Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-26

As was stated short time ago, a
cayeat was filed in the office Of Reg
lister of Wills Cooch against. the
probate of the will of the late Isaac
Solomon, who died few days ago at
Buttonwood Farm, near New Castle.
William s. Ililles represents the ca
veator, Mrs. Carrie f. Bower dauRh-
ter of the deceased. Mrs. Bower is the
wife OF Richard p. Bower of Philadel-
phia. IL 10 alleged by the caveator that
the testator was unduly influenced by
his son William Solomon and Lizzie
@. Nolen, niece by marriage, who
it 10 claimed, were favored in the will.
Henry g. Conrad represents the will.
1t is likely that an interesting contest
will develop In the pioabte court
The time for the hearing has not yet
been fixed The will is dated October
Sd, 1894, was witnessed by John r.
Hudson and w. X. Reynolds and names
John r. Hudson and William Solomon
as executors.
Tho will DEGREES that all funeral OK
penses shall be paid MS soon as conyen-
lent. To the son William is bequeath-
ed 81, 200 In trust to in est to best adj
vantage rs may he agreed upon by the
executors, and the trustee is 10 pay the
interest or dividend semi annually to
Lizzie @. Nolen, Il niece by marriage,
during her lifetime, and at her death
the 81 800 reverts to William III he is
living and il not it goes to William 8
daughter Sarah.
To Mrs. Bower, a daughter of the de
ceased, $500 is bequeathed, TO be paid
in two years after the death of the ties.
tator, the allegation being made in the
paper that she had received beforehand
her share of all thatthe testator had to
bequeath.
One dollar Is bequeathed to the son
Charles f. Solomon, with the pro.
vision that in case tho said beneficiary
shall have made full settlement before
the deceasr Of the testator OF his in
debtedness TO the latter, he shall be en-
titled to share equally with William in
the residue of the estate as bequeathed
TO him and the said son William.
Al Of tho rest Of the residue Of tho
estate, real, personal and mixed what.
Hoever, is bequeathed TO the son Will
liam absolutely. The testament also
says that the testator having paid up
| all policies Of life insurance, each of
his children will receive from that
source at least $4,000. Further it says
81 have had for several years 81, 900
placed in my hands by my neice, Lizzie
G. Noen, on which l have regularly
paid the interest. | never paid her any
thing for her services, except she
always hal her mother living with us,
my wish is that as soon as 81, 900 can
be paid out OF tho estate it DO paid to
said niece TO pay note for the above
amount Of 81, 900 she holds of mine.
When making a sale of tho San Marcos
Hotel / had several rooms furnished
with furniture belonging to said niece,
and to only partially replace the same
she has consented to accept such furni-
ture and household effects as per mem
orandum and list annexed and accom-.
panied with this will, all of which ia
located at my residence at Buttonwood
farm. -
After naming John r. Hudson and
William Solomon as executors, they are
empowered to sell and dispose of all or
any part Of the real or personal estate
at public or private sale, as may seem
best to them.
The estate is alleged to be worth
about $50, 900, which includes the valu-
able Buttonwood farm, near New
Castle. and mortgages on porperty at
Atlantic City besides a considerable
amount Of life insurance.
Isaac Solomon, the tcstator, is ma
tive Of Wilmington and at his death
he was Is years of age. lie made a
great deal of money in the canning
business in Baltimore, but subse-
quently he met with reverses and lost
most Of what he had accumulated.
/ He left Baltimore and went to Phila-
delphia, where he and his brother
William +. leased tho Bingham House.
After running the hotel for time be
left Philadelphia and went 10 Atlantic
City, whore he erected the San Marcos
Hotel. In this venture he was success
full, and after accommodating another
fortune no returned to Delaware, and
in 1892 he purchased the Buttonwood
farm, near New Castle, where he lived
retired until the time of his death.
His wife died several years ago. After
her death Mrs. Nolen and her daugh.
ter Lizzie went to live with Mr. Solo.
mon, and they conducted the affairs OF
his household during the remainder Of
his life.
II is alleged that there was an
enlargement bewtsen Mr.. Solomon
and some of his children and it is
claimed that for that reason tho estate
was not equably divided. The action
is taken with a view TO having tho will
broken and an equable decision of the
estate made.
/ Arr W.