Researched and submitted by Sharon M. Kouns
Local Necrology of 1891
(from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac)
| Name | Position in Life | Death Date | Age |
| Arbuckle, Charles | coffee merchant | March 27 | 59 |
John Arbuckle 1838-1912 Inventor, merchant, and philanthropist born in Scotland, son of Thomas Arbuckle, who brought his son to the United States at an early age. Arbuckle’s father was the proprietor of a cotton mill in Allegheny City. His son attended the public schools of Allegheny and Pittsburgh and had a strong bent for science and machinery.
In 1856 he enrolled at Washington and Jefferson College but left before graduation to engage in the coffee roasting business with his younger brother Charles under the name Arbuckle Brothers. He married Mary Alice Kerr in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1868 and died without issue. John Arbuckle, with the aid of a draftsman and machinist, invented the machine that filled, weighed, sealed, and labeled coffee in paper packages of coffee the firm sold. Their “Arbuckle Ariosa” became the coffee used all over the country.
Eventually, the business became the largest importer of coffee in the world, and Arbuckle determined to pack and sell sugar the same way. Refined sugar was purchased from the Havemeyer interests, but Arbuckle was soon considered a menace to their trade. The historic Arbuckle-Havemeyer trade battle cost the combined sugar and coffee forces $25 million, making this one of the most spectacular controversies in the history of American industry.
Arbuckle, the largest ship owner in America since every merchant ship engaged in the South American coffee trade was his, decided in 1906 to turn his attention to the salvage of vessels and founded The Arbuckle Wrecking Company. He maintained a fleet of ocean-going tugs equipped with wireless telegraphy, which responded to alarms received at government life-saving stations.
Arbuckles Coffee originated in 1865 when John and Charles Arbuckle patented a means of preserving roasted coffee beans. The beans were roasted and then coated with a mixture of sugar and eggs to seal in the freshness. Sold under the name “Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee,” the one-pound bags were a welcome blessing to the cowboys of the west, who were previously forced to keep a supply of fresh coffee on hand. Each bag not only contained coupons redeemable for gifts, but each contained a stick of peppermint candy. Later, the coffee bags contained Trade Cards on different topics.
Arbuckles’ Coffee – Up until the close of the Civil war, coffee was sold green. It had to be roasted on a wood stove or in a skillet over a campfire before it could be ground and brewed. One burned bean ruined all; there was no consistency. In 1865 John Arbuckle and his brother Charles, partners in a Pittsburgh grocery business, changed all this by patenting a process for roasting and coating coffee beans with an egg and sugar glaze to seal in the flavor and aroma.
Marketed under the name ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE, in patented, airtight, one-pound packages, the new coffee was an instant success with chuck wagon cooks in the west faced with the task of keeping Cowboys supplied with plenty of hot coffee out on the range. ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE packages bore a yellow label with the name ARBUCKLES’ in large red letters across the front, beneath which blew a flying Angel trademark over the words ARIOSA COFFEE in black letters.
Shipped all over the country in sturdy wooden crates, one hundred packages to a crate. ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE became so dominant, particularly in the west, that many Cowboys were not aware there was any other kind. Keen marketing minds, the Arbuckle Brothers printed signature coupons on the bags of coffee redeemable for all manner of notions, including handkerchiefs, razors, scissors, and wedding rings.
To sweeten the deal, each package of ARBUCKLES’ contained a stick of peppermint candy. Due to the demands on chuck wagon cooks to keep ready supplies of hot ARBUCKLES’ on hand around the campfire, the peppermint stick became a means by which that steady coffee supply was ground. Upon hearing the cook’s call, ‘Who wants the candy?’ some of the toughest Cowboys on the trail were known to vie for manning the coffee grinder in exchange for satisfying a sweet tooth.
Today, thanks to the folks at ARBUCKLE, the Cowboys’ favorite, ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE, is available again. Complete with the original Flying Angel trademark, the one-pound packages of rich beans are every inch the full-bodied, aromatic coffee you’d expect from ARBUCKLES’. There’s even a piece of peppermint inside. No longer just a fond memory for a dwindling breed of old-time cowmen, ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE is back and as good as ever! Brew up a pot of ARBUCKLES’ partner, and watch the sunrise! $14.25
(5) Clara Campbell, daughter of John and Elizabeth Caldwell (Clarke) Campbell, was born 15 Sep 1849 in Hanging Rock, Lawrence Co., OH, and married (9) never married. Clara died on 19 Nov 1895 in Hanging Rock, Lawrence Co., OH, and was buried in Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH, Woodland Cemetery
Notes for Clara Campbell:
IR Sept. 2, 1880 – Miss Clara Campbell has reconsidered her intention of returning to Europe. She will go back no more but has gone (does not have an end )
I.R. Jan. 5, 1888 – A Lawsuit. – Miss Clara Campbell, of this city, is now in New York to prosecute a suit in Court against Mr. Arbuckle of the celebrated coffee firm for a breach of promise to marry, placing her damages at $100,000.
