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Show , KATE CASTLETON'S FUNERAL- It Was Held on Wednesday tsst Her Will Filed for Probate. The San Francisco Chronicle of yesterday says in a New York - special: Funeral services servi-ces were held this morning in -'The Little Church Around the Corner" over the remains re-mains of Kate Castleton, the actress, who died in Providence, R. L, on Sunday last. Rev. Dr. Houghton officiated. During the service the regular church choir boys in black cassock and white surplices sang. Among those present were Colonel T. Al-liston Al-liston Brown, Harry Milis, Miss Lizzie Evans, John Russell, Billy Harris of Boston, Manager Rosenbaum, Spence Cone, Harry Corson Clark, Manager John Norton of St. luis, Miss Estelle Mortimer, R. E. Stevens, Thomas R. Perry, W. D. Turner, E. C. Elmore, El-more, I. A. Solomon, Manager C. H. Sisson and Manager E. D. Northam. Miss Castleton Castle-ton had no relatives in this city, aud none j were present. Miss Casileton'a former husband, hus-band, Harry Phillips, was in the city but did not attend the funeral. The body was taken to Woodlawn for interment. Continuing the same paper says: Following Follow-ing the announcement of her death the will of the decedent was promptly tiled in the Probate court of this city, it was executed ex-ecuted iu Portland. Ore., on September 21 i, lS'.H, and was witnessed by Frederick V. Holman. The testatrix is designated in the opening clause as '"Jennie Elizabeth Phillips, actress, professionally known as Kate Castleton, Cas-tleton, of the city of New York," etc. She bequeathed all of her real property to her mother, Eliza Freeman of Oakland, duriug her natural life. At her death it is to go to Ada Castle Brydges, a nieve of the decedent, residing in Oakland end now about 5 years of age. The mother is also to have all the personal property of the estate during her life. The income is to le devoted to the support of herslf and the niece, Ada brydges, who is to inherit the property at her death. If at the. death of Mrs. Freeman the niece thould not be alive, then all the property is to tro in equal shares to the decedent's broth- ers and sisters, William Freeman, Charles Freeman, Ada Freeman and Kate Elder, or to their heirs aud assigns. Should tli.i income in-come from the personal property be insufficient insuffi-cient for the purpose designated, Mrs. Freeman Free-man is given power to dispose of such part of the principal as she may deem necessary. Joseph H. and Alfred Hoadley of this city are appointed executors of the wili, to serve without bonds. The will makes no mention of the decedent's deced-ent's former manager and divorced husband, Henry Phillips, whose name she here in private pri-vate life until her death. Mrs. Phillips' estate is valued at about $75,000, and consists of the following property: prop-erty: One-half block of land-in East Oakland Oak-land on which there stand two houses, valued val-ued at $15,000; diamonds and other jewelry worth $12,000; cash in an Oakland bank, $1000; cash in a New York city bank, $90tf); Hat in New Y'ork valued at ilOuO; live lots in Boston worth $10,000; stocks, bonds and other securities estimated to be worth about $15,000. The decedent also owued a three-story three-story business building in Paterson, N. J., and other real estate in easttrn towns. Her private wardrobe is also quite valuable. It includes many dresses that have cost from $5C;i to $300 and a sealskin eaeque valued at $1100. e |