The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-13
ISAAC p. FOsTEH's FORTUNE
was the VIII Destroy ed What the Heirs
Agreed to-A Singular Contest.

HoNEsDALE, Pa, May II I'm 1911 Isaac p.
Foster LETT the village of Quogue. l.. l.. whore
he had learned the tanners and shoemakcrs
trade. went 10 Catskill in slOop, and thence
walked across the State TO the now village OF
Montrose. Susuuehanna County. Pa. In the loft
OF a.tage barn he started shoe shop. Trade
Increased and he returned 10 Long Island and
took back u number Of shocmakers to help
him. He added tanning to his business and in
1912 had prospcrcd 80 that he again returned TO
Long Island. and married Mary Howell.
when the Delaware and Hudson Canal was
bu ilding. Foster came to whore this village now
stands-thc head Of the canal. Ii was a wilder
ness then but Foster put upa store Tho canal
soon made prosperous town. Poster built the
first tannrry In Northwestern Pennsylvania
and imported the nf-, South American hide
whore hundreds col thousands are now used.
JIG a~'umuint. d "a fortune, aud his large family
h' M'tur Leading ono IN place noted Tor its
Is,si Dorcmnor Mir Foster died aged eighty
eight years. II" lr.t numerous b 'lr-. all thom-
selNe- we'll to-do. Some of them said they know
the old gentleman mad made avail, but no will
could le found. William n. Foster, who said
ne had en.n tho will "a short time before the
a. ath OF his father. declared that 1t was not
probable tlDt tlie linr had destroyed it; il
must have been O''l 'rwi-" nude AWAY with. All
Tie heirs w"re got together. an j. with one OK
Esq. the mie Mr.. Posters attorney. SHOULD have
authority L. r. lfutN" Inc last VIII bl inc 'ic-
cnu-ed from notes ANA his last recollection.
The will. VIII 80 reprodu 'rd was fnuub to
make nominal bequ. sic ~ AN th" heirs hut Will
liam H. Poster nni Mrs. Horace Weston, u
daughter Of William II Foster. who were left
Ia" bulk of the property. amount ng Ia between
s6U.uvu and slOu.nuu. William II. Poster and
his brother. I~anr y. Foster. wer" named 10y the
will n administrators and -X-"utors
1Ai- strnnhrWiii Was admitted iO probate by
Recorder l.. :. Barnes. at II ncsdalc The other
heir ut ono" opposDd n. The executor of Tia"
will employed Non. + NJ. Crane and &. ;. Miner
a. thor lawyers Pending The hearing of the
cd-e. Mr. Gram. died. Mr. Miner il % SPIRITUAL
ist, aud claims 10 have interviews with the spirit
Of Mr. Crane. who was one ~ the nhl.-t lawyers
in penn- ylNania. H. tells Mr.. Miner that tho
VIII must 10. sustained hv the Court. The OppO-
nent- of Tia. Will say that such a VIII as has been
produced il how'll at dl They say that ". II.
Poster was in irhted tO his father IN large sum.
ani nW enjoyed thr lion 3 share Of the fortune
OF the d, 'eur,i. They claim that the lat that
no VIII could ho found iS.N idrnc" that il Wa de-
~'rlyrd hv IA" drc'n-''i. They DO not deny that
such % w.il might havH been made, under tine
Ir'-.ur, ~ uudus inhu"n 90 hut hold thNia serse
Of IT, must cr caused the deceased 10 destroy
II quietly before bee ulrt.
tn di-Yuf. over th" will. owing 90 the high
stan ling c' th" parties int rested. has created "A
Erea, -.u -tdinu ia hnn' -dulo ana vicinity Tn"
I lu -f.nu involved i~ unoNrl once Can o. lawyer
rrIln'ea dead nGi'- Will On the sUpposition
THAT the rll.iuu Mis- iN-i or WtuuGluIly matit
away with II Will bot 'rid'l nj the pres mt
term OF the Mayn" County Courts.