The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-29
DR.. EVANS QUEER WILL.
A Museum for Philadelphia Among the
BequeStS Made.

Writing from Paris under date of Janu-
airy II, correspondent Of the New York
Times, says that he has before him a copy
of the will of the late DR.. Thomas Evans,
from which he gives interesting extracts.
After stating that the doctor fortune has
been much exaggerated, and will not ex-
coed $4,000, 600, the correspondent gives
these particulars regarding the requests
made.
The requests to members of the family
amount in all to 1915, 1000. A coachman
receives $1,000, and the concierge of the
late DIR. Evans house in the Avenue du
Bots de Boulogue $50. The late dentists
body is to be buried in my family lot in
Woodlands Cemetery, West Philadelphia,
State of Pennsylvania, the State of my
birth, ~ and it is desired that one of his
near friends or executors shall follow the
coffin to the grave, over which monument
is to be erected { with vault) which shall
not cost less than 500, 900 or more than
5000, 600, and in case the lot of which the
testator speaks is not enough, "a proper
and sufficient ground is to be bought" and
1.-THE bodies of my father and mother and
sister are to be transferred to the newly
purchased lot, so as to be placed near me-"
REQUESTS TO RELATIVES.
Among the relatives, the chief benefici-
aries of the will are C. F. Muller, a
nephew, who receives S25, 200, and Frank
Evans, another nephew, and his children,
OF Washington, who receive an aggregate of
$50, OOO The newspaper called The Ameri-
can Register, edited by DR.. Edward A.
Crane and o. Cuntz, is given and be-
queathed to Crane and Cuntz on the con-
dltion that they pay any and all debts that
may be upon it. If they do not accept the
legacy on these conditions it must be sold
and the debts paid off if sufficient money
can be got.
The American Charitable Fund Associa-
ton of Paris, ''of which l was the prin-.
cipal founder" receives $50 To Ed
ward A. Crane and o. Cuntz are given and
| bequeathed the late doctors writings,
manuscripts memoirs and works unpub-
llshed, provided that these named persons
shall have all unpublished works and
memoirs of mine published at their own
expense, and the profits arising from these
to be equally divided between them and
my estate.' Should they not accept these
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publish them Or such parts as shall be ap-
proved by them. The dental business, or
professional business of dentistry" as
the will has it, is left to the deceased'a
nephew on condition that "it shall be con-
Quoted as have always conducted it, free
from any publicity or anything approach
ing charlatanism." "Keep it up" says
the will, Gas dignified profession. The
business of the powder and elixir and
dentifrice rose celebrated in Europe and
elsewhere for more than forty years, | wish
continued in my name" Thrty-thre per
cent. OF the clear profits resulting from it's
sale is to be paid into the 1esiduary estate.
A MUSEUM FOR PHILADELPHIA.
DR.. John Evans (the Marquis d'Oyley)
is Intentionally omitted from the will,
''for reasons as well known to the said
John Henry Evans as TO me-" All the
rest of the doctors property, consisting in
part of three houses in Paris and of real
estate in Pennsylvania and Maryland, is to
be sold-the Paris property however, only
in twenty years time-and the whole Of
the resduary estate is to be left to the
State of Pennsylvania for the purpose of
providing a museum in Philadelphia,
where shall be deposited 'all the royal
presents have received and all the decor
atoms | have been honored with during
my professional life, all original correspon-
dence have had from royal and distin-
guished persons, scientific, literary and
other persons, all objects of art and works
of similar kind writings, memoirs, manu-
scripts, books, Bible collections jewelry,
ETC." -" De-