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Major Conrad Ob Judge Handley And The Funds Left To The City Of Winchester.A , .At 4ft*' format otuning of the Handlej* Library, last night, the principal event was the wad In* of a roiport by to* Board of Trustees Of the’ Handley Fund, written by Major t Holm* a Conrad. This report . to printed in hall below.The| ‘Feitort 'Vria read 'by Mr. R. Cray * yP^i items, Who was recently ©lecteft a member of the Board of Hand Why Trustees.(Mr, Williams sa|d that for nearly twenty ' years Major Conrad bad given freel? of his time and ability In the1 ©frt, to * bring to 'a successful realtoatlon the bbuntlful bequests made* by Judge Handley to the people of Winchester, arid that it ww especially to be regretted that he could Hot himself read the review he bad * prepared of Judge Handley’s' connection' with. Winchester.part of his n#tutet tljto better part of the men, the public knew nothing about. Hit ctarmer for kindness and goodness wffiPkidden from those wtli o did not com© in personal contact With the mari*. .H seemed to be the* Whole atm of Jfis life to help the young lawyer* to make pleasant their ways, toAvoid all harshneas, and to save their f©el-ings from the slightest displeasure. He exhibited a refinement of conr-tey -to aP who came to the tor. Her was one of the kindest young lawyers that the bench.’’A rtdfw-rfstt tori Bddk of Trustees of the Handley Fund to the Cttl* sqas ©f Winchester and to the PCople of tbe City of Winchester.The formal opening of the. Hand, leyJUbrarjv “for the free use of Hie purple of the cifty of Winchester, appears to afford a fit occasion for tfte review of some of the salient features In , tfte life of its,, founder, for a eoflsfderhtion of the Influences tftat Induced tts foundation, and f the conduct of those charged with the duty of carrying into effect the beheffcent intent of the founder.,11. John Handley, the founder of thjs library, was bom on the 27thj dgy of January, 1835, at, Enniscor-m, Whlk Tie left, and came to America in 1854. His father, John Handley, was a carpenter hr trade,td also kqpt an eating bouse * Quay gt Ennlscofthy. .-ft pyobable thai the son John learnedcarpenter in hisquite certain that he followed the trade In Washington City, in the fifties up to the time he remov-©ft from -there to Scranton,. , -I eat*- r.o ir.« ai n of feeble mind, and betwlt;gme of Ibis marriage and of his temovab/ to., Scranton, he appears to bare studied law, at one of the law Wchooto in Washington. On reachipg Scranton, he opened an office, and engaged in the practice of law. His wife, with her son. were with im, and lived happily together.‘if She was a woman qf intelligei And force of Character, and with ’^education, ter, superior to bis. Ow *jpg to ~dtoagTeetnents as to theproper management of her son, they dbpafrated, and the only subsequent reference to bar is found in a let Aer from (Handley to his aia-ter-in tkw, of Apr# 7, 18®1, to which he says,“(Since t -last wrote to---deceived, nfews of the death of wife at Augusta. Georgia. She died about *the last of January, 1891, and was tery wealthy from all the property ©he recovered after the war.”Hen. _Henry W. Palmer,Wilke© Rftrte, Pa., who was the ftriend, attorney, and later, o the executors of Handley, sketch of him said:- *Tn the year of 1861, a ma peered to Scranton whose Jiistory Was a romance. He -was about six feet, four inches tall, arid vlt; stately. He always dressed in hlach frock coat, wore a high col tor. and had his hair long. He was looked upon as a rebel spy. and at one time was in danger of being lynched, hut- he had courage and de-rlUred that he was no spy, but a loyal man. He soon became counsel for the Draft Commissioners. The firm of Harding and Palmer tried most of Handley’s law suits tor several years until he was elected Judge in the year 1875. He served ten years and was President Judge of Lackawanna, after the jputoty was divided, He accumlated y %Tand died Februarynott open to 411. /The deepest,stnlooked outwardly, gentle folks, when I feaf, all was not well at all times within. She traced her descent by am© labyrinth of relationship hick I never thoroughly understood—roach