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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
G~REENVILLE GLEANINGS

Greenville Council No. ia, Jr. o. A.
M. will hold an important meeting this
evening at Belvedere Hall. The officers
of Industry Council will conduct the
meeting. All Junior Mechanics are in
vited to attend.
The Thiesen Amateur Orchestra will
meet this evening at the Greenville Pavil-
ion to arrange for the invitation recep-
ton on Monday evening, May %.
Mr.. j. Francis Byrne of No. 90 Pearsall
venue has been appointed on the report
orial staff of the New York EUentng Sun.
The Greenville Pleasure Club will hold
its annual picnic at Armbuster's Schuetz-
en- Park on Decoration Day.
The ladies of the German Pioneer Yer
Elm will celebrate the second anniversary
of the Raymund Roth Alterheim on Gar
field venue on Monday, JuDe6. A public
reception will be held on the afternoon
and evening of that day.
Sidewalks are scarce on Rose avenue,
So are street lamps. This th%ornughfare
is becoming thickly populated, but i'm
provements are backward. The property
owners need waking up.
The office of the Bergen Land, Building
and Loan Association has been removed
from No. 142 to No. l39 Ocean avenue.
The property owners on Myrtle avenue
are talking of circulating a petition for Il
sewer through that Lhoroughfare.
A large delegation from the Greenville
Reformed Church Y. Z. S. G. E. will
attend the Christian Eudeavor reunion at
the Bergen Reformed Church this even
ing,
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Office OF SUPPLEMENT-.

Notice is hereby given that the account of the
subscriber, guardian of Henry O'Brien ana Joseph
O'Brien, minors, will be audited ana stated by the
Surrogate of tine County of Hudson, and reported
for settlement on FRIDAY, the Mtn day OF June
next.
Dated April 49, A. D., 1892.
MARY SWEENEY.
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WEST BERGEN DOINGS.

The West Bergen Pleasure Club will
hold an important meeting this evening
at the rooms on Mallory avenue. A CON-
mittee will be appointed to arrange for
an excursion.
At the next meeting of the consistory
of the South Bergen Reformed Church
the date for the breaking of the ground
for the new church will be fixed. The
event will be made memorable by the
holding of appropriate exercises.
Another industry is in all probability
to settle in West Bergen. A New York
firm of piano dealers is en%deavoring to
purchase ground at the foot Of Lexington
avenue on which to build a manufactur-
ing shop and warehouse.
Freeholder Frank IL. Kimmerly Is
anxious to have the Eye avenue improve
ment go through, II will. If possible.
have the street paved from Ocean avenue
to West Side avenue. He is also DESTROYS
of connecting Eye avenue at Bergen ave-
nue.. with a bridge across the Newark aud
New York Railroad. II these ideas are
carried out, an excellent t~horoughfare
will be the result.
''This is the kind of weather." said a
prominent citizen this morning. when
the lack of ewers is painfully apparent.
and when the doors from some of the
cutters is overpouring. Some means
should be taken to prevent the emptying
Of sewage into the streets, 1t being en-
tirely TOO dangerous for the health of the
residents"
Some tough young men employed In q
West Side factory engaged in a lively
free for all" scrap on West Side venue
last evening, Things were getting warm
and it is likely that there would have
been a few sore heads had not some one
given the alarm of cheese 1t, de cop" at
which they dispersed.
Miss Nellie Berger Of Union street eel
ebrated the anniversary of her birthday
by rendering a reception to her friends at
her residence last evening. Dancing and
a collation. were the features.
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Notice to Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
. the ON CO OF the Board Of Street and Water
commissioners on Monday. May lii lSs2, at ten
o'clock q. M, for the improvement or
SHERMAN AFENUk,
from Hutton street to Griffith street, in accordance
with speoinealtOns on file in the office of the Chiek
Engjneer, corner OF Jersey avenue and Mercer
street, where blank form OF bid aud agreement OF
sureties must he Obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About 900 cubic y ards OF earth EXCAVATION.
About bl cubic yards OF rock excavation.
About 10 CUBIC yards OF earth Milling.
About 2J Cable yards of sand OF eravel Cling
About 1907 square yards OF Stone paving.
AEouL aU lineal feet Of reset curb stone.
About 5 mannole heads,to be brought to grade.
time allowed for the completion or the WORE
hfty i5vl working days.
of the conf Il act therefor. Will be subject to the re-
10 moro than onu-half of tho assessment thereto or.
Proposals must tie enclosed In sealed envelopes
endorsed, proposals for Improvement or .Sher-
man avenue" directed to Il. A. Dugan, ESQ.,, Chair
man OF on streets, sewers and Light
ing, and handed to The Clerk OF the Board In open
meeting when called for in the order OF business
relating to sealed proposals.
No city Official Will be ACCEPTED as surety nor
will a substitution OF sureties be allowed.
he attention OF bidders Is especially called co
Section Z Chapter 1874. Laws Of ISL. under the
terms whereof 10 contract shall be binding upon
the citv. or bee me effective or operative until
the londsmen offered by the contractor have beou
approved 10y this Board and the Corporation
Counsel, the President OF this Board having power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water Com
nitssionerS, .,or I'M ,o~mo
Clerk.
Dated jersey City, April ., 1881
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12

