The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
FINAL SETTLEMENT OF
THE HUNTER ESTATE.
Order Granted by Judge McAIpin
Authorizing Division of Estate.

@AhoA~AhS DIVISION OF Estate.
An order authorizing the division of
the estate of William Hunter, deceased,
among his children, in accordance with
the terms of his will. was Yesterday
granted by Judge Henry McAIpin in
the Court of Ordinary.
By the terms of the will the execu-
tors were to hold the entire estate, and
the income thereof, for Julia Tracy
Hunter widow of William Hunter, I'M
til her death. and then, after setting
aside a certain portion for Anna Gould
Hunter to divide the remainder equal
ly among the children. children of de-
ceased children standing in the place
of their parents.
The following is the property repre-
sented in the estate: 225 shares of 500
each of Southwestern Railway stock;
10 shares of 500 each of the capital
stock of the Augusta and Savannah
Rallroad; 40 shares of the capital stock
of the Atlanta and West Point Rail-
way; $4,000 of certificates of indebted
ness. known as debentures, of the At
lanta and West Point Railroad Com
pany; five $1,000, 315 per cent. bonds
of the state of Georgia; five 81, 900 Az
per cent. bonds of the state of Geor-
gia; five $1,000 bonds of the city of
savannah: one bond of city of Savan-
nah, par value $500: ten shares of 500
each of the Savannah Hotel Company;
twelve shares of $100 each of the Cen
trail Ice Company of Newark, N j.;
one share of the Savannah Cotton Ex-
change; wharf lots in city of Savan-
nah; and two lots in Bonaventure Gem
etery.
Under the conditions of the will suf-
fcient property was to be set aside
for Anna Gould Hunter, a daughter,
to guarantee her an income of 81, 200
year for her natural life. The re-
mainder of the estate was to be equal
ly divided between the five children,
Tracy G. Hunter, James H. Hunter,
William P. Hunter, Edward S. Hun
ter and Anna Gould Hunter. Children
of deceased children are to stand in
the place of their parents.
Since the testator's death one son,
Edward S. Hunter, has died. His
share was taken yesterday by j. Quin-
tus Cohen, guardian of his children;
Mona T., Martha, Edward Sherman,
Jr., and Harriet M. Hunter, minors.
The petition of the executors was that
the estate be divided in accordance
with the terms of the will, ]. Quintus
Cohen, guardian, representing the
grandchildren of the testator The or
der was granted and the estate was
finally divided as follows:
TO insure an annual income of 81 200
to Anna Gould Hunter, the 225 shares
of the capital stock of the Southwest
ern Railway and the sixteen shares
OF the Augusta and Savannah Railroad
Company were set aside.
To each of the following children,
Anna Gould Hunter, Tracy G. Hun
ter, James H. Hunter, William P. Hun
ter and to ]. Quintus Cohen, repre-
senting the minor children of Edward
Sherman Hunter, deceased, the follow
ing portion of the remainder of the
estate is allotted
Eight shares of the Georgia Railroad
and Banking Company, four shares of
the Atlanta and West Point Railway
$4,000 of debentures of Atlanta and
West Point Railway, one $1,000 91a per
cent. bond of the state of Georgia, one
$1,000 Az per cent. bond of the state
of Georgia, one 81 900 bond of the city
of Savannah, two shares of the Savan-
nah Hotel Company, two shares of the
Central Ice Company of Newark, N.
j., and the wharf lots, one-fifth to
each of the children and one-twentieth
to each of the grandchildren.
This leaves one $500 bond of the CITY
of Savannah, two shares of the Cen
trail Ice Company of Newark. one
share of the Savannah Cotton Ex-
change and the lots in Bonaventure
Cemetery. The lots in Bonaventure
Cemetery become the property of the
four surviving children. The other
property remaining will be sold at the
best possible figure and the proceeds
divided as the remainder of the estate
was.