loss oan explain with any heraldic certainty at this time of day—to the illustrious but .unfortunate house Of d^uNwPlWr. This was the secret bf stoop. TMs waa the thoirfst^—lt;heh© segt huge AO* containing . nass of * printed* munttei*. whidi prov-hI to be the plans and speciflca-tens of fhe Equity ftnprovetnent Co. I# embrace# BH- only the hotelsentiment—-the bright riolitary Mai of your lives-—ye mild and hapny pair—which oheered you in the night of intellect, and_in the obscurity of your station Governor Wat res -said:I have kno%« judge Handley for more than a Quarter of a csntgry, and! have found in Mm, t* that time, nothing that did n.ot draw forth my admiration and esteem. His life, doubtless seems ‘Wnigmati-rel. yet. we know that his charity*-*, This- w*s (o you to*istead of riches, instead of rank, instead of glittering attainments, and Ut was worth them all together.’* Perchance it was so with John Hand!lt; v. The dream of royal an cestry—the soothing, hidden visioi of illustrious descent, may have been to him, through all the years of poverty and struggle, as a cheering benediction—a powerful ia-niblla abundance of rlotaea, and the plaud- | abanlt;Joned. and the judge ws years he never attended ahy publk aoimua . death before even th«wh lob had been Ahffge wt fed/1’ but — etoborate scheme for the estwbMato*; menV of silk milte t*ork factories and various other* tea fores. We ar© too familiar wgk.Ilfcl* enterprise .to ion II Ifefe: it 1* enougho say that under Use Influence of the mMMMr.ff Chat Jken prevailed throughc-.it YlrginigrStid oth-Southern StAtea, a radical de-pjannative to #elf-denial, to Incessantcr ouu ww- ■ « -----parture from Jifdgre HaaulleyV was made by thA direcU|r* of the rompsnf by the imrclmse^of large bodies of land, at extraVUifXnt pricef. which was to toe UMd off s^ aojhfl as towd lots. AMgafnat trrtte 'departure Judge Handley earnestly protested and. only with great reluctance. subsequently acquiesced, hut always Instating triaat it Would PfO*e destruction of his beneficent plana. HU letteris. through the year© and l«PO ddnclose thkt.v whileprescribed in the statute as follows, vis:The duties of the board shall bo to carry out the objects of the will of the late John Handley, so far as they relate to the city of Wine'S ester. and Superintend and direct the custody and In vest mAnt of the fun*I- arising undhr said will for these porposss. but no plan for the ultimate application of said fu*d, to whole or tin part, tot the purposes Of said will shall he valid until tho same fea-s bees reported to and approved .by the Common Council of the olty of Winchester, as herein Jter, provtledjor, '*tog the first of July, 199S. and bear tog interest at the rats of tftrse per mt per annum.”«y the decree mad* Is thew. the 83d of April, 1901. the direction of the Will “to invest the money in bonds of the State *Virginia.” was declare^ —void.The Trustees did Invest fhe mon-f r. as It was reset red by them,toe Century Bos da,” srtricb bor| at the time, and sine* cent interest.188® and 1«®0 ddaclose thSt, wtoue dlatop pointed in hie original purpose. «.— •*-**...*j ——* ail the aid thatwaa laterye4.es .. L. worship; yet while he Was attaches to no particular chwch, he had a Arm reliance on God, and that he squared Ms life with tbs* Golden Rule. He never road© a, gift tq .fee known by men, yet he waa neverits of ibis survivors.2. Why did Judge Hsmlley choone • toe city of Winchester to be the object of his testamentary »««-' . .Almoved toy death before even the hoteli’M _ «•Slit;. «e never turn^ hie «. »• ”?“ * .rorW’- rt *fhT^^wMlth of jljrgini.Judge Edwards endorsed all that Only to _tfte^last^tenhad been aaid by Mr. Watts Governor Waire*, and said:■I would point to hi* life lesson to the youngfer jggpibers ofthe bar. He nevea#atten|4d any*col-lege, and Ms eelf-educatton was a I1 the result of hard work. He wii always charitable and always horn est. The acquirements of tils extrs-collegiate education is the greaterUa InnwWkA/! ffAtn Vl \« H f Mlemon to be learned f from his life. Hon. Lemuel Amerman said:“I have known Judge Handley for nearly twenty years. Fifty years ago Judge Handleybare-footed boy; hia Hfe cess that was not the result chance. He had a definite purpose in -life, an indomitable Will and honesty. It had been a financial sue4-ceas by firmly adhering to business pflnciples, and, as Governor Watpes has said, by ‘squaring it with the Golden Rule.’ The ambtfrit of mtroey he has given a wag on, charity Ik not known by the public. He has given large sums tp charitable institutions, and he lifts educated in different school# students from five to twenty at a time, and from those he exacted but ope condition, that they should never dispose the faeft that he was paying for their education. At this time there are many young men in college at his expense. He was often misunderstood, and frequently allowed himself to be imposed upon. Re had, #. firm belidf in God. He wad riskph misunderstood. He felt deeply and keenlyf keen s_ stoic, but sibtWties.Judge Ward sai “1 have known Judge Hqndley for twenty-five years. I have known poor, struggling youngman, and I have known hi: successful financier!, And la riches, as well as In poverty, I have marked the singular integrity of heart andsagacity of mind, that have characterised the man. in both wealth and want he win always courteous and always genial* .always kind, and had a good *dia#l and heart for every man. I practiced under him for ten years, and knew he was an upright judge. He strhye with all his force of. mind to- do what was right He .Had' good common sense and a legal mind, and an ability to grasp details. . He'-was a benevolent man, exceedingly charitable. I could recall, if I wondd, many cases of his benevolence. Ife always assisted the worthy and the deserving, not one of whom did he send empty away. Yet with all his charity, he never let bis left handA portion of the Income received by him was carefully invented -n ''■T?- ZL^^L. rlt;n,tn*v -whichlands m Lackawattna County, which later were found to contain deposits of anthracite coal, and this be-catnw the pr^ricipal source of his princely fortune. How , this fortunewas bestowed, during bis life, and at k|« 4«alSr *e kno^ only in part, but jre kttow enough to bersuaae us i;tnst ttevdr did steward more faithfully and unselfishly discharge the obHgatiorts of hie stewardship.We can, only know men, their true characters, and their real motives, as their lives have revealedknow what his right hand did.Such word® .of commendation, Krom such reliable sources, afford a .atrong incentive to clefts. living, but ^Specially to memtoerhfc of the -bar, who, as a class, are «$M«d to peculiar and strong temptations, and to such a roan as we know John Handley to have been, who, unaided and alone, had surmounted the most formidable difficulties that ever c~ front a human life, they form crown of Amaranth, that well wards the sweat and toll of thethose' to those who hav© had the best opportunities of correctly discerning them.John Handley appeared to the ! people of Lackawana County, underconditions not' favorable to a cbeer-f ful reception of an instant confi-f dance Tnde©d, h© waa, for a time,* regarded as a ”rebel apy” and dis-} loyal to the causa which they held’ to Jight.HHs abler professional employ-ment was before the “Draft Com-roiseioners” and consisted in obtaining, for a monied consideration, too discharge from’ military service in the Wald, of those enthusiastic patriots, who, while clamorous for war, ware reluctant to personal pfer-tkdpation In it. In this practice h© made ©treat gains, and without any imputation of a violation of professional obligations.At a meeting of the Lackawana Bar, called after his death to express the esteem in . which Judge Handley was held by the members of the bench and bar. the unstained and sincere attestations to the oual-■m ift** ' of hla heart and mind, there* M ha hrfreely offered, might bq envied by any man, as the highest earth!^ reward:Thie' meeting was presidedIt is alweya of interest to discover the secret springs of human conduct—the Ihidden influences, that form some distinctive trait, of human character. What was the force that imparted to John Handley the strength of character that alwayssustained him—the undaunted spirit that, under gil conditions, enabled him to walk with elevated crest and commanding mien?