Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-30
The Jennings Association.

Senator Z. /. Smith, vi Nelson. has prepa,-
ed circular 10 relation to the Senate bill n.
243, incorporating the Jennings Association. ?"
tie explains 10 this circular the object OF the
BILL and also the status Of the Jennings estate.
He says
William Jennings died intestste in the year
l79-, leaving Il large real snd personal estate
Err. Howe and Lord Beauchsmp, rext Of kin,
who appeared, administered on his estate in
is l, and now bold possession Of the personally
ard some realty. The realty consists chiefly of
a large portion Of the great manufacturing city
OF Brmin CHAM, which said Jennings leased
out before it was built upon, for period of
ninety-nine years, and took some of the pay in
advance, hence he became thus sud ienlv pos
sesSed o: immense wealth, in the form OF Der
sonal property and accrued rents Under the
laATs of Eng land, after the termination OF such
leases, If no lawful heirs appear, and prove
claim TO the property, il escheats to the govern
ment The present value Of the whole estate is
reliably stinsted to be st least $4,000 W0, about
5000 q OF which, as shown by counsel, and
consisting ii fine city and other property. has
es; heated and the remainder, sbou. Sis :
100000 has not 50 escheated and is not barred
by he statute, and can be recovered # proper
ste. be .aken, as provided for IN the bill, TO
rsI:e the lsrge sum required to employ irs!
class solicitors carry on the necessary suits, sc
The hrs, section OF the DILL provides tha. this
corporation shsll have power TO issue sto X TO
an AN unit not exceeding thirty mil hons OF dol
lars, IN shares OF not less than ten dollars each,
and 10 sell such portion OF the me rs may be
necessary, and - retain such portion thereof As
It may consider proper for the purpose Of carry
ing on. the objects Of its creation provided,
said association shsli not, in any event, sell
more han one fin If the stock created and is
sued fer the purpose u paying expenses
Tbn al. h,u an uyni ,n n
association is to De operated, is to get sill per-
sons who claim al interest in the Jennings es
tate to assign sll their ght to this corporation,
he trust - collect i. and distribute it among
the parties entitled. In this way, y selling
some OF the s;oc st. say not les: than ten cents
il the dollar, $500 90 Can be raised, al OF the
net portion Of VI. Gu will be required Tor the
purposes stated Claimants ale urged, accord
ing 20 the. abi-y, 10 .ke stock literally.
4 GgEAT REFORM Salem Fau?nier co ),
"a, March :S.l, lS76-kev J. ". Rob, Of
A.elal.d7!a vs., who WAS recently ordsln ed
FOR the ministry, came 10 this plsce and found
i; with Us ~ i. IS in C6ins, Afric. and Burma,
comparatively speaking. 1t also reminded Inc
Of those beauiifu. lines If Dr. Watts:
Like sheep We went as.rsy.
And broke ihs fold of God;
Each wandering in different Way,
But all the downward road.
There was but one church member here. Mr..
Webb held meetings in 8 private house until
other arrangements were made. We then made
! te: ce.son for house which vas 81 academy
belonging 10 the white people, and through
their g. nerosity succeeded in getting the use T
this building While We were cund uctiug NEE,
ing. in it God was pleased TO bless Us with
vva!, srd six souls were converted and bap.
tized. We then organized church under the
name OF the First Baptist hurch of Salem, ana
on our regular day for receiving member.-tne
ID Sunday in March, nineteen persons were
baptized, IN the pres, nee Of sbCut three hun
drcd -ople b1th white and coior-d We have
erected conf r,ab,e little church, and have
recei. ct. through baptism snd letter UPWARDS
OF forty members. This radics change has
taken plsce within the space OF nine months
MIR. Webb $50 visited Morgantown, in the "
rinty .! salem and found them in the same
90 di! on be found US, and is using his il hueHce
!, build them up also. T. H. SHoAT