The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-04
PROBATE COURT.

What Was Done AT the Regular S. ssion
Wednesday Afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Probate
Court was held yesterday afternoon.
Judge Blodgett presided and the following
docket of business was considered:
The will OF John Rock was admitted to
probate ana the appointment of an ad-
ministrator with the will annexed was
continued.
The declination of Benjamin Eastwood
to serve as executor of the last will ana
testament of Eliza A. Steward was re-
ceived and continued one week.
The petition of Thomas II. Locke for the
appointment of an administrator with the
will annexed on the estate OF Eliza A.
steward was continued one week.
The inventories on the estates Of George
w. +. Newell and Sarah Sykes were re-
ceived and ordered recorded.
Petition of William A. Barker OF Cam
dia, N. H., that Clarence A. Hammett of
Newport, or some other suitable person,
be appointed guardian of the person and
estate of David ii. Barker, person of full
age, but of unsound mind, was continued
to April 2, at IL o'clock a. m.
Petition of John Barnes and wife for
permission to adopt George w. Shurtlieff,
minor, and to change the name to
George F. Barnes, was continued one
week.
The will of Mary A. McGough was ad
mitted to probate and Elizabeth g. Nc
Cough was confirmed as executrix, with
a personal bond of 300, to pay debts and
legacies; no inventory being required.
The will of Samuel s. Gladding was ad
p,ittod RI prohafe md Jamoa T. LAMBS and
John A. Arnold were confirmed as execu
tors; bond, $1,000; sureties and appraisers
to be named.
Arnold and Charles A. Wayland, Com
missioners appointed by the Court to set
off the dover of'Mary A. Garvey, widow
OF Thomas Garvey, in certain property,
was received and continued three weeks,
with order of notice.
Petition for letters of administration on
the estate Of Pietro Alright and for the
| appointment of a guardian of Clara Dugan
were each continued three weeks with or
der of notice.
dian of James f. Bannon, minor; of
Thomas +. Butler, executor of the estate
Of Roxanna s. b. Brown; of Christianna
topher Benker, and the administrators
bond of William ID. S. Havens, to pay
debts of the estate of Mary Nj. Metcalf,
were approved.
Petition of James s. Potter, admins
traitor on the estate of Abby A. Ingraham,
for allowance Of final account, was con-
tinued three weeks with order of notice.
Lillian q. Cook was appointed admin
istratriX on the estate of Frank Il. Cook.
Bond $1,000; sureties, Albert T.. Spencer
and Emma w. Scott; appraisers TO be
named.
Lillian G.. Cook was appointed guardian
of Verna NJ, Ina l.. and Frank II. Cook,
minors. Bond, $1,000; suretes, Albert +.
Spencer and Emma W. Scott appraisers
to be named.
Petitions of Charles II. Page, executor
of the estate of Mary M. Scanlon, and of
Claude j. Farnsworth, executor of the es-
tate of Eliza Arnold, were continued, the
first named one week and the other two
weeks.
Petition for letters Of administration on
the estate of Daniel II. Sullivan was con-
tinued one week.
Petition of William X. Sayles, guardian
of Lucy Bowen, for allowance of account,
was further continued.
A citation was issued against Sara e.
Mason, returnable in two weeks, ordering
her to show cause why she could not re-
turn a bond on the estate OF George A.
Mason az administrators, and also as guar
dian of George, Fred and Ruth Mason.