The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-17
VALUABLE SMITH
LIBRARY Be SOLD BY
ORDER OF WILL
NO PARTICULAR DISPOSITION
OF IT MADE BY LATE FRANK
G. SMITH.
OTHER HEIR-LOOMS DISPOSED OF
Eenefciaries Named by Deceased In
clude Relatives and Faithful Ser
vant"-Maury County Trust Co. Ex-
ecuto;.

No particular disposition of the val
liable library of hundreds of volumes
many of which are priceless and rare
copies Of handsomely bound editions
Is made in the will of the late Frank
Gillette Smith which was filed for pro
bate Friday afternoon in the Office OF
the county court clerk. This library
will be included in his other personal
property which he instructs his exec
utors the Maury County Trust Co., to
! sell for division. No estimate of the
value OF the estate has been made, but
it may run as high as $4,000, not in,
Guiding the library, which is consider.
ed one of the deceased's most valuable
possessions. The will was made on
October Is, 1918, and was witnessed
by Len Taylor, Mora B. Fariss, T. A.
Digger and l.. u. Turpin, all brothers
Of the Elks lodge.
The will is one of the most interest
ing that has been filed here for pro
bate in many years. 1t includes the
following requests and Instructions:
To Miss Carrie E. Smith, one of his
cousins, he wills two portraits, one
Of Rector Franklin G. Smith, his
grandfather and one of DR.. Charles
Smith.
To Mrs. Fannie Louise Smith Davis,
another cousin, he wills a family por-
trait of the four children of Rector F.
G. Smith. The rosewood marble top
table, known as the Smith Altar" to-
gether with a handsome suite of ma
hogany parlor furniture also goes to
Mrs. Davis.
To Mrs. Seth Turner Crawford, for.
merly Miss Sallie Ward Lawrence, of
Boston, another cousin, goes the por-
trait of Mrs. Sally Ward Smith Gus
tine, her grandmother, and also the Ital-
ian harp upon which Mrs Gustine
learned to play when small girl This
harp is shown in the portrait
To. Mrs, George w. Thomas, aunt,
living in Switzerland, goes the topaz
cuff and stud buttons, given to Mr.
Smith by her husband, the late George
w. Thomas, at his death.
TO Dr. Robert Pillow, Sr. goes a
life size bronze statue female fgure)
which has an historical connection
with the families
X To Ernest Thomas, son of John A..
Thomas, Sr goes all of the tools in
the work shop, which is quite an eX-
tehsive collection of some of the best
tools, motors, etc.
To Isaac Ball, of Montgomery Bell
Academy, Nashville, personal friend,
goes all Of the stereopticans, rhea-
stats extra lenses, arc lights, slides,
negatives, cameras, etc, and all pho
tographic apparatus; Mr.. Ball also
falls heir to Mr.. Smiths flute piccalo,
grand piano and player and all rolls
of music, and the will further directs
that if at the time of his death should
his friend owe him any money, the
same be given to him and not collect
ed as a part of his estate.
The will provides after dispo sing of
the above mentioned articles that the
executors, the Maury County Trust
Co., or their SUCCESSORS, shall sell all
of his personal property and real es-
tate not mentioned therein and from
the amount received after paying all
the expenses of winding up the es
tate and all of the just debts and fu-
neral expenses the following belefi-
ciaries are named:
One-tenth or ten per cent of the re-
naming sum shall be held in trust by
the Maury County Trust Co. and in
vested in securities, the interest from
which shall be paid Eemi-annually to
Ella Larkin, whom he designates in
the will as my faithful servant" At
the death of Ella, the will provides
that the amount together with any in
crease in value, is to be paid to Column
bia Lodge CSC Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks.
The other beneficiaries in the will
are: One-fifth or 20 per cent Of the
estate shall be paid over to Robert L.
McKinne yfor the use and benefit of
Mrs. Margaret Mckinney Fusch,
cousin. Mr.. Mckinney is given the
right to invest the money as he sees
fit and proper; and no bond is requir-
ed for the faithful discharge of the