Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-17
S5OO,OOO,
PRINCIPALLY TO
Church FUNDS
Will of Mrs. Sarah A. C. Skin
ner, of East Orange, Filed
for Probate.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO
BE MAIN BENEFICIARY
Bequests 70 Charitable Institu-
tons, Relatives and
Other Friends.

The bulk Of the estate Of Mrs. Sarah
A. 9. Skinner, OF East Orange. is left
to the Episcopal Church under the
terms of her will as filed and proved
at the office of Surrogate Fred G.
Sticl1el, jr., today. The estimated
value Of the estate is 100000. Be-
quests are made to many relatives
and friends, including one OF $4,000
to Margaret S. jackson, who was a
domestic at hte Skinner home.
st. Barnabas' HOSPITAL receives ST.
600 and 5000 goes to Christ Episcopal
Church, Of this city, to establish an
endowment fund for the rector's sal
AIRY.
The residue of the estate after the
various other bequests have been
made, viii be converted into cash and
divided into three equal parts. One
part will be given to the Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Society of
the Episcopal Church of America; a
second part to the American Building
Fund Commission, also an Episcopal
organization, and the third to the
general clergy relief fund for aged
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widows and orphans.
Bequests of $1,000 was made to
each of the following:
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, New
ark; st. Barnabas' Episcopal Church.
Newark: Church of st. Andrews of
the Fields, Philadelphia; Home for
the Aged, Metuchen: Arthur Home
for Boys, Summit; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals,
Newark; Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. New York;
Chatham Episcopal Institute and
School for Girls, Chatham, Va: Wom-
ans Auxiliary to the Board of Mis-
sions OF the Episcopal Church.
Orphan Asylum.
The Newark Orphan Asylum re-
ceives $4,000. as does the Daughters Of
the King an organization of the Epis-
copaI Church. NJ. Penderell Walker.
of st. Joints College. Shanghai.
China, is left 81 900. and 81. 900 goes to
each Of the following. whose addresses
are not given:
Rev. John ". Walker. William W.
Walker. Andrew Scott Walker. Mar
garet Waiker and Rachel Walker.
e. beneficiary to the extent Of $4,000.
and the following residents of New
ark are left 5000 each; Sarah Ade-
fine Emson. Frances g. 2. Stremmell,
Sarah ]. Higgins and Bertha Virginia
Higgins.
Mary E. Martin and Frances Z.
Martin. also residents of Newark. are
given 50 600 and Charlotte D. Ellis.
of Amesbury, Mass, receives a SINH
lar amount. Another $1,000 bequest is
to Jennie NJ. Van Brunt, of Beatrice.
Neb.
The sum Of 5000 is ordered invested
for Mary L. Grannis. of Newark, upon
whose death 1t win go to Mary E.
Afarrinan and Alice NJ MerriInan. of
New Haven. Conn Charles p Mer-
rinan. of New Haven, is the bene-
f1ciary of a 5000 investment also, and
upon his death the money win like
wise become the property of Mary and
Alice Merriman. In addition. each OF
the latter, together with Edward ID.
Merriman, receives 5000 absolutely
Mary A. Bonner. of Somerton, Phil
adeiphia, Is remembered for $4,000
Kate III. Alcutt and Ellis a. Fande-
erift, residents of Dolington. Bucks
county, Pa, each receive $1,000.
Bequest to Newarkers.
Jane S. Miles and Margaret Miles.
of Newark, are left 5000. to be divided
between them equally. Charlotte Me-
Greary and Agnes Erase, of Newark,
may divide $4,000 equally.
The 10000 hequest to Margaret s.
jackson Is contained in a codicil exc
cuted November so. 1915. The same
codicil provides that $4,000 be in
vested for the benefit of Margaret
Van Auken, upon whose death it will
be placed in the residue of the es-
tate.
The will in its original form was
made June 2. 1908. 1t left $4,000 to
Charles Fl. Skinner. husband of Sarah
A. G. skinner. The income from the
property at 1s Lenox avenue, East Or
anee. was also left to Mr.. Skinner.
Mr.. skinner died later. however, and
the codicil provided that the $40 600
and the proceeds of the sale of the
Lenox avenue property is left to
whatever grandchildren survived Mrs.
Skinner.
The will provides that the sale OF
real estate left by Mrs. Skinner shall
not be hastened by any of the bene-
| ficiaries of the will. The executors
are empowered to delay the sale, SC
that the interests of the co-tenant;
may be fully protected.
The executors named were Mr.
skinner. George II. Grannis and Hugf
B. Reed. No security or bond may bs
required of the executors for ths
faithful performance Of their duties.