The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
The viii Of Mary Sullivan Of Mil
ford Was Admitted to Probate
In the Probate Court Yesterday
BY Judge Forbes
THE TRUSTEES OF CLARK
UNIVERSITY WANT CASH
Ask Court to Advance Them
S500,0O0 For the Organization
of the Collegiate Department of
Clark UniverSity-Routine Bus
mess Transacted

The will of Mary Sullivan of Mil
ford was admitted to probate, in the
Probate Court, yesterday, by Judge w
T. Forbes, despite the opposition of
sons, daughters and granddaughter,
who were remembered for 81 each.
The bulk of the estate was left to
Lucy A.Cahill of Milford, also a grand
daughter of the testatrix. She fled
a petition for the allowance of the will,
and for confirmation as evecutriX.
Those in opposition were Jeremiah j.,
Dennis H. and Eugene J. Sullivan,
SONS and daughters, and Mary Belcher
and Lucy j. Sullivan, granddaughter
They were represented by David L.
Walsh. Mrs. Cahin was represented
by Clifford A. Cook and w. c. Melllsh'
The estate is valued at $21OO.
A hearing on the petition OF the
trustees of Clark University for par
tial distribution of the estate OF Jonas
G. Clark was held yesterday morning.
Charles F. Aldrich represented the ex-
ecutors of the Will and Senator George
F. HOar the corporation.
They agreed to ask for a, payment OF
$500 900 and united in asking the court
to make such an order.
President G. Stanley Hall of the uni
versity was present with the records of
the organization of the collegiate de-
partment Judge Forbes deferred MAX
ing an order until he can examine the
records.
The trustees of the university are
anxious to begin the establishment OF
the collegiate department at once. To
this end it is necessary for them to
have funds, which determined them to
ask for a payment upon their legacy
before the termination of the period of
two years which is given by law for
the settlement of estates.
The effort of Betsey Annah Ball OF
Springfield to secure the discharge of
James W. and Cynthia w Clark of
Worcester, executors of the estate of
Ida E. Clark, brought a batch Of APP
pearances. yesterday, and the first ac-
count of the executors.
Burton W. Potter entered his appear
ance for James w. and Cynthia w.
Clark in the matter of Betsey Annah
Balls bill in equity, in the matter of
her petition for their removal, and in
the matter of her petition, asking the
Clarlks to be declared in contempt of
court.
The account is for the period from
Oct T. 1898 to Dec. q, 1901. 1t shows
receipts Of $3375.4S and disbursements
| amounting to $592S37. The statement
| of receipts shows $37548 cash paid to
| Betsey Ann Ball, jewelry and wearing
apparel of the deceased taken away by
| Miss Ball and valued at $1,000 and
| $4,000 from John e. Day for sale of the
| BurnCoat Street land.
The disbursements include a charge
| of $111702 received by the deceased
! from the estate of William c. Clark,
which belonged to the executors of Ida
| E. Clark.
Schedule C is a claim for $196O.72 for
money had and received by the Wor-
| cester County institution for Savings
| on account of the sale of the Cedar
| Street estate of the late William C,
! Clark.
other business was transacted as
! follows:
| Administrators ppointed-William
| G. McKechnie of the estate of James
| H. McKechnie of Worcester real $780,
| personal $1250; Calvin W. Wilson of es-
! tate of Wheaton Wilson of Gardner
| personal $25; Cora f. Mann of estate of
| John A Snow of Worcester, personal
| $75; Dexter NJ. Wheelock of estate OF
| Susan A. Wheelock of Worcester, per-
sonal $500 Howard z. Sumner on estate
! of Roy W. Sumner of Worcester, real
| 5000, personal $4,000.
John A. Grady of Clinton was ap-
| pointed guardian of his half brother
| owen J. O'Toole a spendthrift. The
| estate is $4,000 real.
| Antoine Farland was appointed
guardian of Odela Farland of South
| bridge, a minor. The estate is $4,000
! personal
Final account was filed in estate OF
/ Timothy Tracy of Worcester. by David
/ F. O'Connell and Michael T. O'Brien
executors showing receipts $16,277.0 OF
and payments S4622,6S.
Della NJ. Newell returned an inven-
| tory Of the estate of Linus E. Newell
of Grafton, showing real $500, persona
s25
Hearing was held on the admins
traitors account Of the estate of Isora
| Reynolds, Worcester.