Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
(To be continued.)
REMARKABLE WILL OLA WOMAN
Instrument by Which Jersey City
Resident Disposed of Property.
lErnm Chica gn Chronicle

Instrument by which a Jersey City
Resident Disposed of Property.
(From Chicago Chronicle.)
A remarkable will was filed with
James Lillis, surrogate of Hudson
county, at Jersey City the other day by
Justice of the Peace Edward Hayes,
who drew it. 1t purports to be the last
will and testament of Augusta Holm
Newbett, who died in the Marion dis
trict of Jersey City on May 5. Apart
from the phraseology of the will, be-
quest of Gustav Newbett, the woman's
husband, is vitiated under the law Of
New Jersey by the fact that he was al
lowed to sign the will as witness.
The document is as follows:
March 25, 1899, in the name of God,
Amen, |, Augustus Holm Newbett, real
estate owner, do make and declare this
is my last will and testaments in man
ner and form following:
First | resign my soul in hands of
the Almighty God, hoping and believ-
ing in the remission of my sins by the
merits and meditations of the AL
mighty God and of His son, Jesus
Christ, and my body | commit to the
earth to be buried at the discretion of
my Executors herein after named and
my Worldly Estate give and devise as
follows first, / give and devise to my
son Henry Newbett and Edward New
bett the sum of S. 500 to be eualy de-
We'd between them when the come of
age to their Heirs and Eaecetery, for
evers and also give and devise to my
husband Gustav Newbett the sum of
$500 to be eualy divied between Dol
lars with all my Household effect and
| do make my Husband Gustav New
bett to be my chief executor and Gar
duan of my Two Sons Henry and Ed
ward Newbett
And l do hereby appoint my trusty
husband Gustav Newbett my loving
Husband Executor of my last will and
testament and will is and do hereby
Expressly declasre that my said Exec
utor or Executors with an accountable
for more of the aforesaid money or
estates than he or they shll actually re-
ceive or shall come to his hands or
with or with or for any loss as shall
happen of the said moneys or Estate
or any part of personal estates so as
such loss happens without his fault or
neglects and finally all the rest residue
and remainder of all my Estate real
and personal whatsoever not here be-
fore personally disposed of after my
Funeral Expencis and other charges
and deductions as forsaid do give and
devise to my Husband Gustav New
bett. In witness put my Ind seal this
March 25 in the year of our Lord 1899.
EDWARD HAYES,
Justice of the for Hudson County City
of Jersey City and State of New Jer-
sey.
Signed, Augusta Holm Newbett. 3O2
Armstrong Place. Witnesses, Freda
Clemenson, Adelia c. Benson, 1874 Dun
can avenue: Jane (N Lane, rs West
Side avenue; mark, Gustav Newbett.
1873 Duncan avenue"
To this is appended the following
codicil:
"And lastly my express will and
meaning is and l do hereby or and ap-
point that if any Difference dispute
question or controversy shall be moved
off or happen concerning any matter
or thing in this my will given or be-
queathed expressed or contained than
there no suit or suites shall be brought
commenced or procuted for or concern
ing the same but the same shall be re-
ferred wholly to the award order and
determination of my Husband Gustav
hewlett and what he shall order or di-
rect or determine therein shall be bind
ing and conclusive to all and every per-
son and persons therein concerned.
AUGUSTA HOLM NEWBETT
Witness Edward Hayes
Justice of the Peace