The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-07-15
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MIR. Samuel e. Hance's Will.

The will of Mr.. Samuel B Haze, re-
tired lawyer, who died the Bid instant,
was admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court in Baltimore, on Friday last, let
tiers on his estate being granted to his
widow, Mrs Tabitha ]. Hance, w. Burns
Trundle and Tully A. Joynes, whom he
named as executors, aud who bonded for
$3OO,OOO The following are the prov
ions Of the will, which was executed j y
6, 1901.
House and lot 1880 Eutaw Place, in fee,
to Mrs. Hance, together with all the fur
niture in the dwelling
Mrs. Hance is also bequeathed absolute
ly all the testator's stock 600 shares) in
the Western National Bank of Baltimore;
all his atock 600 shares)in the Merchants
National Bank of Baltimore and 50 shares
of the stock of the Merchantile Trust and
Deposit Company of Baltimore.
The half l. I -,,~t of the testator and the
late James T. Perkins in farm of 300
acres near Bowie. Prince Georges county
Md, is to be sold by his executors, and
the net proceeds belonging to the tesla
tor are to be given to his widow.
A farm Of 162 aces near Halls station,
Prince Georges county, Md, belonging
to the testator, together with few other
acres of land, is also bequeathed ,n Mrs.
Hance
The irst National Bank stock of the
testator was bequeathed by the will to
Mrs. Sarah E. Herbert, sister of the tesla
tor, for life, with remainder to Mrs Hance
if she survived Mrs. Herbert.
Mrs Herbert and Mrs. Hance were also
bequeathed by the will in equal shares
vault of the Drovers and Mechanics Nat
ional Bank
The fee simple property 4Ol North Car
rollton avenue was bequeathed to Mrs
Sarah E. Herbert, who was the wife of
Geo. L. Herbert.
The testator's stock in the German
Bank and the Commercial and Farmers
National Bank of Baltimore is bequeath
ed to his sister, Mrs. Rebecca Jones. for
life, and then to her daughter. Mrs. Ella
Ridgway, for life, with remainder to the
latter's children, with the exception OF
Edmonia Ridsway, who is bequeathed
the testator's stock in the Farmers and
Merchants National Bank, the National
Bank of Commerce and the National Elk
change Bank of Baltimore.
Mrs. Ella Ridgway, who is the wife of
]. W. Ridgway, is bequeathed for life so
shares Of stock of the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company, with remainder to
her children, excepting Edmonia Ridg
way.
The residue of the estate is bcqueathed
to Mrs Hancc, the testator's widow.
There are two codicils to the will.
The first codicil, dated December IS, 1902
revokes the requests to Mrs. Sarah E.
Herbert of First National Bank stock and
the property 401 North Carroilton avenue.
In lieu of them the codicil bequeathed
Mrs. Herbert all the stock of the Nation
al Bank of Baltimore, owned by the tes-
tator, and 20 shares of stock of the First
National Bank of Baltimore.
Mrs 9Hancesis also beQneathed by this
codical all the testator's Northern Gen.
trail Railway stock, all his United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company stock
and so shares of the First National Bank
of Baltimore.
The second codicil, dated December "a,
1908, states that in consequence of the
death of Mrs. Herbert the bequest of gold
coin to her in the will and the bequest of
certain bank stock to her in the first codi-
Gil are revoked. All the gold coin in
question is given to Mrs. Hance.
An inventory of the estate of Samuel
B. Hance was filed in the Orphans Court
Wednesday, and shows personal hold
ings amounting to $sOs, 495,0s. This con-
sists of stocks and bonds valued at
$40, 1873, case in various banks amount
ing to $50, 800 OF and jewelry and other
personal properly valued at 81 ,4?3.