• It mqy be that the secret is sealed by him in a letter, written to his brother, Daniel* ;lt;m February 14, 1867, in which He says:’“I think you are in error ahout the Handleys. My mother always said that they were a proud race The Arinale of Ireland, published in Dublin, shows 'ttrthe third and fifth volumes, that they were mostly roilitary chiefs,# and that in the7 . A svi fAmfltr of T-TamHI-r-hester, and Mien at wide Interval*, and for wary brief period*-Above the entrance to the dwe tog apartiftente of Judge Handlev,%wan whlt;those apartments must pass unddT those portraits, “and bow and make -- they passed.” To lireroosv, Hke bowing to Ges*jler’s Cap, bnt aot otherwise could ssion to the occupant he oo-i Jt was a quaint conceit, but one formed and enforced of set purpose. It gratified the pardonable resentment of the man, who. ^ been suspected by these people of being a “rebel apy ”What was the significance «? these portraito What did they stand for to John Handley? If he-ITEM, t give and totho city of Winchester, Frederick•county, State of Virginia,had any political preferences he er disclosed them—certainly not to this writer. That he did admire the traits of character—the standard* ufe—the habits, the custom© and manners ot the Virginia people, and that he did not admire those of thewaa atouippeaHo dim! on the 16*h day ofFto* ruary. 18»6. Mle.'tlW city of, 8cralt;-ton. and bis bemkSns ware, by nw previous direction, b r oixg bt 9;Jbestar, Vs., and ^t-rred In MourrtHebron ^22?Codicil wero 4b Pr^“bate by the roglstor of wills orUcktwaonp eojuHoty, 'ton !®t(h ^a‘vof FetoriuliYy.* I'SStoH.By bis last will two Important bequests were made, in both of whicb the peopks of the city of Win-ter ore interwted. first bequestfollows,Ms:saW el’ty of Winchester for the PUC-pose beroin-Sfter named. Bald bequestbe retained by said city of Winchester and invested in the bonds of the St^fee of Virginia, at interest, lamrtil -ttoe said sum of money, and interest added, ebail amount *0 five bund red thous *“w-MOh period of tji direct the mW cityI order andmrx hi® ., of Winchestererect, construct, finish and open* public library; gM|for the free us© tibe city of Winchester f,?revfl thereafter. Bald Ubrary shall bte known and called ‘The Handley Lt-bl^I^e second bequest is a* ^ follows, vis:‘‘TBEM- All .tbe rest and r^ridue »iy estate I give, devise and be-to the pity of Winchester,of my estatewu —------ r- I'1 - _ ,-cfuoath to hhe p*^y ■ r^r t ’. -rjrr^rr~ T-iishipped idol*, and who does not— j virginqa, to be accumulated by saHi they were th© great captains whose city for the period of twenty years.portraits hung in his entrancetoham- The tnc0me arising from said real*portraits uuus l“-3 ------- - I*. * I * «« iuvu,u^ V , „ . . ,her. and -to whom he exacted -the evtate to be expended and laidobeisance of all who gained admit- ) t t5n said city »y the erection of tance to his private apartment*. Of . r^tvof bouses for ©be educatie® ofthese two men, the P^-era1n«^ cellence was accorded by ihifn to Stonewall Jackson,The reason may have been this. In December, 1869. Mr. Jamea Jif-kin an Englishman, who had for some years resided to Lqokriwana county, removed to Frederick county, Virginia, and there purchased a farm, some two or three miles northwest from Winchester, and moved his family there. Between Mr. Jifklns and Judge HamMeyMr. Jli'Xms anu :?Ty~ . lt;7close and intimate frtrfidship had been formed in Pennsylvania and continued after his remov®1. A few year® later Judge Handley visitedThe first bequest ba# been re(-ceiv-ed, and, as far as baa beenfound necessary, has been expeno-ed in Che pttrdhadc xf grroonds ana •the erection and equipment of The Hauvdley Library, which la now formally opened «‘foar Afcfr /r*e npe the city of WlneljpAUhr.^S. Wluit has been Abe conduct ofthose charged wfitfb the duty of cn?