Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-09
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Mrs. Seymour D. HaIl's v1I-Asses- sors and Board of Relief-At St. Paul's, New Haven, TO-Night-Gen- eral News.
 The last will and testament of the late Mrs. Seymour D. Hall was given to Judge Martin yesterday for probate. The second section of the will reads: Emily Hardy Hall. give and bequeathe all my estate and property of every kind and nature and wheresoever situated, to my dear lin cal heir or heirs expectant, and to my dear husband, Seymour Dwight Hall share and share alike. In the event of the death of said heir or heirs or either of them, it is my will and wish said property and es- tate shall go to the survivors or survivor to my said husband, in the event that no ineal heirs survive, and to him and such heirs as shall survive, share end share alike. The will was drawn on September go, 1886, and the witnesses are H. B. Todd, W. I. Todd and A. L. Judd. The large bulk of the property, which is estimated at over $1OO, ,000, is situated in Norfolk, Va. Since drawing of the will her husband has died and the entire property will go to her fye-year-old son Seymour, when he reaches the age of twenty-one years. H. F. Hall has been appointed his guardian. F. 0. Allen has sold the Strauss Broth CTS house and lot 6Ox157 feet on Meadow street.
 S.. L. Hall will represent A. H. Dutton Post, G. A. R., at Danbury to-day in place of E. K. Morse.
 Compass lodge, F. & A. M., will work ! the third degree next Monday evening in stead of last evening as was stated by | error.
 The condition of Mrs. William Wallace of Quinnipiac street is reported as decided | ly more favorable. Little Beatrice Sherman is getting better. Colonel Lee will inspect Company K Thursday evening.
 The board of relief and assessors have | finished their work on the grand list for | 1891. The assessors returned the list at l $2,742, ,794. The action of the board of relief reduced the figures $89, $50, of which the soldiers exemption foot up $88, 395, ! which leaves the grand list $2,653, ,040, which is an increase over last year of $25, 555.
 Sidney Dickinson, who has been at work for Baldwin & Bullis, driving the Walling- ford and New Haven express, disappeared Saturday night with $2S of his employers cash.
 Mrs. Joseph Kershaw, of Christian street, died Sunday night aged ifty-four l years. She leaves four children, two sons and two daughters. Funeral this morning at 9:3O from the Church of the Holy Trim ity.
 Mise Francis J. Curtis went to New York yesterday morning.
 James Lee of the North Plains is quite ill with dropsy.
 F. F. Ingraham was in Springfield yes terday.
 | W. 0. Curtis has new daughter born Saturday.
 improve.
 Yesterday Judge Martin appointed At torney H. F. Hall executor of the estate of the late S. D. Hall, and administrator of the estate of Mrs. Seymour D. Hall.
 Owing to Judge Hubbard's illness yes terday Judge Bartholomew was on tht bench at the borough court. The casel against c. s. Hall, Jack Brennan ane Urses Fuiger were continued until mex
 Monday morning. The case against Fran cis Quigley for stealing pie was nolled ol
 the payment of the costs, $8. 34. Aaro,
 Halls case for stealing oysters was als'
 nolled on the payment of $9.62. | The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has re l | , St. Paul's church in New Haven this even
 ing, when James L. Houghteling, tn , founder and president of the Brotherhoo'
 of St. Andrew, will address the meeting Several from here will attend.
 Charles N. Brainerd of Washington B | street went to Haddam yesterday to atfen the funeral of his father, aged eighty three years.
 George Kahl won $5 in the fair of tn
 I. O. O. F. in Providence recently.
 Wallace hose company will elect fore ? man at it's regular meeting Friday evening
 w. H. Coffy has not yet settled up hi
 preliminary affairs here.
 Ed Hagist, of Meriden, held the numbe 31, that won the COW raff1ed by Edwar
 Toelle.
 Mrs. o. I. Martin is reported as improv
 ing.
 Judge Martin celebrated his sixty-nint birthday yesterday. Miss Stella Barker returned yesterday
 her home in Providence. D The condition of Mrs. J. Atwater Hal
 of Elm street, continues quite critical. , G. Selden Yale, of Center street, is rt covering from an attack of malarial fever