Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-15
GOES TO FULFORD.
Text Of the VIII Of the Late
Annie Pixiey. aaaw..


Provided llc Survives Her. and the Leg.
Beqncts to Her Relatives enIy During
Their Lives. Except i'm few INST ances-
Residue to Found = Home for the Or
phans Of Actor. aud Actresses.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15-Tie will of An.
ME Pixley- Fulford has been taken to the
Office Of the register Of wills by her execu-
tors, Charles f Morgan, Jr., and Morris
X. Backius, for probate, and letters tesla.
mentary on the estate were granted them
In the absence Of any caveat protesting
against the admission to probate of the
instrument. The late actress estate is
disposed in the beginning of the will.
which reads:
BE it remembered that /. Annie Pixley.
Fulford. wife Of Robert Fulfnrd, formerly
OF san Francisco, Gala now of the CITY
OF Philadelphia, Pv., actress, do hereby
make my last will and testament in tho
manner following, revoking all former
wills by me: First. I direct my doctor
and funeral expenses to be fully paid and
satisfied, as soon as conveniently may he
after my deccase
To Robert Fulford II He Survives,
'ltem.-AIl my estate. real and personal,
whatsoever and wheresoever, 1 give, devise,
aud bequeath 70 my husband, Robert Full
ford, his heirs and assigns forever.
'ltem.-Should my said husband die be-
fore me make the following distributions
of my property, namely"
To Annie q. Pixley, the mother of the
testatrix, sIa,oOo in trust during her life,
and at death the said sum to revert to the
residuary estate; $500 to sister Alice B.
I'iNlcy. Of New York, the income to he paid
her during life and after that the princi-
pal to r:ert to the residuary estate; -. 900
10 Lucy Piyley on the same conditions as
the above; to her sister Minnie H. Nc
Cracken. of Portland, Ore, is left 81 900
absolutely and s6.o0o in trust, to he used
by her for the benefit of the tes,atrix's
nephew, Henry McCracker, till he aftains
the age of 81 years, when it is to rcyer, tn
the residuary estate.
Two Free Beds Endowed.
Also =, 900 in trust TO Minnie II. McCrack.
en- for the benefit of the testratrix's niece.
Annie NJ Liss McCracken until she IN.
comes 2l years of age. when that too, re-
Nerts; $1,000 in trust for her niece, Edith
Frazer. of Port Stanley, Canada, till her
death or marriage, when the principal re-
verts 10 the rcsiduary estate: $500 absolute
ly to her half brother, Augustus pixley. Of
New York, and 1900 to Star Lewis Pixley.
To her maid, Annie Potter. is bt,aueathed
$500; to st. Mary's hospital, Tor children
in the city OF New York, SS,O6 to endow a
free bed. to be known as the Robert and
Annie Pixley-Fnlford free bed:'' to the
fresh air fund Of New York, &. 900 and to
the Cancer hospital of New York 81. 900. for
the establishment of free bed, to be
known as the Robert and Annie Pixley.
Fulford free bed"
Where the Re>iduary Estate Goes.
Ihe executors are directed to sell all
jewels not mentioned in the memorandum
to the will, and to give the proceeds of
such sale to the fresh air fund Of Phi.adel-
phia- The will concludes as follows: Il
give an beqeath unto the home which /
intend shall ,e established by tht residuary
clause Of this. my will, my set of solid sill |
yer, consisting Of six pieces and tray
engraved with the heads of actors and |
actresses. All the rest, residue and re-
m1inder of my estate, real personal or |
mixed. will whatsoever and wheresoeyer.
give. devise and 6equeath unto the trustees |
Of the actors fund TO he used by them for /
he purpose Of maintaining and establish |
ing in the city Of New York, or its vicinity.
a home, where the children Of actors and |
actresses may Ike cared for and educated.
Home for Children.
This home shall lie known as the Rob |
ert and Annie Pixley Fulfortl Home for
Children. and shall be'under the charge
and control Of the said trustees of the
Actors fund. who shall adopt whatever
they might think best for carry
ng out the above purposes.
In witness whereof !, Annie Pixley Ful.
'ork, the testatrix above named, have here.
INTO set my hand and seal this 18th day of
June. in the year Of our Lord, 1890.
lSiSned. "ANNiE PIxLEY FrLForp,
'of Philadelphia"