The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-19
Fairfield County News
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Discharge From Bankruptcy.
 John W. Banks, referee in bank ruptcy, made a report in the United States court on Saturday, that Howard B. Hilton of Stamford, now in bank ruptcy, is entitled to discharge.
 Did Neglect Kill Him?
 Clara L. White, widow of John FL bert White of Greenwich, has brought suit for damages against Dr. Fritz C. Hyde, president of the Greenwich hos p1taI staff Mrs. White sets up that her husband took sick on March II, 1912 and Dr. Hyde was called to at tend him. The papers allege that MT. White was operated upon on the 18th inst; that, by reason of neglect. the chill of the room in the hospital, etc, the patient caught pneumonia and that as a, result MT. White died on the 18th inst.
 State Wants Inheritance Tax
 An appeal will be taken by Attorney General Light from the decision of the Huntington probate court con- corning the estate of the late Colonel Watson J. Miller of Shelton. The at torney general claims that the state IS entitled to about $2,0OO more in taxes Colonel Miller died about a year ago, leaving an estate inventoried at $32S,-t 957.14- The court allowed between S5,00o and $6,0O0 as inheritance taxes
 
 left for statue to himself in the cem- etery, $1O.soO paid to the widow and a number of small requests
 Dead in Pool of Blood.
 Elmer Barker, aged 47 years, was found dead in the dynamite house owned by Raymond Brothers, on Nthe shore of Norwalk River Monday. He had gone there to sleep the latter part of last week, and search revealed in 1P Medical Examiner Huntington said that death was due to exposure and hemorrhage.
 Danbury's Tax Rate
 The special Danbury town meeting held Saturday approved the tax rate of thirteen mills that had been fixed by the board of finance.
 Will Suit Settled.
 Settlement has been made in the suit brought recently to break the will of the late Phoebe KeeIer of Ridgefeld. Mrs. Keeler left an es- tate which totalled nearly $4o,OOO. The bulk of it was left to two nephews William T. HaviIand of Bridgeport and Arthur Merchant of Danbury. E. c. Haviland, Reed H. Flynn and Mrs. Christian Swartz, Norwalk, nephews and neice, were practically cut off in the will and brought suit for the pur- pose of breaking the will. Undue in huence was charged. The interested parties got together and the chief ben ef1ciaries made concessions that were satisfactory to the contestants.
 Dam on the Mianus
 Greenwich people are excited over the discovery that there is now before the Committee on Railroads in the eneral Assembly a bill amending the charter of the New Haven Railroad giving it authority ito construct and maintain a dam across the Mianus River, at some point in the town of Stamford or Greenwich, at such a height as may be convenient or nec- essary to impound water for all the purposes of it's electric generating plant at Coscob, required in the op- eration of it's railroad by electric pow CT, to irnpound and take the water of the Mianus River, and to take real es- tate, including land and interests in lard, rights of f1owage and water rights and caseme ents of every nature for all said purposes, and for pumps, pumping stations and all necessary and convenient appurtenances; to lay land, and in, upon, along and across and under any streets or highways and public grounds, suitable pipes, pipe lines and conduits and all proper fix lures and appurtenances and to con duct thereby and therein water in such manner and in such quantities may be necessary and convenient for the purposes above specified, from the place where such water is inpounded to said generating plant, and to take real estate therefore in the manner hereinbefore described.''