Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-10
THE WOODWARD WILL.
The Division Of ons ofthe Largest Estates
10 the CITY

The Division OF ons ofthe Largest Estatss
10 the City.
The will of the late Simpson H. Wood.
ward was yesterday admitted to pro.
bate. William H. and Joseph II. Wood.
ward, who we're appointed executors in
the will, filed their bonds in the sum OF
$500, 900, conditioned according to Law,
no security being required under the
terms OF the will. Mr.. Wood ward has
for some time been known as one Of the
wealtbiest men in this vicinity and the
features OF the will are published be-
low as matters OF general public interest.
The estate is valued at a round half
million OF dollars.
The will was signed on the eth OF
April and witnessed BY { c. Evans,
William Linen and VIM. l.. Bender.
The requests run as follows:
His daughter Hattie, by section first.
receives the summer residence at West.
port Harbor, Mass, with a row. boat
there, to he deducted from her share Of
Of the estate at the rate OF 5000.
William II. and Joseph II. Woodward
receive together, by section two, the un.
divided half OF two parcels OF ore land in
Alabama, bought in 1880, one parcel
being brown hemstite and the other
red, and the undivided half OF 1000
acres OF coal land, bought in 1880, to be
theirs in fee simple. These two gen.
tlemen also receive an acre OF land on
Caldwel's run, which the testator de.
sires TO be secured to the public as q
place OF public resort, which duty is
conveyed to the sons.
The Woodward Springs property Of
about four acres, at Taunton, Mass is
devisedto Ambrose NJ. Woodward, OF
that place; the festator desirt this land
to be secured forever a. place OF pub
lie resort, but not knowing how this Is
to be done, devise il to the said A. NJ.
Woodward, being confident that he will
carry out the wish expressed.
Section 5 Of the will bequeaths the
sailboat Loon" at Westport, TO Har.
vey, son of W. II. Woodward, and the
sailboat "I.aBsIle' to Solomon, son OF
the testator. All books and papers. not
Of business nature, are given TO W. II.
and J. H.Woodwari, for equal division.
All of the above requests are TO be
taken frsm the estate tree OF any claim
of dover and in lieu OF dower,in these
requests, Mrs Woodward receives the
house on LaBelle street, with it's furni-
turp.
Al OF the lands owned by the tesla.
tor in Alabama, except those already
bequeathed, as above, are given TO the
executors to be by them held for ten
wears and at the expiration Oh that pc.
Rod be sold and the proceeds divided
among his wife and children according
to law. But during the ten years, the
the farm lands in Alabama, owned joint.
~ with David Spaulding, OF Steuben.
vile, may be- sold, il Mr.. Spauldlng 50
desires.
All of the remainder et the estate,
whether real. personal OF mixed, OF
whatever kind and wherever situate, is
divided among the teststor's vile and
William H., Joseph II James
Lawrence, Solomon, Caroline, wife OF ia.
cob Hughes, Hattie r., Hannah b.,
wife of Clarence Irwin, and Jesse f., wife
of Charles Berger. deducting several
small sums Of money already advanced
by him. The testator requests that the
division OF the stocks AMI personal
be made as soon as il consist.
ent with the interests OF the estate.
Section tenth was as follows: "Not-
outstanding anything contained in the
seventh clause hereof, my said execu-
tors may, il in their discretion IL seems
best for the interests OF my estate, at
any time within one year after the ex.
pira,on of said ten years, sell and con
vey in Zee simple all or any OF the lands
in said clause mentioned, and none OF
the devisees herein shall be entitled to
a conveyance Of any OF said lands unless
at the end OF said one year they remain
undisposed OF by said executors; or my
said executors in the exercise OF like
discretion may at any time during the
ten years, or thereafter during the one
year convey in fee simple or any less
G state, said lands or any OF them, toa COZ.
poration formed for the purpose OF devel.
oping them, taking in payment stock OF
said corporation, or stock and money
The proceeds Of any such sale or the
stock and money taken in payment
from such corporation, shall be distrib.
uted among those entitled 10 said lands
as il such proceeds, stock or money,
were real estate. No purchaser, wheth.
er such corporation or another, shall be-
obliged to see to the application oil the
purchase money, my said executors
being empowered to convey said land at
the times above mentioned az fully AZ |
could do, il alive"
The last section Of the will provides
for the appointment OF William II. and
Joseph II. Woodward as executors,
without bond.