Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-12
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.---T'
katherine c. Forbes Martha Meel1er
Lewis James Wright Ida Louise Giddis, Guy
Forbes, Charles A. Brown, Francis *. Brown,
Lawrence C. Brown, Amy Huests, Ilorcnee
Stanton, Sydney b. Wood, Augustus Wood
Marguerite Hall, Charles Z. Jones, Adele
Amber, Edyth Taylor ana Charles a. Brown.
executor of the last will and testament Of
Elizabeth l.. Brown, deceased
BY virtue of an order of the Court OF
Chancery of New Jersey, made OH the dag Of
the date hereof in cause wherein John u
Meeker and Guy Forbes, executors OF the
last will and testament of Mary o. Mee.er
deceased, are conlplainants and you and
others are defendants. you are required to
appear. plead. answer or demur to the bill
of said complalnants on or before the twenty,
seventh day of October next or the said bill
will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed for the purpose of OBJ
Gerry constituting the last win and testament
. of said Mary e. MeelSer. 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 tesla
ment are entitled TO receive from said com
plainants shares sof the residuary estate OF
said testatrix. 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
a decree from said Court of Chancery giving
directions to said complainants a. to what
persons are entitled to receive from them the
sum of Ave 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 compainants TO The state
of New Jersey said sum, and in what
shares or proportions said persons are GU
titled to receive said sum. and also as to
what persons are entitled to receive from
said complainants the share OF her said
residuary estate which said testatrix devised
and bequeathed or attempted to devise and
bequeath to said Mary Louisa Jones ana
also to obtain directions from said court a.
to what was the effect upon said bequest
of five thousand dollars and upon said devise
and bequest Of 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 win and testament;
and you. Katherine G. Forbes. Martina
Meeker, Lewis James Wright. Ida Louise
| Giddis and Guy Forbes, are made defendants
because it is in said bill alleged that you
and each of you as cousins of said testatrix
named in her said last ''ii and testament
| claim or may claim to be entitled TO receive
a share of said sum of five thousand dollars
| representing said legacy bequeathed as afore,
| said or attempted to be bequeathed to said
| Mary Louisa Jones, and also a share of the
said residuary estate Of said testatrix, and
! also share OF that portion OF said resduary
i estate devised and bequeatl.ed or attempted
| to be devised and bequeathed by said tesla
| trix to said Mary Louisa Jones; and you
Katherine G. Forbes, Martha Meeker, Levi
James Wright, Ida Louise Giddis. Charles
A. Brown, Francis K. Brown. Lawrence c.
Brown. Amy Huestis, Florence Stanton
| Sydney e. Wood, Augustus Wood. Marguerite
Hall. Charles p Jones, Adele Amber and
| Edyth Taylor are made defendants because
| 1t Is In said bill alleged that you and each
| OF you as heirs at law or next OF kin or
said Mary e. Meeker. deceased, claim or
may claim to be entitled to some share or
| portion of said sum Of FIVE thousand dollars
beqaeathed or attempted to be bequeathed
as aforesaid by said testatriX to said Mar
Louisa Jones and of the said share OF her
said residuary estate devised and bequeathed
OF attempted to be devised and bequeathe'i
as aforesaid by SAID testatrix to said MARY
Louisa Jones; and you. Charles A. Brown
executor of the last will ard testament OF
| Elizabeth l.. Brown deceased. are made
defendant because it is in said bill allege1
that the said Elizabeth l.. Brown, having
survived said testatrix, Mary T. MeeSer an
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 r. Meeker.
you as the executor Of the last Will ani
! testament of said Elizabeth l.. Brown claim
| sum of five thousand dollars so bequeathel
! or attempted TO be bequeathed by said tesla =
| triN to said Mary Louisa Jones, and also
| share of the resduary estate Of said tesla :
/ trix. and also some part or portion OF the
| share of her residuary estate which said tes-
tatrix. Mary q. Meeker devised and be-
| queathed or attempted to devise and ne
| queath to said Mary Louisa Jones
| Dated August 24th. 1914.
JOHN II. MEEKER.
| Solicitor of Complainants,
| 112 North Arlington Ave,
| ts4i.4O East Orange, n. y.