The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-12
A New Way Of
s. Settling Accounts.


( John and Martin Stokes hro,he-s
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1onn oied Martin FOUND great dlm-
Guilty In settling mp the business.
Johns Oldest son Peter. fearing that
his uncle would absorb the dead part
ner's interest. bothered and delayed his
uncle in such fashion that a financial
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uADoeo mem oae& 10 MS Depne~ WIKI
tne remark:
m sorry. Peter thae you Soe notn-
ing our OF 1t BUT atter al. may NOT
pave Oeen away SO long for moaning.
nave no children to enjoy what l nave
accumulated and haVe determined 10
teaNe II 10 you and your sisters WIZ
pace 1t IN safety deposit company's
vault ana tel you where Keep the
Key. AFTER my deatn you can unlock
tne oo1 containing the securities, and
tney VIII be yours without any wiz
ana testament on my part All ask
rom you Is bare pittanee SO long as
i've. which VIII be ut most but few
years.
he took long. INT envelope from
bis pocket scaled with his own seal
and wrote on 1t, Il give this property
to my nephew. Peter Stokes, md his
sisters. Lydia and Grace Stokes" The
words bore that days date and was
signed By the donor.
This plan." be said. leaves at my
death nothing TO be settled. By win
an estate must be liquidated the same
rs business. And you know that in
winding up a business there is 4 lot
Of shrinkage. You have done all the
work in settling the Affairs Of John
& Martin Stokes with no pay. What
ever there may be between US Of
business nature connected with these
Affairs is settled now by this transac-
ton. The envelope goes into a box OF
the Fidelity Trust company. and here
is the key on my ring"
The nephews and nIeces accepted
the gift and the conditions with alac-
rity. The envelope was fat enough to
contain some twenty or thirty bonds.
or II the property was In stocks there
might be twice as many certificates.
Those TO whom the gift was made
desired their uncle to come and live
with them. This he declined TO do.
he rented little cottage. where he
kept house by himself. BE said moth
ing to bis nephew or nieces about the
payment Of the rent. but IT was paid
by them. &c said nothing about sup
plies. but they opened accounts for
him at provision stores. though they
secretly instructed the tradesmen to
keep them posted rs to the amount
the old man was being credited with.
At the end Of the first year Peter
Stokes figured up the amount expend-
ed ut about 5000. But the owners Of
the estate. which could not be used till
after the donors death. fearing that If
they appeared nlSSardly the donor
might take back his gift expended for
him an additional $500. making a to-
tai OF $1,000. This they considered
keeping within bounds.
The old man remained for a time
very delicate. Indeed, the doctors bills
amounted to several hundred dollars.
His loving nephew and nieces begged
him to come and live with them. that
they might the better administer to his
comfort But he said he didn't wish
TO be burden on any one. assuring
them that they would not be the loser