The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16
READY FOR JUDGES.
Work Will BE Pushed
for the Supreme
Court Session.
DOINGS IN PROBATE COURT.
The Trustee Law Is Not
Popular with Bust
ness Men.
DOINGS IN PROBATE COURT.

The county commissioners are pnt-
ting forth every effort to get the court
room in readiness for the October sit
ting of the supreme judicial court This
is the annual law term Of the fulf'
bench. and VIII be marked by the first
appearance of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
as chief justice, in Worcester. Courti
Sonveues the FIRST Monday in October.
Whether OF not the, commissioners
nan,get the court SOON Strengthened out
anAadttsd up with furniture in time for
the coming in of che court, is guess
zion. but The spy reporter was assured
yesterday that the chances are that
they would In the event Of the cotn-'
1nHsfaasEs being unable to At up the,
room ID time, il wRs suggested that thej
full bench might possibly decide to SIT
at Boston, This would entail oonsid-i
cradle Inconvenience.
Fhe comruis sioners, however, dc net
think that this VIII be ct al necessary,s
and are confident that the room will be
ready for business when Che justices
arrive EffoFSs are 70 be made, too, to
haze TIE front entrance open in time
fot <his Sitting OF the court. AT pres
ent. the only way to get INTO the court
room is Though q side deCr near the
registry or STEohatep
Masessson.csslis probate court, yes
ferday, the following business was
fransaeteds
Wills aIfowed-of Thomas Gallagher,
Clinton, JOHN r, Gallagher adnnihistra-
tori MaTtin A. DpUley, Clinton, Martin
A Dooiey administrator
Administrator appoint IaFtip ].
Kane. on estate of Bridget Kane, Clill-
sen, sos personal
ADMINISTRATORS accounts allowed-
Farst and final Of Etnest VIZ Despen on
estate " ElvFa DespeE Worcester;
second and final Of George Benson ode
ceaseM and George A. PtsTlk, on estate
OF Adaliae Paris, MklbuFn
Executors account adIpS@ed-rFirEt of
Salome Merritt, under the will of Ezra
NJ. MeFFits, Ashburnhazn
Trtsstees account allowed-First Of
Charles A. FQraoHsh, under will Of Mary
"A. FarnssvoFth, Westminster, for the
benefit Of town of Westminster and
Mary A. Harrington.
Trustees account filed-First of
Edwin Moore. Arthur ]. Dudley and
Waller J. 81. Dudley, under will of
Aaron NJ. Hfll, Douglas, for benefit of
IorlzeP L. Hill and others. 70
Guardians account f1led-Final of
Charles H. Glazier, guardian Of Flora
E. Cutler, Fitchburg.
The abolition of a grade crossing in
Gardner is the ground for a claim for
land damages made by Bridget Valen-
tine and others of that town. A petit
ton in the superior court covering the
case is returnable in October
At meeting yesterday, the county
commissioners voted to give hearing
in Gardner, Sept 90 on petition of
Greenwood Bros. for a private way
across the tracks of the Fitchburg rail-
road in Gardner.
Mary A. Allen, who was injured by
falling on an alleged defective sidewalk
in Fitchburg, has brought suit against
that city in an action of tort for $4,000
Claims for damages by David Butler
of West Brookfeld, w A. Phelps and
Babcock & Keough of Boylston, and
John F. P. Philbin Clinton, against the
Metropolitan water board, have beer
settled out of court
There were no public requests in the
will Of L. Clarence Watson Of Leicester.
MED for probate yesterday The en-
tire estate, personal and real, is left to
his wife, who is also named as execu-
Tix and exempted from giving bond
on her surety.
,'sThe will Of Mary T. Goddard Of New
ton widow of Thomas A. Goddard, has
identified for probate in Middlesex
county. The estate is valued at nearly
$l50,00O. Large sums are left to charity
and public institutions The sum of
100000 is distributed in various
amounts to institutions in the Massa-
chusetts conference of UniversaIist
churches. Tufts college gets 100000,
Every Day church of Boston, $4,000.
Business men in Worcester. in COM
mon with those throughout the state
are interested in the agitation to have
the Legislature, at its next sitting.
amend the laws relating to the service
of trustee writs. Under present stat
utes, no ones salary amounting to sin
Or less can be trusted for debts con-
rracted for necessities of life, such as
groceries, rent and clothing, and no
salary reaching 800 or under can be
similarly reached by a trustee writ
whore Che bills contracted for are I1x-
uries or goods that the debtor could get
along very we'll without. Now mer-
Chants complain that this law does NOT
protect them, and there viii he great
pressure brought to bear upon fhe
Lawmakers in the great and general
court at the next session to lower these
limits, so that dead beats may be forced
70 pay their Just obligations.