Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-11-25
Mrs. HoWard's will.
From Saturdays williamsport sun

Ullldteu Ndlut Ol WHICH 10 llOih pf"bNVN
to $685. 900, has been entered for pro-
bate at the Office of Register and Re
corder Myers Bequesta of nearly S40,-
900 are made to churches ana chari-
table institutions, and large par, .
the estate is left to the executor, Thos.
H. Hammond, ESQ.,, who is authorized
to distribute it to such religious, char
table, educational and other uses and
purposes as he in his judgment deter
mines" A number of bequests are
made to individuals, including,
several relatives, who will receive
from 800 to $1,000 The grand-child
rem of the late William Howard, Mrs.
Marcia Rothfuss and Godfrey Howard,
do not share in the residuary estate,
but the principal of the dover fund OF
SS3, 900 now reverts to them.
Churches and Charities.
The churches and charitable institu-
tions which benefit by Mrs. Howard's
win are as follows: All Saints Memoir
ial church, $1,000; Trinity Episcopal
church, 5000; Home for the Friend
less, $1,000 Williamsport hospital, $10,
600; Boys Industrial Home, $1,000;
Girls Training School, $1,000; Home
for Aged Colored Women, 81 900; Do
mestic and Foreign Missions, 5000
General Clergy Relief Fund, 5000; NJ.
e. Church, Emporium, 1000; Sisters
of the Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary for use of House of An
nunciation, New York city, $1,000 !;
House of st. Micnael and All Angels,
Philadelphia, $500; Home of the Mer.
ciiul Savior, Philadelphia, $500. In ad-
dition to the bequests above mentioned
it is provided that a Sunday School
and parish house shall be erected for
Trinity Episcopal church. Of the SO,
600 given the Williamsport hospital,
s5, 900 is for the purpose of endowing
bed for dependent patients to be known
as The Amanda L. Howard Free
Bed" The other $4,000 is to be out
right for such purposes as the executor
may see fit. 1t is understood the mon
ey will go towards the erection of and
outfitting of laboratory for backterio-
logical research.
Bequests to Individuals.
The following bequests were made
to relatives and friends: One thous-
and dollars is to be invested for the
benefit of Mrs. Howard's sister, Sarah
Ross, and on her death the principal is
to go to another sister, Olive G. Kint-
ner; brother, William L. Ross, is Civ
| en- 500. Item six of the will provides
that twenty-four bonds of the Lycom-
ing Improvement Company, of a par
value of $500 each, be deposited with
the Susquehanna Frust and Safe De-
posit Co., for the use of Mrs. Ada e.
paid to Mrs. Throop as the coupons
mature until such time as she arrives
at the age of thirty live years, when the
bonds are to be delivered to her. In
! the event of Mrs. TROOPS death be-
! fore she reaches the age of thirty-fve,
the bonds viii vest in her children, il
any, and in the event of there being no
children the bonds are to become part
of the residuary estate. A bequest ol
$1,000 is made to Debbie S. Hockey
and of $500 to Chas. A. Hockey. Mrs.
Butts, wife of the Rev. W. Fl. Butts, is
given $500.
Coachman Remembered.
William Warner, a coachman, who
has been in the employ of Mrs. How
ard for number of years, receives a
substantial remembrance. The will
provides that he shall receive all horses
harness, buggies, &c, and all the con
|
sum of $1,000.
In one of the codicils of the will two
nieces, Fannie Fuller and Lottie Raup
are each given $1,000; another niece
Dellie Northrup, receives $500, and {
nephew, Jay Batchelder, is giver
$1,000.
Executor Has Full Authority.
After making the specific bequests
, | in, 70 MI erifl q
will, which bears date Feb. %, 1906, tn,
following disposition of the balance o
the estate is made:
There are certain intents and pur
: poses which | desire to be accomplish
; ed, which intents and purposes | haV,
made known to my executor. | there
fore give, devise and bequeath all tn
rest, residue and remainder of my es
} tate, real, personal and mixed, of an,
kind and character and WheresoeVe
situated to my executor, Thomas II
:, Hammond, to be disposed of by him
without any accounting to any court o
, courts, person or persons, after th
, payment of all costs and charges Incl
dent to the administration of my estat
, and distributed by me to such religious
charitable, educational and other use
and purposes as he in his judgment de
I ! termineS."
Precaution Against Contest.
In codicil dated Jan. 18th, 1905
there is provided the following:
81 do further declare my VIII to b
| that if any person or persons shall in
= stitute or be connected directly or ir
I directly with any attempt to break o
test the validity of my said will on an
grounds whatever, then in that event
: such person or persons shall not receiv
+ or be entitled to receive any part of m
estate and l hereby give to my execr
tor power to declare bequest to an
: such person or persons null and vol
: as though such bequest had never bee
: made by me-"
g Bequest to Mr.. Hammond.
In the codicil dated March 18th, 190'
the following item:
: In recognition of the services rende
J. ed to me bV Thomas H Hammond