Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
PAYNE WILL Is FILED
ESTATE ESTIMATED AT $3.50, 900 IS
LEFT IN TRUST.
Annuity Besides Personal Property
Left Widow Other Annuities-
Sum Left to Milwaukee Church.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, October 1.-THE
will Of the late Postmaster General Henry
c. Payne was filed for probate today. The
estate. estimated in value at $7JOOO0, is
left in trust to Frank G. Bigelow and
George F. Miller of Milwaukee. as execu-
tors. In addition to household goods
horses, carriages. etc, an annuity of 81, 500
is provided for Mrs. Lydia w. Payne. wild
ow of the testator, during the settlement Of
the estate.
Other annuities for a like period are pro-
vided as follows: To his sister. Mrs. Imo-
gene P. Cameron of Jamestown. N. Y,
$1,000; to his wifes niece. Miss Margaret
Jones Of Milwaukee. $3.50, and to Miss
Diana 8. Brown of North Adams. Mass,
$780,
Upon the settlement of the estate the
sum of 5000 Is bequeathed to Miss Louise
Jones Of Milwaukee and $500 to Winfield
Henry Cameron Of Milwaukee
No beQueSt Is made for Charles L. Jones
OF Milwaukee. he having been provided for
during the teStator's life.
The sum of $1,000 is bequeathed to ST.
Paufs Church of Milwaukee. to be held
In trust, the interest of which shall be
used to keep the burial lot in good condi-
ton and the monument in repair.
The will Is dated September q. 1895.
Provisions Of the Will.
The principal provision of the document
reads as follows:
"At the expiration of three years from
the settlement of my estate 1 direct my
said trustees and their survivors or their
successors In trust to convey and assign
to my said wife. should she be living, 30 per
cent of said estate then in their hands, or,
In case of her death, to such persons as
may be entitled to the same under her will
AT the expiration of three years from
0nf Of ,<o%~ =
assign to my said sister % per cent, but, be-
fore said share is conveyed to my sister, l
o1rect my trustees to pay to Miss Margaret
Jones the sum of $1,000. provided my trus-
tees are of the opinion that my estate then
in their hands before such division, includ-
ing said 30 per cent. any part thereof
heretofore paid to my wife. is worth $780,
900. and If in their opinion worth less, then
said sum to be paid to Miss Margaret Jones
shall be reduced proportionately.
Residue of Estate.
My trustees, after such division, are
directed to hold the residue of said estate
then in their hands and to pay the net in
come thereof to my wife SO long as she may
life, and upon her death to pay the whole Or
principal thereof to my sister. Mrs Imogene
P. Cameron, should she survive my said
wife. otherwise to her son, Winfield Henry
Cameron, provided, further, that out of said
net income there shall be secured and paid
to Miss Diana S. Brown an annuity of $500
per annum and should she survive my said
wife. then I direct my trustees to set aside
900 and to hold the same for the benefit
of said Miss Diana S. Bowen in trust"
A codicil, dated March 2, 1901. contains
the following paragraph:
ut is my further will and wish that the
settlement of my estate shall be reached
and concluded within five years from the
date of my decease, unless it shall be the
wish of my wife and of my said sister that
the estate shall remain unsettled for
longer period of time / make this further
provision for the purpose of designating
limit to the time in which 1 deem it advis-
able that my estate shall remain in the
hands of trustees but 1t is not intended to
further limit or modify the provisions of
my last will and testament heretofore
made"