The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-22
THE STROUP WILLS

distributed among a number of lepa-
tees, some of the items being to pub
lie institutions. Mrs. Stroup was
buried last Monday. The following
is David Stroup's will in full:
David Stroup of the town OF
Bloomsburg, county of Columbia
and State of Pennsylvania being OF
sound mind memory and understand
ing do make this my last will and
testament:
FIRST, it is my will that my body
shall be inferred in the lot owned by
me IN Rosemont Cemetery at Blooms
burg and that stones be placed at my
grave to cost not less than forty dol
lars.
SECOND, it is my will that I'll my
property real and personal shall re
main in the hands of my wife to and
for her use and enjoyment and subject
to her control during her natural life,
in case she shall survive me, and all
rents, income, interest, profits ond pro-
ducts of the same shall be hers with
out account and absolutely.
THIRD, upon the death of my wife
in case she shall survive me, other
wise within reasonable time after my
own, l order and direct that all my re-
naming property and estate not ex-
pended or necessary for payments Of
my debts if any, for funeral expenses
and charges of administration, shall be
applied to the purposes, uses and be
quests following, namely
To the Rosemont Cemetery at
Bloomsburg the sum of two hundred
dollars to be held in trust by said
Company for repairs, improvement
and care of my lot in the ground of
said Company including the graves,
monuments and fence thereof and the
keeping of the surface clean and in
good order, the said sum to be put
and kept at interest on good security
and the interest thereon to be applied
to the aforesaid purpose.
To my half brother Adam Stroup of
the State Of Minnesota the sum of
five hundred dollars.
To my namesake David Brobst of
Bloomsburg son Of Jacob Brobst de-
ceased, two hundred dollars.
To John Brobst of Bloomsbury, son
Of same Jacob Brobst, one hundred
dollars.
To my nephew John Snyder of
Bloomsbury son Of Jacob Snyder de-
ceased, two hundred dollars.
To my niece Mrs. Catharine Sandel
formerly Catharine Snyder, one hun
dred dollars.
To my namesake David Stroup of
Mount Pleasant, son of Jonathan
Stroup deceased one hundred dollars.
TO Mrs. Christiana Hartzell former
ly Christiana (Chrstena) Stroup one
hundred dollars.
None Of the aforesaid seven lega,
cies, last mentioned, shall lapse by
reason of the death of the legatees be-
fore my death, but the same shall 60
to the heirs or distributes of such
legatee according to the intestate laws
of this Commonwealth.
To the town of Bloomsbnrg in
which l have long resided and where
my property has been acquired, the
sum of Two Thousand dollars, the
same to be invested and kept at int
crest securely, the annual interest
therefrom to be applied to the furnish
ing of necessaries to destitute persons,
citizens of said town, who shall re-
quire charitable relief, and particu-
larly and first to the furnishing Of fuel
and light to such destitute widows and
infrm persons of said town, and the
procuring and distributing Of such
supplies shall be under the authority
of the Council of said town and ac-
counts thereof shall be settled an
nually.
To The Town of Bloomsburg to as
sist in supplying the same with water
the sum of Two Thousand dollars, the
same to be either invested and kept at
| llltCICot dill tilC iltClCot tiiCiSOl dp-
piled to that object, or to be ex-
pended with accrued interest) upon
water works erected or maintained by
the town, or to be invested in stock
or bonds Of any water company organ
lzed to supply the town with water,
after the erection of such works by
such Company, upon such terms as
the town Council in their discretion
may prescribe.
The above trusts in the town OF
Bloomsburg shall be formally accepted
by the town Council by Resolution re-
corded upon their minutes before the
same shall take effect, but after theil
acceptance any citizen of the town
may apply to the Court of Common
Pleas of Columbia County, as occa
sion may require for any proper order,
decree or judgment to define or en-.
force said trusts, or either of them
and cause the same to be executed ac