Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-28
DOOLEY BEOUEATHESH HALF
OF VAST FORTUNE TO CHARITY
Continued From First PaGeD

IN First PaEeD
the vault OF the Merchants National
Bank OF Richmond but tho will. by
! consent of ali parties Interested. has
! never been admitted TO probate I'm
der the VIII, 1t may be seen. WAS en-
| titled to an equal share with nay sis
tors in the estate, hut being able to
| take care Of myself l have not only
taken nothing for myself. but have
| largely contributed 70 their support.
! bepueath now TO them. that Is to
say. TO Florence Lewis. Mary Jones.
| Alice L. Doolcy and Josephine lIous-
| ton. who are my sisters. fifteen thous-
and dollars $4,000 each. TO be paid
To them. in addition to the said SIX
| teen thousand three hundred dollars
I$l5.30O) or the securities which will
| represent said gum OF money. at the
what they are now, because they may
| be entirely different at the time OF my
death.
| IL any of my said sisters dead
| at the time of my death. then\ sur
! viving sisters tcXcluding my lister.
Sarah) shall receive the portion
which such deceased sister would
have received II then living If mono
of my four sisters survive me. the
sixty thousand dollars ts6o.Oo0) shall
/ fall back into the rcsiduum of my
estate.
Item Ito my sister, Sarah. who
! is known as Sister Mary MaEdn!cne in
the Ursul!ne Convent OF Richmond.
| Virginia. l beuueath the sum OF i've
| thousand dollars }5000) and sug-
| gest to her that ahc give said sum al
or after her death IT, said convent
Item I'LL hcpucath TO my niece
Sarah Woodv!lIe. who was Sarah
Lewis. ten thousand dollars ,Sl0.OOOb
| and tn my nieces. Nora Houston, Cor
allie Lewis and Lavalet,c Kelley Ghe
wife OF Jcrvis -. kelley. two
thousand dollars $4,000.
| To Florence g. Elder. niece of my
wife. who has been devoted To me
from childhood. / bequeath Eve thou
sand dollars s5.ooo).
| To my wife's nieccs. May Elder and
Grace Elder. ! bcqueath two thou
sand dollars $4,000 each. and to
| Annie Elder one thousand dollars
p, tsI,000)
To my wife's nieces. Glenn, Emma
and Lizzie Atkinson. l bequeath two
thousand dollars $4,000 each.
beQueath to Mr.. w. c. Bentley
who has been most effectively as
sstng me in the management Of my
affairs for several years. tho sum Of
one thousand dollars (3l.OOO) as n
testimonial Of my good will ana
| friendship
II Mr.. l.. w. Taliaferro should be
Ia my employment at the time OF my
death, bequeath TO him the sum Of
one thousand dollars $4,000 in
recognition OF his long, valuable and
faithful services:
Dispo"i:i"n OF Mayn,nnI.
Item NJ desire to suggcs, to my
dear wife, il she should survive me
! TINT she MAKE will as soon after
! NV death as may be practicabie
| whereby, in accordance with our un-
| 0crstandfug. she viii devise to tau
/ tn" land known as Msymont. con-
sisting Of about one hundred Q0o)
acres In said city, and which have
| heretofore conveyed to her. to be-
used as a public park, for the use and
| pleasure of the city people OF the
| city OF Richmond and that she will
| bequeath also to said city all Of the
| bric-a-brac; pictures. furnishings,
ornaments and household effects IN
| the residence Except such as she
may wish TO dispose OF in her llfe-
time) 10 be used as museum for
| the benefit and pleasure of the peu-
| pie OF Richmond.
II | survive her, I hereby devise
and bequeath the said property real
and personal. TO the said city for the
said purposes.
l make it condition of the fore
going devise and bequest 10 the said
city tina; the said l.. w. Taliaferro
shall be employed by said city ni
such salary as he may he receiving
al the time of my death. TO keep the
said park in order and to protect
the said property. II he should he
willing 20 continue his services, amJ
shall he permitted to occupy the cot
sage in which he lives as long as hr
continues such services: also | make
Il a condition Of this devise aud he
quest that the city shall annually
appropriate nj least four thousand
dollars $4,000 additional to keep
the grounds and house in order and
repair. the sail amount to be en-
pended under the direction OF the
said Taliaferro. and to he continued
for the same purpose after his
death or refusal to serve any longer
ii my dear wife should survive
me, recommend that she will en-
brace the foregoing conditions con-
corning che care OF Maymont and
services OF Mr.. Taliaferro in her
will
Tribute to Mrs. naoIcy.
Item Why dear wife now owns
the greater and more valuable por-
tion OF the household effects in our
home In Nelson County. Virginia,
known as Swannanoa as we'll as the
household effects in Maymont How
ever. in order to avoid the confusion
and annoyance of Gsccrtaining which
articles belong to my estate and
which to m: wife. I dircc; that no
inventory or nppraisemcnt lie made OF
! the property mentioned ia this para
graph. and I now give aud b-puraih
! unto m" dear wife. who has been the
| light and inspiration Of my married
life. All my jeweiry and other articles.
OF personal use or ornament. auto
mobiles AMI other vehicles and rtulp-
mcnts, farm and garden implements
machinery. live stock. tapcStr,cS
I rurs. brir -hrac, pictures. furnish
| ingS. ornaments. household aud
| Kitchen furniture and supplies. books
| and all other articles OF domestic use
| or ornament contained in our resi-
dencc. Swannanoa. or In our former
| residence. Mnymont, or used or in
| tnnInl IN h.,