The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06

To Mrs. |Rouss is bequeathed all her nus
bands furniture, pictures and household
effects, horses, carriages, etc, for lie.
ard on her death they go to Mrs. Lee.
his daughter Mrs. Rouss is also to re-
celve 5000 a year, payable III monthiy
instalments.
IGr Rouss' farm in Jefferson county,
w Va, known as Shannon Park. con-
tanning $50 acres, and including the man
sion house and all its furniture and con-
tcrts. is left absolutely to his dauen-
ter. Mrs. Lee.
Mr.. Rouss leaves his place of business,
Nos. 551 and $50 Broadway and NOS. &laa
and 1914 Mercer Street. and his interest
in the ground upon which the building
is erected. to his daughter, Mrs. Lee, ana
his sen, Peter w. Rouss, in equal shares,
as tenants in common for their lives.
Cpon the death Of his son his share IS
t., go to his children. Should he die Will
cut issue, his share will go to his sister,
Mrs. Lee absolutely. Mrs. Lees share is
similarly disposed OF to her brother, who
is to become the beneficiary should she
die without issue. Mrs. Lees interest In
the property is created subject to the eA-
press condition that her brother shall be
permitted and have the right in his lie
time or for any shorter time, to have to
himself, to the exclusion of his sister or
her heirs, the sole and exclusive occupl-
tic n of the store and premises SO long
as he may desire them for the purposes
of his own business. In the course OF
such time he must pay to Mrs. Lee or
he1 heirs a rental Of $25 600 a year, to be-
gl,i from the date Of the decease of the
testator. Peter w. Rouss shall give prop
err and reasonable notice after his faith
els death Of his election as to his occu-
patton Of the premises, and shall give a
bt nd for the full and faithful perform
ance of and compliance with the provls-
IA I, sxryS1 ~
he decline to carry on the business, Mrs.
Lee or her heirs shall receive immediate
Iy her share Of the property.
Milton Rouss and William w. Rouss,
brothers of the testator, each receive
$4,000 TO Charles e. Undertake. a
nephew, is left $4,000, and to Milton
Rouss, George Rouss, Frank Rouss and
Alexander Rouss, also nepheWs, $4,000
each. Lizzie D! Page, a. niece. gets s25,oo0.
Flora e. F'aW, a niece, is to get $500 a
year for life, and several requests OF
$1,000 and $500 are made to various per-
sOrS.
The residue of the estate. the teStator
leaves to his son, Peter w. Rouss, in
Gliding the good will of the business,
stock and fixtures, and he requests his
executor to turn over to his son the bust
reSs as soon as possible, as it is his desire
that the business shall be continued by
lis son under his (the testators) name,
and With as little interruption and detT1-1
nlent as need be in consequence Of his
decease and the administration and set
Element of his estate.
William w. RouSs, the brother Of the
testator, is appointed executor of the
will.
The document was executed on March
Is, 1898, and was witnessed by Harry W.
Hyde, NO. 1913 Waverley Place; Christie
rher w. Reid. Nos. $40 and 552 Broadway,
ard Charles M. Smith. of No. 7ol Twelfth
Street. N. W., Washington.
William w. Rouss called at the Sur
rcsate's Office yesterday with an attor-
rey. and, having looked at the will, said
he would present a petition for it's pro-
bate in the course of the day. Later John
J Rooney, counselor for the executor,
FLED a petition for the probate of the
will. The petition states that the value
CT the entire es.t.te in this State is up
ward of s2,O0O.G00, and the son has elected
to continue the business and name and
buildings on condition of giving his sis
ter, Mrs. Lee. the 900 a year rent, as
provided in the will. Mr.. Rooney said
the estate was worth a good deal more,
and would probably reach $3.0OO.0oO.