The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

Pleasant Accident Fund, Scranton
! Public Library Are Remembered.
How the Extensive Estate Was
Divided. Smith IS ENocutrix.
The will of the late w. r. Smith was
probated yesterday with Register
! Koch, in accordance with one of its
| provisions that il should not be Of
| fered for probate until thirty days
/ after the demise Of the deCcdant 1t is
appended in full:
| "I William Z. Smith. of the city Of
! Scranton, in the county Of lackaWanna
! and state of Pennsylvania, do make and
| publish his my last viii and testament
| hereby rCvolting and making void all
| former Wills by me ut any time hercio-
| fore made.
II direct all my just debts ana funeral
| expenses to be fully paid ana SauShcd ny
/ my executors hereinafter named as soon
| as conveniently may be after my dCC2ase.
II direct my executors to select suit
| able burial plot ut the same Is not Sc
| lcCtcd by mo before my dcutm ana To
erect an appropriate monument thereon
FOR myself and wife.
| - give and boQueath TO my beloved
! wife, Abby r. Smith my mansion, house
! barn and outbuildings, together with the
lot or plot on which the same are erected,
together with all my household furni-
ture, books, pictures, plates, horses cav
| riaGCS and harness.
ii give. devise and bc1ueath 30 my be-
! loved wife, Abby r. Smith in addition TO
| the above bequCst, the fun. equal one
| half part of all my estate real, personal,
| mixed, whcrcsoovcr thu same may b" az
the time of my death and should said
! one-half of my estate not equal the sum
Of Slcp0 0o1 then ! give ana b"qucath to my
| said wife the sum uf 100000, instead OF
| said onc-haf of my estate.
Il give to my said wife Abby K. Smith.
such sum as may be payable ON any pom
! cN or policies of insurance upon my lit"
! not already made payable 10 her and the
! same shall not be taken into account in
the estimating the onc-hait of my estate
or the 100000 hercintoture given h1r
BROTHER REMEMBERED.
II give and bequca;h to my nephew,
| Thomas Spraguc, the sum of $1,000.
"G give and bcuucath to my brothe:.
Rcncl T.. Smith. the sum OF $500, and in
the event of the death Of the said Roncl
before me then this ncquCst shall so to
his son, George r. Smith.
II give and bcQu"atIi the sum Of S3OO 900
unto Henry Rcln, jr, charlie. H. Wells
and Thomas Spraguc, their hpils and AS
signs forever upon the uses and trusts
following.
First TO put and place the same out
at interest on such securities as are usual
| ~ required for the investment of trust
funds and pay over the interest ana in-
/ come thereof Scm-unuually to CLARA Z.
Sprague. Francis j. Warren Lucy W.
/ Snlltn, Mary SpHdSNt. cara L. DAVIS ana
Ellen 5. Warren, sisters and nicCcs. in
| equal portions and shares as long as each
/ of them shall live.
Second In the event Of the death Of
. either of said sisters or nieCCS without
| issue then to pay the interest and income
in equal portions to the surviving CcstIi
! que trust i'm said class.
Third. In the event of the death of
| either of said Cestui que trust to pay over
the portion of said trust fund on which
| said deceased CeStui que trust received
! interest and income 70 the child or chill
dren Of said deceased ctstui que trust.
Fourth. In the event of the death of all
| said CeStui que trust without issue then
to pay over the principal of said trust
! fund and any unpaid interest or income
10 my heirs excluding, however, my ne
| phew. William Il. Spr" uc. and his heirs.
THE said above gifts and hcquests TO
be paid in fun II my estate, after the be-
quest to my wife, will meet said amount
without abatemCn, for tax or charge of
! any kind.
And as touching all the rest, residue
and remainder OF my estate, / give. de-
wise and bcQueath the same as follows:
Il give and bequedth to the Society Of
the Home for Fricndlcss Women and
Children OF the city of Scranton sum of
, Sl.UOe.
II give and bcqucath 10 st. Patrick S
Orphan Asylum OF Hyde Park the sum of
$1,000.
u give and boqueoth to St. Lukc's Pro-
, teStant Episcopal church Of Scranton the
sum of $1,000
t ma Hospital of Scranton the sum Of $1,000.
Il give and beGueath to the MI. Pleas
ant Mutual Benefit Association at Mt.
Pleasant mines, Scranton, Pa, the sum
of 5000.
TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
81 give and bcQucath to the Public Iii.
brary, to be placed in the Albright Me
mortal building the sum of $1,000,
81 give and bequeath TO Charles Post
the sum Of Sl,tOO.
Il give and hequeath to Albert Post the
! sum of 81 coo.
II give and bcqueath to William II, Will
| liams if he is in my employ at the lime of
my death, the sum of $1,000.
! And If my estate is not sufficient to
. pay the last named legaCicS out of the
rcsduary estate. then the same shah be
: paid pateaby out of such estate as mag
remain.
. And in case my estate is sufficient to
| , pay all the above specific legaCeS ana
| amy portion remains, then one-SeVcnth of
said residue l give and bcuueath "a
Thomas Sprague, his heirs and assigns
forever, and the remaining siX-sevenths
! ! give, devise and bequeath TO Henry
, Belin, jr Charles II. Wells and Thomas
Sprague, their heirs and assigns forever
? ! upon the same uses and trusts ana TO be
. paid 10 the same persons and classes
a / hercintoforc provided in the gift and be-
! quest Of $50
And III case of the death Of either on
} | any of said sisters or neiCes, or my ne
phcW Thomas Sprague, before me- then
the child or children of such deceased
sister, neces or nephew. Thomas Sprague
! small TAX" the place Of his or her parent
. i'm said trust or in the distribution of my
1 estate, as the case may be.
- nominate, constitute and appoint 10y
, , beloved wife Abby II. Smith, eVccutriS
| Of this my last Will and testament and in
! | the event OF her death before me, or she
I declines to act. or in case she acts and
Q | dies before the fun settlement of my Cs
tate, then l nominate constitute and ap.
. point my friends. Henry Belin, ir.. ans
| Charles II. Wells and my nephew
, Thomas Spraguo, executors OF this my
| last vii! and testament, and do give full
, power ana authority to my cNccutriX ol
| executors and the survivors or survivor
of them to sell any or All OF my real es,
y tate at public or private sale and to make
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