The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-06
ESTATE WIS
IN Heavenly !: !
SECURITIES

Inns. CORA II ARRIs, AUJHosEss,
4 Tells AsoUT DECEASED Hus.
BANDS ASSETS IN UNIQUE.
STATEMENT TO THE CLERK OF
COUNTY CURT. ,ig
Twas 5000 TO | THE POOR
His Charitable Deeds We're Donesso
Quietly and Without DISSEMINATION
That He Was Never Suspected OF
Being a Phllanthropls..
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. 6.-Mrs.l
Cora Harris. author Of THE Circult
Rider,s Wife" has filed with -7-..l:F.
Hunt, clerk OF the county court, an
Inventory Of her late husbands es.
tate that Is probably unique in court
records.
Her husband. the Rev. Lundy H.
Harris, who, was commonly supposed.
tc be the real Circuit Rider Of the
story, killed himself by taking NOR
phine. at Pine Lodge, near carters.l
Vile, ca J on. tsufberS1s. / 1 !, Y
The court clerk asked for an lnven.
toryss5of.shis sestasesand Mrs. Harris
has Written d lestert'sta,Ing that the
major mart q RRdt vas invested In
heavenly ssesilrtHesSys the valueiSof
which have been yariousiy declared
In this world and highly taxed by the
varioas churches, but never realized,
tShe writes to Mr.. Hunt:
AZ haye your card stating that II I.
lido not furnish an inventory OF the
estate Of Lundy H. Harris, OF which
was appointed administratrix with
in 10 days from the receipt fthis no.
|tice. you will proceed as the law di.
rects.'
| II did not know that 1t was my duty
to furnish such an inventory, and now
THAT you demand 1t, do not know
how to do It. II the one send YOU
lis not in proper form, to be recorded
on your books, inclose postage and
request youSto let me know wherein
II have failed. 1t is not with the In.
tention Of showing an egregious sen.
timeptality that saw find It impos.
sible to give you complete and sat,
lisfactory inventory Of the estate Of
Lundy H. Harris. q
THE part that I give is so small
that It IS insignificant and mislead.
Ing. AT the time Of his death he had
$2.S5 in his purse. SIG in the Union
Bank and Trust Company, Of this city
(Nashville), about 400 books and the
coffin in which he was buried. which
cost about $50.
THE major part Of his estate was
invested in heavenly securlties, the
values OF which have been varlously
declared in this world, and highly
taxed by the various churches. but
never realized. He invested every
year not less CASUALLY more) than ST.
200 in charity, SO secretly, so inoffen-.
sively and so honestly that he, was
never suspected OF being philan.
thropist, and never praised for his
generosity.
He pensioned an old. outcast wo.
man In Baron county, and an old sol.
ldier in Nashville. He sent two little
negro boys to school, and supported
for three years family Of five who
could not support themselves. Is
"He contributed annonymously!tto
every charity in Nashville; every old
maid Interested in benevolent rob.
ject' received his aid; every child The
knew exacted and received penny
tolls from his tenderness. He sup,
ported. the heart Of every man who
conflded in him with encouragement
and affection. 7; He literally did for.
give. his enemies, and suffered martyr.
dom on September IS, 1910, after en-.
during three years Of persecution
without complaint. He was ever rec,
ognized as one Of the largest bond.
holders in heaven.
"You can see how large his estate
was, and how difficult it would be to
compute its value so as to furnish
YOU the inventory you require for rec.
ord OH your books. have given you
faithfully such items as have come
within my knowledge. II
Sincerely yours,
5,sl COBRA ,HARRIS."