The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-12
DECISION AGAINST
. COLST.Ok HEIRS
Decree of Judge Faulkner Gives
Several Thousand Dollars
to Richmond College.
Especial to The Times dispatch.

Winchester, Va, June ll.-Judge E.
Boyd Faulkner. of Martinsburg, sitting
In the Circuit Court of Jefferson coun-
ty, at Charlestown. W. Va. has entered
a decree constituting .he will of the late
mond College. . Baptist institution, Is
between $4,000 and $1,000 better off
than 1t was before Mr.. Colston's death.
In his will he oequeathed $1,000 to
the college TO maintain scholarships for
two ministerial students, and in an
other clause of his Will, after making
number of beQuest TO relatives. left
the residue of his estate to the college.
Some Of the heirs made an effort to
break the will and prevent the college
from getting the requests. on the
ground that the language of the will
was not sufficiently specific to war
rant the legacies being turned over to
the institution. Judge Faulkner. how
ever, held that the contested clauses
We're valid. At the same time he held
that bequest of $1,000 for a new Bap-
fist church a t Summit Point and $1,000
for the support of the pastor, were
void. owing to the indefniteness and
uncertainty OF the objects to be bene-
flied by them.
The closing exercises of the Shenan-
doah Valley Military Academy, OF Win
chester, one of tho oldest preparatory
schools in the State, were held on
Thursday evening in the new gymna-
SUM. The senior class was the larg-
est IN years, and DR.. B. NJ Roszel the
principal, declared 1t was the best class
he had ever graduated. Addresses
were made by Superintendent NJ. NJ
Lynch. OF the Frederick county schools
r. Gray Williams. for the board oil
trustees. and the diplomas and schol-
arships were presented by Major Rob
ert w. Hunter.
More horses continue to arrive at the
United States Army's new remount sta
ton at Front Royal. there being about
100 horses now in pasture. Captain
Cnspar II. Conrad, Jr who Is in charge
OF the station. has been in Kentucky
buying horses for the past two weeks.
and the number now at the station
Will he greatly increased.
Notwithstanding he was rendered
helpless several weeks ago by a stroke
of paralysis. and his life despaired of.
DR.. G. D. Laws. of Laws. Warren
county, has completely recovered.
]. A Anderson. of Richmond. who
has been on visit to relatives in
!" inchestcr during the past week, gave
an exhibition before the Winchester
Gun Club the other dag, one of his
fcats being the exploding of twenty
two-shcr, cartridge thrown into the
air. by shot from his twenty two
calibre rifle.
Charles Ct. Brand, of the Agricuitu-
raj Department. and Chief Clerk S. C..
Weddeburn. OF the Interior Depart-
ment. of Washington, have been at
Front Royal recently negotiating for
the purchase of fruit land. 1t being
their Intention to engage in apple
growing. in addition to their govern
mental duties In Washington
Captain William II. * carfoot, a wide
Unknown Confederate veteran OF JEFF
ferson county, is slowly recovering
from the effects OF a severe electrical
shock he suffered several days ago
when he endearored to rescue Il dog
which had stumbled upon i've wire
that had fallen down The dog was
instantly killed. and Captain Kearfooi
was rendered unconscious for hours