The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-08


may select as 4 mement0. (ROvoked
in the codicil)
Item 9-Bequeaths to his executor
subject to the trust Of items l, ?
and 3 of the will and for the pur-
pose of adorning the Fort Hill resi-
dence. as provided in item i Of the
will, all his permanent furniture, re-
lies, paintings, etc., books, etc.. not
otherwise herein disposed Of.
Item 10-Directs the executor to
sell at public or private sale, as he
may deem best, all his personal pro-
perty not disposed of, and also to
sell and convey all his real estate
outside this State at public or pri-
vate sale as he may deem best, and
hold the proceeds subject to the
trusts and conditions Of items l, 2
and 3 Of the will.
Item Threads: "All the residue
and remainder of my property Of ev-
cry kind and description whatsoever
after paying off the legacies above
provided for, together with the pro-
perty which may revert to my estate,
should it revert thereto, and the pro-
ceeds Of my real and personal pro-
perty herein directed to be sold, and
all accumulated funds derived from
the Fort Hill place, and interests on
my investments, I give and bequeath
to my executor to be held by him
subject to the trusts and conditions
of items1, 2 and 3 Of this will."'
Item II Appoints Jane H. Rion
the executor. (Rovoked by the CO.
dicil)
The following are the witnesses to
the will. James Hunter, 7. 0. Per-
kins, E. L. c. Torrie.
The codicil dated March 26th,
1886, in its opening confirms the will
of November 9Th, 1886, except in so
far as its provisions are inconsistent
with the codicil.
Item 1-Directs the payment Of his
debts, etc., by his executor as soon
as practicable.
Item 2-Revokes the item appoint
ing Mr.. Rion as executor, he having
recently died, and appoints Richard
". Simpson, of Pendleton, as execu-
tor, also directs the words flames
H. Rion' wherever they appear in
the will be stricken ont and Richard
W. Simpson inserted in Lieu thereof.
Item 3-Revokes 8 and confers on
R. W. Simpson the gifts therein
made to Mr.. Rion.
Item 4ERovokes item 6, stating as
a reason that the legatee therein had
been otherwise provided for.
Item 5-Limits the time when in
terest shall be payable on the lega-
cies made in 5 and 7 Of the will to
the period when such legacies are due
and payable by the terms Of the
item.
Item g. 6-Authorizes the executor to
purchase that portion Of the original
Fort Hill tract set off to his grand
daughter and directs, if so purchased,
that It shall become part Of the Fort
Hill tract and shall go with and be
disposed of as is done with the Fort
Hill tract in the will.
Item 7-Directs the executor to sell
all the real estate owned by him at
his death, except the Fort Hill tract,
whether same lie in or out Of the
State of South Carolina.
Item Selves to the executor,
whose decision shall be final the same
power given in item l of the will to
the chief justice Of South Carolina to
decide when the State has or has not
accepted the donation made in the
first Item OF my Will, provided the
chief justice shall decline to make
the decision.
Item 9SDirects the executor to en-
ploy proper persons to take charge of
the Fort Hill farm, dwelling and ar
ticles donated and pay what is prop
er for such services.
Item 10-In view of the labor and
responsibility, devolved on the execu-
tor by the will, etc., gives to the exc
cutor in addition to the commission
allowed by law, five per cent Of the
appraised value Of the real and per
sonal estate.
Item. 11-Relates to a family set
tlement with instructions to the eX-
ecutor in the matter which would be
of no interest to the public.
Item 12-ReadS: "The desire to
establish such school or COLLEGE as