Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

"spooking around" to talk marriage
and spectators came from a distance
to offer ground-hoor shares ia gold
mines and oil wells
She had the best pew when she went
to church, the politest attention when
she called at the post Office or the dry.
goods store and everybody made ur
his or her mind to be mentioned in hef
last win
The woman lived in clover for lve
years and then died The term "clo-
yer" should be interpreted to near
that so many oustards. pumpkin pies,
glasses Of Jelly. jars Of preserves, fresh
eggs, baskets Of fruit and spring chick.
ems were sent in to her by neighbors
that she lived high without buying
much, and the women were 80 kind
about dressmaking that her clothes
cost hor next to nothing.
About 500 people we're on the tip-tos
Of expectation regarding the will. II
was the largest funeral ever known IN
Branch county. The woman had made
her will and was dead but It seemed
as II some folks hoped to come in fo1
something by attending the funeral.
There was weeping at the house.
something of a rivalry between GER
tain women as to who should weep the
hardest-and there was weeping at the
church. The mile-long funeral process
sion moved at a slow and dienided
pace, and there was no undue haste
TO get back home.
The executors named did not live in
Rosedale at all, but they were on hand
to let the provisions Of the will be
known.
Firstly" read the document, so long
waited for, Il give and bequeath to my
brother Benjamin the sum Of 81 900.
but as drudged for his family is
years without pay / direct my execu-
tors to put in claim for 81 500 as an
Offset
ITO Mary Snowden, wife Of Bena-
min Snowden. who hardly ever gave
me q decent word until got my mon
ey, | give and bequeath my three best
dresses, minus the sleeves and but
tons,
TO Rev Mr.. Johnson, with which
to build new Baptist church. I leave
the sum Of $4,000, but I Hireet that be-
fore coming into possession Of it he
shall preach ten sermons, during which
no one shall fall asleep, aid that he
shall never attempt to sing in public
again."
There were 90 bequests in all, and II
must have taken Aunt Sarah a year ia
study them out to her satisfaction. She
had about 20 relatives, none of whom
had shown her much consideration
during her days Of loneliness and hard
work, and while she had left a be-
quest to each and every one it was un-
der such conditions that none could ac-
cept- Every woman in the village who
had ever rubbed her fur the wrong way
was duly remembered. but little good
did It do them.
The only bequest without a proviso
read:
TO Job Sanderson. the village coop.
err who once helped me over a mud
hole without asking me why never
got married, and who didn't recon-
mend a cure for freckles and wrinkles.
bequeath the sum of $1,000, and may
it do him much good"
The residue Of her estate, which
meant ali but the $4,000 above named,
was bequeathed to a charity and went
there, and then the smile on Aunt sa-
rah's face as she lay dead was ex-
planned.
Before the reading Of the will It was
whispered that she had been talking
with the angels. After the reading Il
was announced in loud tones that the
angels were somebody else-somebody
with tails and hoofs.-Boston Globe.