The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-30
IHB SNYDER WILL

Fha contest usSun Bssorh County clerk
Hobsftton = ne IlsaFlng Unhnllhesl,
ana Aatourned % lNttinssiay.
Restetday morning u 40 o'clocls, ne-
ISfs County clerk Roberteh. The mt
stSps Ia the CONTEXT Of the win Of the
lSto Jacob Snyder wera takou. Tho VIII
wSslup FOR probate, which was Oppose
"a ~ M. ". T. Hubbard, representing
The cohtostins helra. who are as fol-
lows: Henry r. Snyder and Josepn
snyder. Sons OF The deeeaeed. ana Jos.
ebb ~ White, Mafgatet =, White ana
Henry F. SNYDER. grand hildFen;
Tie tirst move Wal the motion by at.
Hubbard 44lat curator Of the estate
~ appointed. This was phiecteu 70 "
Mr. Henry ~. Russell, Fepfeeeatlta4 tlt
WIN. and the objection was sustained.
No. Hubbard then moved 70 post p0le
ithS case until the decision could 30 ap-
pelled to the circuit court, and thla, TOO,
iFnS 6YaFFIlIe1 by the court. The VIII
WaS then read. Il makes tho following
provisions;
S6ction 1, ne gives. devlseg and be-
tueathS 70 his sons. George W., Jacob
". and BENJAMIN snyder. gu OF his real
and personai properly. They are 70
nav the debts. expenses ana leBaetes
provided for. The three to continue IN
tile business Of thelr father, and y one
should desire 10 sell u Is desired Dy tne
testntoF that he shall not dispose o. ms
Interest 10 q STRANGER, unless the tEo
Othars refuse q buy at value 70 De
iixed by arbitration
Section g Directs payment o. tuneral
expenses and purchase Of q monument
10 sbo erected over his grave tn Green
wood cemetery. II Q cost OF $500.
section & Gives $4,000 10 his sons,
George. Jacob and BENJAMIN, Aa truss
tees, for purposes - follows: said SUM
IA IS invested on behalf OF his son
Henry K. Snyder. 20 whom the revenuS
Il Is be paid, and at his death 1900
70 to be paid to hts child, 35,OO0 70 MS
wife, and $1,000 to Benjamin, George
and Jacob Snyder,
Section I. Gives &ls,0a9 10 his sons'
George. Jacob and BENJAMIN, aS truss
tees for his son. Joseph SNYDER, 20
whom the revenue shall be paid durtnE
ISSenh's lifetime. Al his death the
,brinciDal 70 be divided 40 follows: 1.o09
10 any widow and Children, ana Sls,0gJ
Is George, Jacob and BENJAMIN, his
section & Gives 5000 to his grandson,
Dean snyder; $1,000 TO his grandson
,fSseuh Al White: 5000 10 his grand
daughter. Margaret E. White.
sections5, Gives $500 % his honseSeep.
er, Lydia Wordan.
section 5. All of the foregoing leEac!e8
20 be payable by George. jacob ana
Benjamin. Snyder In four equal annual
InstalIments. the flrst being payable
one year after his death.
Section 8. II his sons, George, Henja-'
min and Jacob, should be succession IN
cOhtittctite his business. he would be
pleased 10 have them add such amounts
as they see at to the legacles given MS
other children and grand children.
Section 10. Names GODrge. Jacob ana
Benjamin. Snyder, his sons, as oxec9-
tors, no security required. CWiu made
November 20. 1885, and Witnessed by L.
D. Wilson. II, a. SeabTight and Joseph
81. L. D. Wilson. the family physl-
cEan. and one 81 the witnesses 70 Mr.
Snyder's signature, was examined. In
nc csAuFRe OF this examination Il was
brought out that the contestants VIII
III empt to show that Mr.. Snyder.S
mind was unbalanced through his Eut-
ferInE from BrIEht's disease. The p!Iy.
giciRHs. however. did not admit that
~ vas true in the caEe OF Mr.. Snyder.
Norman A. Seahrlgtit, book-keepeF at
M Snyder'S store, was examined. He
~ another witness 10 the signature OF
tSe teStator 70 the will. In the course OF
NE testimony It was brought out that
Nh Snyder had written letter to ms
SoIi, Henry K, in which he said that he
would divide his property equally
among his sons.