The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-10

The will of the late Simon Rice, |
whose funeral occurred Tuesday from |
the residence on Jefferson avenue, was |
admitted to probate yesterday and |
letters testamentary granted to Max |
Rice and Alfred Rice. brother and |
nephew OF the deceased, respectively, |
and Dr. Elias q. Roos, the executors |
named in the will. His estate is val |
ued at about 100000.
After providing for the payment of |
his debts, the deceased directs the |
rents from certain properties be paid |
to his wife, Fanny Rice, in monthly |
installments, after the repairs and like
accounts chargeable against them are
paid. The properties are: No. 80
Lackawanna avenue, occupied by
Rice, Levy & Co.; No. 243 Penn ave-
nue., occupied by Casey & Gordon; No.
S5S and $40 Franklin avenue, including
dwellings and blacksmith shop in the
rear. He also bequeaths to his wife
ali his household goods and the per-
sonal property in and belonging TO his
residence at $50 jefferson avenue.
out of other rents, the executors are
to pay to his brother Nathan Rice,
of Los Angeles, Cal, $50 per month
during his life. and if the properties
be sold, then to invest the sum of
$4,000 for his brothers benefit
To the congregation of the Anshe
Chesed, of this city, Of which he was
a member, he gives a bequest ii the
following terms: "ln trust, to in
crease the same and expend the in
terest therefrom arising for the care
of the cemetery lot in which my re-
mains shall be Inferred; said congre-
cation may invest said sum in its own
bonds" No sum is mentioned in the
will.
To his niece, Thekla Model. of Brei-
sach, Baden. Germany, he gives $1,000;
to his nephew, Frank Burger. of 500
North Second street, Philadelphia,
| s. 600; to his nephew, Otto Rice, of
Scranton, $1,000; to his nephew, Alfred
| Rice, of Scranton, $4,000; TO his niece,
| Leonora Rice, of Scranton, $1,000: to
| his niece, Claire Rice. of Scranton.
| s. 900; TO Beatrice Roos, daughter of
| DR.. f. G. Roos, $1,000; TO Henrietta
Roos, daughter of DIR. T.. G. Roos,
| $4,000.
1t is provided that the legacies to
| Leonora Rice, Claire Rice, Beatrice
| Roos and Henrietta Roos shall not be
payable until after the death of his
widow and then shall be out of the
| proceeds of the estate then distr-
| buted.
| To his siSter-in-law RebecCa Levy,
| of Scranton, he gives $4,000.
He directs his executors to purchase
| a a cost not to exceed 5000 each, me-
. fnlIr r;,,er
nieces: Tillie wife Of Joseph Green
wald of Bradford, Pa; Minnie, wife
| of Moses Cohen. of Bradford. Pa;
| Hortonse, wife of Aaron Bahny, Of
| Wilkes Barre; Flora Levy. of Wilkes
| Barre, Pa; Alice, wife of Rudolph
| Goldsmith, Scranton; Haydee, wife of
| Louis Oettinger, Scranton; Martha,
| wife of David Cohen, Of Philadelphia.
Samuel Wertheimer, of S26 North
| Fifth street, Philadelphia, and Karl
| SChohl his grandnephew, of Boston,
| Mass, are remembered in a similar
| manner. To the Home for the Friend
less, st. Josephs Founding Home,
the House of the Good Shepherd, he
| gives 800 each.
The remainder OF his estate is to be
divided equally between the National
Farm school, at Doylestown, Pa.
Jewish Nationa Hospital for Con-
sumptives Denver, Col. Hebrew
Union college. Cincinnati, o.
The books of his library, after his
wifes death, become the property of
his nephew, Leon Levy, and the por-
traits of his parents, done in oil, be-
come the property OF DR.. Elias q
Roos. His wife has only a life in
terest in these articles.
| This will was made in this city July
- last. This will was witnessed by
s. j. Strauss and Henrietta Sutto
Four days later, in the German hos
pital in Philadelphia, he added a 60.
dicil to the will. which directs his
executors TO pay the sum of 5000 tc
his sister-in-law, Pauline We'll, OF
Paris, France; 5000 to Pauline Well,
daughter, Margaret Tichtenberg, o
= Paris. France; $500 to his niece, Adie
; daughter of Pauline We'll, of Paris
France; $500 to his niece, Amelia Joa
= chin, of Freiburg, Baden, Germany
, $500 to his niece, Sarah Myre, o
, Spcice, Germany; 5000 to his niece
e Fr"ida Schohl of PiemoseuZ, Ger
many; 800 TO the Deborah Nerein, o
@ Scranton. Pa; Sl00 to the Jewish Re
| lief society, of Scranton,