The case will be called today, Wednesday. Miss Campbell’s claim is meritorious and honorable, and she has the assistance of the best legal talent in New York. Judge Fullerton and Hon. E. W. Jordan is her attorney. We understand, Hon. H. S. Neal is also present. We hear that the defense has offered a compromise, but the plaintiff insists upon the litigation.
I.R. – Jan 12, 1888 – $45,000 – IS THE VERDICT AGAINST CHARLES ARBUCKLE. Our readers were very surprised when they read in last week’s REGISTER that Miss Clara Campbell had brought suit against Charles Arbuckle, the rich coffee merchant, for $100,000 damages in a breach of promise case.
While the news was known to a few before then, it was generally of a confidential nature, the hope being entertained that it might not get into the papers; but on Tuesday night previous, a long dispatch had gone from here to the New York Herald, relating to some incidental facts connected with the affair; so the New York papers published long accounts on Wednesday, and on Thursday, the Cincinnati papers came out with flaming headlines. Since then, columns have appeared daily, giving much detail of the matter, and many illustrations of the plaintiff and defendant, creating as lively interest as a similar subject has awakened for many a year.
Here, in Ironton, where the plaintiff is well known, everybody is on her side. Where her honorable family associations command universal confidence and respect, her intelligence has created great excitement. Thousands of papers have been sold for the sake of the trial accounts.
For the past three or four years, Miss Campbell’s life here has been somewhat quiet and retired; but whenever seen on the streets, she always had a pleasant word for her acquaintances. None but the family knew of the important engagement, which has now come to light through a most romantic trial.
It seems that after eight years of residence in Milan, Italy, pursuing her musical studies and returning to this country, she met Mr. Arbuckle in New York. Their acquaintance soon ripened into a devoted affection for each other. This was in 1882. She was then boarding in New York and endeavoring to promote her musical ambition.
Her acquaintance with Mr. Arbuckle and their engagement soon brought these purposes to a close, and she returned home. But in the meantime, he paid her the most devoted attention, accompanying her to Boston, the watering places, and other resorts. He gave her a $600 diamond ring as a token of their engagement and even went house-hunting in Brooklyn in anticipation of an early marriage.
When absent from each other, their correspondence was endearing to the extent of exuberance. When their letters were read in Court, which had to be, there were many little phrased epithets and signs that seemed too intensely extravagant and utter to a cold and criticizing world.
The “h’s” and “k’s” for hugs and kisses, and the names of Bunnie and Baby Bunting for endearing cognomens, were revealed by the reading of these lovers’ letters and the multiplied often in the accounts of the affair, and they sound very ludicrous, especially for lovers not over-young. But they still show that their love was true and honorable and would never be given to the world through a trial in Court.
In October 1882, Mr. Arbuckle wrote to Miss Campbell’s parents, asking their consent to her marriage, and received a favorable reply. Sometime after this, Mr. Campbell failed, and more than a year passing by, and Miss Campbell’s life, in the meantime, drifting along purposelessly, she wrote Mr. Arbuckle concerning these intentions respecting her.
The letter was affectionate and kindly, but he was languid and unsatisfactory in replying and began to plead sickness. Yet, all the time, he was attending to his business as usual. This uncertainty was kept until the Spring of 1884 when Miss Campbell brought suit as above.
The trial began last Wednesday. Mrs. McCabe sat with the plaintiff on the first day, and her old friends constantly attended to her. The plaintiff’s conduct as a witness was highly spoken of, and she won friends at the start. At every point in her story, she was a match for the defendant’s shrewd attorney.
When the plaintiff’s testimony was all in, the defendant’s attorney moved that the case be dismissed on the ground that it was not proven that Arbuckle had broken the contract-that. He was always loving and tender toward the plaintiff and had not refused to fulfill the contract to marry, which he had admitted. Still, the Court overruled the motion because the jury should determine whether his failure to marry did not amount to a breach.
