The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-26

Another will of the late G. W. Rors-
| Ter was offered for probate yesterday.
| IL was made on June "a 1899. and
| makes radically different disposition
Of his property than the one he made
| on January of this year, which the
register of wills refused to probate on
The ground that the deceased did not
nave testamentary capacity at the
time the will was made.
After the other will was declared in
valid 1t was announced that an earlier
viii would be offered and the relatives
who objected TO the last will filed "a
| caveat against admitting the second
| one to probate. This was withdrawn
yesterday and the will was admitted
to probate. 1t is as follows:
hereby revoke all wills by me heretofore
made.
give and hcTeath to my friend, John 4.
Cooper, my Masonic pin and my Mystic Shrine
jewel or charm.
| bequeath to my granddaughter, Jane Pauline
frlnkland, Of Seattle my gold watch and chain
| With my Masonic jewel or emblem thereon, and
also my diamond stud.
| bequesth to Pauline Jane frinIland the two.
| story brick dwelling house and the portion Of
| the lot ON which the same Is erected and the
s''lb dppulNhdIL bltltNO. hHoNH Is OF lldIlhllh
avenue, OF Scranton; also, the two.story brick
house and lot on which it stands. known l22
! Page court, scranton, to have and 10 hold in
| Zee simple absolute This is subject to its share
| Of the mortgages against the whole estate.
bequcath to my executors herein named the
two'story brick dwelling at 22o franklin avenue,
also the two'story brick house at TO Page court,
subject to their share of the mortgages, in trust
| for the following uses:
To rent the same tliIIinw lilo pliuOritV, Of my
| granddaughter Mary Jane RoCsler, the daughter
| OF my son, Jefferson j.. Roesler. deceased, and
collect said rents, pay the taxes pay the interest
! on mortgages and in reduction OF the principal
OF the same, and upon the majority OF my grand
! daughter 10 convey the same TO her in lee sim
| pie. provided il has not been sold under the
| subsequent provisions ot this will. II the rents
exceed the amounts to be paid, then my executors
| shall cNpend the excess upon my granddaughter.
! provided that my executors are hcrby authorized
/ 10 sell or mortgage such estate and invest the
money as they see 1T during the minority Of my
| granddaughter and TO rXpend the income, or as
| much as necessary, upon her, and upon her at
( tanning her majority pay over 10 her the money
| or the securities ior her own free Use forever
In case my said granddaughter dies before at
| tanning the axe ot majority then what would
| nave nllcn to her shall go to my granddaughter
I Many Jane Franhland, in fee simple.
/ hcqucdth To- Mary l.. osbcrry the sum oi
! $1,000 and do hereby charge all my real estate
| with the payment Of this legacy
! MI the rest OF my estate I direct my executors
| to sell and apply the proceeds 10 payment Of
! my debts and funeral expenses and what remains
| 10 hr divided equally among my grandchildren.
! ! hereby appoint John T. Cooper. Fred Durr
aud George +. Eynon my executors
To the Will codicil was added ON
| December %, 1892 which nuIlines the
! bequeSt of the watch. ctc.. to Pauline
| Frankland and the diamond stud, as
he had given them away; also the be-
| quest of house, 100 Page court, to his
| executors in trust for Mary Jane Roes-
| Ter and devised the same TO John n.
| Cooper subject to the payment of its
| proportlonate share of the mortgag ges.
| He also revoked the appointment of
George Eynon and substituted August
| Roblnson as executor. Mr.. Robinson
| declines to serve as executor for the
| reason that he holds a number of
| mortgages against the properties.