Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-30
THE WHITEHEAD
ESTATE DIVIDED
Will of South River Man Of
fered for Probate.

New Brunswick, April 30:-The
will of Charles Whitehead, the
brick manufacturer, who died at
South River on April 18, was pro-
bated yesterday by his son, Edward
Whitehead, and daughter, Mrs. La
vinia Gordon. His son, Samuel r.
Whitehead, is left the property on
Ferry street, and his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Isabella Whitehead, the
property on Main street, South
River. James Robinson, Sr., a
faithful .employe of mine for many
years. is left a house on Herman
street, that borough, where he lives.
The rest Of the property Is to be di-
vided equally among his three chill
dren, Samuel r., Edward Whitehead
and Mrs. Gordon. Any M contest
ing the will is not to share in the d.
vision of the estate. The estate Is to
he closed up within two years and
personal property TO be divided with
in six months.
A cayeat has been fled against the
p~robating of the willof Jane Hagerty
of Roosevelt. VINO died April 3. 1t
was offered for probate by Walter V.
Quinn, executor.
sarah Z. Archer has been
made administratriX of the estate OF
her husband, James b. Archer, form
erly mayor of Highland Park, who
died at Atlantic City on March g..
The personal estate is valued at
1900.
Wills Proven.
The following wills have been
proven by Surrogate Daniel w. Clay
ton during the month of April. not
including those in New Brunswick.
OF Joseph Campbell, who died in
February by Lewis Campbell execu-
tor. on April 4.
or Catherine d. Wright, of Wood
bridge, who died on March "a, by
William A. W. Stewart. executor, on
April II.
OF James Scully of South Amboy.
who died on February 26. by Mary
Scully, executriX, on April IS.
Of Richard S. C%onover, of Sayre-
Vile. who died on April 3, by Thomas
A. Conover and John Hamilton Pot
ter Conover, two of the executors,
on April is.
OF Martin Peterson, Of Perth Am
boy, who died on April 6, by John
Peterson and Charles K. Seaman. ex-
ecutors, on April II.
OF Simon Simensen, Of Perth AM
boy. who died on December is, by
Sine NJ. Simensen, on April II.
OF Fannie Sullivan, of Sayreyille,
who died on March 90 by Bertha
Frazer Van Doren, executriN, on
April "a.
or Patrick Mooney, OF Wood
bridge, who died on January Is, by
James e. Berry, executor, on April
%.
Letters IF Administration.
The letters of administration in
clude the following:
To Johannah Phillips. of Perth
Amboy, on estate OF John J. Phillips,
April 4; personal estate valued at
$500.
To John s. Dooley, OF Woodbridge,
estate of James Dooley, April A.;
personal estate valued at $1,000.
To Mrs. Buryel Van Hise, South
Amboy. estate OF Raymond Van Hise,
April 8; personal estate $500.
~ To Anna b. Fisher and Margaret
II. DeBow, of Cranbury, estate OF
John V. Fisher, April II; personal
estate $500.
To Teresa Obere. Perth Amboy.
estate of Frank Obere. April u;
personal estate, $2,17S.
To Louisa Thomas, South Amboy,
estate of Charles II. Thomas, April
10; personal estate $3.50.
To Henry Tate Throop, M%etuchen,
estate of Isabella Throop, April 10;
personal estate $500.
To Richard A. Hirner, Wood
bridge, estate of Elise Gaspar, April
IS; personal estate $40.
To Annie Cogswell, Raritan. estate
of Michael Cogswell. April IS; per-
sonaI estate $4,000.
To Francis Z. Coan, South Amboy,
estate OF George Sziniska, April "a;
personal estate $500.
To August Rohde, ~Sayreville. es-
tate of Henry Rohde, April %: per-
sonal estate $500.
Receiving BASINS Blocked.
Rain of the past few days has
caused a number of receiving basins
to become blocked. One at Smith
and Elm street was completely
stopped up last night so that q part
of the street was flooded at that
pOiut. the notice repnrtel