The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-06
WILL OF MSS
LOUISA BUTCHER
it4ElREss or ARM STRONG ESTATE
DISPOSED OF HER oPERTY 4
RYWfLE 1EFo RE HER

/ VIII OF Jne ldGe GuuIed bulCueTt uSL
to the Armstrong estate, whose death
occurred last week have been recelv-
edhere and It is an interesting though.
In some ways a conflicting document.
It was filed for probate at woodsheld,
the Monroe county seat couple OF
days ago. The will devises three
fourts Of all the estate, estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000, to her sis,
tetln-law, Mrs. Tena Smith. OF the
remainder, some $4,000 Is left in spe.
clal requests to parties named, all be-
Ing residents Of Monroe county, Ohio,
and the remainder Of the estate is
devised to her unknown relatives ID
West Virginia. 1t is understood that
Ills will include a large number Of
persons in Grafton, Falrmont, Nor
gantown, Clarksburg, Keyser, Weston
and other places. 1t Is believed that,
in spite Of the clause FORGETTING the
rights Of any devisee who sues to set
aside the will, that it will be fought
by the West Virginia heirs on the
ground Of Miss Butchers mental con.
dillon, she having been declared IL
the Ohio courts incompetent to man
age her own affairs. The will as ttIed
IN The probate court lsas follows
In the name OF the Benevolent ttth.
er of all.
l. Louisa Ann Armstrong, better
known at Stiff. !, Ohio, as LOUISE
Butcher and also known as Lou slTith,
DO make ami pu'lie'l this, my last will
end testament.
Item III desire that out of my cs,
tate, that list OF all my just de;'ts
shall be paid.
Item 2-I give and devise to my si'-
Ter in law, Mrs. Tena Smith, the full
three fourthl part Of all the property
o. which may die stIzed, cons'stiHs
Of real, personal and mixed, to her pnd
her heirs, being money, notes, coal
rights and real estate. now owned by
me and which came 10 me by descent
firm my brother, ACuiphus Armstrong,
.ale OF Grafton. ". Va, in which
Stale the REL! estate l4d coal :islts
are situated and any real estate that
may now own or purchase in Ohio
| also give and devise to Mrs. Tena
Smith, all the residue and remainder
Of my property, after deducting there
from the several legacIes hereinafter
named, then each and all such be-
quests I give and Dequeath to Mrs.
Tena Smith and her heirs.
Item 81 give and bequeath to the
elders of the Christian church at Stat
ford, Ohio, the sum OF seven hundred
dollars, to be used and expended by
them for the use and benefit of church
work.
Item Al give and beQueath to each
of the following named persons, they
being my friends, the amounts set OPP,
poslte their names to be paid to them
40 sonn after NV deceaSe as NAV be
possible:
Mrs. Margaret Tuttle, five hundred
(s5OO.OO); Newton Stead, one thou
sand dollars ($1,OoO.oO); Melissa okey,
five hundred dollars 100000; John
Eaton, five hundred dollars ($50O.OO);
Dr. ]. w. Weber, seven hundred dol,
lars (s7OO0O); Clyde Robinson, FIVE
hundred dollars (s5OOOW; Miles
| Obey, seven hundred dollars 100000;
Virginia Okey, five hundred dollars
(s5OO.OO); Lou Swatwood, five hun.
dred dollars ($5O0.OO); VIM. Hogue,
FIVE hundred dollars. (s5O.OO); Gather
Inc Sebaugh, FIVE hundred dollars
(s5O0.OO); Florence Carmichael, Eve
hundred dollars ($50OOO); Elizabeth
briggs, four hundred dollars (s4OO.OO),
Mallssa V. spriggs, FIVE hundred dol
lars (S5OO. 00); George Mechling, three
hundred dollars (s30O.OO): Isaac Good.
win, five hundred dollars ($500.00). If
should survive any Of the above NAM
ed legatees, then in that event the be-
quests as above made 10 them or any
Of them I give and bequeath to Mrs.
Tena, Smith.
lem ST. give and bequeath to Nan,
cy Carmichael five hundred dollars. to
be paid as soon as possible after my
decease, should survive her, then in
that event the sum so devised to Nan
cy Carmichael give and bequeath to
her daughter, Matte Carmichael. II
| should outltve each Of the above
named Nancy and Matte Carmichael,
then in that event give and bequeath
the sum to Mrs. Tena Smith.
Item 6--I give and bequeath to the
following named persons, and their
heirs, the amounts set opposite their
names, to be paid as soon as con-
yenIent after my decease: L. E. Matt,
fifteen hundred dollars (s1,5Oo); Mrs.
r. c. Carmichael, eight hundred dol.