The Press., 1921-04-14

Baker company.
 Medos Palshaw was a weekend wis. itOr with MT. and Mrs. Harold Lyncf
 in East Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Carl Converse re, turned the first of the week from 6
 visit to New York.
 Hannibal Alden is driving a new
 Buick recently purchased from the
 Hudson Garage Go.
 The Misses Molly Kuslansky and 1 Rose Burke were weekend guests al the Cummiskey home at Forestville. ! Court Oronoco, F. of A., quarterly meeting this evening. Deputy R. J. Murphy of Rockville will be present. The Misses Kathleen Fletcher, Mar ion Moran Margaret and Agnes Gun ningham spent the weekend in Mon son.
 The bowling prize on the local al- ! leys for the highest score was won by ! Kuslansky and Hansen with a total pin fall of 235. Mrs. Emma Pigeon, time keeper at the Hendee Manufacturing Co.,, | Springfield, has Eeen the guest of her \ sister, Mrs. Fred Dion, during the past week.
 Lately discussion has arison as to whether or not Stafford has a Peerless orchestra" Such an organ ization does really exist, and Bill Eldridge is it's genial manager. Some confusion has resulted because Will ! limantic has also a Peerless musical organization that plays engagements here at times.
 Hartford Times)
 Special to The Times.
 New York, April 8.
 Reuben s. Converse, who was the father of Mary E. Converse Stretch of Simsbury, left wherever situated, in personally about $137, ,92S.87, the New York property amounting to $20,906.- 5O, when, as a resident of Stafford, he died on February 3, 1920, accord ing to an appraisal of part of his prop erty made by one of the transfer tax state appraisers, which today is on file here in the surrogates' court. Just how much in realty Mr.. Converse left outside of this state the papers on file do not disclose. It, however, shows that the expenses-$10,2 ,229~12-as charged up against the estate are for the funeral, $299.50; administration, $7,9O3.12 and creditors, $2,026.5O. A CODY of his will, attached to the pa- pers, showing that it was executed on February IS, 1901, directs his net es- tate, wherever situated, to be divided as follows: Martha J. Converse, wid- ow. of Stafford, life interest in the ! entire estate, after which the prlncl- pal is to be divided equally between \ his two children, Harry O. Converse and Mary B. Converse Stretch. The widow, without bonds, is the execu- ! trix of the estate. According to the | appraisal, the $137 ,928.87 left by the decedent consisted of the following: An International Silver company bond ! S850; a Lansing Fuel & Gas company bond, $450; six shares of Great Amer ican Insurance company, $2,61O; forty ] four shares of Springfield Fire x Marine Insurance company, $11,66O ; thirty-three shares of Phoenix Fire Insurance company, $16,335; thirty shares of Franklin Fire Insurance company, $2,610; "A shares of The Home Insurance Co.,, of New York $13,8OO; 37. shares of Hartford Electric Light company, $7,252, and forty shares of Hartford City Gas Light company, $1,28O. Twenty shares of Manchester Traction Light and Power company, $1.7OO; 34 shares of Water bury Gas Light company, $92O; 50 shares of Elmira Water Light and ' of Fort Worth Power and Light com pany, S82O; 10 shares Scranton Elec- 1 trfc company, $500; 10 shares of Wis consin, Minnesota Light and Power company, $500; 10 shares of Texas Power and Light company, $500; 5 shares of the Bristol & Plainville Tramway company, $65O; 100 shares fof West India Sugar Finance corpora ton, S9, 300, and 15 shares of America Horticultural Chemical company, ST. 38O, There are 227 shares of TOrring- ton company, $15,89O; Al shares of Splitdorf Electric company, $2,O3O; 1O ! shares of Underwood Typewriter com pany, $1,75O; 29 shares of Manhassett Manufacturing company, $1,9OO; SO
 shares of the National Marine Lamp company, $9OO; 45 shares of the Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing com
 pany, $2,52O; 50 shares of the North & ! Judd Manufacturing company, $4, 100; 10 shares of American Chain com
 pany, $95O; IS shares of American ! Chain company, $1,710; 10 shares o1 The Bassick company, $95O, and 1C l shares of the Abercrombie & Fitch
 company, $96O. Ten shares of Ameri' can Fabrics company, $960; 20 shares
 of Bethlehem Steel company, $2,02O 50 shares of the National Leather
 company, $500; 16 shares of Libby lsMcNeil & Libby, $432; 51 shares of thu Compania Swift International com
 pany ,$2 2,7O3; 68 shares of Acme Wire
 company, $6,664; 37 shares of thu
 Compania Swift International compa
 ny, $2,7O3; 68 shares of Acme Wire
 company, $6,664; g shares of thu
 Swift company$4,625; 30 shares O
 the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa F'
 Railway company, $2,435; 10 shares O
 the Union Pacific Railway company
 $1.220; B shares of the Worcestel
 Consolidated Street Railway company
 $66O, and Southern Railway compan!
 scripts, $60. War Savings stamps
 $200; cash, on deposit, with the Peo
 pies Savings bank of Rockville, $12.72
 with the Stafford Savings bank
 $11.06; with the Society for Saving
 of Hartford, $1.70; with the Mechan | ics Savings bank of Hartford, $27.65
 an automobile, $500; a watch, $5
 cash, on deposit, with the Hartfort
 Trust company, $1O9.39, and with tn,