Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-31
WILL OF II. G. SPRINGS.
How the Ex-StnRe Driver Disposed
of $7OO,OOO.

was expected, would be probated on
that day:
The will Is a short document, drawn
by Col. H. c. Jones, and witnessed by
Mr.. Eccles and Mr.. George w. Bryan.
It gives $4,000 to Holland Springs. a
nephew Of Mr.. A. A. Springs, proprie-
tor of the Arlington Hotel in this city.
The only other legacy is the gift to
Sidney McAden, the youngest son. OF
DR.. ]. H. McAden, Of the Darsey prop
erty on North College street. which is
valued at $4,000 or more, and the store
on East Trade street now occupied by
L. w. Osborne G. Son for which Mr..
Springs paid, several years ago, $S,700
The total value of the legacy to Sidney
McAden Is valued at about $4,000.
All his other property, both real and
personal, Mr.. Springs divided share
and share alike. per capita, and not pei
stripes, among the children of his SIS
ter Mary, who married William Little
of CASTOR county, and the children OF
his brother Elias. Of this county. Mrs
Little had six children: William Lit
tie, Mrs. Mary Earle. Miss Maggie Lit
tie, Miss Sarah Little, Miss Alice Lit
tie, and a younger sister whose name
could not be ascertained yesterday
All of these children live in or near
Blacksburg. S. C.
Elias Springs had II children. all OF
whom are heirs except Charles Springs
Of this city, whose name Is not men,
toned in the will. The others are Mr..
J. C. Springs. Mr.. Henry A. Springs.
Mr.. William Terrell Springs, Mr.. j.
M. Springs. Of this city or county:
Mrs. Peter Osborne, Of this city: Mrs
vergie Montgomery. who lives at the
corner Of Eighth and Graham streets:
Mrs. Eliza Rogers. Of Mooresville, and
Mr.. Thomas Worth Springs, Of Mis-
souri,. and Miss. Mary Rhyme and Miss
Susan Springs, who lives near Mt
Holly.
It Is seen. then, that the estate, with
the exception Of the legacies. is d.
vided equally among 16 persons. II
the estate be worth 100000, as is reck-
oned, the executors, DR.. McAden and
Mr.. J. C. Springs. will receive 10 per
cent, of that amount, Of $4,000. The
legacies, valued proximately at $4,000
will reduce the estate to s6O5, 900, (which
divided among the 16 heirs, will give
each $37,811.
Mr.. Springs fondness for Sidney Nc
Alden dates from the boys infancy
Dr. McAden had one son named fol
Mr.. Springs, but this child died when
quite young; the death causing Mr.
Springs the keenest sorrow of his life
Subsequently he made Sidney his pro-
tege, and the boy was the apple Of his
eye. They were together great deal
the very old man and the child; and
Mr.. Springs had as much confidence ir
Sidney as he had in any one in the
world. sidney collected his rents. made
him little presents, which he received
with grim humor and appreciation;
and Sidney crept noiselessly into his
room when he was ailing and dying
and always understood how to ap-
proach and please the old Roman.
Down in the Merchants and Farmers
Bank there is a red, gaudy pair~of
slippers, each Of which bears the In
itials H. G. S." worked in silver
threads. These be $4,000 slipners.
One day. as Mr.. Springs sat in the
presidents office in the Merchants and
Farmers Bank there was handed him
package. He opened it and the slip
pers dropped out. They had come from
Holland Springs. great nephew who
Is a private soldier in the Philippine
islands. They seemed to amuse the old
man, who gazed at them narrowly with
an inscrutable smile on his face.
Doctor" he said. turning to DR.. Nc
Alden who was watching him; do you
reckon you could get your feet in these
things?"
"Oh, I suppose So" said DR.. McAden
well, then, take EN-" said Mr.
Springs, "for 1 couldn't get my big toe
in either one" But thought Of the rcd
hued slippers came to him when he was
ready to dispose of 100000 worth OF
property
MIR. Springs owned "a houses, the
Central Hotel annex, and other ,alua-
BILE property which has been mention
ed in this paper, and which is estimated
to be worth $25O,OOO. He never carried
IL dollar of insurance on any Of his
property. After his death, Sunday
night, DR.. J. H. McAden, one of the
executors, at once felt the responsible
ity that rested upon him in supervising
or assisting in the management Of
such a vast and unprotected property
and yesterday morning, when he came
up town, the first thing that he did
was to consult Col. H. c. Jones and
George f. Wilson, who had been MIR
Springs's attorneys. They advised him
to do what any prudent man would dc
under the circumstances. "Then," de-
clared Dr. McAden, the buildings that
belong to Mr.. Springs's estate must be
insured" Before II O'Clock yesterday
three insurance men, by hard work
had completed the papers that insured
all of the houses that are owned by
the estate.
Most of Mr.. Springs's property rests