Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-19
LEGAL NOTICES


IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERsEY.-To
Katherine &. Forbes, Martha Meeher,
Lewis James Wright, Ida Louise Giddls, Guy
Forbes. Charles A. Brown, Francis X. Brown.
Lawrence c. Brown, Amy Huestis, Florence
Stanton, Sydney b. Wood, Augustus Wood,
Marguerite Hall, Charles Z. Jones. Adele
Amber, Ddyth Taylor ana Charles A. Brown
executor Of the last viii and testament of
Elizabeth l.. Brown, deceased:
BY virtue of order of the Court Of
Chancery of New Jersey, made on the day OF
the date hereof in wherein John II.
Meeker and Guy Forbes, executors Of the
last will and testament of Mary E. MeeSer
deceased. are complainnnts and you and
others are defendants, you are required to
appear. plead, answer or demur to the bill
of said companants on or before the twenty
seventh day of October next. or the said bin
will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill Is filed for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning decree of the said Court of Chan
Gerry constituting the last will and testament
of said Mary L. Meeker. deceased. and to
obtain directions from said Court to enable
said complainants TO fully carry out and
complete the execution of said last will and
testament, and particularly to obtain decree
from said court as to how many and what
persons named In said last will and testa-
plainants shares of the residuary estate of
said testatrx, and In what proportions said
shares OF said residuary estate should be
paid by said complainants to the persons en-
titled to receive the same, and also to obtain
decree from said Court OF chancery giving
persons are entitled to receive from them the
sum Of FIVE thousand dollars bequeathed or
attempted to be bequeathed In said last will
and testament by said testatrix to Mary
Louisa Jones, less the collateral Inheritance
tax paid by said compl ainants TO the State
of New Jersey on said sum- and in what
shares or proportions said persons en-
titled TO receive said sum- and also as to
what persons are entitled to receive from
said compiainants the share of her said
residuary estate which said testatrix devised
and bequeathed or attempted to devise and
bequeath to said Mary Louisa Jones, and
also to obtain directions from said court as
to what was the effect upon said bequest
OF ave thousand dollars and upon said devise
and bequest OF a share OF said residuary
estate by said testatrix to the said Mary
Louisa Jones Of the death of said Mary
Louisa Jones before the execution by said
testatrix OF her said last Will and testament;
and you, Katherine G. Forbes, Martha
Meeker. Lewis James Wright. Ida Louise
because 1t is In said bill alleged that you
and each of you as cousins OF said testatrix
named in her said last will and testament
claim or may claim TO be entitled to receive
share of said sum Of five thousand dollars
representing said legacy bequeathed as afore-
Mary Louisa Jones. and also share OF the
said residuary estate of said testatrix, and
also a share OF that portion of said residuary
estate devised and bequeatLed or attempted
TO be devised and bequeathed by said testa-
trix to said Mary Louisa Jones; and you,
Katherine G. Forbes Martha Meeker Lewis
A. Brown, Francis K. Brown. Lawrence C.
Brown, Amy Huestis, Florence Stanton.
Hail. Charles p. Jones, Adele Amber and
Edyth Taylor, are made defendants because
It is In said bill alleged that you and each
of you as heirs at law or next Of kin of
said Mary f. Meeker, deceased, claim or
may claim to be entitled to some share or
portion of said sum of Ave thousand dollars
bequeathed or attempted to be bequeathed
ms aforesaid by said testatrix TO said Mary
Louisa Jones and of the said share of her
said residuary estate devised and bequeathed
or attempted to be devised and bequeathed
as aforesaid by said testatrix to said Mary
Louisa Jones; and you, Charles A. Brown.
executor of the last will and testament OF
Elizabeth L. Brown, deceased, are made a
defendant because II is in said bill alleged
that the said Elizabeth L. Brown. having
survived said testatrix, Mary e. Meeker, and
being one of the cousins of said Mary f.
Meeker named in her said last will and tes-
lament and being also one OF the heirs at
law and next OF kin of said Mary E. Meeker
you as the executor Of the last will and
testament of said Elizabeth L. Brown claim
or may claim some part or share OF said
sum of five thousand dollars so bequeathed
or attempted to be bequeathed by said tesla
trix TO said Mary Louisa Jones, and also
share of the residuary estate of said tesla
trtx. and also come part or portion OF ths
share of her residuary estate which said tes'
tatrix, Mary p. Meeker, devised and be.
quenthed or attempted to devise and be-
auesth to said Mary Louisa Jones.
Dated August oath 1914.
JOHN H. MEEKER,
Solicitor OF Complainants,
t12 North Arlington Ave,
fs4l.4ss, East Orange. N. J.