The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-11

By Decree of the Court the Ridgely Per-
sonal Estate is Divided.-On Saturday last
Chief Judge Fowler signed final decree in the
case of Eliza Ridgely and others against John
Ridgely, of Hampton, and others in the Cir
cult Court here, making division Of the securi-
ties that constitute the personal estate passing
under the residuary clause of the will of Charles
Rdgely, of Hampton. The benefciaries are
the testators surviving children-John Ridge
ly, of Hampton, Ohio Eichelberger Ridgely,
Eliza Ridgely, Juliana E. II. Yeaton and Mar
garet Sophia Ridgely and Helen M. Ridgely,
the wife and executrix of his deceased son,
Howard Ridgely, whose full share she takes.
The decree was passed in pursuance Of an
opinion of the Court of Appeals delivered Jan.
uary 18th, which, reversing the lower court,
determined that Mrs. Howard Ridgely as exc.
cutrix and devisee of her husband, is entitled
to his full share in the whole property, real and
personal, operated on by the residuary clause
of his fathers will. The decree, however,
makes actual division of the personally alone.
No values are given, but all parties assent to
the division.
Judge Fowler's decree, conforming to the
terms of the will, distributes to the oldest son,
John Ridgely, of Hampton, one-half of the
resduary personality and divides the remain
ing one-half thereof among the other children
of the testator and Mrs. Howard Ridgely in
right of her late husband. The second son,
Charles Ridgely, Jr., having died on May 10,
his share is by the decree redistributed equally
among his surviving brothers and sisters, in
Guiding John Ridgely, of Hampton, and Mrs.
Howard Ridgely.
The total allotment by the decree to John
RidgeIy includes his original share of one hall
and proportion of the share of Charles Ridge
ly, Jr. Mrs. Howard Ridgely and each of the
other surviving children of the testator receive
out of the personally an original share of one
sixth aud proportion of the share of Charles
Ridgely, Jr.
county in another case, entitled John Ridgely,
of Hampton, VS.. Ohio e. Ridgely and others,
recently affirmed by the Court of Appeals, COM
mssioners have been appointed to divide the
Hampton estate. The homestead, with LOCO
acres of land contiguous thereto, is to be set of
to John Ridgely, of Hampton. The remaining
1000 acres having been specifically devised to
the three younger sons, Charles Jr., Howard
and Ohio, Charles, Jr., having died, the share
of Charles, Jr., in Hampton is by the decree to
be redivided among his surviving brothers and
sisters, including John Ridgely, of Hampton,
and Mrs. Howard Ridgely in right Of her late
husband she taking also the latter's original
one-third of the 1000 acres.
The decree passed last Saturday by Judge
Fowler appoints McHenry Howard. of Balti-
more, trustee to assign and deliver the securi-
ties to the various parties and directs division
of the income Of the residuary property, real
and personal, accounting from the death Of
the life tenant, Mrs. Margaret Sophia Ridgely
on March 81, 1904, in the same proportions as
the principal. All dividends declared in stocks
since that date and rents falling due thereafter
as well as interest on bonds since accruing are
to be so divided. The costs in the Court of Ap
peals and in the lower court are directed to be
paid out of the funds of the estate.
The counsel appearing in the proceedings
are Messrs. McHenry Howard and Charles Nc
Henry Howard for the children of Charles
Ridgely, of Hampton, and Messrs. George
Whiteiock and Edward 1. Koontz for Mrs
Howard Ridgely.
No Faith in the Groundhog.-Lee Spang
Ter, the York (Pa.) prophet, has no faith in the
grounding as weather forecaster. In recent
bulletin he says: belief in the grounding a:
devil has put in the minds of the people. Thers