The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-14
MANY RELATIVES GATHER In
COURT HOUSE TO HEAR THEM
READ.
C0I0RED SERVANTS PROVIDED FOR
FIRST, THEN SISTERS, BROTH
ERS, NEPHEWS, NEICES
AND OTHERS.
]. R. Adams and ]. H. G. Lang Named as
Executors of Both Estates.-Be-
quests Left to ches.-0ther
Court Business.

The regular term of December be-
gan Monday morning with President $.
S. Faris, Commissioner j. D. Bassell and
Clerk oharles +. Holden present.
Elias |. 0EcWhorter qualified as guard.
ian of Agnes NJ. Ware, giving bond Of
5000.
Frank B. Ward qualified as a notary
public.
An exoncrtion of taxes amounting to
S0s.SS was allowed to the West Fork Oil
x Natural Gas company
The wills of A. c. Dever and Ingaby
Dever were probated in the presence of
member Of THE deyisees.
Mr.. Dever named j. II. G. Lang and
]. r. Adams as his executors without
bond of both personality and real cs-
tate. dclegating to them power and au-
tfority to sell real estate and apply pro.
ceeds of sale Of both personal and realty
% tine payment OF bequcsts as below, al
lowing them ) per cent for their services: !:
Hester A. Robinson, colored, 5000, $4QO
Il which to be PAID by executors and
200 by her son, Frank G. Robinson;
geuora Guy Robinson, colored. s4OO;
Bird L. Robinson, colored, $425, with
interest, at q years Of age; Rossie Rob
inson, colored, S425 with same condi.
lions; ALBERT Lee Robinson, colored, 5000,
Frank G. Robinson. colored, 5000 tall to
be paid frst); Charity Nichol, sister.
$1,000; EImim NJ. S. Dent. niece, $500;
lohanah C. Stuart. niece, $500; David
Stuart and Catherine Stuart, $500 each.
EBAY. Thompson, wife Of c. F. Thomp.
sou, $1,000; Nelly Stuart, wife Of Jer-
vine Stuart, $1,000; Arthur c. Peck, son
Of DIR. Nelson Peck, 5000, with interest
ut majority; Dever corpening, gold
watch; J. R. Adams, trustee of Center
Branch church, 500, for church; Adelbert
Lang, in trust $50 for grave yard fence
At Trinity church; Mrs. Hannah Pick.
ems, 5000; Mary Bumgardner, wife OF
David Bumganlner, $500; May David
son, wife of Austin Davidson, 500;
Cate Dent, SLOO; Virginia Evans, wife oi
Thomas Evans, 500, and James Devel
Stuart, family clock.
The will provides that il all bequests
can not be paid in full the first uumet
shall be paid in full and those beginning
with Charity Nithol pro rata,
Ills will was executed January 2G
1892. The attesting witnesses were A. A
Lang. j. G. Lang and c, L. Roy.
In Mrs. Dever's will bcquests are made
as follows:
Virginia Peck, wife of DR.. Nelson
Peck, $500; Hester A. Robinson, colored
5000; Franklin c. Robinson, colored
5000; Albert L. Robinson, colored, sloOi
Lenora X, Bird E., Bessie and Robert
c. Robinson, $lOO, to be divided equally
among tncm; j. R. Adams, trustee Of Cen
ter Branch church, $50 for church; Albert
Parks, in trust, $50, for grave yard fence
at Trinity church; Thomas e. Roy, Jr.
$50; Iaco Young, $50; Marshal, Joshua
Perry and Thomas Gawthrop, SlOt
each; Sarah Coipening, Lee Woodyar
and Mary NJ Wethers, $500; to be ii
yrdcd equally among them; Deyer Corlcr
Elmim Bailey and William Corder, 500
on same conditions; Joshua Corler, $4OOi
James Corlcr, $4OO; John w. Corder
$500; Joseph Corder $500.
The win provided that none of the be
quests should be paid until after th,
death of her husband, \. O. Dev6r. j
also provided 6lnt all above the bequests
If there be any, shall be paid TO Frank
G. Robinson, colorcd. She named tht
same executors as her husband selected
j. o. I. Tidler qualified as a notary
public,
John suider was eSoneruted from the
payment Of taxes on 1925; also 9. A
Pennington on 5000.