New Britain herald., 1916-12-21
". ]. DAYS SANITY
 DOUBTED BY SISTER
Mrs. Martha Buys Will Make
 Attempt to Break His Will INDIAN AND NEGRO FIGHT
Principal Judd Bars Exchange of Christmas Gifts in SChOOI-(srange Plans for Installation Exercises Typhoid Victims Improving.

Claiming that her brother, William J. Day, was of unsound mind and subject to undue influence at the time he prepared his will, Mrs. Martha Buys of this place, has taken an appeal to the superior court from the action of the probate judge of Bristol in admitting the document for record This makes the second appeal filed by Mrs. Buys, the first having been abated on the ground that legal ser vice had not been made as the papers were incorrectly signed.
 Day died several months ago leav- ing a large estate. He was a part owner in a machine shop in East Bristol and was reputed to be quite wealthy. large part of his fortune he left to his brothers and to the woman with whom he boarded
 Mrs. Buys appeal is scheduled for the January term of the superior court, Judge W. J. Malone and At torney Newell Jennings, counsel for the estate, having withdrawn their obpjection to the errors of service:
 Grange to Install.
 
 elected for the ensuing term will be installed at the meeting to be held on January ?. Plans have been made for most interesting session and it is expected that there will be a, large attendance of mem bers
 In connection with the exercises the committee in charge plans to have a get-together night There will be a program of entertainment and light refreshments will be served.
 The Grange has elected Ole w. Robertson to represent it at the meeting of the state Grange to be held in Norwich on January g, 10 and Il. Frederick S. Spencer will attend as alternate.
 Christmas Program.
 Principal o. l.. Judd has made ar engagements for a, Christmas program to be given in the various rooms in the Grammar school Friday afternoon from 1 to o'clock in connection with the exercises attending the closing for the holiday recess. Parents and friends of the children are invited to attend.
 Principal Judd has decided to ad- here to the order issued a, year ago re- straining the children from the eN changing of gifts in the school This plan was successfully followed out last Christmas and the principal was we'll satisfied with the results.
 Elton Once Lived Here.
 Local people were interested in the despatch printed in the Herald last evening concerning the sad fate of Howard l.. Elton, who was executed on Decem Der 16 in Oaxaca, Mexico, by Carranza officials on the charge of aiding the rebels. MT Elton once lived here and was known to several local people. His relatives in Water bury were notified yesterday of his death.
 MT. Elton was arrested several weeks ago on the charge of con- spring against the provisional gov ernment, the officials alleging that he bought ore stolen from a mine which had been confiscated by Carranza. He was sentenced to death but at the ap peal Of the state department at Wash ington his punishment was changed to twenty years in prison
 His case was subsequently, reOpened, however, but Elton was unable to produce any evidence that would alter the original findings of the court, and his life was forfeited as a result.
 MT. Elton had lived in Mexico for about fifteen years. His father was well known here, having taught music lessons in Plainville a, number of years ago.
 King Grip in Control.
 Plainville is in the thrOes of an epidemic of grip, according to reports of the towns physicians, a mum Der of people are confined to their homes. The doctors have been kept very busy