The Newtown bee., 1896-02-28

OA oSthitu6ul, WHO uI2C mOntn ego
 the home of Samuel Camp in this towr
 has been placed on file in the Probat
 office at Woodbury. MT Lake came [
 Newtown, last fall, and engaged boar
 with his sister, Mrs Samuel B. Camp 1 He was pursued by the hallucinatioi
 hat his relatives were anxious to get hin
 put of the way, and was suspicious tha 1 ne might be drugged in his food It wa | aid that this caused him to change hi l boarding pace frequently. Disinterest 1 d parties have informed the writer tha he was 8 man nOtori0usly close. H. l orofessed to be an EpiscOpalian, yet 1T his will it will be noticed he passed the
 needy and deserving church of this de nomination in Bethlehem by without s cent, giving the bulk of his property tc
 Trinity college for the support of poor
 young men desiring to enter the Epis. copal ministry.
 His heirs, who are smong the highly esteemed families of Bethlehem and New. town, were cut eff with practically noth. ing, and it is said they will contest the
 "ill. Disinterested parties in the town If Bethlehem have stated to the writer that they believed it ought to be contest ed, and that they believed the heirs had a good case.
 There are many interesting facts con- cerning the late Horatio Lake, that will doubtless come out in the trial. He had lived in Bethlehem all his life. For a oumber of years he made his home with | brother, Benjamin Lake (now dead having a joint interest in the farm. This place is now rented by Walter Johnson. hobby with the late Horatio Lake was tn get married, but Cupid's arrow never entered his heart. He never could find my one quite good enough to suit his somewhat peculiar tastes. Within year he had talked in strange manner on this subject with prominent New town gentleman, so it will be seen he had not abandoned his hopes, even in his ad- vancing years.
 His estate is said to be worth abou5 5 IG,OO0, a good share of which came to 1im by inheritance. Dwight Todd, pro prietOr of the Oak Tree house, South 7lry, a son of Marvin Todd of BethIe- F"eye are two sides, of course, to every .nse, and whether the heirs will be able
 smash the will is a matter for conipc- ture. Wills are not easily broken, and here are doubtless people who are of the
 pinion that the late Horatio Lake was il his right mind, that the property WAS
 is own and that he had right to dispose
 it as he saw fit. But 1t is said that the -eirs are confident of victory and they i'll go ahead.
 A hearing on the admission of the will
 probate has been spp"iDted for March Whatever the decision is in this court
 is inferred the real fight will come in
 70 Superior court. Mr Lakes will fol-
 IFS in full:
 the name of GHd, Amen. I, Horario Lake of Bethlehem in L,chfirld O.,
 d state of Connecticut, being If sound d di~posing mind and memory, do de- @ and publish this my lat will and
 .tament, in manner and form follow ing . wit.
 It. I direct that ali Thy just debts, .neral charges and restameutary ex- ,"nses be paid by my executor herein .trer named.
 2i. l hereby direct my execuIor to srect & monument at nv grave of granite, lnt costing to exceed S200, provided none
 erected before my death.
 3i. I will to the heirs of Walter B. Lake, the sum of $lOO, to be equally divided among them share aud share like.
 4th. 1 will and devise to Bel jamin T. Lakes heirs the sum of $100.
 9th. will and devise $50 to the heirs If Peter Lake.
 9th. will and devise Sl00 to Sarah J. Camp and her heirs forever.
 Eth. will and devise $50 to Caroline c. ' Camp and her heirs forever.
 8th. All the rest, residue and remain Ter of my estate, both real and personal.
 do give, devise and bequeath to the trustees and corporation of Trinity col l ege, located at Hartford, Ct., to be and ] constitute fund, the interest of which s to be applied by said trustees and cor )oration for paying for the education of poor young men for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church.
 9th. do hereby direct and will that if my heir or person, or devisee under this will shall refuse to abide by this will and hall attempt to overrule or break the hall be forever debarred from having or .eceiving any part of my estate. And 1 hereby revoke all other wills by me made.
 10th. Thereby appoint Dwight s. Todd # Sou!hbury executor of my last will md testament.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set ny hand and seal at Woodbury aforesaid, his 11th day of.September,1 1895.-CHora- io N. Lake.
 Signed, sealed and declared to be his ast will and testament by the above nam- d Horatio N. Lake, in the presence of IS, who in his presence and at his request md in the presence of each other have lereunto subscribed our names as wit- William Cothren, Katharine NJ. Woodruff, Warren A. Cotton, Witnesses.
 A very pleasant dance was held on Monday evening, February r, at Mill wood hall. The committee of arrange nents was E. J. Botsford, A. B. Blake man, NJ. D. Beers and E, H. Scrivens. The music was furnished by Osborne, Sumner and Peck. Among those pres- ent were Mir and Mrs E s. Botaford, Mir