsburgh, moor
blacksmith VINO had lost An eye whis sboe/
ing Dnncan's horse, $40, to William
w / snn. a hhr ne.s knr of pl,,n,lr = Ia nnn