The Newtown bee., 1897-01-22
Fairfield County News.
STAMFORD

the deceased. MT dolmes WAS maue trustee for demented daughter, and re siduary legatee after her death. She died before the father, but the will was never changed. Mr Holmes would there fore come in immediate possession of the property, after the one fifth had been paid the legal heirs. An examination of | the Connecticut Reports shows that in this State, very few wills have ever been broken. Our courts are very unwilling to meddle with will, and in most all cases, the contestants lose and the law amount to about $lO,0OO. The late Robert H. Russell drew the will some years since.
 Alijah McE wen has been seriously i'll, but at last reports, he was improving. The Womans Board of Missions of the Congregational church met in the lecture last Tuesday afternoon. At the meeting of the Library associa tion, Rev Joel s. Ives was again chosen president, H. c. Evans vice president, A. L. Judd treasu CT, Miss Frances Rus sell librarian. There are about 5000 volumes on the catalogue.
 Miss Alvord of Danbury has visited Mrs H. W. Elwell of Main street. Rev MT Jeffries conducted the services at the funeral of the late Benjamin Wheeler at his residence, and interment was made in the family plot in Union cemetery.
 Presiding Elder Beach preached in the Methodist church the second Sunday in the m nth.
 The Woman's Foreign missionary so- ciety of the Methodist church met at the parsonage, last Thursday.
 Miss Mabel Merrick has returned from visit to friends in Derby.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. was held at the home of w. s. Curtiss on Long Brook avenue, last Friday evening.
 A. Bedell Benjamin and wife and their guest, Admiral Gherard,, have gone to New York for the winter.
 W. D. Hotchkiss of Brooklyn, N. r., has rented and moved into the Samuel Wheeler place on Broad street.
 G. W. Beard is to build new house on the property on the Ferry road (which he has recently purchased.
 Lewis Burritt's spirited horse made an attempt to get away from it's driver, re- gently. but failed to do so, but he made things lively for few minutes.
 Miss Bronson, who taught class in physical culture, last winter, would be glad to organize another class for this season.
 Miss Nichols of Bridgeport has visited Mrs G. N. Spall.
 Oroncque lodge gave one of their at- tractive smokers, one evening last week, with clam chowder accompaniment. Dr George L. Porter of Bridgeport spoke on ''The True American" at the third of the winter series of parlor lee- lures, which was held at the residence of pr Cogswell. #
 Miss Harriett Thompson is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 The many friends of Lewis Henry Rus- sell, who is now in Texas, will be glad to know that his health is very much im- proved and he is rapidly gaining in strength and weight. The climate seems to be very favorable for him.
 The Truck Go. cleared about $10 from their annual ball, according to the re
 ports presented at their meeting, Friday evening, A committee was appointed te
 draw up set of bylaws for use of the
 organization and report at the next regu lar meeting G. A. Chevalle, W. H
 Crawford and E. Merrill were appointed ] the committee.
 T Our Chinese fellow citizsn who con
 ducts the laundry in Booths block, hat
 leased the fish market building and vii remove his business to that place at ar early date.
 Some of the ice dealers have begun tn,
 work of filling their ice houses.
 Meigs Russell is reported as i'll.
 Mrs David Coe entertained party o ], friends at whist, last week, at her resi- : dence on lower Main street. 1I Mrs William Rogers left on Saturda, to join her husband in New York, wher :. she will remain during the winter. ! The meetings in Booths block on sun
 day afternoons are increasing In interes
 and attendance. It has been found nee D essary to remove partition between tw > rooms in order to accom- nodate thos q who attend. As now arranged the roou e will comfortably seat 150 people. Las ! Sundays service was conducted by M Croaa If Rrid Onnnrt