The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Legal Questions 
Setting Telephone Poles on Private 
Property 
The telephone company has asked per¬ 
mission to put the telephone poles through 
our property. My husband signed the 
paper for them to set the poles, but I did 
not sign, and the deed is in both of our 
names. Could I stop them, as they are 
going to set poles on a certain place where 
we intend to build? MRS. F. w. 
New York. 
We believe you cannot stop the tele¬ 
phone company from setting their poles 
during the lifetime of your husband. 
N. T. 
Technicalities in Probate of Will 
1. The father of 11 children dies (the 
mother being already dead), leaving a 
will which leaves the home to a daughter 
who has always lived home, and equal 
shares of money to five of the children. 
The remaining six were not mentioned at 
all. When the will was to be probated 
the executor came to the six who were not 
mentioned with waivers to be signed. If 
they signed these waivers, does that cut 
them off any share in the estate? 2. The 
daughter to whom the home was left has 
.iust died without leaving any children. 
She has made a will. The same executor 
comes with more wsfivers to be signed by 
the same ones who were to sign before. 
If one sister does not sign, can the con¬ 
ditions of the will be carried out just the 
same? If there is a will, why do the ones 
who are not mentioned have to sign these 
waivers? J. c. 
New York. 
1. If the father was of sound mind and 
understanding, and capable of making a 
will, his six children who are not men¬ 
tioned in the will are not entitled to any 
share unless they were born after the 
making of the will. The purpose of a 
waiver is to relieve the executor of the 
necessity of having citations issued and 
served. If those who are entitled to no¬ 
tice do not sign a waiver they may be 
served with citations and the will pro¬ 
bated. 
2. All persons who would be entitled 
to a share of the deceased’s estate in case 
he or she died intestate are entitled to 
notice of probate of the will. N. T. 
School Board’s Liability for Workman’s 
Compensation 
What happens if the school trustee does 
not pay a man claim of .$120 that the 
compensation board allows him? A man 
said he hurt his hand while working at a 
school bench in a school room. He stayed 
home from work at the job, then put in a 
claim to the board. No opposition ; claim 
allowed. Should the trustees pay no at¬ 
tention to claim? What will happen? 
Should a special school meeting be called 
to order the board not to pay? c. G. R. 
New York. 
If compensation was fixed and no ap¬ 
peal was taken the school district will 
have to pay. If they have no money to 
pay with, probably an extra tax will have 
to be levied. N. t. 
Questions of Inheritance 
What are the inheritance laws in the 
State of Virginia? 1. If there is no will, 
what share of the wife’s estate does the 
husband receive if she is survived by him 
and one child? 2. If the wife makes a 
reasonable will, can the husband claim 
everything even though the wife’s estate 
is divided between the husband and 
child? 3. If the husband dies without a 
will, survived by wife and one child, what 
share will the wife receive? If both hus¬ 
band and child die, what does the wife 
receive? Who gets the residue? 4. If 
the wife, living in Virginia, owns prop¬ 
erty in another State, can she will that 
her estate be settled by the laws of this 
other State, in their courts? A. c. 
Virginia. 
1. A husband is entitled to a courtesy 
in the real estate of his wife, other than 
her equitable separate estate, and he can¬ 
not be deprived thereof by her sole act. 
Where a wife dies without a will her real 
property passes to her children subject 
to the right of courtesy of the husband, 
and the husband is entitled to one-third 
of the personal property, and the children 
the balance. 
2. A husband or wife for whom provis¬ 
ion is made in the consort’s will may 
within one year from the time of the pro¬ 
bate of the will renounces such provision 
in the manner provided by statute. If 
such renunciation be made, the surviv¬ 
ing consort shall, if the decedent left sur¬ 
viving issue, have one-third of the sur¬ 
plus of the decedent’s personal estate. 
3. A wife shall, if her husband dies 
testate, be endowed of one-third and if 
he dies intestate and without issue, en¬ 
dowed of all the real estate of her hus¬ 
band. Where a husband dies leaving a 
widow, but no issue, the surviving wife 
shall be entitled to all of the personal 
estate after the payment of debts. 
4. A testator cannot direct by will the 
law under which he desire to have his 
property distributed. n, T. 
The right fence for one inclosure may be entirely unsuitable 
for another. The nature of your land, the kind of live stock 
you have and the crops you raise must be considered in the 
selection of the fences that can give you the most satis¬ 
factory service. 
We manufacture both of the approved types of fences— 
Hinge-Joint and Stiff-Stay, in a full range of heights and 
weights. Our agent in your town, therefore, is unbiased, and 
will help you choose the exact type and style that best 
serves your needs. 
"Columbia” joint Fence 
In fabricating this excellent fence we employ the “Columbia” Hinge- 
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We have a correct fence for every purpose. See your dealer, if he does 
not have these fences, write us and we’ll see that you are supplied. 
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