The Press., 1907-05-22

family to Stafford He will work at carpentry with his father, W. D.. | Graves.
 HOLLAND.
 A daughter was recently born to MT. and Mrs August Fiddler.
 Miss Lillian J. Petit of Hartford is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price.
 John and Marial Latam of Moose Meadow have bought the Carlos Til den place.
 Harry Newcomb of Columbia col lege is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. F. T. Newcomb.
 The Ladies' Aid of the M. B. church will meet Wednesday with MT. and Mrs. Philip Doyle. Rev. H. T. Barnard and John w. Edgerton attended the conference of churches at Somerville Tuesday. Word was received here Thursday of the birth of daughter to MT. and Mrs. Frederick s. Meacham of Water bury.
 The county has hired MT. and Mrs. Charles Steavens of Lincoln, Maine, as assistants to Deputy Jailor G. P. Babcock.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard preached a very impressive sermon Sunday from the text ''To reveal his son in me, 7" Gal. :16.
 Mrs. Clara Baker and Miss Helen Baker returned Friday from Florida, where they have spent the winter. They report the health of George w. Lansing as much improved.
 Miss Marion Agard graduated Thursday evening from the Presby- terian hospital in New York. Miss Agard's many friends were pleased to hear that she stood third on the roll of honor.
 There will be union memorial service at the Congregational church Sunday morning. Old veterans from Rockville will come over and assist in the services. Lunch will be served for the veterans at the Holland House.
 James M. Brown. formerly of Tol- land county, now of Milford, has put in claim of $6O, 900 against the es- tate of the late George A. Isbell, the real estate broker. Brown alleges that he and Isbell were partners up in Holland county years ago, and that one of the first acts of his in the part nership was to turn over his farm to Isbell. He alleges that the farm never was restored to him. In his bill of particulars, Brown itemizes his accounts, with the exception of 8 sweeping general claim of $25, 900 said to be due for general services rendered.
 The trustee of the estate of the lat Radcliffe Hicks of Holland and Merle den, the Meriden Trust company, is closing up the estate as fast as possible, and many of the bequests have al- ready been paid. The estate inven- toried $500, ,OOO. The will directed that the trustee set aside certain part of the estate for 25 years to create fund for the establishment of an agricultural college for the boys of Holland county. At the time of MT. Hicks death the amount of this be- quest was not known, and it was simply stated that there was a bequest for this purpose. It now develops that the will directs that 2-1O of the estate, $120 900. be placed in this trust for 25 years for the college. The trustees, if they do not consider the school of practical benefit, have the right to divert the fund to any other charitable object in Holland county. The Holland Congregational church gets $5OOO, Brown university of Pro- videnoe $1O, ,OOO for prize fund, and $5O0O goes to the Meriden hospital. MT. Hicks also left $1O,OOO to the town of Holland for a memorial library building and reading rooms, building. The will also directs that the building may contain rooms for the public schools The matter of a site, plans, etc.. for the building will be taken up with the members of the family soon, and the building will be erected as soon as possible. A com mittee has been appointed in Holland consisting-of Mrs. 0. l.. Whiting, Mrs. E. s. Agard and Mrs, David A. Brown to act with the town officials, the trustee and the members of the Hicks family in regard to. the erection of the building. The bulk of the estate is left to the family, which consists of two sisters, Mrs. Hamilton F. Downing of Springfield and Miss Minnie Helen Hicks of New York; one brother, Richard Hicks, of Toronto, Ont, and one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hicks, of Springfield.