The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-20
MRS. W. N. H. SMITHS WILL.
Host of Her $40, 900 Estate Left to
Her Two Sons.

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The will of the late Mrs. Mary Olivia
Smith. widow of late Chief Justice W.
\. II. Smith, WAS yesterday admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to her sons, w. w. Smith anu
Ed. Chambers Smith.
The estate is valued at $4,000, con-
sisting of real and personal prop
erty, and is left to W. W
Smith, Ed. Chambers Smith. NJ
W. Wise, W. Particle Wise. Eula s.
ia Southall Olivia Riddick Susan
Stewart, and several other small lega-
tees.
The provisions of Mrs. Smiths will
are rs follows:
l. To her brother, Major VIM. Wise,
an annuity of 500 a year for his life.
For this purpose $500 is to invested i'll
North Carolina four per cent bonds and
be interest semi-annually paid to Major
Wise. On his death these bonds shall
become a part Of the residue of Mrs.
Smiths estate
> To her nephewS, VIM. Bartelle Wise
and Kenneth X. Wise $3.50 each.
8. To her sons VIM. w. Smith and
Ed. Chambers Smith $4,000 each to be
held in the following trusts: To invest
he same in North Carolina four per cent
bonds and hold the principal for the use
If their childrenr-each child to have its
share on attaining its majority. The
interest on this fund is to be used by
VIM. w Smith and Ed Chambers Smith
as they may see fit. If any child mar
ries and dies leaving issue before at
aiming its majority, its share shall go
10 the children thus left il they are iy-
ing az the time the parent would have
been of age. If any child shall die be-
fore becoming of age and leaving no
;ssue, then the shares of the other chill
dren shall be increased proportionately.
4. To Mary Olivia Riddick, daughter
Of Rev. Joseph Ridtick, $50.
<. To Mrs. Mollie Ellis Wise, $3.50.
6. To Susan Myrick an annuity of SO
o be paid her during her life To this
md Mrs. Smith directs that S625 be in
rested in North Carolina four per cent
bonds.
Z. To Z. II. Terry, of Orlando, Fla,
So.
8. To Julia southall, a former slave,
SOS.
8. To Miss Susan Stewart. so.
10. To Louis Murdoch Smith the
watch which his grandfather, Chief JUS
tice Smith. used TO wear.
IL. To Eula s. Smith, wife Of W. W.
smith, the portrait Of her father, also
$50 10 purchase for herself some article
If jewclry as a keepsake from her hus-
bands mother
l.. To VIM. ". Smith $50 to be used
N having made a copy of the portrait
# Chief Justice Smith already given TO
Ed. Chambers Smith.
Is. To Ed. Chambers Smith one set of
North Carolina Reports and the digest
Of the same. The remainder Of CHIEF
Justice Smiths law library is to be divi-
led among such of his grandson's as
may obtain license to practice law.
II. To VIM. w Smith $500 to offset
he gift of her household furniture TO
Ed Chambers Smith.
Is. To VIM w. Smith $4,000 to make
equal her gifts of the residences In
which he lives and the one in which
Ed Chambers Smith lives.
Ii The pictures of Mrs. Smith. not
above named. are equally divided be-
-ween the two sons, William to chose
me and then Ed Chambers one and so
m until all have been chosen.
L. The residue OF the estate is be-
1Ieadhed 10 her two sons in equal parts.
hare and share
IS. These two sons. William ". Smith
md Ed Chambers Smith, are appointed
Executors Of the viii.
Also Mrs Smith directs her children
TO see that Martha Boone is cared for
during her life.
The will was made April 23rd, 1898.
md was witnessed by Susan G.. Lewis
md Pattie Lewis.
On August y, 1896, a codicil was
made in which the requests to Bartelle
md Kenneth Wise were changed from
800 to $3.50 each, and that to Mollie
Ellis Wise was changed from $3.50 to
$3.50. This was witnessed by jamie Z.
Ward and H. E. Hardy