Middletown transcript., 1899-10-07
THE LOWER PENINSULA
additional items on the inside pages.)
THE HOOPER WILL CASE

The court last Wednesday rendered
q decision In the Hooper will case
The opinion was delivered by Judge
Lloyd. It will be recalled that Miss
Willie Hooper who Gied In 1893 left Q
will bequeathing her property to Trus.
tees Of Asbury NJ. E. Church, Sails
bury; to the Board Of Home Missions
and Sustentation, Board OF Foreign
Missions and Board of Church Exten-
sion OF the Presbyterian Church OF the
| United States; to the Church Exten-
sion and Missionary Board of the NJ. E.
Church Of the United States; to the
Board of Stewards of the Wilmington
Conference, for the support Of the su-
peranuated ministers. Certain b.
quests we're also made to Mrs. Hum
phreys.
The viii was contested by Mrs. L. p.
Humphreys her sister on the ground
that the delegates named In the will
were not competent to receive the prop.
erty, being neither individuals nor corr
porations under the law and the real
estate could MOI pass under the Law
because it violated the law against per-
petuities.
The court held both Of these object
ions to be valid.
The effect of the decision is that the
real estate will 60 to the sister, Mrs.
Humphreys by Inheritance and resi-
duary legates she will receive all the
personal property except that provided
under the will to go to the payment OF
the ministers salaries in the Methodist
Episcopal Church 10 Salisbury and
Wicomico Presbyterian Church.
The principal item OF real estate is
the business block on Main Street, oc-
cupied by Lacy Thoroughbred and
Harry Dennis, and as residences on
second and third floors.
The trustees named 10 the will to
execute the trust are Dr.. F. M. Sic.
mons, Thos. FL. Williams and e. Stan.
ley Toadvin. Il has not yet been de.
cided whether or not the trustees will
take the case to the Court of Appeals.
Graham and Fitch and John P. Poe
are council for Mrs. Humphreys, Ellie.
good & Ratcliff for trustees. Sails,
bury Advertiser.
GIVEN UP FOR LOST.
It is believed that Captain John Fowler,
with his wife, daughter and crew Of the ILL
fated schooner Patterson, have gone to the
bottom of the Atlantic The vessel left
Philadelphia on August 8, with 1000 toms
of coal bound for Savannah. Since then no
tidings have been had Of her. All who are
interested in vessel or crew have abandoned
hope. Captain John Fowler was native
of Milton and leaves mother, four broth
ers and one sister. he was 80 years Of age.
Mrs. Cora Fowler. his wife was 80 years Of
age. The daughter, s years Of age, was q
bright little girl, full Of wit, vivacity and
life.
DEATH OF JONATHAN HARRINGTON
Jonathan Harrington, q well-known far
mer, who died at his home near Harring-
ton Friday morning at 4 o'clock, after an
illness of about ten days, from paralysis,
was buried from the NJ. z. Church Tues
day. Two sons of the deceased, who reside
in Kansas and Colorado, could not be pres
snt at the funeral. Besides these, three
ons in Harrington survive their father.
Mr.. Hsrrington's wife was sister Of Rev:
s. M. Thomas, D. D.. editor OF the Phila-
delphia Msthodist.
DID TRICKS TO SAVE HIS LIFE e
While giving an exhibition here to-day |
Harry Kramer. q trick bicycle rider, of |
Washington, D. c., was standing on his |
head on his saddle when he collided with q
wagon, Into which he leaped.
The horse ran away. Kramer caught the |
reins and sndeavored 10 stop the frightened
animal. Coming near two other wagons
the horse slacksned speed and Kramer
leaped first to one wagon and then to
second, thence to the pavement and over
an iron picket fsnce Surrounding the Cam
bridge National siBsnks The horse Was
stopped without any damage being done.
DYSPEPSIA
Ny wife suffered fog many years from Nes-
vuus Dyspepsia, Sick Headache. 6leep1essnessI
70 Nszyous pshali!y9 writes loAu Ksileesy
fntladMph1As We hded z4eny pAysfcianS and
zumerous remedies, but with no rssnlts, unsif /
5eard q Johnson'a Dyspepeia Care. We b0ushk
zx buxes, and the resa1sn fzF safpaxsea cAx e.
She sex eats and seeps vel, i
EaamiM& - &e4h. ard Aax eelsk Wlzikh had rot o.
= yellow and stckly, i now d f<esA Is Wlzen
Re weze dxsf married. and tell bar that ychn-
1n's nTzpepeaA cure hss Ma&e - sen Fenxs
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