The Newtown bee., 1906-01-12
TOWN TOPICS.

HEARING ON THE ADMISSION OF
 MRS E. J. NORThROP'S WILL. CONTINUED ON SATURDAY BEFORE JUDGE BEECHER IN THE NEWTON N PROBATE COURT.
 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ing way when I put that on. Am that mood good many times. They were both "blue" and l thought they needed chirkiEg up, and l said it in a joking way. ln answer L" the Qu"S- lOn, How many times, if more than 'nce. had Aunt Emily said that she .Ould have you E aKeman children hare and share alike?'' Mrs BeeiS aid, ''She had told me several times" Was that before your brother bard d at her house or after~arG>? She told me in the fall when l went there Just before 1 left she wanted som one to live with her, and Charlie staid there seven years"
 George Beers said: ] am the hus- band of one of the coptestants. At l the time this last wifi was made lin | lSa7) please state what property t"u OWned.' 1 did not have any al that time
 Cross Examination: At the time his will was made my father was iiv- rg. He had farm in NewtOwn. There were three in our family. Some part of what own 1 inherited from my father. 1 had been living at home up to that time. My occupation had been that of farming. It was fam ny affair while my father was living: | h ,n@ probably. The money was in the bank. dad some in the Newtown bank. It was not all in the Newtown bank. Had some in the Bridgeport bank. Might nave had little in the Danbury bank. Could not tell how much. May have mad a thousand dollars in the New town bank; not a thousand in the Bridgeport bank. Had no real estate, oo notes. Did not have any other property. l might have had a couple of colts. My father died six years ago the l4th of last September: TheI e were three, one brother, sister and myself. My sister is married to Henry IG. Curtis of Newtown. He is com fortably off. My fathers buildings were fairly good: nothing extra. l did not know Reuben Johnson'S father.
 Mrs Lillian Dibble recalled: "Will you kindly state what was your hus- oand's financial condition prior to this last paper?" We weren't so very we'll of. I think they were as we'll off as we were at this time. We lived on the farm with his people. His father owned the place. His father died. l think it is nine or ten years ago. He died ten years ago; before this will was made. My husband was one of ten children that were living. The property was situated in Stony Hill. Could not tell how large farm 1t was. It was pretty good size. Most all kinds Of farming. Some dairy farming. Could not tell how llany COWS were kept. If he did not buy things to feed the stock the farm would not support the stock. Perhaps there are 13 or IA two years ago last spring. She did not make will. The children are not at home. They live in Bethel, Danbury and Naugatuck. Two girls are mar ried. The boys are hatters, mnst of them. They have families. Some ol the children are married, some Oi them are not. None of them live at nome except my husbands sister; she makes her home there. My husband owns the property now. Part he in' nerited, part he bought. A year ago | OO ooO&Ao ~AAS H.nNS. ss~' AAA0s .A~N December 15, 1887. He did not have any real estate when we were married. think he had a bank account iu Danbury. Could not tell how much. Did not see the bank book. Did not care anything about it. Money was DO object to me so long as he would pass out all wanted. I don't think 1t was $lOOO
 Redirect: My husband and his ia ther worked the farm together. Aunt Emily knew the family we'll and knew was in no better circumstances than the others Aunt Emily gave Annette thousand dollars and fifth of the furniture. l think she thought we needed the money as much as any one don't think she knew how much each one had.
 Virgil Dibble, executor in the will These papers were handed to me the third day after her death. She died Monday morning and this was Thurs day. My wife handed them to me They were nicely tied up and placed in 8 basket and covered owe. Sht collected them around the house.
 Documents offered in evidence ana classified.
 The case was adjourned to Monday January 15, when the arguments will be made.