At one or two times in the conduct of the case, the defense has insinuated meanly against Miss Campbell as a lady. This is simply infamous and cruel. There is no ground for any such aspersions. It only shows the horrors of a lawsuit when vile insinuations can be ruthlessly conjured up against the purity and honor of a woman whose reputation is spotless and unchallenged among those who know her well.
Last Monday, the case was argued by Judge Fullerton for the plaintiff, and Mr. Parsons, for the defendant when the Judge charged the jury, and they retired at 4 o’clock.
The jury was out only a couple of hours when they returned with a sealed verdict which was opened in Court Tuesday morning. We now copy the Cincinnati Post Dispatch, announcing the verdict and incidents of the return of it:
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 – The Campbell-Arbuckle breach of promise jury awarded the plaintiff $45,000 and damages this morning.
The Supreme Court was crowded to overflowing this morning with spectators anxious to learn the verdict.
Although the day was a disagreeable one, the fair sex was on hand in large numbers, and they eagerly discussed among themselves the expected verdict.
Neither plaintiff nor the defendant was present. Shortly after 10 a.m., the jury filed into the courtroom, and the foreman drawing a packet from his pocket, handed it to the Judge. The plaintiff’s counsel, Ex-Judge Fullerton, was the only principal lawyer present. Judge Beach read the verdict immediately and then handed it to the Clerk to make known.
The latter solemnly read amidst breathless stillness that $45,000 damages had been awarded to Miss Campbell because of the failure of Charles Arbuckle to keep his promise of marriage. The announcement was greeted with applause.
Lawyer Rushmore of the prosecution moved for an extra allowance. Mr. Fullerton seconded the motion and congratulated the defense on the smallness of the amount. Lawyer Tilney of the defense opposed the motion, but Judge Beach granted the plaintiff’s counsel $1000.
Mr. Tilney then moved to set aside the verdict as excessive and against the weight of evidence. This was denied, but the defendant, Arbuckle, was allowed a stay of execution and entry of judgment for forty-five days, in which he could decide whether to pay the $45,000 to Miss Campbell or appeal the case. The latter course will probably be adopted.
Juror Richard P. L. Everett told a reporter how the verdict was reached. Said he: “I think we did a good hour’s work, and I would be willing to put in another four days to repeat the dose for Arbuckle. When we left the box and retired to the jury room yesterday afternoon, we stood eleven for a verdict in favor of Miss Campbell to one against.
The odd man was a gentleman of about 60, whose name I do not care to mention. It did not take us more than five minutes to bring him over to our way of thinking. Then, as we were unanimous in favor of a verdict for the plaintiff, the sole question was one of damage. We took three ballots, which were not very far apart at any time, and after the third ballot, we had very little difficulty agreeing upon $45,000 as the proper amount.”
When asked what had the most effect upon the jurors, Mr. Everett said: “The attempt to impugn the good character of the plaintiff and to impute to her an improper motive for going to Europe and studying for the operatic stage. Her whole testimony, bearing, and conduct while on the stand gave the lie to any insinuations of impropriety and proved her a woman of education and refinement.”
Lawyer Rushmore hurried over to Taylor’s hotel in Jersey City to convey the news of the verdict. Miss Campbell, who has been stopping there since the trial began, received the news quietly at first and then burst into tears, which her lawyer vainly tried to check.
I. R. Jan. 19, 1888 – Every stranger who comes to town wants new information about the Campbell-Arbuckle case.
I.R. – Thursday, January 19, 1888 – Miss Clara Campbell arrived in Ironton on the midnight train last Friday and has remained quietly at home ever since. A good many of her old friends have called on her to congratulate her and tender their respects. She feels the extravagant publicity given her affair keenly and is not disposed to talk in a public way. There is no new intelligence to give concerning the matter.
I. R. February 9, 1888 – Mr. Arbuckle has appealed his case.
I.R. Thurs., Dec. 4, 1890 – MISS CAMPBELL WINS – Miss Clara Campbell received a dispatch Tuesday from her lawyers in New York, advising her that the Court of last resort in that state had sustained the court below and that the verdict of the jury giving her $45,000 in her suit against Charles Arbuckle is finally decided in her favor. It is nearly three years since the trial of this case was had, and the defendant has fought off the wise judgment against him until now.
