Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-20
FAIR HAVEN.

FAIR HAVEN. The Terms of the Farren Will Ex-
 cite Much Interest-GeneraI News
 That will Re Found of Interest TO
 Fair Haveners.
 Next Tuesday night the newly elected of6- cers of Woolsey lodge; Knights of Honor, will be installed at the new lodge room in Todd's block with appropriate exercises.
 MT. and Mrs. Lafayette O. Rich have talk en up their new residence at 152 Exchange street.
 The members of the A. A. A. club, which was recently formed by half dozen east side young men, contemplate bachelors sleigh ride It is the intention of the clubs organ izers to make the club as successful an af- fair as was the old 0. T. B. club.
 George Cook, brother in law to MT. Ed ward filling, who recently went to San Der nsrdino, Cal, went to that place six years ago to grow up with the town. He is now postmaster of the place, president of bank and leading citizen.
 The property of W. J. Bray of Alabama on Quinnipiac street has been attached in 8 suit brought by Marvin Smith.
 The reported oyster trust seems to be on paper as yet, if indeed it is anywhere as yet. Nothing has been heard of the scheme for seme days past.
 The Sunday school of the-F Ferry street 
 stead of 3 o'clock.
 There are about 8 dozen fine travellers owned in Fair Haven and almost daily their owners take them out for 8 spin over the beautiful snow, which at present has the grace to stay in the middle of the road where it belongs, making frst-class sleighing. On "the avenue" several Fair Haven trotters can make the best of them step out lively to keep up. Among the Fair Haven owners of fine horse flesh are: Dr. c. B. Adams, Frank Smith, Luzerne Ludington, Fred Brown and John Leete.
 Henry s. Street, of Haddam, is soon to move to Fair Haven with his family.
 From present indications the ice crop will
 be as abundant as anyone could wish, and consequently ice will be cheap next summer.
 Owing to the scarcity of native stock, some of the local oyster dealers have been
 obliged to ship oysters from Baltimore and Virginia.
 THE WILL OF THE LATE CAPTAIN FARREN.
 The will of the late Captain William Far. ren, whose tragic death occurred on Whalley
 avenue last Saturday, was read yesterday af- ternoon after the deceased was buried, and it was handed into probate yesterday. It is es- timated that he left between $40O, 900 and $450, 1000.
 After the death of Mrs. Farren, which oc- cured about year ago, Captain Farren had an intimate friend, Charles Page an attorney and town clerk in Branford, to prepare his will. Miss Sophia Faulkner, an adopted daughter; Roswell B. Farren, nephew and treasurer of the Farren Brothers & Co. oi Artisan street, and A. L. Chamberlain oi Fair Haven East, an intimate friend of the deceased; are named in the will as executors Miss Sophia Faulkner has lived with the captain many years and she has worked unre mittingly in taking care of him at various times when he was severely i'll. To begin vx-S& o6 so& &O khai fro 06f at 6 per cent. interest rate, amounting to $1 ,500 annually for pin money. Her sup port, independent of this special request shall be deducted from the income of the estate. She is to have use of the handsome residence on Center street, Fair Haven East
 where the deceased had lived. These are her perquisites in legal force while she re
 mains unmarried If she marries the money | received remains the same in amount. 1 The sum of $500 in cash was left to Roswell B. Farren and similar amount to Willis P. Farren, Roswell's brother, who has charge of the Providence, R. l., branch of Farrer Brothers metallic and spring mattress fac ! tory. To Miss Hannah Baur, 8 domestic who has been employed in the Farren family | long while, he bequeathed $1,00O. To { | son of Roswell B. Farren, who. was named ! after him, he bequeathes $200. The sum ot l $500 is left to Charles Monroe, nephew anc son of Captain Farren's late sister. The great DHlk or the estate VIII therefore T0LndlL ! unbroken. All the provisions of the will art I to continue in legal existence until the deatf | ot the adopted daughter. Then the estate will be equally divided among the ! nine nephews and nieces of tho deceased. These are Mrs. Benjamin R. English, wife of Postmaster English; Bur
 dett H. FarIen, principal owner in J. s Farren & Co.'s big oyster concern in Balti I more, Md, and one of the directors of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad; Roswell B. ant Willis Farren, of Farren Brothers; Mrs Elizs Russell, wife of Sherman Russell of Fail
 Haven; Mrs. Maltby of Norfolk, Va.; Charles ! Monroe and the children of Miles Farren, o New York. Even should Miss Faulkner wed the provisions of the will would not per. | init of division of the estate among ths ! nephews and nieces until her death. Int paper will not go on record until January 26th.
 Miss Hattie, daughter of Michael Quinn ot 169 Poplar street, died at her home Wednes day after short illness of pneumonia an6 | typhoid fever. The young lady had large circle of friends, who mourn her untimely death The funeral will be held from St Francis church at 9 o'clock Saturday morn ing.