^fnTinto ©ffeet the bcncficeUl intent of the fonnderf The bequest for the library, amhas been shown wiw office of the lawyer in Winchester, whom, he had employed *» his legal counsel. From this casual acquaintance tther© was formed a friendship that found its exproi-sion in a literary correspondence— and exchange of books and opinions—-and in some visits from thejU(He' learned a gr§at deal of Stonewall Jackson, but his-thirst for khat peculiar knowledge was never sati^ fled. He learned of his identity with the people of Winchester, and of his devotion to the Seotoh-Irish element in the population of the Shtandoah Valley. He evinced-a® insatiate interest to the character, the genius and the military achievements of Jackson, and at one time proposed to erect a statue to him in Winchester. . tIn the early part of the year 1888, Judge Handley conceived the idea of marking his appreciation of the people of Winchester by the establishment of some permanent' institution that would enure to the benefit and welfare of those people. While he expressed no definite plan by which his purpose would be carried into effect, he indicateddecided manner his general intent. In the fall of that year he sent to his correspondent here a larae package containing a rude plat of the farm on the Brirryville turnpike, then owned by Mr. Burgess, about half a mile from the town, and requested him to ascertain at what price it could he bought, authorized him to conclude the purchase and to take a deedthe property to the city of Winchester for a public park for the use OT the elite©***-wa* advised teat a public oark was not a pressing need .Of the people ,and that the land was unsuitable for the purpose indicated, and the suggestion was made to him that,if he really desired to fer a benefit on the people ^ town, the most pressing want at ^ ^ - * hrfV‘In Charles Lairib’s charming y on “The Scroti Sea House,” he speaks of one Thelmas Tame as U'tow*:, a“He had? the air and stoop of «vtW) WJtm ai»h»=nobleman. By stoop, I mean that that would serve a© a®, ^tractivegentle bending Of the body forwards, mn,mer resort and which, in great men, roust be sup- to tbe people of the ©o^ton and su-posed to, be the effect of an habitual gar statescondescending attention to tbe^ ap* j, the poor.w the city of Wkachester, the sum of two bund red. and fifty thousand dollars, to be Iheld in tru*t by the aaid city of Winch ester.”The bequest for schools was “All the rest axwl residue rtf estate Jt give, devise and bequqg.th to the city ot Winolvester. to ‘e accumulated by *aio olty, for* a period of twenty years,” etc.i:It may reasonably be asked Why these bequests wer» made^ d^rectJyNot wit hstanding ©his deflnftlC® by the Legislature of the duties of the Board of Trustee*. U we* «*renu-ouk1.v inelated that“the said trust I* in the city aionlt; trustee, that th© only erfect of the act of February 7, 189*. wm to provide an agency tor the convenient administration of th© great trust nv VyL cHy of Winchester trustees as esaid. and in nowise divested vom title to, or tho legal relation to said trqst estate of the city of Win-l*OJ*nrn^i*’re fhe act construed, and the pftwer* and duties of th© Board of Trustees dertoed by the lt;*otirte, the Trustees, in their own names, filed a bftl In chancery in ttoecourl^H^a'T5iSBtfc1te»M*«on* of hlte pow-* and dutioa of your orafr*., . utters mnder the ©aid ruary 7. 1896. may he ascertainedarod defined by decree fit youf^ Hon; mir’s court. That ***** be in meted and directed as w thedr^Suftlco ot furtbor investingthemom, r«c«lv»J %T ”bf saW bequest, to the bond* qf tne State of Virglnte. ^ of re^vwattne the krvtereat received ^reon in «IC1 bond,, andsuch In vestmen ts for bhe vague, un certain and indefinite periqd pre-•scribed in the will, that the tion annexed td the ^™teibe declared null and void, ©te.After pleas own behalf of th© city of WVn-rthester, and after argument, the court on October 1. 