Lockwood Will Cue. Begun
lit Superior Court Before
him ater—Older Chil-
In» Allen improper in-
“the“. at Two Young Sis-
ter: Gel Slim of Estate Said
to be Worlhdfitiiltlo
Brothers and sisters fighting ore:
the division of their mother's estate
‘8 the starve! the lockwootr will
contest which was commenced yestetu
day morning in the civil superior court
Micro Judge Ralph Wheeler and It
jury.
Mrs. Satub .l. Lockwood. of Sen
Canaan who died on ileceurbel ’tt
I908, a (I left an estate of about $50
000 he IIine children, one of whom is
tied}. By the terms of her will Slit
save more than half or her little for
tunel to her two younger daughters.
The. older children who claim to
have worked and assisted their
mother to increase the estate left by
the father, were cut off with about
"nerfitth the amount that llit' two
daughters" received.
Undue influence Alleged.
'fllhe contest was instituted by the
or children, who claim that the
I all probated In the. Norwalk
09““ l! lint; the last will of theft
Ilimher‘nel like meant to make it. and
that the accepted will a: Is made be-
cause ltilcir‘ mother was subjected to
undue-influence upon the part oi her-
two younger daughters.
Tire family. with one exception.
came into the court yesterday ready
to engage in a legal tight to a finish
over. the estate. II was quickly no»
ticedthnt the children divided Into
t)\'0 .ll6blllu ramps.
Leader; in Contact.
Wtiiliam 'Stanloy Lockwood. the
oldest son and Ada iii. loci-tweed.
IllP ultlcSI lipid and oldest sister.
were the leaders in contesting the
will and they lined up with the other
members of the family who join with
them in fl'tttrt'of the clerk‘s d(‘Sli.
-3 Miss Alice 0 Lockwood anti lIt-I'
l. brother llpntcr Lockwood, eat to
i .. potirtr and formed the other camp in
from of the bench and in the New
“l- of their mullet. Both sides occa-
t_ i ~ Iglance III the other.
Illg‘nlih a uglantc was defiant,
lune-limos it was hitter and revenge
, it was cast it) see that there
family, alto love lost betwren them, and
{33‘ 5 Mlit over money did it all.
‘ “as 19" Brother Sides With Young Sisters
‘Veedtlrhe other member of the familv,
3110th of the younger sisters in oIIt in
. . Ith‘or lrtr health her
he till my
'10 "run about the noun
be other branch of the fauIilr
. older members of the family do
like the position taken by Brother
Althoagh he is one of the
who gets less than a fifteenth of
late, yet he ls siding with the
7 fl Inger sisters who get nearly
,WO-t lrtis The opposition say he
ltd won over. by his two young-
on sisters by the promise that ite shall
lie their heir both of them being an-
n‘mvrie
" N able Array of Counsel.
The larger branch of the familv had
their- case in the hands of Fessenden
~ & Carter and that legal firm was re
idforced yesterday by the assistance
or Senator Stiles Judson
I To cross swords in legal combat the
ydunger bran’ch have put forward
Image Job H. Light of South Nor-
’ ‘wltlk. who I; assisted ll) Attorney Wil-
lihm F. Tammany. .
it is a pretty legal light over It mod-
it; . fortune. and as court attaches
looked the situation over they figured
out that ll. would last at least three
. weeks unless a settlement was Ieachcd
:in’ the meantime.
Grapple for Gold Under Way.
There was some delay at the. start
. for conference. anti then the grapple.
for said got under way. An Important
hilplltllltlon was Him] to the jurv.
. . By the terms of the will St. Mark s
Episcopal church of New Canaan was
left'32.00(l. it was agreed by the ap-
pellants that no claim of testamenta-
I'y incapacity would he claimed
against this bequest, so that; the
angel: Will get. Its little dot. whatever
éodtcome of the trial
ml'l‘lre usual reading of the pleadings
followed and than Josiah Kellogg and
William Kent; two of the witnesses.
tern called to prove the will The
l ltneo'e. Stephen Richards died
. Oncelnber. .
