Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

At the regular session of Westerly
probate court. Judge Edward M
Burke presiding. held Tuesday after
noon, the last will and testament &
Elizabeth Champlain. who died April
y, 1919. in her 101st year, was admit
ted to probate. There were twenty
one requests of personal articles, of
more sentimental than intrinsic val
ue A bequest to Fannie Colwell of
Norwich, gives to her willow rocker,
blue sofa. cushion and paisley shawl.
Other benef1ciaries are Annie /. Will
son Ella Wilcox, Mary Grand. Fanny
jenkins, Minnie Freeman, Macarthur
NJ. Weeden. Fanny Travers, Rev. John
G. Button, John Thompson. Miss E. T
Thompson, and Minnie Gates. To the
Franklin colored school all her best
clothes and books. The rest and resi-
due of the articles so to Fanny Jen-
kins, Fanny Colwell and the Ladies
Aid society of the Broad Street Chris
tian church. The sum of 500 is given
to River Bend cemetery association for
perpetual care of burial lot. Julius H
Gates was confirmed as executor. He
furnished bond of $500 to return in
ventory of the etsate. 1t is understood
that the etsate will not be ample to
meet the legacies, and that they may
be sold to pay expenses. The will was
executed June IS, 1914. Eugene B
Pendleton was appointed appraiser.
The will of James Edwin Babcock
who died May ?. 1919. was admitted
to probate. All the etsate, real and
Mary Z. Babcock, and she was con
frmed as executor. Bond $1500. Eu-
gene E. Pendleton. appraiser.
The inventory of the estate of AL
pheus c.. Eldred was admitted-t to pro-
bate. In the same estate. the admin
/ istrator was authorized to sell all arti-
cles inventoried at not less than in
ventory price.
Judge Nathan 3. Lewis. executor Of
the estate Of Charles Denison Champ
| lin, presented his second and final ac-
count. which was received, and the
| hearing was continued for two weeks
| aud the; advertised notice was moi
( in proper form There is a balance o.
! S99S216 There are forty five lega
/ tees and al the next session there vii
/ probably be order of distribution. Tt
| this distribution will be added the in
come from the sale of real estate. a
/ some future time.
| There We're a number of the lega
/ tees in court and they were told th'
amount they would receive from tn
personal estate. and were INFORMED
| they would receive like fractional pal
i Of the real estate.
George +. Coon was appointed guar
dian Of the property and person o. an
wife, Maria E. Coon. Bond was fiXe(
at $500, and Eugene E. PendIeton Wa
appointed appraiser.
The will OF Sidney Wilson, filed il
August, 1911. provided for the az
pointment of John Wilson. his son. a.
| executor. The son died before the es
tate was administered, and the widow
of John, who is Administrative of hi
/! estate, Mrs. Wilson asked to be ap
pointed administration of the PARTIAL.
| administered estate, and the court 81
directed. There is a balance o
| $777.50, one-half to go to Mrs. Wilson
and the other half to George +. Coo
as guardian 'of the estate of Mari;
E. Coon. a sister Of the late = vii
son. The expenses to be -iuctet
from the balance of the etsate Mrs
! Wilson suggested that someone else b
appointed administrator of the estat
Of Sidney Wilson, and the court ap
pointed the Washington Trust com
! pany. Bond $1,000. Eugene 3. Pea
dleton. appraiser.
The widow OF Pasquale Gentle, ad
ininistratriy of the estate. asked to b
| authorized TO sell an undivided one
half interest in land in Pierce stree
which carries mortgages of $1,000. TIL
matter was continued for two weeks.
/ Arthur N. Nash, Of Westerly, for
merly major in the coast artillery
Rhode Island Natioual Guard. is re
tired with rank OF colonel, in gen
eral order published Tuesday b
Charles w Abbot, the adjutant gen