19w. *»v^ Its opdnion in writing, in which It said, among other th-langs:“And it seems to me, that clearly in regard* to the control, custody and in vestment of this fund, ani it* application to the purpose* of the trust, except so far as the aPPrev*1 of the ultimate plan of its *PPJ1 cation, the said statute removed ffie Common *C mi noil from having any agency In the premise*, and substituted the Board of Trustees This board I* the agent of the city sue people, and its * mouthpiece in an matters pertaining to thif Tt tei not that th© city ha* abandoned anythin*, but ffiuat tuted a new agent which shall represent it, and Which shall represent the people, and which shall apeak: Tor it In Hea of the Common Council, which, hut for the_ statute, would have been the mouthpiece of the corporation.””The court later, by decree cnter-ed on Use 23d day of April, 1901, declared that the direction in the wil of Judge Handley, that fhe ^ejuest of *250,000 be invested lav Vtrglnja bond*, until the principal and iu-t-raat wbaJl amount to 500,000, “null and void;” and it and directed the Board of to invest the net fund© that may come into their hand# curities, and for such length of time, and upon such terms, *» Athf‘opinion will best subserv^ the to-tereste committed to their Chars©, sxnd most fluUy and effectually attain the objects had In view by the testator; but only ultimate f ©^Plication of the fund shaH receive the approval of the City Council,to the city or Winchester, -- - - -being administered by tfhe Board Of Trustees and not by th* city of Wln-^The^ antwer is plain. No person can have the burden of a trust laid upon him without h1» consen*_ accept tfee trust before h© can be charged Witte the responsibilities of execution.The city of Windbester declined to accept tbis trust. Tt. expressly disclaimed and repudiated the sponsibillty.««, ... the third dav of December, 1895, the Mayor of Winchester, Mr. Lupton, In an official communication to the, Coroirion Council, proposed a resolution as follows,Whereas, hv the v*!?1! of the late Judge TTandley, laryee-itu® of niotey have been' bequeathed to the city of W'inctbeater. and whereas we are advised that the tot? cannot, in itr corporate capacity, administer a bequest;^Resolved, Th*t( we hereby re quest the Oeneral A*»©mbly of V^r ginia to confirm. And make perpetu at*»g. the following Board ^ Trustees, to receive and administer said bequest, and to that all such stops ___ snd to takeww?** » may be neceiw care for the interests of the city of Winchester In_ premises. Andttoe Mayor of thto city of 'Winchea-tar is hereby authorised and empowered. on behalf of the city of Winchester, to petition the General Aevembly. In accordance with this resolution. Said petition to he duly authentic a ted by t|fce seal of the city. and embodying a copv of this resoltoito.'LUthenticThe records of the Common Coati cil show that ‘his resolution' wai adopted, and a bill wn* prepared by_ oornmitVee appointed by the Council. but' not in accordance with the terms of the renolutlon. and sent to the LegiskMure. which.It did qot reach— rpend the long Br vacations here. • .PiPHHITo this suggestion he gave Pebraary 7. IhtwL enacted the statur, »rompt and hearty assent, and ' vad«r which a Board of Trustee-?proverb- Uhai in a short while he would send. elected and swrteredA suckling habfe ha^e posed fthe pian8 for a hotel for ourhim. What was It then? Was be jroectlon. Later on in tfc« y*®1, 188^ST of adminKteriMg thbThe duties of ■ tltflt;Board of OTru*andace, three pe|other totlseas ef th© city.It may not be deemed i nap pro©-rtate in dosing this report, to reritt© the language of the Court **of Appeals of Virgtete, ia to© optatos delivered by that Court In the ode© entitled Handley’s Trusted* *A; Winchester,' etc.” (Ill VirgfiHa port* page S7d):”Th»t it was wise ia the leading ’• eltlsen* of the clty^and Ia tk* Okp© moo Oouncil, qpoo hearing .«*§*•'' beoeflcient bequest from J»d|eA* the funds in their hand* enable ea them to do so, the Troatee* bought the ground on which the library building i* lomted. and. at a later period, entered upon the erection of the building and, at « quite recent date, have been| able to complete its equipment ***'nltore and, to sqm© extent, with books and periodical!