that members of the church having n
difference which they cannot reconcile,
shall submit it to the Deacons for arbitra-
ton, and failing to settle 1T, they may re-
sort to law. This the Bells did not do.
Mr.. Bell was present when the action
was taken, and he denounced the pastor
and defied him to put him out of the
church. The Rev. DR.. Boyd threatened
to call a policeman. and friends of both
men induced Mr.. Bell to leave the church
quietly. Mrs. Bell was teacher of II Sun
day school class of young men. They
have protested to both the pastor and the
Sunday school superintenient against
her removal, and on getting no
satisfaction, they threatened to leave the
church
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Notice to Contractors.

Dated jersey City, April D. 1891
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
Notice to Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- tho onlce OF the Board OF street and Water
Co nmissioners, on Monday. May II, 1879. at ten
o'clock q. IN for the improvement OF
Erie STREET.
between thirteenth street and the south side of
sixteenth street. in accord ance with speclicar
lions on file in tho Office OF the Chlef Engineer.
flank forms of bid and agreement OF suretieS must
be oDtaihed.
About H. 100 cubic yards OF earth excavation.
About 5 cubic yards OF rock excavation.
Abous 0u cubic yards Of earth ming
About AL cubic yards OF sand or gravel hlling.
about 2OJJ square yards OF stone paving.
About 45U linell feet OF new curt stone,
About COS quare feet or new bridge stone.
About ., " square feet Of new llagsing,
About f1) square \ arIs OF repavlnS
About 20 llneai feet OF reset cur b stone.
ALont GJi square feet OF relaId bridge stone.
About so square feet OF rel It'd tagging.
About 5 mauho.e heads to be brought co grade.
About $ Iocetvln2 basins 10 10 roaet.
Time allowed for the completion OF the work
lie makIng Of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor, VIII oe SUBJECT 10
lnblr TO more IAan one-half tue assesslheGt there-
Tor. ~
endorsed proposals for Improvement OF erie
: treet,' dlrected TO T. A.. Dugan. Esq, Chairman or
handed 10 me CleIk OF the board in open meeting,
wien called for in the order OF business relatinI
M city ofiiciai Will DO accepted as surety nor
will a Substitution OF suretics be allowed.
Ihe attention or Lldders Is especially called 10
terms whereof, no contract shall DO binding rpon
Ire eli or become elective or operative until the
been approved BY this Board and the Corporation
Counsel. the President OF This Eoard having
power 10 examine tho proposed bondslheu under
nv order Of the Board OF Street ana Water Com.
missioners. eso,cz ~ po,,rO.,
Dated Jersey city, April 20 1872
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.

The HeesIer Electric Light Company of
Uuion Hill has changed hands aud is now
controlled by the Hudson Electric Light
Company.
Miss Lena Mullthaler and Herman l..
KunZe were married Mt Holy Trinity
Church, Union Hill, recently.
The West Hopoken Council met last
night and appointed special policemen.
A petition was received and referred from
the regular policemen asking for an iu-
crease of pay.
james Gertner of Weehawken struck
Henry Weiss, a boy, in the eye yesterday
for insulting his sister. Weiss eve was
badly injured. Gertner was released on
$500.
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STATE NOTES.