It is exceedingly gratifying to Miss Campbell’s many friends that the case has concluded in her favor. Quietly, patiently, she has waited for justice, and now that it has come, she quietly receives the news and talks of it as something she fully expected. A reporter of the REGISTER called at her home to see her, with whom she talked of the matter pleasantly and at the same time expressing herself as thoroughly averse to any further notoriety concerning the matter. Now that this long contest is over and the end of expectation comes, she proposes to devote herself to her musical pursuits and fully occupy her time therein.
This community rejoices that the success of the lawsuit rests where it should, with Miss Campbell, and we all congratulate her upon the result.
I.R. January 29, 1891 – Miss Clara Campbell is at present in New York City, where she will probably make her home for some time. She will get from the Arbuckle suit a little over $50,000 judgment, interest, and the $1,000 costs allowed by the court. After paying her lawyers and other expenses, she will have nearly $40,000 left.
This amount Miss Campbell will prudently invest and make use only of the income: She is a lady of business tact and will not regard her little streak of fortune with any reckless or exorbitant notions.
IR Feb. 14, 1895 – Miss Clara Campbell is in town, stopping at W. A. Murdock’s. She is called here on business and may remain for some time.
NEWS FROM THE PAST – New York Tribune, October 20, 1895 – PLAINTIFF IN THE ARBUCKLE SUIT DEAD – Miss Clara Campbell, who recovered $45,000 for breach of promise, succumbs. Miss Clara Campbell, who figured in the famous Arbuckle breach of promise suit eight years ago, died at Ironton, Ohio, yesterday. An operation was performed on her for a tumor last week, and she had been gradually sinking since Sunday evening.
Miss Campbell, who was 45 years old, was the youngest of former Judge (John) Campbell, who was the founder of the city of Ironton and, at one time, its richest resident. She received a thorough education and was sent to Italy, where for several years, she studied music under one of the best masters of the time. It was shortly after her return to America that she first met Mr. Arbuckle, a prosperous coffee merchant.
A letter of introduction served to open the acquaintance between them, which later ended in the famous quarrel. Mr. Arbuckle, after a brief but ardent wooing, asked the young woman to become his wife. Miss Campbell consented, and when her suitor’s love grew cold, and he failed to make preparations for the wedding day, Miss Campbell brought suit against him for $100,000.
At the trial, evidence of the defendant’s pleadings and promise was given, and letters that had passed between the lovers were read in court. The terms of endearment, “Baby Bunting” and “Bunnie C.” on the letters, were used far and wide at the time. The suit ended on January 10, 1888, and the jury announced a verdict of $45,000 in favor of Miss Campbell. The higher court to which the case was sent sustained the verdict first given.
I.W.R. Saturday, Nov. 23, 1895 – MISS CLARA CAMPBELL – DEATH COMES TO HER AT AN EARLY HOUR THIS MORNING – SORELY AFFLICTED, HEROIC MEANS WERE SOUGHT TO PROLONG HER LIFE, BUT IN VAIN – THE FUNERAL WEDNESDAY from Thursday’s Daily.
Miss Clara Campbell died at 1 o’clock this morning at Dr. C. G. Gray’s sanitarium at Hanging Rock. She had been afflicted for several years with a tumor, though the fact was known to a few of her friends, and though receiving some medical attention, she avoided the heroic treatment which, if earlier sought, might have prolonged her life.
She was about the city, and visited her friends up to two weeks ago and was apparently in fair health. On Tuesday, the 5th inst. she became seriously ill and was confined to her apartments at the Hotel Denison. On Thursday last, she was removed to Dr. Gray’s sanitarium. It then became apparent that an operation offered the only hope of relief.
Miss Campbell was apprised of this and of the gravity of the situation, but she consented and prepared for the ordeal.
The operation was performed Saturday forenoon by Dr. Taylor of Cincinnati, who was summoned for the purpose. The patient rallied afterwards and gave promise of recovering, but the hope was brief. She soon grew weaker and sank till death came, as stated.
Her brother, Mr. Charles Campbell, Mrs. C. G. Clarke, and Miss Alice Neal were at her bedside when she died. Her sister, Mrs. Wm. Means of Yellow Springs, Ohio, who had been summoned, arrived too late to see her alive.
A coincidence of Miss Campbell’s death was the fact that it occurred on the second anniversary of the death of her mother, who died in this city on November 10, 1893.
