The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-13
Stratford Mrs. Perry's Will Devises $86,OOO And Large Farm
Large Requests to Public Institutions in Litchfield
 County
Interesting and Voluminous
 Document in the Hand Writing of the Deceased.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Writing of the Deceased.
 Especial to The Farmer.)
 Stratforc, Jan. 13-In the probate court of this town. this morning, Judge Charles H. Peck admitted to probate will which carried one of the larg- | est estates ever handled by the court here. The document was the last will and testament of the late Susan M. B. Perry, widow of the late Charles M. Perry, who died in stratford six years ago. The will devised about sS5, ,OOO in money and a farm of AS 1 acres.
 Mrs Perry was a native of Winsted, where she was buried in the cemetery which is remembered in her will. She l lived with her son, Nelson B. Perry, on Nichols avenue, near the north line of Stratford, where she died three l weeks ago. The will is a volum1nous 1document, consisting of more than dozen pages of close'y written manu- script in the hand writing of the de- | wiser. It is a work of art and model of fine penmanship. It Is so even and regular that 1t might easily be mistaken for copper plate epgraV- ing. The will is remarkable in other ways than its mechanical perfection. It distributes the large amount of money to a large number of beneficiar ies, some of which are public philan- thropies.
 To the sop, Nelson B. Perry, with whom the devisor lived, is willed the farm of 4S acres on Nichols avenue, with all it's buildings and appurten- ances, and s15.OO0 in cash: to his wife, $A0O; to a daughter, Isabella Perry II Beach, a gold watch and chain, and $15.O00; to a son, Francis " Perry s15.OOO, and to his wife, $500; to the Y. KM. c. A. in Winsted, $1,000; to the Industrial Training School at Tuske- gee. .Alabama, 91a, Boeker Hht Mashingt91nr T1n1 rs ! cemetery in Winsted, for a drinking fountain. sa,OOo; to the Old Peoples Home in Winsted, $15, ,0O0; to the Litch- field County Hospital of winchester. s1O,0OO, to be known as the Frances Brown Fund.-, in memory of the moth CT of the devisor; to Mrs. John B. Barton of Newington. 1000; to George M Hewitt, $500; to Frank c. Hewitt, $500: to Maud L. Norton, $1,000; to William O. Beach of Trumbull, $500; it, $500; to Ella L. Norton: S4OO; to Phelps of Winsted is appointed execu- Mrs. Perry was very little known here She lived quietly at the farm house devised to her son, Nelson, and adoptioh The smaller personal be- quests are to cousins and other rela-
 There were no objections to the pro bate of the will.
 STAMFORD BRIEFS
 The attendance at the first of the library series of lectures, last night, was small on account of the severe weather. Prof. Benjamin W. Bacon s address dealt with ancient Greece and was profuse1y illustrated. He took his audience for a tour down the clver Jordan, through the Black Sea, l1n- gerine at the Dead Sea and other in t teresting historic spots in Asia Minor. l The address was worthy of much larger audience which would undouht- 3 ediy have been present but for the , bad weather, Frederick c. Beach, who operated the stereopticon with 9 great skill added much to the enjoy l ment of the many interesting pictures which were shown on the screen. Next g lecture on Friday. Jan- 20.
 n Mrs E Davis of North Main street, 5 is very i'll at the home of her brother. g Rufus Buddington, on West Broad . street.
 State, is the guest of Mrs. J. P. Hale
 George O. Lines is in attendance at | the Auto show in New York every day as the representative of the Peck :, Lines Company of Bridgeport, of which ' he is vice president.
 N w. B. Futile is suffering from g T very painful inflammation of both eyes -- He can barely see and has suffered . excruciating pain for several days = He has consulted an eye, specialis . The straw ride of the Chat Noi e Club which was scheduled for las ! night, has been pOSlpOl0Q ull1l hc0 h Monday nieht, on account of the diff e ficulty in obtaining a conveyance. l. Percy Buddington is substituting 10 2 Billy Park at the McNamara store s Bill has been ill for week, but is ex y pected to be on the job again mex g week
 Miss Dorothy Wheeler of Academ! n Hill, is passing a week with friend in New York.
 D Until his liberal donations of hone, S at the whist given by the Cupheai
 Club, it,was not genera 'Iy known tha
 Judge Charles H. Peck was an enthu R siastic and successful aparist. He ha
 a large number of swarms and ha
 not only induced them to lay in lib
 eral supplies of honey but also to kee
 their business end under control H
 handles them without fear.
 The congregation of the Bethan
 elected the following officers for tn
 ensuing year: c. D. Johnson, super
 intendent: Miss Ida Burritt, secretary
 Walter Blamey, Sunday School super
 intendent; Miss Sadie Blamey, Secre
 tary; Miss Mabel Johnson, treasurer
 The Rebekahs of Oronooue lodg
 will hold a whist party in Odd Fellow: hall on the 23d inst.
 M Harry Wilcoxson has gone into tn
 milk business and has purchased tn
 good will and appurtenances of Jaco
 Orleman.
 Walter Hanford, who is the sale
 agent of the Auto Leather Goods Com
 pany of this town, is meeting with in
 creasing success and the concern M now busy with prospect of cont1n ued increase during the spring.
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