‘ Wu of Sound Mind.
. 'l‘h Witnesses said the will was
mode by Mrs Lockwood in the office
of the lodge of probate. He identified
heir signatures but could not remem-
. lief much aboat the doings. Mr. Kel-
’5' said he remembered that the
fit me
asked Mrs. Lockwood if It was
last. Will and she said yes. In the
of the witnesses, Mrs. lock-
'tlrlt‘t‘i bf sound“ mind. He talked
her after and reminded her that
or her father. He had not seen
3 in fifty yearn before. Mr. Kent
Id not recall anything and only
(IV What had taken place when he
I signature.
‘ Father Loft $95,000.
“ liliidn‘dtlhlby Lockwood was cali-
. the appellants. and while he was
Illnnd the will was read to the
His parents belonged to New
His father died in 1878 and
of. 895,000. No will was
tats was divided by law.
it June Imitation.
blbh of , the hide
I
' notes aunt wanna
“slum for his mother
It“ lite torture warm
iIAItt 'ANO CAIerl- "‘
‘ r oi t
Irina ion no Loni. U no.
rMe's‘.‘Amgouth‘Norwalk Women, Ai-
thou II She is Nearly Stanly.
Dr. chards ilyswifllfi ’lilbleln
have shown their curative virtues in
cases of old as well as young people
Mrs. William IIefl’el‘EtfllI 36 Second
street South Nora-.alk reports today
the cure of her mother. She says- ..
“About three months ago 1 obtained
a. bottle of Dr. Richards Dyspepsia
Tablets at Plaisted'fl drug store for
ymother lhul Seen this Iemedy
so) BXlPIlSlIBlYI advertised and had
heard it spoken of so highly 1 was aux
ions for her to try it. She had he
come so prejudiced against all Inedi
clues (none of them having given her
anything mote than temporary relief)
that it required some persuasion be
fore I could Induce her to take these
tablets according to directions. sud
.LlNONINE
Cures colds by freeing
the choked membranes
of irritating matter and
taking the soreness from
the tissues.
All Druggists-~25c. 50c. 31.
Btate Commlnloner Poseidon-pt Ne.
tionli Conception of floodlit-lure.
PITTSBURG. March l:I.-——The fourth
annual convention of the American
Roadntakcrs association convened yes~
tet'day in the Carnegie Music Hall.
The convention was called to order by
James H, MacDonald, of New Haven,
(lontt. president of the association.
ManI Geolge W. (lath). welcomed
1le gues is to l’ittebutg PIesldent
McDonald congratulated the delegates
upon the growth oh the organization.
East Norwalk . . . thbee
The fog and rain has taken the ice
ottt of the harbor this your very grati-
l
_ . . MW. _.-_
had become thoroughly
from what various doetora had total
bet that a person of her age (she is!
relief. Since using Dr. Richaltls Dy~..~'
pepsin Tablets she has changed th"
Wdy of thinking Her digestive organs
have been wonderfully built up. She
is stronger and more cheerful titan l
have known her for years. She ate
a lIeItItI meal consisting of ham and
cabbage a few days ago without feel
ing the slightest distress. l am glad
that I at last struck upon smoothing
that gave her relief because i think
she has suffered almost as Inut II from
dyspepsia as anyone I (not knew oi'.’
. For sale by all druggiuts. Best
to any “Richards" twice. Price. 5t)
cents per bottle. Made by Dr. Rich
hrds Dyspepsia 'i‘abiet Association, '53
Worth street. New York.
tlbout the house taking care of the
younger children Witness took Iarc
of all the accounts and settled Ollil'lil‘
two lawsuits.
His mother tilti not do anything but
sign It few papers. Witness received It
present. of $100 from the fumin for
settling the estate and his mother al-
lowed lIlIII $200 It year for running
the farm. He made many testanteuts
for his mother and once negotiated a
real estate deal which netted her SIB.-
000. He IIeVeI' received a penny for
this work. He was always on good
terms with his. mother. He had look-
ed after her rents and things away
down into the 'fltlu.