Miss Campbell was forty-seven years of age, having been born at Hanging Rock in September 1848. She was the youngest daughter of the late John Campbell, one of the founders of Ironton and one of the great iron masters of this section.
After completing a course in the Ironton schools, she attended a ladies’ seminary in Philadelphia, and later, having developed considerable musical talent, she was sent to Europe and spent several years there during the 70s perfecting herself in music, after which she returned to her home.
During the last few years of her life, she resided part of the time in New York and part of the time in Ironton.
In 1887 Miss Campbell became widely known throughout the country by reason of the breach of promise suit against Charles Arbuckle, the coffee king, which suit was tried in New York City. She sued for $100,000 and was awarded $45,000. In this famous suit, Miss Campbell had the sympathy and respect of all who knew her and, indeed, of the entire country.
After the end of this great legal struggle she resided for a time in New York, but for the past year or two has lived in this city.
The deceased was a woman of intellectual attainments, endowed with musical talent, and though somewhat eccentric in her manner, was of kindly and sympathetic disposition and universally respected.
Two brothers, Mr. Albert Campbell of Chicago and Mr. Charles Campbell of Hecla Furnace, and a sister, Mrs. Means, survive her. The latter two are here, but Mr. Albert Campbell has not been heard from at this writing.
MISS CAMPBELL’S FUNERAL – The funeral of Miss Clara Campbell took place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, from the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clarke on Sixth south street. The services were conducted by Rev. W. H. Hampton of Christ Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev. E. E. Moran of the Presbyterian church.
The pallbearers were Messrs. C. C. Clarke, John H. Moulton, W. A. Murdock, J. W. Campbell, Fred Leete, and J. M. Hill. A large concourse of relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place in beautiful Woodland. Mr. Albert Campbell, brother of the deceased, arrived from Chicago Tuesday afternoon.
MISS CAMPBELL’S ESTATE – It is believed by interested ones that the estate of Miss Clara Campbell will amount to $100,000. Two years ago, she made a will, to which, recently, a codicil was added, but the will probably not be filed for a day or two, and its provisions are not known. It is understood that Mr. W. A. Murdock was named as executor.
I.W.R. Nov. 23, 1895 – MISS CAMPBELL’S WILL – NEAR ALL HER ESTATE GOES TO MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. WITH SOME SMALL BEQUESTS TO SEVERAL RELATIVES AND FRIENDS – THE ESTATE IS NOT AS LARGE AS HAS BEEN REPORTED.
The will of Miss Clara Campbell was filed for probate late Wednesday afternoon. The test of it is as follows: I, Clara Campbell, being of sound mind and disposing of memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby provoking all former wills and codicils by me made.
Item 1. I give and bequeath to my friend, Miss Nora Scott, my antique entanglio of the third century.
Item 2. I give and bequeath to my cousin Elizabeth McClure a turquoise pin and earrings, the set she may choose of all of which I may die possessed.
Item 3. I give and bequeath to my friend, Florence W. Campbell, wife of John W. Campbell, one picture, her choice of all of which I shall die possessed.
Item 4. I give and bequeath to my nieces, Mary Lillian Neal and Alice Campbell Neal, and the survivor of them, all the rest and residue of all pictures and jewelry of which I shall die possessed and all laces, clothing, household goods and furniture ornaments, books, carriages, and vehicles for the pleasure of every description, and all other ornaments or things for ornament or use of which I shall die possessed, to be divided between them share and share alike.
Item 5. I give and devise to my brothers, Charles Campbell and Albert Campbell, and the survivor of them, one thousand dollars to be divided between them, share and share alike.
Item 6. I will direct that my executor pay all just debts and claims against me out of my estate, including funeral expenses.