The New Jersey Medical Society will
hold it's annual convention ut Atlantic
City June IS and 30.
The Sussex County Agricultural Society
will hold its next exhibition on Sepuem-
Der 13. IA, Is and IL.
The carpenters, masons and painters oil
Somerville have been granted a nine
hours day with ten hours pay.
r. L. johnson, of Cold Springs, Cape
MAY county, has Il cat that is raising a litter
of squirrels. She brought them from tue
woods to take the place of her drowned
offspring.
scientist and educator, has been invited
to attend the Botanical Section of the
Society of Geographic and International
Science, to be held at Genoa, Italy, next
September.
shauic. Somerset county, have just ceie-
brated the siXtieth anniversary or their
marriage by II pearl wedding. Among
the guests was Mrs. Peck, of New Bruins
wick, who attended the wedding III 1882.
Miss Tiny LoefIler. II girl employed i'll
one of the Paterson SILK mills, became SO
worried because two OF her admirers
quarreled about their right to Keep com
pany with her, that she attempted suicide
by poison. She was removed to the hos
pital and will recover.
lABoys playing on the site OF an old house
nc Alloway, Salem county, u few days
ago. found about thirty old coius. all cop
per except one small silver piece. Among
them were American pennies of 1855, 1857,
1894 and 1T05, and half cents Of 1873, 1875,
1877 aud 1900.
The Freehold Gas Company has re-
duced the price Of gas TO S2.6 per 1000
feet for lighting and to So per 1000 feet
for mechanical purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Bell have been
temporarily suspended from the Peddie
Memorial Baptist Church. Mt Newark,
pending an Investigation, owing to the
fact that they are engaged in divorce pro
reedirg4. The reason for The suspension
Ia that the rules OF the church require
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Notice to Architects.

IN Ing OF the City He'll Comm issioner helo April
rs; is1si x sDs f 9hst areh f / resid @as IN Rat TIC County
of hudson be invited TO present plans and $ ee.il,
upon the Site chosen by this Commission on hen
defson, Montgomery and Mercer streets.
a basement for vaults and storage; the outer walls
to be Of brick or stone or poth; the building to be
HENDERSON street, and ABOUT one hundred and
lions Tor the various onlcers AID departments Of
the city government.
coed two hundred and nfty tho usand dollar, aud
each plan must be accompanied by. an agreement
plote said building within the amount above lin
Zach plan presented must show the front and
side elevations OF the building. with a plan for
and ink perspective, and TO DC accompanied win
o general specifications detailed drawings VIII not
plan must be upon u scale of one eighth OF an incn
TO the foot, except the pom and INK perspective
which shall be on u scale Of one quarter of an inch
IN plSns must he presented to this Commission
on or fefore the fifteenth day of June nexl. under
some device or motto TO DO adopted by the archl-
City clerk a sealed letter addressed to this Com
mission, endorsed with said device or motto aud
containing tho name or the architect.
10 INC architect Or architects presenting the plan
the purposes OF the citi, in the union OF beauty OF
design, adaptaolity for use, stronSth and econ.
and the general superintendenec of tho construc-
ton of tho building,
o Inc second best plan the sum OF two hundred
ard NJ y dollars.
10 the third best plan The sum of one hundred
and nfty dollars.
dollars.
The Commission reserves the right to reject any
and all plans. II deemed for the best interest of
the city.
Ali nlans shall remain open for public inspection
for the period OF one week before any award shall
JOHN PEARSON.
JAMES BURKE,
Emil Il. pArZ,
Commissioners.
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Notice to F0undrVmen.

