Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-23
SOME RICH ESTAq ES.
End of Register BtRgs' AdminGaIra-
tiOn-Hts Ten Years. Tenure

On Monday next the commission Of
Sewell O B;gss as register OF villa If Flew
Castle county will expire and GOvri nor
Siookiey will appoint his successor, wi ON
politicians prophesy will be ISnAtils q
Giubb, Esq who has 20 formidable COM
netitor for the dssiTsbIe peat. Mr.. Bges
will retire tfcm the office after tr, ore
o. 10 yesra, ho hkvlcg discb sTsed tie
important duties Of register Of wits Two
terms. Upou tbs aspiration Of his
present term he will in measure retire
frcm public ne, and devote his attention
TO the Management Of his farms 10 Pen.
oadsr hundred where he will reside.
During Mr.. Biggs' inoumbency the
fios has proven very remunsratiyt
que, the business done exceeding that of
sny previous decade. As the berth is
uads downy BY the fese attached to IL,
ths earnings were comment urately larger
than In the past Iu HE two term as
reSister Of wills, Mr., Bisgs has graz ted
letters upon sboui 2 100 estates, an
average Of shout Is psr month. OF thast,
several we're very large, swelling the fee
up to a very snug sum, The lsreest
-stata that bias ever been brought before
liy register 10 this State has Just bssb
settled before Mr. Blgea |. was the es
tate Of the late Col. Henry G. Mccomb,
Hhnes peraopsl properly as scheduled
foots up to az 400, 600, Upon which the
tempting fee OF 1870 went intO the reg
iats,'s big red lined wallet. The settle
ment OF this es.aLe eGtstlsd a very large
amount Of work, aud required
pages and pages Of copy wing, &c.
The next largest estate coming bsiore this
register in the past 10 yesrs wAs that OF
the late J sss Lane. whose personally
footed up S772, 023 81 The third largest
vss the estste Of the laie Samuel Harlan,
Jr whs 50 personal property reach a
total valne Of 1853. 1888 60. The hsirs of
the late James II Kirkpatrick, Jr., passed
ACC 'nais npon a p0TsOuRl estate valued
a. $5l9, 1877 81 b1t0re Register BiPgs, and
the personally of Il Irenee dupont,
deoessed, aggregated $50, 100 Sc,
whioh also passed through the same
officials hands. DAEisl Curbsts' per-
ecnalty WAS accounted for durirg Mr.,
Biges' inoumbsnoy. II re ched total
VALUATION OF 1924, 5l2 80, aud John Ferris,
deceased had accounts 10 present upon
an estate Of about 5000, 600. There were
u low UAubT 5htdtcb III tuo past ~ ytAhb
amounting to sbou' 100000, and mum
Der got up to aud above the $4,000
notch.
For Mr.. Biggs' 10 years. tenure,it 10 es
timsted that the fees Of the Office have
averaged about "a 900 per annum. Mr..
Biggs, however, states there is an erroneous
opinion prevailing IS regards to the earn
ings OF the ofioe, which he says Are
always ovsrestimated. 10 ordinary rms
She register states the etics will average
5000 per Annum ID fees, out
Of which $1,000 must be deducted
for clerical and other office expenses
While the Office 10 very desirable on
account Of its pscunisry returGs It re-
quirss good sound judgment to properly
administer tia affairs. Mr.. Biggs
has made a moot capable publio
ssIvant in connection with the
regis.ership, disoharging his duties
promptly, and to the entire satisfaction
Of the public, who have been brought l j
business intercourse with him. His affa.
BILE, courteous, engaging manner, hiss
drawn about him numerous warm friends
in this city, who regret the loss Of his
good fellowship and his withdrawal from
public life to the peaceful Avocation Of
on Agricultural.