Item 7. I give, bequeath and devise to William A. Murdock, all the proceeds of all the capital stock of the Hecla Iron and Mining Company, recently sold by me to my brother, Albert Campbell, and the fifty shares of the capital stock of the Second National Bank of Ironton, Ohio, and the three shares of the First National Bank of Ironton, Ohio, and the two hundred dollars of the shares of the Eagle Building Loan Association, owned by me, and the note known as the Nixon note of about four-hundred dollars, and the note known as the Stead note of about seventy-five dollars, and all the one-fifth of the entire estate, personal, real and mixed, of my mother that has descended to me, been received by me, and to which I am in any manner entitled, and all proceeds of any and all of said stocks, shares, notes, real estate and property, all investments and re-investments from time to time of same and every part of same, and all issues and profits and accumulations thereof, but in trust only and always, to manage, sell, and convey same, just as if same were his own, and invest same, and reinvest same, and every, and any part of same from time to time as he deems best for my estate, so long as this trust shall continue, just as if same and every part of same were his own, and he shall not be responsible for loss in the premises, providing he acts in good faith and with the same care that he bestows upon his own business and out of the net annual profits of all same to pay to my cousins, Jane McClure, Laura McClure and Elizabeth McClure, and the survivors and survivor of them, on the first day of January of each year and every year after my death, the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars, so long as any of them shall live, provided the net profits for the year next before such payment, shall be sufficient therefor, but if same is not sufficient therefore, then said Murdock as said trustee, shall pay to said McClures, the survivors, or survivor of them, only the net profits of said year next before said payment, and if there shall be no net profits during any such year, then, there shall be no payment to said McClures or any of them for that year, and said Murdock, as said trustee, shall pay all of the net annual profits of all of same, in excess of said three hundred and sixty-five dollars to my nieces, Mary Lillian Neal and Alice Campbell Neal, and the survivor of them-so long as they or either of them, shall live, – and should they or either of them survive all of said McClures, then all of said annual profits shall be paid on the 1st day of January of each year, if any there be, to said Neals, or to the survivor of them, so long as they or either of them, shall live, and after the death of all of said McClures and of said Neals, all of said stocks, shares, notes, real estate and property, and all investments thereof and re-investments from time to time of same, and all profits and accumulations of same, and proceeds of same, shall as soon as practicable, be converted into money, and all of same shall by my said trustee be paid to the Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church, Incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio, same shall be paid to the treasurer of said society whose receipts shall be a sufficient acquittance to my said trustee. And should said Wm. A. Murdock decline to act as such trustee, or become incapacitated, or for any reason not, act, then I request the proper court to appoint a trustee to act in his stead, who, when appointed and duly qualified, shall have all the titles, powers, discretions, immunities, duties and responsibilities that said Murdock would have should he act.
Item 8. I give, bequeath, and devise all the rest and residue of all my estate, personal, real, and mixed, and wherever located or situated, to the International Missionary Alliance incorporated under the laws of the state of New York-and, I hereby nominate and appoint-Julius L. Anderson executor of this will.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of March 1894 (here follow references to interlineations, etc., made in the writing of the will, which is acknowledged and explained.) CLARA CAMPBELL [SEAL]
The witnesses are Edward James Bird, jr., and Julius L. Anderson.
A codicil dated June 10, 1895, revokes that part of the will referring to the Stead and Nixon notes, they having been converted to cash, and directs that proceeds go to the International Missionary Alliance of New York. It also revokes the appointment of Julius L. Anderson as executor and appoints W. A. Murdock as executor. It bequeaths $500 each to Albert Campbell and Charles Campbell to be paid to them out of the one-tenth interest in Enterprise block in Ironton, Ohio, recently purchased by the testator of said Albert Campbell.
The codicil is witnessed by Dot Davis and Jed B. Bibbee.
The will be for hearing Saturday at 2 p.m.
As will be seen, the bulk of Miss Campbell’s property is left to the missionary societies. It is now stated by those in a position to know that her wealth will not amount to anything near what has been reported, and her entire estate will hardly exceed $25,000.
The value of the bequests of jewelry etc., to Miss Alice Neal and Mrs. Lillian Neal Hunter, will not, it is said, exceed $1,000.
In this connection, it may be stated that the estate of Miss Emma Campbell, left in trust for Miss Clara’s benefit during her lifetime, now passes, by terms of the former will to the children of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Means.
I. R. Apr. 30, 1896 – Miss Campbell’s Estate. – Messrs. W. A. Murdock and R. B. Miller went to New York City last week to look up the estate of the late Clara Campbell. They found that most of her property had been lost in bad investments, notably about $24,000 in ice machine and lawn mower factories.
They found $1000 cash in the bank; $2000 Union Pacific bonds worth 90; $5000 in building share stocks valued at par; and about $2000 of varied holdings, amounting all told to about $10,000. This is supposed to be all that is left of the Arbuckle judgment. Her estate at Ironton foots up about $14,000, thus making the total assets $24,000.
Two physicians’ bills have been rendered against the estate; one by Dr. Gray for treatment at his sanitarium $500; another for $500 by Dr. Lowry for 15 weeks of massage and electric treatment at $35 a week.
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