Dated April p, 1892.
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rated. Jersey City. May 9Th, 1892.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED uP
- 70 II o'clock noon, Monday. 10th Nav. at tn
residence OF me Rev. L henry. Ter Woert, No.
Nelson avenue, Jersey City. for the grading. regu
iaIing. sew ering. paving and otherwise improving
the enlargement to the Catholic Gemetery OF tue
Holy Name, West side avenue. Jersey CITY. 40
cording TO the plans and specifications prepared
BY David Young, @. E. NO al Broad street, New.
ark, \. j., which can be examined at the on1ce OK
David Young.
inc following Is about the amount OF work to bs
done. VIII
ht,.0 cubic yards excavation.
l5,h square yards Telrord pavement
$3.50 lineal fee / inch Sc Ser pipe
lar lneal feet ie-inch sewer pipe.
6u lineaI feel lilnch sewer pips.
7i lin cal feet lSinch sewer pipe
1851 itneel feot 2linch sewer pipe.
~ manhoies. 45 basins.
he Rev. L. lenry Ter Wo ert reserves tho right
to accei3t or reject any or all proposals.
No hid viii be considered unless recommended BY
satisfsrfory security as to tns carrying ont Of the
contract
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Tn eresia Renfus Stencil. deceased,
Marie Louise Feubert, executrix OF .beresia Rehfus
stem eel, deceased. by order Of the surrogate or
hudyon tounty, dated Narch thirty-frst. 1892, here
by eives notice 10 the creditors of said decedent 10
bring in their debts, demands and claims against
tho estate of said decedenL under oath or anr ma
ton within nine months from the date of said
order. or they will be forever barred OF any action
MARIE LOUISE FAUBERT.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF John Murphy. deceased. Daniel E.
Reilly, executor Of john Murphy. deceased,
10y order o.. tina Surrogate of Hudson County.
dated April YIN. lSy. horeby gives no
tice 70 the creditors OF said decedont TO brp G IN
their debts demands and claims against, the eS-
tate of said decedent. under oath or Affirmation
within nine months from the date OF said order. or
they will 10 forever barred OF any action therefore
against said ex. cutor.
DANIEL L. REILLY.
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HIN PIERsoN.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF Richard Collins. deceased. Margaret
Kelton. administrators of Richard Collins. de,
coInfv dated Anil a1b iSas Serehv oives nn.
tice to the creditors OF said .deceoent 10 bring
in their debts, demands aud claims against the
estate of said decedent under oa'h o. affirmation
within nine months from the d ate OF said order.
or they will be forever barred of any action
therefor against said administratriy.
KELTON.
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NOTICE TO cREDITo RS.

Estate OF Bernard McAonagle. commonly known
as Bryan b. AcNulligan, deceased, Michael Nc
Monagie, ad mini stralor of Bernard Nc Nonagle,
commonly known as Bryan b. McMulligan.. de-
cea led, by order OF the surrogate OF Hudson
County, dated april 70, 1892. hereby gives notice
to the creditors of said decedent to bring In tneir
debts, demands and claims against the es ate OF
said decedent; under oath or affirmation within
nine months from the date OF said order. or they
will be forever barred of any action therefor
u hainst said administrator.
MICHAEI McNONAGLE.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF Robert w. Southmnyd. deceased William
Hogencamp, executor of hob srt W. Southmayd. de:
ceased, oy order of the Surrogate OF Hudson
county, datet May 8. 1892, hereby gives notice
to the creditors. OF said decedent to. bring
in their debts. demands and claims against the
estate Of seid decedent under oath or afhrma-
ton within nine months from the date OF said
order, or they will be forever barred OF any action
therefor against said executor.
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CEALED PROPOSALS WILL. BE- RECEIVED AT
% the office of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners on Monday. May Q. 1872, at ~ O'clock
a m. for the furnishing and delivering of Cast
Iron Wator Pipe, In accordance with specifications
on file In the office OF tho chief Engineer. where
blank forms OF Did and Agreement OF suretles must
be obtained.
The quantities are as follows
About i,Au lengths of eight inch pipe.
About 100 Icing, hs OF -four inch IiDe.
About 100 lengths OF twelve In Oh Dipe.
Bldders must state the price per ton of 2,2s0 lbs,
for which they deliver az such stations on the N.
j. Central Il. X. or Fennst lvania X. <. IN Jersey
City, as may DO DESIGNATED by the Chief Engin-
eer
50 clty official will be accented as surety, nor
will u substitution OF suregtes be allowed.
Proposals. must be enclosed in sebled envelopes.
endorsed, "Proposals for Cast lrou l. pc. directed
TO civilian q. Cook. 81. Chairman OF COMMITTEES
on Assessments and Extensions" and handed TO
the Clerk of the Board H. open meeting whom
called for Ia the order Of busn ess relating 10
sealed proposals.
he Boud reserves tho rigat to reject any or al
bids II it considers that the best interests OF the
city can b. conserved by 20 doi1g.
by order OF the Board OF street and Water c ON
Jorge 7. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, AprIl 50. lS92
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF John E. Haywood Mary Jane
Haywood and James o.. Haywood, two OF
The executors of John Heywood deceased
County, dated april s 1872 hereby gives
notice TO the creditors OF said %decedent
to bring in their debts. demands and
claims against the estate OF said decedent.
under oath or affirmation within nine months
from the date Of said order, or they Will be forever
barred of any action therefor against said exc
MARYJANE HAYWOOD.
JANE O.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Frede rick Carroll, deceased. HannahC.
Carroll, one of the executives OF Frederick Carroll,
deceased, by order of the Surrogate of Hudson
the creditors OF said decedent to bring In their
debts. demands and claims against the estate Of
nine months from the dato Of said order, or they
will be forever barred of any action therefor
against said exec utrix
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NOTICE OF sLrTLEMENr.