*From the report of the Tr«»a«t,r er. Mr. J. K. Gorrelh to which wt invite ortticsl gtenUon, It will JJ seen that by the inveatment of the Installment* or this legacy, as they were annually made, the Truatees have not only been able to buytb# ground, erect and equip the building, and purchase tee book* now on the shelves, to pay all Jfe* annual charges and expenses, such *8 salaries. Inauranco, heatlng^UgM-ing and repair#, bnt »1#b presently to have W50J00 as a permanent Interest-bearing fund, from which tt is hoped, to derire m annual income of over $7,Boo for the mai*-: ten nage ot Ml© library. ^,f -t,li ' tft© beAeSctery of the arid tti* mrigprtetor of flu The Board , or Trustees is erning body. “This Board jtfp agent of the city, and of H*— *W wtAAA It© *11thoee benefactions from the subject of political acUvllyr ©Ad to provide against the purposes Intended by the benefactor, being entrusted to the Common Obuncii with Its multitudinous duties, and to the city** government, whose pergoitnel changes in some degree, If not altogether, every two year* there.,|lt;fP» to be no eort or room to doubt. Nor can It be questioned, we tpyr. that the action of the Letoqlatnre,. taken at tee request ot tn* Common Council, providing for the Appointment of a teTf-perg#ud«gg 4 Board of Trustees, and resting toawi. Baa ©A ilia cnnirftl iM tttftllethis Board the control and “management of the Handley fundJk Independent of sny power or arithor-Hy of the city with respect to.th*p.except a supervisory ccmtrol thereof, were eminently wise, and tpr \ the best interests of aft who w*re Intended to be benefltted by these funds.”rreaswrer Report ef a ef tee «hs* tee Hatnlvntkni to Ah gustj^ikrirWi. »*-RBJOEKPTS.From Handley Director*From sale Vtrglnla bond* «?♦?*•?•The Board of Trustees Invite and request th© citisens ot Winchester u. u.. t.iot.ri.-v .u^ books and uerledlcals a* an? lt;V ton rnay d esire to have placed lr the library. List* ef such and periodicals may be furnish#* to the Librarian, to be hv before the Board, and will beobtained a# fnf 1#Cltiaen*. and otherTotaled in Winchester, or book» relating to the city, or to this region Of country, may lean them to the library. to b* returned when demanded. The*© will be marked with the name of the owner, and with the statement that they are held aa aBandings and grounds, leal estate 8 SJflO JO .3 j tiding 110,654,64Architect «,#43.9#Clerk ef works 8,485.73Orsd’g, fence, pavement© ©to 3,966.69f*i t, primp, etc. 1,1ft.57Ga* and eieetrlefixtures 2,043.80Extra carving 960.00Extra plastering 608A®.nfOVmi oi iir?chart wiblch has determined thecourse pursued by tbe Boafd *lt; TrusiLs as far aa tbep were appll-cXble.I. The Beqne* for Ike John Hand-«ty y,u' ,th® opening of the libraryThe Income obtained from the estate wa* to be applied to the payment of debts, taxes. toMnffg# and other charge* onnuflllv thebalanceannually,©hall be divided by toy Rre; cutons pro rata, araoog the persons, corporation*HRU*. nd the citywinchester. Vs., named in my will, in proportion to the amountbequeathed. __ amount of the legacyof *250.000 has been paid by tho Executors to the Trustees, In annual Installment*, through the period of eighteen year* and is not yet paid I Second.fall.“’Said bequest I*'to be retalsed by .said city and invested In bonds ot the State «- *«—*— interest. until the — money and interest amount to fit dollar*.'Virginia, at tod sum of added shallhundred thousandThis Will waa made, toy J-udge Handley on the 29th day - of December,18^tn the Bill of Equity, brought by the Tfual‘“l|i' to have their power* and duties defined, and to have thf wfll of Jutjg© Handley coftjtrued. and the Trustees instructed a* to how they should carry out the provision* of the Will as to the bequest* to the city of Winchester, it waa expressly charged,“That at the date of the Will of Tudxc Handley, via., on the 29th day of December, 18®0,* the “Century Bond*” had not been ^*,ru*d or in contemplation; that the bonds of the State of Virginia then outstanding war© those laaued prior to the year 1-851, which bore interest at the rate of six per cent per --k|»tn„ and those issued J“num. awna uw«c otww under the Act, approved February 14, lt;S^2, and bearing date July 1, 1882, mator-2. The Beqn©** f#r the HrhooJ-By hi# will Judge Handley directed that an hto legacies, charge*, of etc., phouki be paid out of Jto personal estate. •«* «u»*eted thatto*, He directed thatreal estate should be rented leased during the period twenty ybar* after his death.m* ,®slduary bequest oan therefore be paid only after the period of twenty years from hto death, has expired. This period wiM expire on the 16th of February, 1916. after that date, tee real estate can be