New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-18
DIR. JOHN ELLIS'S WILL.
a LARGE SHARE OF HIS ESTATE DIS
TRIBUTED IN CHARITABLE LEGAC1ES.
EVERY REGULAR EMpIOYE IN HIS NEW JERSEY
REFINERY WORKS REMEMBERED-sUM Mo
DENOTED TO SWEDENBORGIAN

EVERY REGULAR EMpIOYE IN HIS NEw-JERsEf
REFINERY WORKS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DEVOTED TO swEDENBoRGIAN
PROPAGANDA.
The will of Dr. John Ellis, who died at the Chei-
sea apartment house at No. ~ West l"e"''
thrd-st. on December 3. offered for probate
at the Office OF the Surrogate yesterday. ~
Ellis largely interested in the refining OF JUDI
ating oils with rcineries at EdgewatSr, y. D., ana
saesrooms at No l57 Chambers-st. III TINS WY
lie left estate valued in the petition FLED yes
terday at about sos 900. He was also possessed OIL
a large quantity OF real estate In New-Jerse.'
The sum OF so 600 is left by DR. Ellis TO hia wio-
ow Sarah NJ. Ellis. and there are large number
Of requests TO relatives and others. including sums
of 81 go each to Or. II. c. briggs. Dr.. Ellis's as
sistant In running the refinery, and 10 H. Is Gates
the present engineer and foreman at tae rehnrtF'
and n beauest OF 500 to Mrs Mary +. carkhin a
cousin OF his wife concerning which the testator
says: 81 encouraged them to go to Kansas ana
have reason TO fear that they have not been pehe-
fitted by the change and may be In want Ins
amount Is independent Of. and in addition 10, the
note which I hold against them whi'h IL 10 DC
discharged The sum of 5000 Is given 10 "fs'
Dwight Colt OF Beatrice. NcD. for the peneiit OF
herself and her children VINO my need assistance
and the sum OF 81 .C0 Mrs. Russell kavanauBh'
The mother Of our late clerk ut Edgewater' VINO
was her chief support The property owned ~
DR. Ellis at Edgewater Is .ive1 10 his wire anu
SON and Mrs Ellis is also 10 receive the STOCK
owned by her husband in the Chelsea apartment
house.
A beauest OF $4,000 IL made 10 the Ah'e''oa'.
swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society q
No 20 Cooper Union SO much OF this as IL iounu
rcousite ia TO be set apart. the Will reads io'
furnishing paper printing and binding the "rs'
volume OF Swedcnborgs 'Arcana Ceiestia' anu
giving IT gratuiousy TO all such ciergyme' ""'
theological students as reside In our COUNT! an"
Canada and foreign missionaries VINO nave gun
from our country. who may call for IL OF @e"u ''e
money 10 pav the postage on IT. with the request
that 4, be sent" The balance Of the N@'s'' moi
rooured TO accomplish this work. Is 10 be uSen i"
pubshing the writings OF Emanuel S"edehpo's
A further bequcs, Of sl0.oo Is made 10 the so''''
one-haf TO he used for translating prlh'nS "'"
circulating the writings of Swedenborg III ""'''"
and among Swedes in the United States. an" Wv
o,her half in Italy and among Italians III 'no
United States 4 Request OF $4,000 Is mace ~ '''e
c,oa.nborc Diminishing Company OF Philadelphl"
and a ike sum TO the National Temperate" Socl
etv and Publication House. IN" sum OF Ni0'
also given to the New-York Society Oh '"' .'
Church 10 be used for missionary wo'h an" va
cuIating tracts and books among the Clergy ''
,,r.co,iops Of the various denominations OUTSIDE
Of the New Church. -. T.,
DIR Ellis also gives Ito each man VINO sna' Nv ~
,,c e,,nlov Of John Ellis g. CO.. AZ Edgewat"i or OF
Leonard a Ellis. at that firms store IN Ne" ' "
CITY for ten wears Mt tn" time OF my "e"''''
shall men having fam,suthat ~ ,,e sum Of
,hildron or n Wife or children -each ihe s.'' ~.
s9nl TO each single man. having h"lh'l w. ~
child then in such employ. and VINO ma; ue'" ,h ~,
the, employ FOR years preceding my 10 9, ~
sum OF ilU TO each man then IN such fm hE b. ve
hns A wife and child or both. ana who s'a.i n|
been I'm such employ less than i've years OF mo,
,h,n one wear 500 To each unmarried man nay
ing no china no shall have been III such einP,,os
losa than rv. years but more than one year, 81
To Zach ore I'm such employ for Less than one yen'
"A, IN. tluo OF my death go | do not incIuhe "a"-
sien, men I'm this provision he says ., l., =,
az m. remainder OF the estate threc-fourtns - 20
20 to the son and one-fourih 10 the Swedenpore
Printing and Publishing Society. pr tlhs author
lies ms executors 10 permit his interest ana snal
I'm IN. frm Of John Ellis 4 60. 10 remain Tor Periou
OF I've years provided they pay 10 the American,
! Swcd.n6org society the sum Of E"" annuaiiN ana
for further period OF I'VE years provided hey pay
| TO that society the sum OF 5000 annually lie en-
| powers his son at any time after his death TO nave
his share OF the personal property OF me nrm o,
John Ellis e. 90. appraised by three dislhteresten
| and Competent appraisers and then to pay TO the
| American Svedenborg Printing and Furnishing SO
| c.fy whatever IL rs due under the Will. ana theH
settle the estate. The executors named In me WIZ
which was executed on December 3. 1925. are Wilbur
/ j. Eli. and Milo NJ. Belding