The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-09
EXECUTORS HAVE FAILED TO
QUALIFY. BUT WILL LIKELY
DO so SOON.
WIZ Given 70 Public Yesterday, Fol.
lowing Admission to Probate.
Contestant Has Not Filed
Her Appeal.

Her Appeal.
The fun text of the will Of the late
Henry Schmulbach was made public
yesterday. following its admission to
probate Tuesday afternoon. AS vet.
however. the executors have not quail
ned and the appraisers have not been
named
! Although a notice OF appeal from
the decision OF the probate Judge was
given by Mr.. John A. Howard. attor-
ney Tor Mary Anne Teller. contestant.
as yet the appeal has not been filed.
and there are those who say that no
appeal will be taken. Clerk Wells
has not yet named the curator.
The will has drawn considerable at
tenuon and a large number OF per-
sons visited the clerks once yester-
DAY TO see what disposition was made
OF one OF the richest estates in the
county. BY reason OF the recent liti-
cation. more than usual interest is
taken in the will.
The full transcript OF the record.
with the exception OF the attesting
clause. follows:
1, Henry Schmulbach. OF Wheeling
west Virginia, being in good health
and OF sound mind and memory. do
make and ordain the following as my
last VIII and testament, hereby re-
voking all wills and testamentary pa
pers which have heretofore been made
by me.
Item My executors shall pay out
OF my personal estate my Just debts
and funeral expenses. and the cost OF
administration OF my estate.
Item 2-I give and bedueath to my
faithful friends and employees August
r. Marschner and Henry w. Null.
both OF Wheeling. West Virginia, the
sum OF ten thousand dollars each; to
my namesake Henry S. Schaefer. OF
webbing. the sum of five thousand
dollars and my watch and chain; to
Bertha Wager, sister OF Edward wager,
OF the City of Wheeling. in gratitude
Tor her services 10 my sister Mary.
now deceased. the sum OF Ave thou
sand dollars; to my second cousin,
Carl Heller. Of Wheeling, the sum of
two thousand dollars; TO his sister.
my second cousin. Katherine Heller
Geldmacher. OF Nieder Breidnebach, in
hesse Dormstadt. Germany. the sum
OF two thousand dollars: to my name
sakes Henry S. Boyce, Henry s. Rarth
] T.
OF Wheeling. the sum of two thousand
dollars each: to my cousin Jacob
Steurnagle. and to his sister. my
cousin, Mary Mason. both Of Wheel
ing. the sum of two thousand dollars
each; to my employe John Funds. OF
the City OF Wheeling. the sum of two
thousand dollars; and TO Lottie Hart
tung. OF the City OF Wheeling. the
sum OF two thousand dollars: total.
the sum OF forty-eight thousand dol.
lars. Each of these requests shall be
payable as soon as my executors may
md IL convenient 20 make such pay.
ment without sacrificing any OF my
property. but not more than two years
from the time OF my death: and the
said requests shall bear interest from
the expiration of one year after my
I death, unless sooner paid. And | give
ana bequeath 10 my friend and en-
I ploye Edward L. Wager. OF Wheeling
! W. Va, one hundred shares OF stock
( In the German Bank OF Wheeling. II
I any OF these benehciaries shall die
/ before me. his beQuest shall lapse and
become a part of my residuary estate
Item al give and bequeath to
Frank NJ. Taylor. OF Pleasant Valley.
I Ohio county. West Virginia. husband
OF my cousin Emma Taylor. the sum
OF flve thousand dollars. which shall
90 to his children or their descend
ants In equal shares per stripes. n he
shall not survive me. give and be-
queath TO my said cousin Emma Tay-
Tor the sum OF FIVE thousand dollars.
which shall go to her children or
their descendants in equal shares per
stripes. II she shall not survive me
These requests shall bear interest az
ter one year from the time OF my
death. ] give and bequeath to Marie
| Taylor and Henrietta Taylor. the mi
nor daughters Of Frank NJ. Taylor. and
my cousin Emma Taylor. OF Pleasant
! Valley, Ohio county. West Virginia.
the sum OF Ave thousand dollars each.
Each Of these requests shall be pay
able as soon a. my executors may
| find n convenient. but not until the
| legatee is twenty-one years OF age.
/ These requests shall bear interest az
ter one year from the time Of my
death and after the legatee has
reached the age Of twenty-one years
n either Of these legatees shall die
before me. her share shall 90 10 her
child or children. or. lacking these.
/ 10 her sister. or. n she be not living.
10 her child or children. and n both
the said Marie and Henrietta Taylor
shall die before me. leaving no chill
dren. these requests shall lapse and
pass 20 my residuary estate
Item 81 give and devise % John r.
Arbenz. attorney AZ law OF Wheeling.
| West Virginia. iu trust. as herein
stated. the sum of twelve thousand
dollars. and direct and request that
he shall divide the said sum into ok
equal portions of two thousand dol.
lars each. and shall pay and apply
one of such portions. with the interest
earned and collected thereon. in the
exercise Of hts best judgment and dis
crction. without unreasonable delay.
Tor the purpose Of improving. rebuild
ing. oquipping and bcauufying tho
place ~ worship or the residence of
The minister Of each of the following
churches IN the city of wheeling that
On 10 say. Tho First German Zion
Fvanrelical Lutheran church. OF which
Rev. a. T.. ncnze ia now pastor. tho
g. james German Evangelical Luth-I
Gran church. OF which Rev A W.
Wfrdcr is now pastor. tho So STE
rhons German Evangelical Reformed
church. Of which Rev Ernest 81
Prouse iq now pastor. The So Johns
German Evangelical Protestant church
~ which Rev william O. Ulfert Gel
now pastor. the ST. paura German m
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