The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-28

CONDITIONS OF REQUEST EX.
planned BY EXECUTORS.
a Complete Statement OF all Matters
of Public Interest Connected With
the Hospital Endowment Provided
for In the Wills Of the Late II. J..
Tnomey, and Mrs, Ella Tuomey.


Editor Daily Item:
Inasmuch as the Tuomey Hospital
Is matter Of general public interest.
the undersigned deem 1t proper to
make the following statement for the
Information Of all persons concerned.
We regret that AIR. Neill O'Donnell
Is at the present time absent In the
North 80 that he cannot join US in
the statement.
There are two separate Wills involv-
ed In the proposition.
First. Timothy J. Tuomey died In
October. 1897. leaving OF force his last
will and testament by which he ap-
pointed Messrs. r. ID. Lee, Neill
Oponnell and DIR. s. c. Baker execu-
tors thereof.
BY the terms Of his will, inter ALA.
he bequeathed to his widow the usu-
fruct OF his Manning Avenue farm
and his Bells Mill plantation for and
during the term Of her natural life.
He then provided that upon her
death. the said two tracts of
land should constitute a permanent
endowment for a charity hospital to
be located In the City Of Sumter for
the benefit of the respectable sick
poor people Of this city.
He mapped out In his will an Ella
borate scheme for the creation Of the
necessary funds for the establishment
OF said hospital. and for Its conduct
and management thereafter. But Mr..
Tuomey left no ready money with
which to carry out his benevolent
purposes On the contrary. ne d.
rected that his Executors should dill
gently improve his Bells Mills planta-
tion In order to render IL attractive to
j tenants. and that they should rent
out these lands and should accumu-
late from the net rents. from year to
year. the sum of at least s25.OOO.
He further directed that when said
fund should ,be thus accumulated his
Executors should purchase a suitable
\ lot; which being done. he directed
that they turn said lot and said fund
over to a Board Of seven Trustees,
consisting Of his three Executors, the
Mayor or the City 81 Sumter. and two
members of City Council and that
these six should select seventh mem.
ber residing outside of the limits OF
the city Of sumter which Board Of
seven Trustees should erect said
hospital and thereafter care for and
manage the institution.
His widow. under the terms of the
said will, enjoyed the rents. income
and profits of the testator's estate up
TO the time OF her death. which oc-
Cured late In the year Of 1909.
The Bells Mills plantation came
into the possession OF the executors,
say IN January 1. 1910. and they have
| had control OF the same for only two
full years. TO wit: 1910 and 1911.
The Executors found the estate in a
very badly rundown condition and rs
the testator directed them to improve
the property and make II more at
tractive To tenants. they have spent
the greater portion OF the income for
lfthe past two years In carrying out that
object and are still far from putting
the property In a desirable condition.
The income from the plantation for
the years 1910 and 1911 amounted
TO approximately $4,000 per annum.
The executors. however. for the pres
ent year. have been enabled to in
= crease the rental value of the same
20. $4,000.
out of the rents received for the
years 1910 and 1911. the Executors
have purchased and now hold a lot in
the City OF sumter known as the old
Catholic church lot containing one
acre. for which they paid the sum
u ""f"N'' "' i''l''"uti III thc IN
come. after the payment Of taxes. etc.
has been expended In building and
repairing tenant houses. barns and
other out buildings. including a COM
Portable residence for the GeueraI
Manager. who Is employed at n mod
crate salary To live ON the plantation
and look after the interests of the cs.
tate. This gentleman Is Mr.. II. j.
Kolh under whose administration.
the Executors have caused the plan
tation to be laid out by MIR. Palmer. n
civil engineer of rcputel into some
e.shty-siN farms. of about twcnt,'
five acres each