The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-13
BRIGHAM YOUNGS WILL.
\ ESTATE WORTH 100000 DIVIDED
SEVENTEEN WIVES AND FORTY

BRIGHAM YOUNG'S WILL.
AN ESTATE WORTH s2,O0O,0O0 DIVIDED
| AMONG SEVENTEEN WIVES AND FORTY
FOUR CHILDREN.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 3.-Brigham
Youngs will was read to-day in the pres
ence OF all his wives and children and a few
friends. Brigham Young, Jr., George o.
| Cannon and Albert Darlington are named
as his executors. The estate is largely real
estate, and is probably worth s2,0O0,000.
The will was made four years ago, and his
| youngest child, born of Mary Van Cott was
| then three years old. Brigham Young was
the father OF fifty-six children, and left sew
enteen wives, sixteen sons and twenty-eight
| daughters. The will aims to make an equi-
table division OF the property between all
| the wives and children, with no preference
\ to any. Most of them have already had
| something decided to them. On this a valna-
| ton was set, and it is to be charged to the
recipients as part OF their share, though not
necessarily at the valuation he put on 1t.
That is to be equitably adjusted when the
estate is divided, upon the youngest child
| coming ofage. Meanwhile the income is TOT 20
\ to the various mothers according to the num-
| Der Of their children, and they can withhold
if the children behave badly. All are pro-
led for as far as their present needs are con-
Esrned. His first wife and Amelia are given
81 life interest in the Amelia Palace-a large,
podern, new fine house; bur he is known to
lave changed his mind about that, chiefly
because they declined it for reasons best
nown to themselves, although nothing in or
FSut of the will has come to light showing it,
and they are otherwise provided for except
| by their share OF the income. Deceased held
many interests in trust for the Church and
| for individuals. His executors are directed
| to turn them over properly. The Church is
| forbidden by law to hold more than 500, 900
worth Of property; and so it was largely held
| by Brigham Young in trust. His friends
will not entertain the notion that he ever
abused that trust. There is no inventory of
| the property on the estate, and it is widely
| scattered. With the country prosperous and
| full of money it would be worth twice the
| above valuation. Recently Brigham Young
endowed an academy with lands at Provo
| and another at Logan-the latter with II, 600
acres. He had determined to endOw one at
| Salt Lake, but did not live long enough to
do So A person present at the reading OF
| the will says it seemed to be satisfactory to
all concerned. 1t will be probated as soon
| as possible. 1t will be wonderful II some
dissatisfaction does not creep in within the
next thirteen years. -,.,
YOUTH OF BIGHAM YOUNG.
| Brigham Young's first wife was Miss An
| gelne Works, who died of consumption at
Mendon, Monroe county, New York. When
young man Brigham Young worked at
painting boats, chairs and other articles at
Port Byron, Cayuga county, and Auburn.
When he went West in 1880 he owed a Port
Byron tavern keeper $l7 for board, which
he paid thirty-five years later with two $50
drafts. Brigham says the Auburn But
letin, twas good natured, rather Ignorant
and lazy genius, of whom the late VIM. Hay
den, of Port Byron, remarked that he didn't
know that he was good for anything except
ing to make axe halves-which he did WE'LL
| He had, however, local celebrity as lively
eXhorter, and always exercised his powers
| in that line at ell the camp meetings in the
neghboring country.
A Richmond Excursion Romance.
With the excursion party from Richmond.
| Va, yesterday, there was party OF three.
| consisting OF Thomas w. Cooke, Mary Jane
| Isabel, "a very pretty blonde,) and their u-
tual friend Mr.. B. L. Jones, all Of Montpe
! lier, Hanover county, Va. Mr.. Cooke and
| Miss Isabel were clippers from Virginia bent
| on matrmony, and during the afternoon
| were made man and wife. The couple We're
/ rather youthful, MIR. C. being only nineteen
| years old. and the bride two years younger.
| 1t appears from the statements made by their
! lElcilQS tIlttG pdlclluS VI Slll OUJCCtCO
to Cooke as a prospective on-in-law, and
! some time since closed their doors on him.
! ''Love laughs at locksmiths," however, and
| the lovers found opportunities to do little
| counting elsewhere. The counting at home
! was done by proXy-Mr. Jones acting the
part of a true friend-and succeeded admit
| rably. The lovers and their friends learning
of the projected excursion from Richmond
| to Washington, arranged to make it the Oc-
casion Of the marriage. Accordingly, on
Saturday evening, Mr.. Jones visited the Isa-
bell residence, spending pleasant afternoon
and taking tea with the family. While Jones
was enjoying the hospitality Of the Isabel
family, the would be bridegroom, MIR. Cooke,
was secreted in bunch of woods, about 400
yards from the house, ready mounted on
horseback, and Mr.. Cheeseman, friend
Of his, had three other horses ready saddled
behind the ice house. After tea the elder
Isabel laid back to enjoy smoke, and Mr..
Jones invited the younger Isabel outside to
talk about trading saddles, and in the mean
time Miss Isabel fixed up few articles OF
clothing, slipped them out to Chccseman.
| who strapped the bundle on the back of his
saddle, and them mounting the horse saddled
for her, she soon joined her affianced in the
| woods, as did also the faithful Mr.. Jones
and his friend Cheeseman, and all four i'm
| mediately started on their journey. Appre-
t bending that they would be pursued, they
: avoided the public road, keeping in the
I woods as much possible and emerging OF the
public road some eight or ten miles from
their home. On the road through the woods
I Mr., Jones was knocked off his horse by the
limb of tree and was supposed to be badly
hurt, but he had started out with determi-
IL nation to aid his friend Cooke, and he stuck
III to him. Mr.. Cheeseman lost the bundle
: (the young lady's clothing) off the saddle,
and going back to find it failed to return,
: | and it is supposed that he was overtaken by
n the father and brother of the girl, and that
!, he put them on the wrong track. n
- The clippers rode swiftly to Richmond.
d distance of thirty-five miles, arriving there
n I about IL 80 o'clock, making the distance in
about 81 hours, and placing their horses in
livery stable, they took the train with other
e excursonists for this city. Arriving here
y Mr., Geo. f. Poulson OF the B. & z. r. r.,
v took them in charge, procured the necessa-
y ry license, ard then the party set out to find
d 4 a preacher. Their choice was either Meth
= 1 odist or Baptist. but after proceeding to the
) residence of several, and finding none at
e | home, they concluded to look outside of
. these denominations, and Rev. DR.. Domer,
of St. Paul's Lutheran church, being found
e at home they had the knot tied then and
| there, Mr.. Poulson salutel the bride as also
u did Jones, the faithful friend of the couple,
10 who had earned his kis,, and the party, after
e, the minister had been paid, set out sight Sec
Il ing, and in the evening left with the excur-
re sionists, the happiest party on the train
| IVashinqton Star.
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The city chap had been out of town shoot
ing his gun at mark, when he suddenly
turned and asked an old farmer standing
q near:
~ "What's the law about shooting prairie
y chickens in these parts? When can l XII
" them?'
IL "Never,'' was the old mans quiet re
= spouse,
"Never?'' shouted the genteel gunner.
"Never," again replied the aged plough
W logger. And then, looking from the mari
t. on the fence to the would-be sportsman, III
lis continued: ''That is, if ye don't learn t.
is shoot hetter,n We dc now boy y.