Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-27
Made July 80, 1917, Admit
ted to Probate in Clerks
Office Last Tuesday.
ESTATE TO RELATIVES
Faithful Family Servants Pro-
vided With a Home and
$500 in Trust.
PRINCIPAL REQUESTS.

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Austin Bell, 5000.
Miss Addie Bell, 5000.
Misses Susie and Mary Bible, SIS, 900.
DR.. d. E. Bell, cash, 5000.
Webb c. Bell, 5000.
A. Garth Bell, 5000.
Mrs. j. B. Campbell, $1,000.
DR.. d. E. Bell, residue, not indicated.
Willie and Ann Harris, house and lot
in trust and 81, 900 in trust.
The last will and testament of the
late John H. Bell was admitted to
probate Tuesday. 1t disposes of his
handsome estate in a carefully pre-
pared document of fifteen or more
items.
The first item leaves all of his
household goods to his nieces, Miss
es Susan and Mary Bell Bible,
with the request that should his sis
tiers, Miss Addie Bell and Mrs. j. B.
Campbell, of Fresno, CAL, wish then
they are to have such articles as they
may want to keep.
All of his clothing and wearing APP
parel are left TO his. faithful serv-
ant Willie Harris" Also house and
lot on Broad street. occupied by VIII
lie Harris and his mother, Ann Har-
ris, is left to them during their lives
and then to go to his brother, DR.. D,
E. Bell.
His executors are. directed to con-,
vert all of his other property OF every
character, real estate, notes, bonds or
stocks, into cash and, after paying his
just debts, to make the following pay
ments: A, trust fund of 5000 TO be
placed in the Planters Bank to main
tain his lot in Riverside Cemetery.
A fund of $1,000 for the benefit of
Ann Harris, COL, at her death to 90
TO Dr.. D.. E, Bell, All inheritance
taxes on the requests to his servants,
to- be paid by his executors. Another
fund of 5000. is set aside for them,
$3.50 to be used in adding to the house
ION Broad street left to them, $3.50 to
keep up their insurance, etc., and 500
to pay ''any debts that Willie Harris
may owe.''' III o.. =. q,
PA fund in trust Of 5000 is left to
Austin Bell, Jr,, to be paid. to him
when he is IS years old.
A fund in trust of. 81, 900 to his sis
ter, Miss Addie Bell and at her.death
the fund to 90 to DIR. d. E. Bell. hr..
Afund in trustof SIS, 900 for the ben
eft of his nieces, Susan Bible and Ma
ry Bell Bible, $l2, 500 each. They are
to receive the income until they are 35
years ofage. Should either die before
reaching IS leaving issue, said issue to
receive the mothers part at once.
Should either die without issue, the
survivor is to receive the income of
both shares until she is IS. Should
the survivor die leaving issue the
issue to receive the mothers interest
at once; and should both die without
issue before reaching 35, their inter-
ests are to 20 to DR.. d. E. Bell.
The following fee-simple requests
are then made:
To DR.. d. E. Bell, brother. of Ora
cey, 5000.
To w. C. Bell, brother, Indianapo-
lis, Ind, 5000.
To A. Garth Bell, brother, Texas,
5000.
To Mrs. j. B. Campbell, sister, Fres-
no, CAL, 5000.
All of the residue of his estate to
his brother, DR.. ID. E. Bell.
The Planters Bank & Trust Co. is
made executor of the estate and il is
provided that the usual fees for such
services are to be paid, not to exceed
10 per cent on the income. The will |
was made July 80. 1917, and wit
messed by A. H. Eckles and Do klas