The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-22
THE WILL OF MAJ. j. NJ. VEN
ABLE.

phan's Court. shows that his re-
quest that no religious ceremony be
held over his body was made after a
profound study OF theology In his
will he gives to his friend. Dr. Viii
liam II. Welch. his library at his
house. $50 North Calvert street. and
the bookcases in which it is kept.
"In this library" the will states,
will be found quite a collection OF
books on religious and theological
subjects. These and the notes made
on them by me represent a protraet-
ed struggle for the light. II, in DIT.
WEIGHS opinion. these books and
notes NAV be Of assistance to any
of the very few who set out on the
same search, / request him TO PICK
out such books and, after putting
them in separate cases, to place
them in some library he may select.
But this matter is left entirely to
his judgment.
The only public bequest in the VIII
is to Hampden-Sidney College, Vir-
ginia. at which the Major was a
student in his younger days. After
the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Bette Venable, the trustees of the
college are to get the following pro
perry. which is left 10 her for life:
The house at Hampden-Sidney, Va
in which she lives, known as the
Naples. with about 80 acres Of land;
the place known as Wayside, near
Hampden-Sidney, on both sides OF
the road leading from Hampden-Sid-
ney to Farmville, and seven or eight
acres of land adjacent TO the par
sonage at Hampden-Sidney.
J.. Any debt due the Major by Ed
Ngar w. Venable is to be released up
ON the condition that within six
months after his death the school
house which the Major bailt at
Misunderstanding, with the land adj
iacent. extending to the graded rail-
road. and the road in front OF the
schoolhouse. extending back 100
wards are conveyed to the trustees
. Of Hampden- Sidney College. In The
event of Edgar NJ Veaable failing t'
= comply with the condition named
5 any debt due by him to Major Ven
e able is to be collected by his exc
cutors
The balance of the estate IS dis
tributed among Major Vena0le's re
latives and friends, as follows:
An annuity of $500 to Mrs. Bet
: tie Venable, widow of the Major
brother. John NJ. Venable Secur
ties sufficient for the payment
the annuity are to be turned owe
3 to the Virginia Trust Company.
e Richmond. Va. Upon the death
o Mrs. Yenable the securities are
e revert to the estate.
Ie Mrs. venable is also bequeath'
E. $4,000. the price received by Mag
Venable for the Slate Hill FarI
IF near Worsham. Va, owned by the
,e jointly.
n An annuity of $3.50 to Annie
ST Hannah Burke. employed by Maj
r venable as housekeeper at his hon
~ at $50 North Calvert street.
curities sufficient to pay the ami
tv are to be turned over 10 the Me
= camille Trust and Deposit Compar
and are to revert to the estate u
: on her death. The will states IN
&c this provision for his housekeep
&c was made by the Major because
'' her long and faithful service in
employment. She is also bequea'
u ed any two pieces she may sei'
nd from the furniture in his house, a
re is given the right to select the N
tn jors lyraphone piano as one
r. them.
RS Bessie o'Neill, the Majors coo
er $3.50 outright.
Mrs. Bette Venable, sister-in-la
~ all the furniture, household and I
+s farming utensils and implemer
na and animals belonging to the Maj
70 on the lands at Hampden-Sidney
n The Majors cousins living
70 Hampden -Sidney-Margaret d. +
n munds, $500; Addie c. Venat
ID and Emma c. venable, $1,000 eac
- and Susan Venable. $4,000.
o. Mr.. William II. Venable, of Nc
4 folk. Va, Mr.. Charles McHen
a Howard Mr.. Edwin G. Baetjer al
DR.. William II. Welch, Of Bal
more. each 500 to buy such m
mento of the Major as they may d
sire.
to Mr.. William II. Venable is al