The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-05
Mrs. Massie's Will Probated.

The last will of Mrs. w. w. Massie.
was offered for probate in the Bourbon
County Court yesterday afternoon.
The will bears the date of February
9. 1910. and is written wholly in the
testatrix's own handwriting. the chief
provisions of which are as follows: i
The income from l,500 to be used
| in keeping cemetery lot; Presbyterian
church in Paris $4,000; To establish
and maintain hospital in Paris, KY,
to be known as the "W. w. Massie
HOSPITAL" $4,000 and residence in
Paris with the ground adjacent there
to-. This bequest with this condition
81 make this bequest with the pro-
viso that the Hospital being accepted
by the town is to be perpetually insured
and kept free of taxation. and that the
town of Paris raise an endowment fund
of Sc. 900 Give Thousand Dollars) and
endoW it for that amount.
Lincoln Institute, $4,000: the cause
of african Missions. $1,000; the cause
of Prohibition in Kentucky S5.OO0;
Stillman Institute at Tuscaloosa, Alab-
anna, 1000 Miss Julia Miller $1,000;
Ben Downey. $1,000; Miss Mamie
Keller. 81. 800; Mrs. Chas. Miller and
three sons, $4,000; DR.. Shive $500 !;
Edith .Shive, $500 Mrs. Matte Halves.
$500: Mrs. John w. Bishop, 1880
VIM. Bell, $3.50 Sarah Bedinger. Sl50 /;
,,RelIe Morrow, $500: Sidney Watson
$50: Mrs. Florence Lochart Clay a
madonna :" oil portraits of testatrix
and her husband to be reframed and
hung in hospital; VIM. K. Massie.
Lexington, KY, oil painting The
Aurora" and Mosaic table, Mrs. Ida
n. Stoner, Roman Mosaic "Plin's
Doyes:'' Mrs. Cassius Clay, statue of
'.Nubian Slave" James Mcclure.
0 hatrack, mahogany chair, two oil
paintings. scenes in Yosemite valley
large mantel mirror to hospital; Miss
Florence Lockhart, set of china; Mrs.
). Matte Halves, set of china and two
rugs MRS. .Chas. A. Miller, set OF
china: Mrs. Lizzie H. Miller, Two
lockwood tables, 2 writing desks, Il
dining room chairs and set of furni
ture. The testatrix. referring Ito hel
son, provided as follows:
az leave no part of my estate to IN!
son. VIM. C. Massie. as his presen
property exceeds mine in value and a
INV death his estate will be increase
nv his fathers will. Had he needed i
nv whole estate without reserve Woul
nave been decided to him.
II desire my son shall seiect Iroi
nv household furniture any articles h
may desire. not excepting even sue
articles as have donated in the pr
vate memorandum entrusted to Mr.!
Florence l.. Clay. and Mrs. NATL
HAYES, of Millersburg.
Many small items of. househo
furniture and bric-a-brac were entrus
ed to Mrs. Florence L. Clay and MT
Matte Halves to- be disposed of accor
ing to a written memorandum sln Il
handwriting of testatrix. which WI
left with her will but was not signe
These ladies have been authorized
'ur Mr.. VIM. C. Massie. the sole heir.
Is. writing filed in the County Court,
carry out the wishes of his mothe
and all of said property will be
trusted to them for that purpose:
No administrators was named IN I
will, and VINO. Massie waived
tie. right to act. Judge Dundon appointi
We, ames Mcclure, who gave bond In
hit sum of $50, 600, signed by Miss Al
C. Thornton, agent OF the banke
!. Surety Company.