The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-04
HIS ESTATE WORTH ABOUT SEVENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SEVERAL CHARITABLE REQUESTS
After Providing for the Comfort and
Support OF His Widow During Life,
and Handsome Beqnssts to Nieces and
Nephews, He Devfses Real Estate TO
the Female University and Thomas
vile Orphauage-HisL Library Goes to
Wake Forest College.
Especial to The Messenger }

Goldsboro, January 1.-The will of the
late Chief Justice William T. Fair
cloth, which was written by himself
on last Friday, the 18th ulto.. was pro-
baIted here this afternoon.
He left an estate valued at between
s65, 600 and $4,000 and made numerous
bequests, among these, s100 each to w.
J. Joyner, son of J. Y. Joyner. or
Greensboro; Lieutenant w. P. Wooten,
son of Shade ]. Wooten and TO Fannie
Dortch, a faithful family servant.
To seven nephews and nieces he be-
queathed $4,000. to be paid from such
stocks and bonds as was on hand, the
deficiency. ii any, to be paid in money.
In addition. ITO his niece, Mrs. Clara
Lane, wife of B. F. Lane, he left his
late residence at the death of his wife.
To Frank FSaircloth, of Clifton Forge,
Va. valuable Virginia, property is
given.
bequeaths for life the rents of all his
city property and Buckhorn planta-
tion and farm; to his wife in fee, the
three-story brick building, known as
the Law building i'm lieu of her property
sold in Onsaow county.
To the trustees of the ThomasvilIe
Baptist orphanage be gives 81 600. to
the trustees OF the First Missionary
Baptist church, of this city, 81 900, and
to the trustees of Wake Forest college
his entire law library.
Sections 13 and IA rtlalting TO the
woman's college read as follows.
After the death OF said wife, / give
and devise IL fee to the trustees of th1
Baptist female University, of North Car
olina, and their sue cessous, situated in
the city Of Raleigh. N. c.. the follow
ing real estate, in the city of Colds
boro, N c., herein before referred to-
viz: My TWO residence lots fronting on
James street, between Walnut and
Chestnut str Gets; my two-story BRICK
store ON tho northwest intersection of
Walnut ard John streets. and my sim
gle story brick building on the south
side OF. and fronting on Walnut street,
between the stores of L. D. Giddens
and, John Slaughter, to be used for the
benefit of caid university, in sucn
manner as said board of trustees may
think best. I direct that after the
death of my said wife, my said Buck
horn plantation on the south side OF
Neuse river, in Wayne county, be sold
at public auction ait the court house
door in GolJsboro, after due adver-
tisement, to the highest bidder, by my
personal representative. and that he pay
the net proceeds equally to the trus-
tees of the Baptist female university
of North Carolina at Raleigh. N. c..
and the trustees of Thomasville Bap-
tist orphanage, ait Thomasvhle, N. c.;
said monies in this item to be used as
said boards Of trustees may think best
for their res spective corporations"
My informant last night, while trust
worthy, was mistaken ,aS to a. money
bequest of SD 900 ito the Woman's col
iege but the property given is worth
that amount and more and while tn.
trustees cannot realize on the property
to meet the immediate needs of the
university, they can we'll afford tC
borrow to an amount near the valu'
Of the property.
Mr. E B. Borden. Sr., was appaintet
executor Of the will.