The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-05
MISS MARY DANCERS MONEY.

Daughter Nrtu' @b-Trd ilttle acts ot
Kindness.
II is told as something very strange
that though the late Matthias NJ. Dancer
WAS a gambler both his wife and duugh-
ter were ut "a very religious turn II mind,
aud his brother a clergyman ia good
stAndng Nh Dancer, habits of life
caused las family much trouble. since u
really ustracizcd them from the society
for which they were both mentally and
morally qualified Though thc habits
and character ui Mrs. Dancer and ui the
late MARY VI Dancer were we'll known
% their uclghbuTs, they were treated
with grca, discuurtcsy and IN passing
thcIg lm the street, SOME even drew away
Us IIoulh in fear uf being contaminated.
This general slight troubled them great
ly, especially Mis-, Dancer, aud feeling
TINT people aIduut care tu associate with
the family uf gambler. they lived
quietly aud mosteutauuusly seldom
going out unless necessity forced them
to do So. and never cuurtiug the acquaint-
Aucc of others Some twenty years ago
Mr. Dancer Was struck with paralysis,
and Afterwards Was moody and petGlAut.
HIS wife and daughter were often adj
yi-ed tu have hm sent a. a luuntlc asylum
or % samr place where he could bee kept
under restraint, but "a such suggestions
Miss Dancer invariably replied " He is
my father, and while / have breath left
in my btiy / shall love him and make
hlm as happy ~ possibly 1t iS my duty
10 30 s1. Her father seemed dcyutedly
attached 20 her tic made her present
of the house un Eleventh street where
they lived, and one Christmas brought
home big bundle Of newspapers al
dressed ,o her After paper on paper
hAi been taken of and when the bundle
had been reduced 10 the size 81 large
apple a roll ui something dark iell upuu
the fio.r On examination, 10 proved 90
he $50, 600 ia bank notes. At the time
II the robbery II bonds from their house
Nrs. Dancer was very roughly treated
by tho robbers. Her thruA; was 30 lace
rated hv Ihr cords with which she had
been bound that rhc could eat nothing
and for some time il Was thought that
she would not live. Mn. Mary White.
"a lady Who hyrI opposite. he..ri al thl,
and Tor long time made soups for her
daily, aul dld uaay other little act, ~
kindness iur her When Mr. Dancer
got we'll size said that Mrs White hai
saved hrr life. and expressed O. desire %
repay her in some way. Mr. Dancer .lsa
insisted that something must he done Tor
her. aud Was very prafusc with hls
thank, and gratitude. AZ length one day
Miss Dancer c.,llti uu Nrn. White and
presented her with very pretty silver
soup lasilr, saving that she would like 60
DO stiN more iur hr- Though Mn
White Was by ua means wealthy, vet she
positively refused O. take ANYTHING but
the soup ladlr lu repayment Il her kind
mess. Bu, Miss Dancer often said after
tins that she should have her way about
IL that she would not be crossed IN her
viii, aud that she should DO something
more Tor her friend, whether she cau.
srutrd ur not sa II appears by Miss
Dancer viii. lately admitted tn probate,
that Mrs Mary White. for many acts ~
knlurss. ls a lcga'ec far 5000 II was
totally unexpected uu her part, and when
she was lnfarurl u. il she nearly iAutcl.
she Was So ustoutsAvd
Iwo years ugo, when Mrs and MISS
Dancer were at the seaside, tLry became
acquainted with % clergyman hy the name
oi Lee. who was ut the same place with
h,s family. lie WAS poo- both Ia health
and M pure By his kiudner, aud
gupi SENSE he came into the favor of
Miss bauccr. who. seeing that hc Was
worthy, left him $1,000 Miss Dancers
aunt. Mr Mary Ann Colder. adopted
a little hHy some wears a-u. Where she
found him uo one seems - know, hut he
was evidently q waif He has shown
himself grateful hy his obedience. and as
q reward lur just gratitude be receives
50. 0pu hy Alrs~ Dancers Will.
Al the furniture IN the house % West
Eleventh street, together with her wear.
ing apparel. jcwelry aud personal nrna-
m,nts. Miss Dancer bcqu,athcd 10 her
aunis. Mr. Mary Ann Colder and Mrs.
Susan Robinson, share and share
alike, and to each she also left $4,000.
To her cousins. William Colder. Autniu-
ettc Colder. Emily Colder and Mary
Pagnr.n, Mrs Frances T. Avery. Cnrlclia
Briggs and Alexander Cubhrrly, $40,
each. and - the two children of Mn.
s.. coo each. To the Rev.
Charles ). Harrow, at present the
pastor of the Central Methodist
church. in Seventh avenue. $4,000.
and to his sister. 5000 To
Mrs. Adele Oakley, OF Norwood, y. j..
she left $500 FOR the uses and pur-
poses " of church in that place. To
Thomas L. jeremiah. her executor. she left
s2O. OO0 To Adelinc Sanford. oi Woods
Hole, Mass. she bcqucathcd $40. 600.
To Elins T. Dancer, her cousin. ehc be-
lucathc1 The satisfaction of mortgage
made by him to her on some property
in Pennsylvania To George 4. Stevens,
whom she was 20 have married. she hc.
lucathed $50. 600, and Ia his two sisters.
81 900 each. She bequeathed her house
and lot. III East Tucuty-fourth street
10 the executor - her WILL 20 bc held by
pairs, and to pay the net income to Mrs.
Ruth Gotta Hs long as she shall live, and
It her death the house aud lot Is 81 60,
n fee simple, To her son, Nathan Gotta.
Miss Dancer also provided that lot be
purchased for her IN Greenwood Gene
cry, and that tomb. costing not more
han S25, 600. should be built ON it, and
hat the bodies of her father. her aunt.
Mrs Colder. and her child. George
Whitfield Birmingham and George +.
stevens should be placed in IT with her
,wn.
This will WAS made 10y Miss Dancer
,nly in case she should die before she
'amc into full possession of her proper
v. when she intended to give outright
o the various charitable societies the
mount named in her will, and it was
ndcr this provision that Mr. Jeremiah
TO act ms her executor. She
was not religious rccluse, as she has
peen STYLED but on the contrary was in
ume doubt about her religion. She was
Ictive in the works of her church, but
vas not higotcd in her religious ideas.
She did not contiue herself 10 one church,
iut went to those Of several denominn-
IONS. The Dancers seem 20 have had
.ery few friends in this city, and even
dr. Jeremiah, though he has known the
amily for many years, has never been
inside Of their house more than four or
i've times.
Miss Dancer died on the eleventh Of
February, and on the Saturday previous
he called on Mr.. Jeremiah at his place
II business. and told him that she was TO
% married the next Wednesday. He
surprise, as he had not pre-
,iously known that she had been rcceiv-
ng attentions from anybody, but she
old him that, about two years before.
Ter mother had become acquainted
With gentleman named Stevens.
md before she died expressed wish
hat hc should marry her daughter In