New Britain herald., 1916-11-15
PQalnVilHe News
LOCAL INTEREST IN
PURVIS APPRAISAL
Man Who Died Here in 1880, Had
$4,000 Equity in Brooklyn Place
LILLE FERGUSON UNKNOWN

of "Plainville Friend" Mentioned
in Will-Young Mems Club Basket
ball Game Tonight-Briefs.
! Old residents are interested in the
dispatch sent out yesterday afternoon
from New York describing an ap-
! praisal of the estate of John Purvis,
at one time a resident Of Plainville,
which was filed Monday in the surro-
| gates court in Brooklyn, N. Y. Pur-
Wis died in this town in 1880 and dur
ing the many years which has since
| elapsed he had been practically for
| gotten until the Brooklyn message Of
yesterday was received. Inventory of
his estate shows that equity in New
| York property, which he owned. is
| now valued at $13,800
During his residence in Plainville
Purvis lived on East street owning a
| farm which is now the property Of
! Wilbur Higgins. He is thought to
have come here originally from New
York state and was retired from active
business when he moved to Plainville.
Copies Of his will which were filed
! with the appraisers report describe
his wishes regarding the distribution
of his money and mention property in
this town. Records show nothing in
the name Of his estate in this place
and it is believed that the land men,
toned was sold after his DEATH
The will, which was originally filed
in the probate court in Pennington
refers to a bequest of $500 to Lille
Let's, known also Lille Ferguson,
a friend, of Plainville, only on the
condition that she is known by COM
mon reputation to be an upright and
virtuous woman" In recalling Purvis
and his acquaintances old residents
today did not seem to mem Der any,
one Of the name mentioned In the
document.
The delayed fling Of the inventory
was due to the fact that in the old
use of his property, after requests to
relatives and friends had been de-
Quoted, be given to his widow and at
her death be transferred to his STEP
daughter Mrs. Purvis passed away
last February and preparations for a
settlement of the estate are now
being made.
Numerous cash requests contained
in the will were paid out of the sale
Of property which Purvis owned in
Plainville. Among them was $500 to
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Joseph M. Purvis; $50 to his sister,
Sarah $1,000 to his friend Robert J.
Holmes to be held in trust for the
decedent's brother, William T.; $1,000
to his step-daughter, Adelaide G. Will
11ams Purvis, now a resident Of Brook
Ign; $500 to Rebecca Richards,
sister by marriage
No Reduction Looked for.
Local dealers reported TODAY that
the prospects of a reduction in the
retail price of coal during the winter
are most discouraging. In fact they
believe that conditions rather indi-
cate that it will be necessary to adj
vance the rates and before spring sets
in anthracite may be sold here at SD
ton. This price is now charged in
neighboring cities although the local
dealers continue to quote $40 a ton.
One of the dealers said this morning
that car of coal unloaded at his
yards yesterday will cost him s1O15
a ton. He has paid prices ranging
from $40 to 81 delivered at the yards
but figures that with the supply on
hand, which he bought early in the
summer at lower prices he can make
very small profit by selling at SO.
Except for an advance of ten cents
ton, which the mine owners said
was necessitated by increased opera
ting expenses, the anthracite rates re-
main as quoted on the circulars sent
to retail dealers early in the spring.
Orders filed under these terms, how
ever, do not seem to be filed, and to
get their supply it is necessary for the
dealers to pay premiums making the
cost way above normal
The coal dealer reports that these
are very troublesome times for him
and despite the claims blaming the
| middlemen for the high cost Of his
! goods, the retailer is making little or
| no profit and at the same time is
! losing his popularity, if he ever had
! any, with the people whom he serves
Basketball Tonight.
Because of the calling of the spe-
cial town meeting for tomorrow night
| the Plainville Young Mems club will
| have to play their weekly basketball
| game this evening. They will have
| for their opponents a quintet repre-
| senting the Sagamores Of New Brit
| ain. The local five opened their sea-
son last week, defeating the Y. M
/ c.. A. team of New Britain before a
| large crowd. 1t Is expected that there
will be sizeable gathering this eve
| ming. There will be preliminary
| game between two teams picked from
| the juvenile division and it has been
arranged to have dancing during the
| evening.
The teams in the big game tonight
| will line up as follows:
sAGAMOREs PLAINVILLE
| Schmitz Cowles
| Right forward.