The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-05
"BE JUST AND FEAR MOTT
RICHMOND,

Rolla. housekeeper at Seymour. Can
ada West; Mrs. n. Kellogg, of Sara
| toga Springs, and her sister Shekla;
Catharine, niece of his first wife, and
/ the two Marys, nieces of his second
| wife; the widows of his brothers,
Stewart and David, and his brother
Nepean or his widow. He left $500
to his nephew, David Clarke, and 800
to Mrs. Jane Azard, of Pottersville,
New York. The total legacies left
amounted to $34.5OO. The residue of
the property was to be equally divided
between Mr.. Clarke's sister Sophia
and his brother Nepean, both of whom
had once lived in Halifax. The will
further provided that in case Of the
death Of his brother Nepean, who was
represented as being lawyer in Hall
fax, his share as residuary legatee
should accrue to David Clarke, of
CORVALLIS, Nova Scotia, who was ap
pointed executor.
YET MORE OF IT.
The amazement of the five gentle
men increased with every document
unfolded, and reached the point Of
absolute bewilderment when, on open
ing the last package. they found bonds
and certificates representing an aggre-
gate of 1914, $50. There were United
States bonds for $29, 300; st. Joseph
and St. Louis Railroad Company's
shares, $1,000; Canada Permanent
Building and Savings Society, S24 900;
mortgage on real estate. Saratoga
Company. $4,000; Indiana, Blooming
ton and Western Railroad Company's
bonds, $4,000; Northern Pacific Rail
road Company's bonds, Sc $500; besides
large amounts in Midland Pacific first
mortgage bonds, Peoria and Rock Is
land Railroad Co.'S first mortgage
bonds, Quebec Provident and Savings
Bank deposit, chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Co.'S bonds, registered in
come, Chessapeake and Ohio Railroad
Co. s bonds, Danville, Urbana, Bloom
ington and Pekin Railroad Co. s
bonds, certificates of Indebtedness
Indiana, Bloomington and Western
Railroad Co., coupons Rock Island
and Rockford, and Peoria Railroad
Co., St. Joseph and st. Louis Rail
road Co. s shares, Eureka Springs Co.
Saratoga, coupons, United States
bonds, and balance due on bond and
mortgage. There was also a letter
showing that bond for 5000 had
Occu SEM W NEW YIN W NC HCSOtId-
ted, and a bank book showed a de-
posit in New York.
Some of the securities have deterl-
grated in value. and it is probable
that Mr.. Clarke's estate will not ex-
ceed $75, 900 or $4,000, but even this,
after the bequests nlmed in the will
have been paid, will leave $45, 500 to
be divided between his sister Sophia
and his brother Nepean, about whom
nothing is known further than that
the latter went to England some years
ago and has not since been heard of.
Neither do any of Mr.. Clarke S friends
in Ashland know anything about any
of the persons named in the will.
Coupons for $21O were found in a
separate package from the rest, and it
is supposed that the pastor put them
there to defray the cost of his burial.
The bonds, coupons, securities, will,
and all the other documents were de-
posted in the Tanners National
Bank, CatskiIl, and letters have been
written to the persons named in the
will, as we'll as to Mr.. Nicholas Var
ney, of Saratoga. who transacted Mr..
Clarke's legal business.