New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-04
PlaiIlvilIc News
WHEELER APPOINTS
new committees
Business Mems President An
nounCeS Selections For Year
CONDELL MADE A DIRECTOR

CONDELL MADE A DIRECTOR
Can't Locate Will of Isaac b. Turn
bull-Lusitania Victims Estate Said
to Be Valued at Over $50, OO0--Gave
Poison Bottle to Baby for Rattle.
A H. Condell was elected a MEM
her of the board of directors of the
Business and Improvement associa-
tion at a meeting Of that body held
last evening in the club rooms in the
Odd Fellows block. Mr.. Condell will
succeed the late Frederick q. Stephen
.sln, who was a member or the board
since the association was organized,
q about eight years ago.
Committee appointments FOR the en-
suing year were announced by Presi-
cent Frank T. Wheeler as rollows:
Sanitation and Sewage H
Trumbull, j. B. Minor and Rev. H. T.
Walsh.
Sidewalks. s. Gwillim, j. E.
Lamb and M. o. Ryder.
Public Utilities-C., III. Newton N.
u. IL. IL.
tow and c. w. Jones.
Industries-A. A. Mcleod. Charles
ri. Clark and H. A. Castle.
Membership-Georg A. Case,
George r. Hebden and Charles r.
Sherman.
Rooms and Entertainment-A l..
Rogers, T.. A. Lyman and C. F. Spald-
ing.
During the meeting there was a
general discussion of the cleanup
campaign recently conducted under
the direction Of the association. Re-
ports from the committees in charge
showed that the crusade was a sue
cess of even greater proportions than
those of other years.
In connection with the cleanup
campaign of next year the dirtceors
decided to start a war against flies
They considered it too rate to do any
thing this summer and it was decided
TO hold the matter in allegiance until
next January when an early start in
the arrangements for swatting the fly
will be made.
Other matters considered last night
wer of a routine character.
Can't Locate TrumbulI Will.
While it is believed in some quar-
tiers that Isaac B. Trumbull of
Bridgeport, who lost his life when the
Lusitania was. sent to the bottom of
the sea by a German submarine, had
a. will drawn up some time before hts
death, his relatives have been unable
to locate any document showing that
he had made preparations for the
distribution of his estate. Yesterday
his widow Mrs. Bertha v. Trumbull
made application to the probate court
in Bridgeport for letters of admins
tration and the judge named Alexan-
der Trumbull, a brother of the de-
ceased manufacturer, to settle the
estate.
Unless will is found Mr.. Trum-
bulls property, both personal and
real estate, will go to his widow and
fourteen-years-ol daughter, Pris-
ella.
Although he was but thirty-two
years. Of age and made a start in life
with no money and only a common
school education, Mr.. Trumbull was
well along the road to wealth when
he embarked in the fatal voyage and
1t Is said that his estate will inven-
tory at over $4,000. The young man
was secretary and treasurer of both
the Connecticut Electric company
and the American Cycle Car company
both Of which have been doing big
business during the past few years.
Mr. Trumbull was next to the
youngest Of a family Of seven boys.
all Of whom have made fortunes in
the manufacturing business. After
leaving the employ of his brothers
in the Trumbull factory here he went
to Bantam where he went into the
business of manufacturing electrical
supplies himself. His venture was
successful and but two years ago he
was instrumental in organizing the
American Cycle Car company, man
ufacturing an automobile. The ma
chine had a ready sale and the COM