The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-18
cantain Kirkhride,s WIN.

! Captain Kirkbride's Will.
The last will of Captain Elwood 81
Kirkbride, former Surrogate of thi
county, was presented for probate on Fri
day, and as there was no objection to thu
instrument, Surrogate Lippincott granted
letters testamentary to the executors
Henry p Thorn, of Medford, and JOSEPH
Huff. of Mount Holly.
There are several small requests. One
of then is to Israel Hendrickson, hall
brother to deceased, in the sum of $500.
To Elwood Kirkbride Silpath, son Of
Albert and Dolly Silpath. of Burlington,
the sum of 5000.
To my dear friend Henry P. Thorn,
for his many acts of kindness towards
me, the sum of $500"
To Edward Naylor. of Medford, $3.50.
To the Trustees of the Medford NJ E.
church, 800, to be used at once to put the
burial ground adjoining and belonging to
the church in good repair.
To his sister, Anna w. Dobbins. of
Newark the household goods of every
description, wearing apparel and jewelry,
with the request not to sell the wearing
apparel If use for 1t cannot be found in
the family then it is to be distributed
among such deserving persons as his
sister may select. The large pastel picture
of himself In Captains uniform, If his
sister does not care to retain it for her
own use, is to be given to Medford Lodge,
No 100, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows.
All the rest and residue of the estate,
real and personal, is to be put in charge
of the Burlington County Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, of Moorestown, In
trust, to keep invested and to collect the
income and after paying taxes, commits
sions and necessary expenses, to disburse
and pay semi-annually the balance of the
income as follows:
To the trustees of the Medford M. E
church, the interest on 81 900 upon con-
dition that the same shall be used to keep
in a good and clearly condition the burial
ground adjoining the church. In case the
trustees refuse or neglect to comply with
this condition then the income Is to be
paid to some suitable person who will
carry out the intention of the bequest.
To the proper officer or officers Of the
Medford NJ. E. Sunday school, the sum
arising from the income of 81 200, to be
used for the maintenance and support of
the Sunday school, to be known as the
Captain Elwood H. Kirkbride fund"
The balance of the income Of the estate
is to be paid semi-annually to the sister OF
deceased, Anna w. Dobbins, and at her
decease to go as follows:
To ,her husband, Thomas w. Dobbins,
If he survives her and they are then living
as man and wife, $4,000. To
each of the children of Thomas W. and
Anna W. Dobbins, living at her decease,
the sum of $4,000.
To the proper officers of the Burlington
County Hospital, at Mount Holly, 81 900.
After the decease of his sister and the
payment of the several sums as mention
ed from the corpus of said trust estate,
the trustee is to retain and hold In trust
the balance of said trust estate and an
nually after paying all taxes, commits
sions and expenses, TO pay to the trustees
of the Medford M. E. Church the income
arising therefrom, the same to be known
as the Cornelia Kirkbride Memorial Fund,
'and to be used only for the support of
the preaching Of the gospel of Jesus
Christ in said church.
The trustee is authorized. after the
death of Capt Kirkbride's sister, to sell
at public or private sale and make as good
and sufficient title as the testator could
make if living, all real estate not other
wise disposed of by the executors. Should
there be any real estate not sold and held
for the benefit of his sister during her
life, the trustee is ordered to pay all taxes
and keep the same in repair during that
period and to sell the same at her death,
the proceeds to become a part Of the
trust estate.
Henry p Thorn and Joseph Huff are
named as executors. and are given power
to sell any real estate at public or private
sale. except the house where the Captain
lived, together with the lot and shops ad-
Joining, known as the homestead. These
are to be reserved for Mrs Dobbins to
occupy during her life, that she may al
WAYS have home. If she and the ex-
ecutors agree and Mrs. Dobbins gives her
consent in writing, then this property
may be sold.
The will was executed on the twenty
third of March, 1908, and the executors
are asked to settle all matters left with
them within one year, and turn the trust
funds over to the trustee in that time.
The inventory has not yet been filed,
but 1t is estimated the entire estate, real
and personal, will reach about $4,000.