Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-14
BROTHER AND SISTERS
GET BIG BELL ESTATE
Grocery Chain Store Heads Will
Leaves Stable to William J.
Bell-Many Bequests

The will Of James Bell head OF the Bel
chain grocery stores. who died at Atlantic
city November 20. was admitted Ia pro-
bate today at Norristown by ReRlster of
Willis Miller. ITS estate Is valued I'm excess
OF $4,000. according to the statement ied
with the will
All Of Mr.. Bells race horses. together
with harness and wagons and other equip
mont Mt Cedar Park stock farm are given
10 his brother, william J. Bell The prem
lses At 2ii9 Erie avenue and $40 900 alb
solutely so 20 his sister. Mrs. Hannah
Haenn, and another sister Mrs Margaret
Mahon. receives the property at Bryn
Mawr avenue, Cynwyd.
All other real estate II to be held In
trust and the income is to be paid TO
Mrs. Mahon for life II che dies within
ten years after his death, the net Income
In to be paid TO her three children, Mar
Earet Mahon, Sarah MAhon and Robert
James Bell Mnhon, until ten years after
his death. These children are finally to
receive the real estate absolutely.
During the ten-year period after hla
death. II the Bell Company desires 10 pur-
chase any Of the property the executors
may sell II at the price he purchased II
To hlH niece. Margaret Mahon In given
ten shares OF stock in Rising sun Build.
ing Association. and his sister. Mrs
Mahon, vs. to receive five shares OF stock
In the Northern Building Aasoclaton
The executors are to set aside $50 600
and pay tho income 20 his sister Mrs
Haenn, and at her death the principal IN
to DO paid TO her daughter. May Hnnnn
This $4,000 IN to remain with the Bell
Company for Ave years after his death with
interest nj the rate Of FIVE per cent and
may he continued thereafter by executors,
with the consent In writing OF the sister,
but the executors shall assume no liability
or responsibility for allowing the sum TO re-
main with the Bell Company. The sun, Ia
TO remain with the Bell Company for five
years from hig death even though the sister
dies before flve years
His brother, William J, Bell, will receive
the income Of i5l shares of the Bell Com
pany and his nephew Robert James Boil
MRhon, the income Of ssventy-four shares
Of tho Bell Company, under conditions sim
ilar TO the foregoing bequests. which also
apply TO bcqucst OF the income OF $4,000 10
Ella II. Bell widow OF his deceased friend
John Bell the income OF $4,000 to LiZzIo
MacNeill; John Engleson. $4,000 Edward
j. Flanagan, $4,000 John Stlnson. $1,000
Thomas RuRgle, $1,000 Florence and Ethel
Bell daughters OF his deceased friend. John
Bell. each $1,000.
or the residue of the estate onc-half goes
absolutely to his nephew. Robert JancH
Bell Mhhon. and the other half TO be held
In trust by the executors for the benefit Of
his brother. william J. Bell. and the prIn-
cipaI TO his heirs nj his death n he dies
without Issue then to Robert James Bell
Mahon.
Amy money owing To him by the Bell
Company may remain with the company for
five years at Ave per cent interest. and
finally become part OF the corpus Of his
estate John Eagleson and Edward j. Elan
egan are named executors The will was
executed on September -, 1914.