The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Fairfield County News.
Bids All Too High

Danbury's selectmen went fo Hart ford Monday to confer with staIs Highway Commissioner Macdonald concerning the proposed new state road to be built from the Beaver Brook paper mill to a point 200 feet beyond our Bridges. The commission had been received, but that they were all too high. and that he hao decided to defer any further pIans cnrcernino the work until winter IS over The lowest of the three blos was that of O. T. Benedict, of Pitts field, whose bid was $12.10 The oth- CT two bidders were H. 8. Osborne, of Bedding Ridge, and Kellogg & Co., of DanbuFY.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Jolliffe's Requests.
 The will of Mrs Elizabeth JeliAe. who died in Darien. Jan. 13. has been admitted to probate It dispoSes of an estate estimated to be $2,5o0 real estate and s5,6N0 personal estate. The will carries the following bequests; Edward c. Riley a nephew, s2:e eco; HFn~v Ma zee, Stamford niece, $5OOi Ella L. Newman, Greenwich, n'ece' s400; Miss Frances Nagee, Stamford, grandniece, $500. The residue of the estate goes in equal shares to Mary Ma zee. El a l.. Newman, Julia Riley i and Sarah SN eazy, nieces; John Rl- ley, Thomas Riley, William Riley, nephews.
 Mrs. M'Grinness' Claim. An appeal was taken Monday from the acceptance For probate, by Probate Judge FieFney of Greenwich of the VII sel fer Mrs Anita L. McGuinness. Mrs | MeGuinness claims that she IS the daughter and rightful heir of the $s61,- 900 estate of Mrs. Cammann which the | latter left to her husband. Counsel ! for MT. Cammann say that the claim | Of Mrs. MeGJlinness, wife Of chauf- feuF, that she is a daughter Of Mrs ! Cammann is without foundation. The l hzfnrA the SInhE3AT 1 Court.
 Releases of Liens. Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith Of Norwalk received copies of twenty | three releases of liens on the property of local matters. The liens were plae- ed on the property of the union hat ters, eight years ago, in eennee' ion with the famous hatters' case Of Loewe vs. the national body. short time ago a decision was handed down | in the Supreme court at Washing on | te the effect that tndiVidua' mem i bers of a union could not be held re- sponsible for union doings unless per sonally involved.
 | Huntington's Tax Rate
 Huntingdon has levied g tax rate of 12 mills.
 Will Net Contest.
 The belief that the will of Carlos Miller, who died in Glenbreok, last December, leaving an estate of about l to be ill., founded yesterday, when the will was admitted to probate at Stan- | ford. Counsel for Mrs. E1 a Gregory and Mrs. Mary Osborn of Nerwaik and | Edward Miller of New York. benefie- | iaries who were aggFieved by a cod l icil, said that his clients had decided to withdraw objection, and allow the Gregory and Osborn and MT. Miller are children of daughter of MT. Mi ler's wife by her former husband Provision was made for them in the will, which would give them outrtgh l about $10,6e0. The eodici1 changed this so that they would have only the income There was another provis' on that any her who contested the will would be cut off with s1,0oo. By the terms of the will, one-half of the re- sidue of the estate goes to MT. Mill ier's son. Char 'es. and the other half | to his grandchildren, Albert Miller and Edna Miller, Of Stamford. That is. they receive all except about $1a,oo0 1 of the estate.