Smyrna times., 1891-09-23

ne was married, which s,s updor.,o.
was wedding present. His father ~
told him he intended to- leave his nc.
ton in trust. He instance sev ~,
cases of his fathers defeStive NAM ' o.' q
M 1o UNI. T. Jones told of his going &c
nar. Oummlns office after he was elected
assessor @ IN 1888: Mr.. Q. thought VIM,
r. Riggs was still assessor and didnit
remember there had been an election
that year. '0OV'OAi
Mrs. Wilson T. Lavender testieod
Chat A. u. Cummins told her that 6o
ana his brother David had made frao
4uent visits with the testator to Dovsr
In June, July and August 1888 in raIo-
lion TO making his will. She asked
nun II they got it fixed, aud he reniieJ
no, mat 1t took some time to conSnno
are IL, that if the property was left -
me boys it would be squandered onT
II II leIG TO the girls, whose business No.
IT, one said that it was not the fret lii
mat Mr.. Cummins had fixed IN b;a
own advantage, that he had fixeJ baS
mothers will. "Aou ner
John II. Hotfecker had known NJ.
Cummins all his life, and 40 noa,,L ~
OF the Kent County Tnsuranoo IIoeIs
Pany' Mr.. Z. President and he a.
IectoE' had frequent business intor-
course with him. He was oal,a .IVei-
state cases of his failing facuIties onI
memory. He said chat after tbo .'u
rage OF A. Lee Cummins anJ M
EIVa Carrow, they were passino o1on
Ine street one day and Mr.. q a ",GS
What young lady was tbat S 1nitI
Lee. He replied his LA SHaU Win
vile" said Mr.. c. "wbom an iiis
marry ~ He told him re m no
ing she was a daughter of Thulnn A
Carrow. Though Mr.. Carrou, uoiiias
!. relation with him in bis "9 III
cbant ior years a prominent mer.
when he an; .lS Town and postmaster
r w mId , ne uleu IN 76, Mr.. Cummins
ovon 49, l; uoI remember such a person had
SVer lVed In Smyrna. Neither oo"Id
Io ieIlenOer VIM. G. Eliason VII
was leading merchant when Mr. CO.
n,l,a was lie could not rememha.
,ouVlacIs made with the witness ahont
'tG"ing tomatoes and to be certain %
y 10 e4ecutlOn, he arranged the mot
oI WIN MS OVerseer. Mr. HofTani|ou
'"I @9Aeu as TO the value of bis estato {
'nu ue SAID the estimate. Mt tic $50
nv valuation, including "Woo5Iatnn o9 Il
y ,Oa 0 not be too high, he thomnbt
H. "I ne was asked if he t6onobt
II Uummlns capable of properIv n.y. g
link he was. NC uluht o
: Wn ~ - T. EIggS, who resides on ona u
- HtI' rs idrms, said that since ;So h. "
"a not know him, mistakino hin fd de "
's urother, and failed in sevarai ;O' ID
"uceS TO remember verbal hnsinar =
'utracts. He was asked the 0nosti@so 10 10
! ID was prOpOunded to most oc tIn I'll
Illnesses, If Mr.. Cummins didn't no ne
5 own books all this time witbo,,t AeeP 6l
r,ojn ~ " ciefE' and he replied be did W W
pr, 1917 "hich Messrs. Bayard and Grav 81
e en- TO hinge a great deal of imnort 5nl
T. 1,,1 Y. Weldon was the last witos.. ma ma
reu, the court having been in Con- ~; ml
, session from lO.45 to 3 O'clocL 49,!
was asked the usual ouestiono W.
- us personality, business 90 80 80
W Oeeh tax collector of ona 80 WI
nnoIneF since '76. Mr.. G. beeitot nJ rle
Pay 'he last taxes, saying he would POI
'e 70 SEND for VIM. Polk Cnmro;,.S Lils
"'u afterwards pay it himself biS tne
90 , 9nea9t;nat9g to about $500 year. bIv
MI 6n9S nlhed the necessity of a on
nPe1 receipt, saying he had naver on
ia ol s1ch thing; noted his failinr per
~, y, the fact that in sS he didpf Lrni
wv Y. 4. 9. Hardcastle, whose , con lrul
isaosEiIy OF appearance Mr.. Weldon ma a.
I :, ~, 10 quite glowing colors Tn o,, y
y 10 10 the question, Mr.. Weldon aid qua qua
anIh INK, the testatOr capable of mai s men