Wills Proved and Accounts Progressed — To-Day's Calendar

New York, 1895

THE SURROGATE'S COURT.

Surrogate Weller yesterday admitted to probate the will of Phebe T. Smith.

The probate of the will of George Bradish, of Bayside, was refused. Letters testamentary were granted to his son, George J. Bradish. The estate is valued at $79,000.

Accounting was had in the estate of Hannah Bedell, and decree was filed. There was a hearing Thursday before Surrogate Weller in the contested will case of the widow of Samuel Pettit, a hotel keeper of Westbury. Deceased left her property, valued at several thousands of dollars, to the children of her husband, with whom she had been living for some time previous to her death. Her heirs are contesting the provisions of the will. There are seven or eight of them and one of them has come all the way from California to claim a share in the estate.

Surrogate Weller yesterday admitted to probate the wills of Phebe U. Malcolm and John Moser.

To-day's calendar — Will cases of R. Mayer Fox, Mary McEvoy, and Teresa J. Delaney; accounting estates of Thomas Pettit and George Watts; real estate proceeding matter of Kate Clohessy.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 24, 1895, p. 8.