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enatoP Rayner's Will Probaled.

By the will of the late Senator
Isidor Rayner, probated in the Or.
phans' Court Monday, nearly his
entire estate, said to be worth abou
81, 700, is left in trust for the
| benefit of his widow, Mrs. Frances
Jane Rayner; their son, William B
Rayner; the sons wife, Mrs. Mar
garet Coulter Rayner, and the sons
three children, Archibald Coulter
Rayner, Frances Jane Rayner and
Isidor Rayner.
The exceptions are annuities OF
$44O to Mrs. Annie Martin, the
nurse of the Senator's grandchil-
dren, and of $3.50 to Maynard Page,
coachman.
No legacy for any religious or
charitable purpose is contained in
the will. This is explained by the
statement that the Senator's wife
and son knew his intentions with
regard to contributing to charitable
objects, and he was confident they
would carry them out without any
request from him. 3
Senator Rayner's widow and son
and the Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
are the trustees of all his property.
They are to pay one-half the in
come to his widow for life, in such
installments as she may desire. Up
on her death, one-third of her share
of the income is to be paid to Will
liam B Rayner for life and two
thirds to his children. Upon the
death of William B. Rayner, his
children are to have the entire
half of the income left to Mrs. Ray
ner for life.
After paying $500 a year to
Mrs. William B. Rayner, one-third
of the other half of the income is
to be paid to William B. Rayner
and two-thirds to his children, who
are also to get his share upon his.
death.
The trust is to terminate upon
the death of Senator Rayner's wild
ow, son and three grandchildren.
The entire estate is then to be di-
vided among the descendants of the
grandchildren. If they leave no
descendants, the estate is to pass
to the Senator's heirs.
1t is provided in the will that
the Senator's widow shall pay his
son $4,000 a year for life and the;
$500 a year given to Mrs. Wm.B.
Rayner for life.
The bequest to Mrs. William B..
Rayner, it is explained, is in ac-
cordance with an agreement made
with her upon the condition that
she and William B. Rayner live to-
gether as husband and wife, and
that she is not to claim any SUPP
port or alimony from any income
or estate of her husband. 1t is al
so stated in the will that Senator
Rayner had agreed to bequeath
each of his three grandchildren an
annuity of $1,000, but he had left
them a larger income.
The trustees are empowered to
pay William B. Rayner $4,000 at
any time he wishes it, in addition.
to what is given him by the will.
They are also empowered to pay
each of William B. Rayner's three
children $4,000 after he or she isl
30years old.
Should William B. Rayner have
other childTyn, ne Is authorized
the will to bequeath them $500
out of the estate.
1t is stated in the will that an
legatee attacking it shall forfeit
share in the estate, and that II
provision for the Senator's widow
in lieu of her dover and thirds.
The Senator's widow and son am
the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany are named as guardians of the,
Senator's grandchildren.
The widow was constituted solo
executrix without bond. "A nomit
nal bond for $1,000 will be giverl'
to cover the cost of administering
the estate Chief Judge Block, of
the Orphans Court, went to WASH
ington yesterday to get Mrs. Rayf
uer's signature to the bond.
The will was made February 49,
1909, and has annexed a codie1l
dated March 20, 1909, which does
not change any of its provisions.
The witnesses to the will were Edr
ward H. Letter, George A. FooB
and Richard H. Worthington, and
to the codicil George A. Foos, Har-
ry Nicodemus and F. Howard War
field.