The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-06
REDDING NEWS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
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Redding, May 6.-By the will of the
late John Todd, which was opened last
the amount of s25, 900 and the life use
of all the remainder of the estate is
given Arthur J. Todd, adopted son of
the testator. The cash requests are
as follows: To the Center Methodist
church and the Long Ridge Methodist
church, 1000 each in trust; to Charles
Burr Todd, the life use of $1,000, the
legacy upon his decease to be equally
divided among his brother and two
sisters their heirs; to Henry b.
Todd of Meriden. $1,000; to Mrs. E. T.
Andrews of Bethel and to Mrs. Candee
of Kansas 5000 each. All these in
dividual 1egatees are children of the
late Seth Todd, brother of the testator.
To the widow is given $40, 900 and all
the household effects and also the life
use of the homestead. Upon her de-
cease the homestead becomes the prop
erty of John Todd, son of Arthur j.
Todd, in accordance with the terms
of a deed executed just before the tes-
tator's death The will sets forth that
the teStamentary provision made Tor
the widow is in lieu of dover. To Ar
thur j. Todd is given all the rest of the
estate for use during his lifetime with
the provision that upon his death 1T
shall go in equal shares to his chill
dren who are three in number. He is
trees upon the land belonging to the
estate The executors, who are Alan
son Osborn, the widow, and Arthur J.
Todd, are allowed three years time in
which to make payment of the cash
requests. Judge Nickerson has APP
pointed VIM. H. Hill and w. E. Hazen
appraisers upon the estate, the amount
Of which is matter of widely varying
conjectures- 1t nights be expected
that the widow or the adopted son
would have an approximate idea of it's
value, but beyond a feeling of GER
tainty that it will total not less than
100000 they are without knowledge
upon which to base an opinion. Re
sessions the late Mr.. Todd took no one
into his confidence.
Joseph Tomlinson of Chicago. who
last week bought the $50 acre Wood
written D. S. Sanford asking him to
see that the old house on the place is
Immediately put in repair as he ex-
Iects to occupy it the latter part OF
the summer. Plans are being pre-
pared for a. fine residence of a. modern
and attractive style which the new
owner will soon erect on the property.
1t is his intention to retain possession
ing instead of parcelllng out and sell
ing a portion as some have inferred he
would do. Referring to the comments
made on Mr.. Tomlinson's choice Of a
location in Bethel after he had eX-
pressed such high admiration for Red
ding's advantages, w. c. Sanford said
yesterday: ct was Mr.. Tomlinson's
intention to include in what was
known as the Redding Land Plan de-
sirable tracts in the adjoining towns
and Hoyt's Hill was one of these 10
calities which he had in view as he
was much impressed with it from the
first. The property being in the mar
ket he fastened to buy it. For sew
ing offer of $4,000 for the farm and
not long ago he refused another offer
of $12,5OO. The place has brought in
an annual rental of $500. Forty cows
were kept on it"
In letter to the selectmen Hal San
ford has formulated his conditions rel
alive to a new fence to partly enclose
his eight acre lot on the Ridge in re-
placement of the unsatisfactory one
already put up by the town. He de-
mands first that the remaining sec
ton of stone wall on the east side be
removed and that the bottom stone
along the rest of the line be cleared
out. Second, that there be built a
new fence of eight foot posts to be
set three feet in the ground and strung
with four lengths of plain wire and
top length of barbed wire His de,
mands will probably be complied
with.
Hiram Jennings. a respected resident
of Pleasant Valley, died at his home
there on Saturday night, aged "a
years. He had been in poor health
for several years. Funeral services
were held at the residence "Wednesday
noon and interment was in Easton.
DIR. Deming, who bought the Francis
Jelliffe place on the west side two
joining which was part of the Jerry
Jones property. The transaction was
negotiated by Harry Lounsbury.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron H. Sanford last Saturday fore
loon, but lived only a few hours.
The Sanford agency reports that
within the past few days a number OF
out of town parties have been here
with a view to acquiring real estate.
Sales are expected as a result of their
inquiry and inspection.
Redding Grange at this weeks meet
ing conferred the first and second de-
grees upon Mr.. and Mrs. John Muen-
mich. They and three other candi-
da ties will receive the two higher de-
grees at the next meeting.
Mark Twain has arranged for the
building of an addition to his barn so
as to afford room for two or three
horses. He has heretofore done his
riding out with hired teams but now
to keep horses and a coach
man.
The old timers played their second
game with the Sanford School Tues
day afternoon and won by score of
IL to 9, a. result which did not fill
them with exultant pride. In game
with the Bethel Highs last week the
Sanfords won, to 5.
With a newly purchased horse D. S.
Sanford and wife made the 80 mile
drive from WeStfield, Mass, to the
Ridge last week. passing through
Pennington and Newtown,
and being little more than two days
on the way.
Miss Jean Clemens, who has been for
some time a Semi-invalid, is now with
her father at Innocence-at-Home,
much improved in health
The walls of the S. c. Shaw house
are up, ready for the roof, and the
barn is near completion.
Miss Pearl Warner and Lew War
ner are about recovered from an at
tack of scarlet fever.
Miss Gregory. who has for several
months been assisting in the care of
Mrs. Sarah Osborn, has taken an en-