The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-05
Fairfield County News.
Objects To It.

A West Bedding farmer writes to the Danbury News in opposition to proposed meeting of sportsnen to or ganfze grand hunt for the purpose of exterminating the foxes. He says: 'l would gladly welcome any one that would come to hunt foxes. or birds. or to fish df they proposed to do it in sportsman]tke manner) and would not only draw cider for them, but would give them the best dinner that my pantry afforded when they were through their days sport. But when they come with a mob of fifty or hundred with the avowed purpose of exterminating the best friend the far mer has among the wild animals Gan old mother fox with a brood of young will destroy more woOdchucks than all the dogs in the. town) they will find that instead of meeting them with out stretched arms, we will meet them with a cIub''
 Albert Stevens of Bethel recently killed red fox in Bedding. It is the nineteenth fox which MT. Stevens has captured so far this year.
 Sues Her Brother.
 Mrs. Nettie Knapp of Stamford is suing her brother, Charles D. Sher- wood. and the suit is based on a board bfll Charles disputes the claim, and puts in counter one to offset most of it. There is an Indebtedness of $1o that he admits Then he claims $3S. .75 for services rendered his sister and for groceries and meats he has bought for her household. The sister denies that for her and says he rendered no ser vices.
 A Contested Will.
 Tn the Probate court at Shelton. Mon- day. Mrs. Usinger and Mrs. Wagner daughters of the late Mrs. Charlotte Keiber. appeared to oppose the pro- batting of their mothers will. When John Keiber died some years ago, he left his undivided one-half of the real estate about equally among his four children. and Feb. il. 1S03 his widow also made a will in which she left her one-half of the real estate and also of her personal property in much the same manner. Mrs. Keiber seems to have had all the money deposited in nearly $5,O00. was by the will, divided practically evenly among the two sons and two daughters. For some unex- plained reason. however, Mrs! K"1ber in April. 1904, executed another will. in which she cut off her daughter. Mrs. Wagner. without cent and after leaving only $1o0 to Mrs. Usinger, be- queathed all of her personal property and real estate to her sens, William and Philip. It is this latter will that brought on the contest. the two daugh- ters claiming this to be the result of undue influence on the part of the sons. No evidence was introduced to tend to show mental incapacity. and Judge Nichols stated that he should have to admit the will to probate. The estate consists of $4.496 in savings banks. and of two double houses. The whole estate will probably inventory close to s10.O00
 Mianus' Fire Department.
 The Mianus firemen have placed an order for an automobile fire engine, and one for pumping apparatus. They will cost sS,0OO. The entire amount has been raised by subscrip- tion and from entertainments. The engine is 45-horse power. and the ma chine has a speed of fifty miles an hour. It will also carry 500 feet of hose. The new auto-chemical appara- tus will be ready for shipment the lat ter part of this month.
 Fined $1 and Costs.
 James Wood of Noroton was fined s1 and costs by Justice Willmott, in Darien, Tuesday night, on charge preferred by Agent Giles Potter for failure to send a girl he had received from the County Home to school. There were six charges, sentence being suspended in five. There was no
 
 the law, but circumstances caused the court to temper justice with mercy.
 Redding's Land Scheme.
 In a. letter to the Danbury News, a Bedding man says: "The excitement over the real estate scheme for the property owners of the town has sub- sided. The promoter has been and gone. He pictured in glowing colors how that after the syndicate had been formed and the scenic beauties of the place thoroughly advertised that the cultured rich would be tumbling over each other to get in first and take up the places offered at double their pres ent value At first it seemed to take with some of the farmers, who would like to dispose of some waste land at a good price and the picture of the golden tide flowing in was very allur- ing to, the rural fancy. After think ing the matter over, and seeing that they were to bind themselves and their heirs in a fast proposition, and giving the company an option on their prop erty for five years, it began to appear like a one-sided proposition. One after another refused to sign until it looks now as if the matter would die a natural death.''
 Ask for O'KOurke's union tobacco.