Notice is hereby given that the account of the
subscriber surviving, executor of Abraham U. Ia
bTiskie, who was tie surviving executor and trus
tee OF the estnte OF John Tonnele, deceased. VIII
be audited ana staIed by the Surrogate of the
County OF Hudson. and reported for settlement
on briday, the sn day OF July next.
Dated May 2 A. D. ISL.
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~ LEONARD J. GORDON,
WILLIAM Z. GORDON,
MARY FRANCES JOST.
NOTICE TO ~CREDfToBs

Estate of william Cumaskey, deceased, Annie
v. Cumaskey, administratrix Of William Cumas-
key, deceased. by order of the surrogate Of Hudson
County, dated march Is. 1892, hereby gives notice 10
the creditors OF said decedent TO bring IN their debts.
demands and claims against the estate OF said
dccedent, under oath or affirmation within nine
months from the date of said order. or they will bs
forever barred OK any action therefor against said
Administrative.
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Notice is hereby given that the account Of the
subscl iber, ADMINISTRATIVE u Hugh Donohue. de-
ceased; will be audited and stated by the sur o.
SC Element on trid ny the LIST day OF July next.
Dated april p, A. d, 1882.
LIZZIE DONO
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ANN NJ. COX.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the final account Of
the subscriber. adminlstr Ator of horace Scher.
merhorn. deceased, will be audited ana stated by
the Surrogate OF the Countyof Hudson. AMI re
ported for settlement on Friday. the lUth day OF
June next.
Dated April i. AID, 1892
Leroy SCHERMERHORN.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Martin Tomfohrde,. deceased. Anna
Tomfohrde. John H. 1omfohrde and Andreas
Tomfohrde, executors Of Martin Tomfonrde, de-
ceased, by order of the surrogate OF Hudson
County, lated March "a. lss2, hereby give notice
to tie creditors of satd accident 20 bring In their
debts. demands and claims again t the estate of
said decedent, under oath or affirmation within
nine months from the date of said order. or they
viii be forever barred OF any action therefor
TOMFOHRDE,
JOHN II, TOMFOHRDE,
- MARTIN
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF Mary Hunt %(formerly Powers. de-
ceused. Albert j. or Albert Lignot, executor of
of the Deputy surrogate of HUDSON County.
dated April l6. 1872, hereby gives notice to the
demands and claims against the estate. Of said de,
cedent, under oath or Affirmation within min o
months from the date of said order, or they will be
forever barred of any action therefor against said
executor.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the account of the
subscriber. Nancy Northrup surviving executrix
and trustee under the will OF Oh aries l. Northrup.
deceased. down 10 he appointment OF Gilbert
CollinsaS trustee. and by said Nancy Northrup md
Gilbert Collins In continuation, Will be audited and
stated by the Surrog ate of the County of Hudson,
and reported for settlement on Saturday, the l1th
day of June. 1899.
Dated April II, A. d. 1892.
NANCY
GIL r COLLINS,
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SEALkp PROPOSALS WILL BE. RECEIVED AT
the Office OF the Board OF Police commission
ers on Wednesday, May 4. 1sY2, IL = O'Clock 3. m..
for tho building OF sewer OF one hundred feet, tlu1
in length and eight 49, inches in diameter and one
In diameter. also proper connecuons Win all ms
of me Ihs auaiity salt glazed vitriaed pipe. .
The Board reserve the right 10 reJect any or All
bids IL deemed for the best interest," OF the cry 90
to do.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed envelopss
erdorsed lroposois for BUILDING sewer and con
~nections az Hospital, ana directed 10 Commission
or j.. I. Iceney, Pre- silent OF the Board. ana hand
ed to the clerk on or before "edhesoaS, may =
By order OF the Board of Police Com missioners
&. +. kO bINSUN.
Clerk.
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NOTICE OF ~sETTLEMENr.

Notice is hereby given that the final ar.
count Of the subscriber. administrators OF
John Z. Phelps, deceased. whose estate has been
declared insolvent will be audited and stated
by the Surrogate or the County OF Hudson.
and reported for settlement on Friday. the 9th
day OF May next.
Dated March %, A. D.. 1897