New Britain herald., 1914-05-11
Plainville News NEWTON AND NEAL TO
 INVENTORY ESTATE Named by Court to AppFaSc T.C..
 RusSek's Property. MRS. RUSSELL ADMINISTRATOR

CluVe UOVOIIk 0OruViO1Un ulVH Deceased Saloonkeeper Left No Will Trumbull Car Hits Boy in Middle town-Back in Asylum-Snake Hunters on Sunday Expedition. Letters of administration on the estate of Thomas G. Russell were granted this morning to the deceased saloonkeeper's widow and Judge | George R. Byington named Frank B. l Newton and Frank S. Neal to make l the appraisal. An order limiting the ] time for presentation of claims against l the estate was also given as was per- mssion to carry on the dead mans business, the license for which the county commissioners have been asked l to transfer to his son.
 Relatives of Mr. Russell have not 1 been able to locate will. His estate under the present plan will be divided l in statutory manner, one-third going l tC his widow and the remainder split l into thirds, an equal share going to each of his children, Thomas G. Rus 1 sell, Jr, Mrs. Simon A. Mcdonald and 1 Mrs. Edward Tracy.
 l The estate is probably the largest with the exception of that of Edwin
 Hills, to be offered for probate since i Plainville was made a separate dis 1 trict Close friends of MT. Russell be- l lieve that it will inventory from $10O,- 900 to $125,000.
 ] Judge Byington today also issued a l limitation of claims order on the l estate of Mrs. Susan Bristol Mrs. Bristol left no will and the court
 named her daughter, Mrs Susan A.
 Wheeler for executrix
 l Trumbull Car Hit Boy. l At the Middlesex hospital in Middle 1 town today, it was said that the five 1 year-old Hungarian youth who was
 run down and injured yesterday by an auto owned by John H. Trumbull l of this place, was resting comfortably ! and is apparently in no danger. The l little fellow is evidently suffering from l body bruises and an examination l failed to reveal any internal injuries.
 The boy is known to the hospital l authorities as Johnnie" They have
 been unable to get his name from
 him and his parents have not as yet put in an appearance.
 | 1 ternoon on the Cromwell road near l the railroad crossing. From all ac- counts, MT. Trumbull was not at all
 to blame The little fellow was play | ing by the roadside and as the Trum-
 bull car approached he suddenly
 dashed into the highway, making it l impossible to avoid hitting hinA l MT. Trumbull rushed the boy to the
 hospital in his auto and after seeing that his injuries were attended to- | drove to the police station where he | reported the accident.
 Williams Back in Asylum. 1 Irving B. Williams is again an in-
 mate of the Connecticut hospital for 1 the Insane at Middletown. He was ! taken to that institution yesterday by
 Constable Cornelius Downing, acting 1 on instructions from Selectman John son..
 Since he made his getaway from the 1 town home in New Britain, the day l following his transfer from the
 asylum, Williams has been living with
 his aunt in Waterbury. During the l past few days he has been making
 considerable trouble and yesterday the selectman was advised that the ! town WOulu nave u uO\ ooIiloIAiiiS with him. 1 MT. Johnson and Officer Downing
 went to Waterbury later in the day and persuaded Williams to return to l Middletown.
 1 Snake Hunters Have Success. l The White Oak Rattlesnake club
 went on a hunting expedition yester- 1 day and on their return exhibited seven good sized reptiles which they had captured on the mountain ledges
 near the White Oak stone quarry.
 Four rattlesnakes, two red adders and
 huge black snake were shown as
 evidence of their skill in hunting the l venomous creatures.
 The captures were made by Leland
 Hart, Clarence Hosford and Barney | Mason. The snakes were found on 1 their ledges, where they were taking ! sun baths having apparently come
 out of their winters Information with ! in a few days. A few other crawl
 ers' were discovered, but they man. | aged to get away.
 One of the rattlers was over two
 feet long and carried thirteen rattles
 in it's wake. The black snake meas
 ured five feet eight inches from head
 to tail.
 The club is planning for another
 hunting trip next Sunday and it is 1 expected that their forces will be
 greatly augmented by that time.
 Entertainment Postponed. The entertainment for which Fred
 erick lodge, A. F. & A. M., has been