The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-22
JULY TERM OF PROBATE
COURT
Considerable Business Transacted at
Regular Session. Judge {. o. Small
Presiding

Among the wills presented at the
July term of the Probate Court holden
in Skowhegan was that of Mrs. Vina
l.. Hill. Her estate was inventoried
as not exceeding the sum of $4,375
and she left numerous small requests
to relatives. This included the sum
of 500 to Mrs. Mae Pratt; solid sill
yer and diamond ring to Loantha Pike
of Cornville; solid silver to Maud
Caldwell and large diamond ring to
Bertha Lamb of Chicago. A china
set was willed to Blanch McKinnon
and the wearing apparel and house
hold goods to sister and nieces. The
sum of 800 was left to the town, the
income of the same to be used in car
ing for the Green S. Hill and James
Pratt cemetery lots and the residue
of the estate was bequeathed to two
brothers Horace M. Pratt and Chas
S. Pratt, the latter being named as
the executor According to the will
of Mrs Philena Mason, tablets are to
to purchased for her grave similar to
those purchased for her former hus-
band. Mary Snow Yarnum former
ly of Hartland, a niece, is bequeathed
the household furnishings, and the
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executor, E. c. Butler, in trust for
her husband John S Mason. After
his death and the payment of eXpen-
ses, Ernest Russell of Madison, a
nephew of the deceased is to receive
the residue, if there is any. The
estate is valued at $1575. Other bust
ness attended to during the session
included petition for the adoption
of Edith May by George W. Toppan
and Mabel Toppan, the child's name
being changed to Edith May Toppan.
An Administrative account was pre-
scented in the estate of Wesley NJ.
Moore of Norridgewock and an ad-
ministrative account also in the es
tate of Laban Allen late of Madison.
Other business was transacted as
follows:
Wills presented in the estate of Mi
chael Piel, late of Parlin Pond; John
H. Ames, late of Fairfield; Jane York,
late of Athens; Mary O. Manter, late
of Portland; Charles W. Gardner, late
of Arson; Vina L. Hill, late of Show
hogan.
Wills allowed in estate of Ann c.
Reed, late of Madison; Phoebe A.
Pease, late of Detroit; Benjamin Kill
kenny, late of New Portland; George
d. Arnold, late of Skowhegan; Ann
Lumsden, late of Skowhegan; Eta f.
Bartlett, late of Harmony; John Bow
doin, late of Ripley; Peter Roderick,
late of Fairfield.
Petition for administration present
ed in estate of Alkaline Bicknell late
of Madison.
Petition for administration granted
In estate of Peter Boyle. late of Jack
man; William L. Forsythe, late of St.
Adams; Mary Blaisdell late of New
York City; Philander II. Chick, late
of Embden.
scented in the estate of Ralph f..
Dodge late of Cornville.
Executors account presented in es-
tate of Eben Hunnewell, late of Mos
COW; Hiram II. Gilman, late of Show
hogan; Philander Newton, late of
Jackman; Bertha NJ Watson, late of
Skowhegan; Willie H. Wildes, late of
Skowhegan; Webster C. Savage, late
of Skowhegan.
Trustees account presented in es-
tate of William II. Heselton, Skowhe-
gan.
Guardians account presented in es-
tate of Annie H. jenkins, late of Pitts
field.
Accounts allowed in estate of Alice
NJ. Phinney, late of Madison; jeanette
Turnbull, late of Pittsfeld; MARITIME
Lofountaine, late of Skowhegan;
Maria II. Mason, late of Skowhegan;
Elmer J. Ney. late of Pittsfeld; Ruth