Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-14
Will of the Late William Howard.

| Williamsport Bulletin.
The will of the late William Howard
was filed for probate Monday afternoon
with the Register of Wills. The docu.
ment, which is a lengthy one, bears
date of December 81, 1900, and names,
as executors Allen p. Perley, Timothy
s. Clark and Addison Candor, ESQ.
Nothing is said in the will relative to
Mr.. Howard's splendid gift to the Ma
sonic fraternity, of this city, but it is
understood that this was otherwise
provided for
Mr. Howard made several bequests
outside of the family. One of these IT,
Tor $50, 600 to the incorporated trustees
OF the Episcopal Diocese of Central
| pennsylvania, in trust, to keep the
same invested on good and substantial
security, and to pay over the interest,
income, or dividends in equal semi-an-
nual installments for the support of
public worship of Almighty God in All
Saints Memorial Chapel
To the Williamsport Hospital $4,000
is LETT in trust, to keep invested and to
use and apply the interest, income or
dividends for the support and main
tenance of bed in the hospital to be
known as ''The William Howard Free
Bed" If the hospital ceases to exist.
or the fund is used for any other pur-
| pose, the $4,000 reverts to the estate
and is to be distributed according to
the interstate laws.
| The Home for the Friendless also gets
| $4,000 in trust, and the interest, income
| or dividends go to the support and
maintenance of the institution. fthe
Home ceases to exist, or the money in
| used for any other purpose, then the
$4,000 reverts to the estate to be dis
tributed according to the interstate
laws.
To his executors and to their success
sors, is created $50, ,0G0 in trust, to keep
invested, on good security, and to pay
over the interest, income, or dividends
in equal semi-annual installments, first
deducting all costs, and other expensesN.
to his wife, Amanda +. Howard, dur
ing her natural life, and at her death.
the executors shall pay over the prin-
cipal sum, $50, 900, to his grandchildren
1.-THE children of his son Samuel Titus
Howard), if living at the time of her
death, and, to the lawful issue of them
who may be deceased, having left such
issue, to be equally divided between
them.
To his wife he also leaves his home
stead, the house and lot on Main street.
effcsts and personal property (excepS
notes, accounts, certificates or stocks.
bill receivable, bonds, life insurance
policies and the like) for life and after
her death is goes to his grandson, God
frey Woodhead Howard, his heirs and
assigns forever. In the event of the
decease of the grandson before Mrs
Howard's without leaving to survive,
him any child or children then, at and
after the death of Mrs. Howard, it goes
to the granddaughter, Marcia K. How
ard, her heirs and assigns.
To his executors, and their success
sors, he leaves in trust $40, 10000, to keep
invested, and to pay over the interest,
income, or dividends, in equal monthly
installments to his son, Samuel Titus
Howard, during his life, but so that
the same shall not be liable for debts of
his son. At his death the executors
shall pay over the $780, 900 to the grand
children living at the time, and to the
lawful issue of them who may be de-
ceased, share and share alike
To Wildwood Cemetery Company he
leaves $500 in trust, to invest and use
the interest to keep in good order the
Howard lot, monument and head
stones.
One-half of all the rest and residue
of the property, real, personal and
mixed, goes to the executors in trust,
to invest and pay over the interest in
semi-annual lnstallments to his grand
son, Godfrey Woodhead Howard, until
he is 25 years old. If then, in the
judgment of the executors it shall ap-
pear that he is a sober and we'll doing
man, competent to care for and man
age his estate, the principal is to be-
hi hn 10 1ntt tIa,,
to care for the bequest, the executors
shall continue to pay over to him the
interest," or until such time during his
life when in the judgment of the exec
utors he is able to care for the money,
when he gets the principal If he dies
before the principal is transferred, then
the money goes to his children, if he
has any; if he has none, then it goes in
trust for the granddaughter of William
Howard, orr her ISSUE
The remaining one-half of all the
rest aud residue of the property, real,
personal and mixed, is left to the exec
utors in trust, to pay over the interest
to Marcia K. Howard, the granddaugh-
ter, until she is 25 years old. IF she is
then capable of taking care of it, she
gets the principle, but, if not compe-
tent, she continues to get the interest
until such time after she is 25 years Of
age, as in the judgment of the execu-
tors she is capable of caring for the
principal, when that is to be given her.
Ii she dies before the transfer of the
principal, it goes to her children, if she
has any; if not, to William Howard's
grandson.
The executors are allowed to sell any
and all the real estate except the
homestead.
I ProLyay,