Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-28
A. E. RICE, JR.
Mrs. Sarah H. Rice Approves His
 Appointment as Trustee.

The controversy in the ApothecarieS
 Hall Go had a troublous look today. Two papers of serious portent were filed in the probate court, the last within an hour of the first. The hear ing on the application of Mrs Sarah
 H. Rice, widow of A. B. Rice, Mrs
 Mary B. +. MunsOn, s. P. Williams
 and his wife Ella, Mrs Helen M. Rice.
 widow of the late F. B. Rice, and her son, A. D. Rice, for the appointment
 of an administrator on the estate of
 the latter's grandfather was to have
 been heard this morning by Judge
 Lowe. but. at the time set for it At torney Root appeared and notified Clerk Cassin that the application had
 been withdrawn. Soon after Attorney
 Bronson appeared and filed notice of
 Withdrawal with the court. This would indicate that peace had been made between the contending parties in the ApOthecaries' Hall Go, but quite the contrary is said to be the case.
 About 1O:3O Attorney Bronson. ac- companied by Attorney Root and Mir Rice. crossed Leavenworth street and while Attorney Root and Mir Rice stop ped outside the door of the court house building, Attorney Bronson entered and filed with Judge Lowe typewrit- ten paper. And without saying a word he left the room.
 The paper was a notice informing the court that Mrs Sarah Houghton Rice. widow of A. E. Rice, had ap- proved of the appointment of A. D. Rice, jr. as trustee on the estate of her husband and that she waived all right to any notification of a hearing on the application of herself. Mrs Munson Mrs F. B. Rice, Mrs Williams and A, E. Rice for the appointment of an ad- ministrator on her husbands estate.
 This was taken to mean that shy had forestalled I. P. Kellogg in mak- ing any claim that A. T.. Rice was>not legally appointed trustee of the .og shares in the Apothecaries Hall Co left in trust by her husband for her on the grounds that she had not been properly notified of the application for such an appointment. It has been claimed that the appointment of MT Rice was not made according to law. Mrs Rice's approval of it removes any chance of trouble on that score.
 There was also. it is said, another object aimed at in Mrs Rice's notice of consent. That is. that Mir Rice will now ine'st upon having his name as trustee of the 409 shares of stock en- tered on the Apothecaries' Hall Co.'S books, and that if his request Is re- fused he will bring mandamus pro ceedings. Allowing. however. that 1t will not be refused. 1t is said that as representative of the controlling inter- ests in the concern he will call another meetinc of the stockholders. rescind the vote passed at the annual election making. II. F. Kellogg treasurer. ana VIII nave g. P. Williams voted into his place.
 Counsel on both sides of the contro- versy are very reluctant to discuss it. | Attorney Bronson, who seems to he the active counsel on his side of 1t, says the time to speak has not yet come, while Colonel Burpee. repre- sentino Mir Kellocg, ia equally silent. |
 A third paper was filed with the pro bate court this afternoon at 3 o'clock. This was petition from Mrs Mary B. R. Munson, stating that on April 26, 1905. A. F. Rice, her nephew. repre- sented to her that his father. F. B. | Rice. at some time previous had been appointed trustee on his. F. B.'s fath- ar's estate-the 409 shares In the Apothecaries' Hall Co-and that upon Inc death of F. E. Rice it was neces- sary that he. A. F. Rice. should he ap. pointed to the trusteeship. Believing hese statements to be true. Mrs Nun 'on joined in having him appointed .rustee.
 Subsequently,. she claims. she found hese statements were untrue and tnat F. B. Rice had never been appointed rustee on his fathers estate ar on aat und connected with 1t. Therefore. he asks the court to revoke it's action n attempting" to appoint A. F. Rice rIstee on his fathers estate. Judge Lowe has appointed next Tuesday for l hearing.