The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-04

facilitating the labour of the neigh
bors and making them more indus
trious; provided that not above one
hundred pounds sterling be employed
in the purchase of said i'm plements.
And | do wish and recommend, the
use of Beach leaves gathered before
the frost, and dried in the shade for
bedding, as the leaves of the beach
tree, cured as mentioned, make
comfortable, and by far more healthy
bedding than feathers, as they will
remain good for four or five years,
and may be easily renewed, and as be-
ing introduced amongst the poorer
class of citizens (whose bedding is
now blanket) they may thereby en-
JOY one that is comfortable and heal
i thy. .... =.
"And it is my will, that such part
Of my personal estate as the trustees
shall not think Immediately necessary
or particularly use for for carrying on
the farm and farm school, shall be by
them sold in such manner and such
terms as they may think the most
advantageous; but that in particular
my surveying compass, chain, and in
strument case shall be reserved for
the: use of the farm school, as like
wise. such books as in their judg,
may be useful to the master; and par
lItfcularly, Shaw's Chemistry, so that
he thereby may be enabled to comply
with the next following article, II un-
acquainted with the principles, viz:
That it shall be the duty of the mas
| ter, that besides having the boys in
structed in reading, writing, arithme-
trio, principles of geography, and Of.
| geometry, and the girls, In reading,
writing and four common rules OF
arithmetic, he will and shall instruct
both boys and girls, $50 as occasion
offers) in such chemical principles,
as the success of their different opera
ations depends upon, as mailing, brew.
ing; distilling, baking, fixing different
| colours, making vinegar, soap, cheese,
butter, etc., etc.
And it is my will that such child
rem, as reside conveniently in the
neiehborhood for attending the school
may be allowed to be instructed as
the children of the farm scnool, these
OF parents not able to pay the school,
ino gratis: and those ~ can afford
1t, at such rates as they and the mas
ter can agree upon. but - --'-'' num-
ber only as the trustees shall judge,
that = master can conveniently in
struct. provided that all children ad-
mitted into the said farm school shall
be Obliged tn conform to such rules
and regulations, as the trustees or
master shall from time to tine reas-
onably make for the government
thereof.
"And it is further my will, that In
the choice of master for the said
farm school, skill, industry, and NOR
ais shall be the oEly qualifications
attended to, and that in the admittance
of poor children, no manner OF regard
shall be paid to what religion or sect
they or their parents possess; and
that it shall be a particular charge
to the master, to teach and. instruct
them only, in the general, plain and
practical parts of religion and NOR
atty, without meddling with specula-
tive and controverted points, or with
such as constitute the particular
character Of any sect.
"In case that it should appear to
the society that the yearly income OF
the estate by this my last will given
and devised, should not be sufficient
to carry Immediately my above dis
position into full effect, (Which how.
ever is not expected) in that case
request them to make such beginning
as the yearly income may bear the ex-
penses of, in such manner that the
stock on the farm, as horses, mares
In papticHlar, horn cattle & sheep may
be kept up for the use OF the farm'
but as shall leave consloeraDie
sum in ready money, recommend
that such suitable but simple oulld-
ings in the way Of my present over
seers house may be Immediately
erected to answer the plan to the
whole extent, but that all the outward
timber may be Of chestnut.
"It is also my will, that my tract OF
land mart of which I do now keep
and reside on, made up OF twenty one
original tracts, and by late re,sul-
yey containing two thousand SIX nun
dred and thirty acres, shall be 1oreV-
er 80 far indeVisable as that hve nun
dred acres shall be laid out lot tne
IA arn. including what is under renee
and that one thousand acres snail 1or-
over remain in wood or forest, IN or
der to supply the farm with conven-
ient range and with fuel and tlmper'
and in process of time contribute TO
the support of the institution, but tnat
tho surplus land over and ABOVE tne
Ave hundred, and one thousand acres
before specified may be by tne tIus-
tees to farm let in such tracts as theS
shall think to the best aoVanIase'
nroyided that no tract OF lano py tIls
NV last will devised shall ever be let
an q more extensive lease tnan thde
n fourteen years, and that every such
Ie.sa shall contain condition tnat
The lessee shall not cut Or Wllilully
suffer to be cut any timber or "oou
from, the said thousand acres reserV-
od for the use of the farm school, uh-
less by and with the express perinis-
sion of the trustees.
"And II is my will, that in case the
agricultural society of South Caroitha itha
should against my expectation t.he
nIan being relative to the institution
of the society decline or neglect ap-
Oointing trustees for taking upon
themselves the execution OF this my
Iost will and testament or the truss
contained in the same, or that the salo
eoct eonietv should at any time be dissolv-
ed or annihilated, that then and IN
each Of these cases, the execution VI
this my last will or the trust cS c1ntr,n trns-
ed in it, shall devolve upon sucn - this hi
tees as the Hon-Legislature Oh 'ni'