Hide Article Text (OCR)
Maim* died a oammllllOBalre. Jttat before his death be made a wM. la which he directed that the boeue ta which be bad peeaed hie kmaty Bfe-be Dfvcr married—should be closed bf bia executor from the day of hie death tlD OM weak after the funeral,, when an auction abookl take plaoe of everything It contained. No oat waa to be admitted to the eala except hie retar tlmSince be left no direct helm. meet ef the relatives were peaeet at the reading of tbe will, each hoping far a mb-■tantial remembrance. xWben they beard thla alngular prorlaloo and learned that tbe teaUtor bad left no legacy to any one of them they natw-rally Inferred that be bad concluded ta remember tbem by lee ring tbelr lega clee in different artlclea of furniture. Bot what a singular way! Ten thoo-mdO dollars might be lo a hollow cane, while but gl.W balt;t f*eo placed In a roeewuod dc*»k. Yet tbe cane might be knockcil down for a dollar, while tbe depk might bring *10U. War there ever each a way devised for distributingmillions of money? Tbe win further stated that tbe amount reallaed from tbe sale waa to be expended by tbe executor for a monument to tbe de-ceaaed. .When the day of tbe eale camearound tt was astonishing how many relatives Renter bad left behind him. There were Hunters Innumerable both by name and to reality. A protest Waa made to the executor that many of them were not related to the testa-tor should not be admitted. But b*. argued that by the terms of the wm tbe mle muet take place then and there and there waa no time to examine credentials. .Tbe crowd were kept watting wbBt articles were tret add that could not possibly contain anything, such an an-corered crock try. On theaa there were only such bide ae would serve to get them out of the way. But wbra It came to artlclea lo which atacka of bills could be placed the bidding became fnrtoua. Ae soon aa ani tbearticle was knocked down the buyer wished to get at It. but was informed that be could not bare it till after the sale. The bidders had every variety of opinion ae to what articles were rooet likely to contain large amount* 10 that anything wooden or hollow brought excellent prices. A kitchen.table with a drawer (locked and noY —r. ■», f t1(Y) man ft
Newspaper Details
Lock Haven Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Sep 30, 1908
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 21 Sep 2020
Other Publications Near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven Evening Express
Lock Haven Express
Evening Express
