The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-08
Receives Share From Property
Husband Had Decided Away.
do NOT ATTEND RIS FUNERAL
She Was Forms Social Leader In fhe
Nutmeg State, and Had New York
apartment Last Season.

Bridgeport. Conn. July s-After two
gears of contest the difficulties growing
out Of the separation Of Or. Clitus 5.
Hoag, since deceased. and his wife, Mrs.
Dora Abbott Hoag. have been adjusted,
the estate has been settled and the prop
erty divided.
Rumors OF domestic strife in the Hoag
mansion. on Park avenue. were many.
but not until May S, 1900, had the pub
lie actual knowledge of It, on that date
Dr. Clitus Hoag decided 10 his brother.
DIR. Alva A. Hoag. the handsome resi-
deuce on Park avenue and all his per-
eonal property for the consideration OF
81. The same day a record OF "a mort
wage by DR. Alva Hoag 10 James Staples
FOR 5000 on the Park avenue property
was filed.
This was practically excluding Mrs.
Hoag in any share OF the property.
The week before Mrs. Hoag had been
dismissed from the house by her hus-
band. who was then very III.
Mrs. Hoag went away that night-May
2-and that was the last time she ever
saw her husband She went 10 New
Haven. where she consulted with State
Attorney Williams. He advised his
client, II is said. that she had no claim.
Then she disappeared. Finally 1t was
learned that she had been at DIR. Che
ney's sanitarium, In New Haven. recov-
ering from the shock to her nervous sys-
tenn NY
DID NOT ATTEND FUNERAL.
In July DIR. clitus Hoag died. Mrs
Hoag was at that time in Vermont at
her old home. Many persons attended
the funeral expecting that she would APP
pear and create a scene. She was not
mt the funeral.
Immediately after the death OF Dr.
Hoag Mrs. Hoag began an effort 10
have the deciding OF the property by her
husband TO his brother set aside.
She also laid claim to certain personal
property which she asserted was hers
and which she maintained her husband
had no right TO give to any one.
The property included pianos. royal
Dresden china. lace curtains. India silk
portieres. bric-a-brac. collection of
ivory curious and many other things val
ued at between $4,000 and 5000.
When a long legal contest seemed un-
avoidable a compromise was arranged.
AS nearly as can be learned Mrs. Hoag
receives the personal property which
she claimed and about $1,000 I'm cash She
also receives her private papers With
the settlement of affairs IL IN said came
the renewing of friendship between Dr.
Alva Hoag and Mrs. Hoag.
Mrs. Hoag, soon after she left Bridge
port. went to New York. and during the
past season has lived at the SevilIa,
Forty-eighth street. overlooking Central
park Mrs. Hoag had a brilliant social
career I'm Bridgeport. She entertained
lavishly. and II was said that at one time
the Hoags were heavily In debt. Dr.
Hoag. however, became prosperous, and
purchased the Stanton property on ParK
ave ue. The remodelling of the house
alone cost $4,000 and the furnishing cost
as much more.
ARTISTS FROM NEW YORK.
Mrs. Hoag then began to show society
people OF Bridgeport the real thing In
social life She brought artists from New
York for her musicales. and her entertain
ments were the despair OF other hostesses.
The One Hundred club was formed
Mrs. Hoag was the organizer. Among the
members were Mrs Henry Sanford, Mrs.
c. Frederick Stead, Mrs. Chai.es II.
Wood. Mrs. Nathaniel Bishop. Mrs Nor
ris b. Beardsley. Mrs. William A. Grip
pin and Mrs DE Yer H. Warner.
Mrs. Hoag possessed beautiful voice
and at one time sang I'm the church choirs
She was prominently Identified with the
e2ppho club. which ultimately died be-
cause OF disturbances within the ranks.
lrs. Hoag was a member OF the Brook
lawn Country club and also OF the Bridge
port Yacht club.