The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-18
AND WAKE FOREST Sl8, 432
To the Baptist Orphanage at Thomas
vile 1880 is Bequeathed,
ESTATE WORTH POSSIBLY 100000
Mr.. Ashby Lee Baker is The Sole Executor. To
Him Mrs. Swepson Gives Her Hand
some Residence in
RaIairh

The last will and testament of Mrs.
Virginia B. Y. Swepson was probated in
the office of the clerk of the Superior
court yesterday afternoon. The will was
made in August, 1897, and names Mr..
Ashby Lee Baker as sole executor. Large
gifts are made for educational and chart
table purposes. To Wake Forest College
is given twenty one shares of the prefer
red stock and twenty-one shares of the
common stock, and $4,000 (par value) of
bonds of the Southern Railway Company
also $4,000 (par value) North Carolina
Railroad Company stock, and $4,000 (par
value) of Virginia Cotton mill bonds
and $500 note.
FOR WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.
The bonds and stocks given to Wake
Forest College are worth today on the
markets $18.4S2 as follows:
Twenty-one shares, preferred stock,
Southern Railway, $1,701.
Two shares, common stock, Southern
Railway, 1857.
Four thousand dollars worth of bonds
Southern Railway, $4,464.
Two thousand dollars worth stock, N
c. R. R., So, 200.
Five thousand dollars worth Virginia
Mill Bonds, $4,000.
note, $500. Total, SIS, 432.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
This institution is given $4,000 in cash
and three shares of the residue of the
estate. | asked Mr. Ernest Haywood, at
torney for the executor, last night how
much that would be. He said he could
not yet tell, but that a ninth would be
from $4,000 to $4,000 and he thought
a safe estimate was $500, which would
make three-ninths 800. Add to that
the $1,000 in cash. and the gift to the
Baptist Female University is a cool
$25. 900.
The other requests in the will are as
follows:
To the Thomasville Orphanage is given
$500 in money and 81, coo in bonds.
To the Woman's Missionary Society
(Baptist is given $1,000 in bonds.
To the Swepsonville Church is given
$4,000 in bonds.
The balance of the estate. after de-
Quoting some small gifts, is divided
among a large number of Mrs Swepson's
kinspeople.
Giles Mebane and wife. life estate in
$4,000 First National Bank of Charlotte
stock, and $4,000 in Virginia Mill bonds.
Mrs. Giles Mebane, one share of the
residum, worth about $500.
Mrs E. C. Mebane part remainder il
81, 900 First National Bank, Charlotte,
stock; $4,000 Virginia mill bonds and
1000 Commercial and Farmers Bank
stock.
Fannie Y. Smith, 81, 900 in Greensboro
bonds and 1-3 remainder in $4,000 bank
stock and $4,000 Virginia mill bonds.
De Bernie T. Mebane. one share of
residum, $500 and life estate in $4,000
N. C. r. r. stock, and 1-3 remainder in
$4,000 First National Bank, Charlotte
stock, and $4,000 Virginia mill bonds.
Virginia George Mebane, one share OF
residum ($7,500) and remainder in $4,000
N. C. r. r. stock.
Mamie G. Mebane. $1,000 Commercial
and Farmers Bank stock; $4,000 Virginia
mill bonds, and remainder in $4,000 Vir-
ginia mill bonds and in 81 600 Commercial
and Farmers Bank stock.
Mary Eliza Mebane, 81 900 Commercial
ginia mill bonds.
Kate and Eva Walters, $4,000 Virginia
mill bonds.
Bette G. Long, $4,000 Virginia mill
bonds
Mamie G. Neal. $4,000 of bonds and
81 100 preferred stock of the Southern
Railway Company one-half of the jewelry,
l share of the residum ($7,5O0) and part
remainder in $4,000 First National Bank
stock of Charlotte; $4,000 Virginia mill
bonds; $4,000 First National Bank OF
Charlotte stock: $1,000 Virginia mill
bonds; 50, 900 w. N. c. R. r. bonds, and
in one share of the residum.
T. P. Womack. one share of the resi-
dunn, estimate worth $500, and part re-
mainder in $4,000 First National Bank OF
Charlotte stock; in $4,000 Virginia mill
bonds in $4,000 First National Bank OF
Charlotte stock; in $1,000 Virginia mill
bonds; in 81, 900 w. N c. R. r. bonds, and
in one share of the residum ($7,500).
Sallie H. Virgins, life estate in $4,000
First National Bank of Charlotte stock; in
$1,000 Virginia mill bonds; $4,000 w. N. c.
r. r. bonds, and in one share of resi-
dence
DR.. John H. McAdan, So 900 Merchants
and Farmers Bank of Charlotte stock.
DR.. John H. McAden's children, $4,000
note of McAden mills
The children of Ben McAden, s., 900 Vir-
ginia mill bonds.
Ashby Lee Baker, residence on the
corner of Hillsboro and Salisbury streets.
Raleigh, ($15,000) and one-half of the
jewelry.
4. NJ Cooke, $4,000 Virginia mill bonds.
Mrs. Harriet Andrews. $1,000 in Plaid
vile Manufacturing bonds.
Charles Cardwell, servant, certain
property.
Felix Johnson coachman, 500 in cash
and 81 ,0G0 in Mcdowell county bonds.
Hill Trollinger, servant, 800.
Henrietta Johnson, servant, 5000
Sallie Cardwell, servant, $3.50.
Mary Cardwell, servant, $3.50.
Lucy Johnson, servant life estate in
$500.