Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

| $3.50 900 but how heavily II may be
incumbered by mortgages or loans has
not been brought out, The will, which
was probated Thursday, two weeks
after his death. contained no list OF
his property nor other information
that would show the estates value,
except that special requests Of about
$4,000. principally in stock in the Z.
o. Painter Fertilizer Company. was
set down. But this will was made
February 10, 1912, a year before he
began taking on his million dollars
Of new insurance, and almost sixteen
months before his death. In that in
terval there was opportunity for his
fortunes TO go up or down.
The special requests TO relatives
were the income from Si00 900 fertili-
ger stock 10 his mother, Mrs. Char
lotte Painter; an income from $1,000
fertilizer stock. each to his brother,
w c. Painter, and his sisters, Mrs
Matte S. Dunning and Mrs. Annie p
Curry, all TO revert TO his daughter
upon the deaths Of the beneficiaries
and the voting power OF all 10 remain
IN her hands while they receive the
income.
sooisty Given Bsquest.
Other bequests were 1000 fertilizer
stock TO the Florida Horticultural So
ciety, a sum sufficient TO establish
two z. o. Painter scholarships at the
John b. Stetson University; 81 900 TO
the Children's Home Society, HIS IA
vorite charity. an unnamed sum for
horticultural investigation through
he -
unnamed sum 10 the Florida Baptist
Association as a loan fund for needy
Baptist Churches: $500 or more. even
above $4,000, in the discretion OF the
administrators. for the Riverside Bap-
fist Church. of which he was an off,
Ger. and a months vacation salary 10
each employee OF one year or more
service.
Widow and Daughter Administrators
The widow, Mrs. Martha Painter,
and the daughter. Miss Okle Painter,
receive all the remaining estate They
are joint administrators
Mrs. Painter is feeling her hus-
bands death keenly. and she has not
yet recovered from the shock. She
seldom leaves her home. She came
downtown Thursday TO attend the
reading Of the VIII and qualify as one
Of the administrators, but returned
home Immediately. The ordeal 20 af-
fected her that II was necessary for
her 10 retire to her room and refuse
10 receive any callers. There are a
few very intimate friends who are
permitted TO see her and one or an
other Of these has been with her al
most constantly since the tragedy. but
the callers are limited both In num-
Der and in time.
The daughter. however. spends
much OF her time at the fertilizer
company's Offices. disposing Of such
business matters as demand her per
sonal attention
The handsome Painter residence on
exclusive Riverside Drive externally
reflects the grief within its walls
| Drawn shades, closed doors and de
serted verandas hespeak the silence Of
death. The Painter place occupies a
full block frontage.
The well-kept lawn. palm trees and
| shrubbery the flower garden on the
side and the fruit and vegetable gar
/ den In the rear ordinarily make this
one OF the show places along the river
! boulevard. but now even the grass
and trees and flowers seem 10 feel the
| absence Of the master OF the house
Horticulture was. perhaps Painters
greatest hobby. From the time he en-
tered a printing Office at DeLand 80
wears ago 20 work on an agricultural
paper until he died he was keenly in
/ terested in the culture OF fruits. vege-
tables and flowers. He studied hOrti-
cultural methods and wrote volumes
on the subject. He experimental in
his own garden.
| The sandy soil Of that garden Is to-
| day. doubtless. the most prolific
/ around jacksonville. Practically all
the fruits and vegetables on his table
! came from his own plants Painters
| interest I'm horticulture is reflected In
/ his will-the requests 20 the State
I Horticultural Society. the State Ex-
pertinent Station and Stetson Univer-
sity. an being in the interest Of this
J science. He could get more pleasure
land recreation out Of a hoe than n
golf stick. or a spade than tennis
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