aold! and the retofiuary bequest tq the city of Winchester, for the esuteliafbvneht * paid.xt a eery reasoaabto estimate.th* value bf the property which may come tato the hands of the Trustees, for the establishment and' ' ' ”one mil Mori doHars (81,000^00).A responsibility, proportionate to the magnitude of the fund, must rest upom those who will beith the duty of Its admlntstra-tion. A responsibility not to sought or declined.Whether this bequest to to prove a blestottg. or a curse, to this community will depend upon the per-by whom, arid the manner to which It is applied.Thi* work—the most Important and far reaching lh to* result*, that,the city of Winchester, and It® people. have ever been Interested to.calls for the exercise of calm aftd thrfrightful consideration, anduntnation of other schools. Of like character, whose methods _may__«e examined, and* whose rrray affbrd Tight forexperiencenray WWP ^ j—before the aetttal work to h^run.Fortunately, w© have already fije laud sufficient for our broadest ne*aalt;—over seventy « acres, frontingmg wwiwaru ” «* •• 77“affording space for all the buffinqro that can. in a«y event, her nosdert, with abundant room tar ptoY ground*.Boon after the passage of the Act vnHnrcv 7, 1896 the CommonCouncil elected the followlng-namcd lt;itIrens to be member* pfTruatees, vis: Albert Baker,Conrad, C. M. Gibbon*, Georg© w. Kurts. Tbomas J. Cooper, John W. Rlee, William H T^*ISZkTSSTijt «££brlt;Of*hthese, three have since been removed by death, and tbeptoces so left vacant. Vive been (filled by ♦ he election of Alexander 14. -Baker, Dr. W. P. McGuire, and R. Oraf Wil Haras, who have miaflfied find entered upon their duties.For over . seventeen year* this Board haw , been engaged in the administration of this trust. Durtog this period they have had many question# laid before them, uponwhich they were bound, in duty, td ict. Diversities of opinion have •ed. but .these have been oon-uaTc?Id©red. In dfsctiseiori. with reason and conrteer. The members have worked together in harmony, uninfluenced and uncontrolled hy any other Influence than that of the light of reason.ft . is but reasonable to assurorthat, during this period of seventeen year#, the member# of the Board of Trustees hav* acquired an intelligent knowledge of all the matter#connected With tee trust they ,ar«e engaged in admltttoterl-ng—of the objects of the trust—of the mean® available for its, efficient execution, at least aa thorough as teat of theFurniture, etc. Auditoriuhi, eto |l,996.06 Book *9#oksLibrary *#1M«7,80265JGeneral espa Fuel, light and power Incidentalscourt coats I 1,79666 Virginia bond#$110,000 ) 88,666.46Bis on birig. 154.80Repair to fencelot96860Salaries, Librarian Asst, librarian CatalogingSecurities and cash. Ptrnt mortgagebond# 198600.00Cash on hand 8,871.66107J7L65Total *349,96068•This Hem Is chargeable to the Residuary Fend, and will be retuf*-ed to the Library rund upon tee payment of same by ^ie egeewters.$17,500 Vft. boads ©t 61 614iJf|60FIrwt mortgage bonds 9ft6$|60Cash on bandDue from fhe executor* *on library fund 28*666.42. Tot*i The above amoimt of inverted at § per cent will itet youquired to malntkin the IfbrtL^. ,— . to the sum Set aside by the boardfor that purpose.VIRQfNJA BOND ACCODNT. Purchased $110,000 at 686,388.45 Sold 692,600 283,790.33 ' .Interost rec’d 98,077.29 217,600 on hand iat .81 ^14,176,00L U,t gain247,808.10 Or nveadbeat.Hespectfaliy submitted.J. E. CORHELL, Treasurer.Kidney Trsahle 1J. L. Haekl, 916 Eighth St., Lincoln. 111., was rsotetty dote# m a bad case of kidney trouble that started with a lame back, and any#: **I am certainly thankful to a cure Of toy kidney teotfblo ly using Foley Kidney PUto.” TrtF team vourself. For sals by AjjlMrs. Harry Gordon returned toNew York today, sfter visiting hermother, Mrs, E. G. Holllt. kt her home on East Water street.Mrs. Gertrude Logan left this lorning for Atlantic City, after visiting Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. ' Mo-Gulre at their home on West Water street. 0- . J JAAdvertise «*v, i
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Winchester, Virginia, US
Fri, Aug 22, 1913
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