Succeeded by His Sister.
Mr. lockwood went on to tell
some length of his services for his
mother after his father‘s death. He
also described in detail the part the
older sister. Ada, took in running the
homestead. After he left home to get
married and run a farm himself, Sis-
ter Atla took charge. At this point
the will was road. After the reading
was finished the witness went on to
tell of his relations with his Illtillli‘l‘
down to the. time of her death.
CASTOR M
For Infants and Children.
liII KittIi You Han Always Bought
Boar-o the Ma:
Signature of
STATE POLICE ACTIVE.
ill
Two of the Officers Worked in South-
ington Factories.
SOUTHINGTON_ March I 3.—~~'l'wo
the factories for the past. few weeks
have turned ottt to be state policeItteII.
By this means they have "strolled
at least five places which have been
selling liquor Sundays. one of the
places having tr separate bar for Sun-
day business.
The men came to town last Decent
her and their presence was known to
but It. few. They were. working as- po-
lishers. One of the men coIIIes froth
New Britain.
Chief Egan said last night whik the
newspapers in town have been abusing
him and his force. he has taken the
matter in II quiet manner. thinking
that this work would speak for itself.
Warrants for the arrest of the pro-
prietors of the places to be raided will
probably be served Wednesday and the
hearing will be held on Friday.
-—-ltchlng plies provoke profanity,
but profanity won’t cure them. Dean’s
Ointment cures itching. bleeding or
protruding piles after years of suffer-
ing. At any drug store.
KILLED FORTY TWO RATS.
Woodbury store Overrun With Ro-
dento.
WOODBURY. March lS.———Meesers.
Wheeler and Weasa. employee of H. B.
Stone. had a startling encounter- yes-
terday with an army of rats which in-
played The animals had apparently
ing and were fierce and hungry, and
trance was closed III-d there. was no
way for the mdeniil to escape. They
3 became desporutoi Nd wide do dash
for the men. who he'd each secured a
The "lift. blunt and so well-
club.
aimed were Iliad him that til: the end
or twenty minutes mm was declared
and 42 rats were deuame of them
on on a half bushel In .Beyond a
few slight scratcllterl dérffil. Wheeler
and Weasa emerged from the contest
unharmed.
ONLY CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
Dot. says:
:and belching. i tried everything I
could hear of, but nothing helped me
cent. bottle cured me completely."
:AD’JUTANT OENERAL'S ORDERS.§
taut general “outlay announce the.
.mo'ttoplicetion' I“... first. Monte
m it“. Keenan. of Com
Fir zlrnent, C. NI 6., has can a
'2' Item oiebler'tce until Aru-
ill. W13
it!
Work
#m I
a.
n
Hull or Glamour Iii. Bocond
convinced ' '
men who have been working III one oi“
3' N. Y.. writes.
vaded the store where they Were em-
been driven out from some other build-
showed fighttacouoe. The piece of en-
of large size. were stiller up and pil~
Mrs. Franklin Bush, of New Castle, .
"l suffered for years with .
dyopopsia. used to have great distress .
until 1 took Brazilian Balm, and one 50 .
For sale by R. H. Plaisted, r H. ,'
Baxter and The Clifford Pharmacy. 't ‘ ‘
Orders from the office of the will} :
ny G,
pertnltlo‘ion to leave the
dream to Captain 3
PENALTY FOR VANDALISM.
nOW “9"”? 70) 0011111 110‘ “XIIPC‘! Illltt‘ll Fine of $250 and a Jail Sentence of The New Testament Teaching." At the
Six Months Provided. .
HARTFORD. March l3.~—As II direct
result of the vandalism at Bridgeport t
where thieves removed the t'oppel
urns from the monument of i’. ’1‘. Bar
IIIIIII at Seasikc Park, II bill was report.
ed favorably by the judiciary commit-
tee this morning providing a heavy
penalty for damage to public property.
In the Bridgeport case, when the Pharmacy and Tire Bridge Phur‘
vandals were arrested. the judge of macy.
the ('in court deter-ruined that they;
there was no law covering the situa : SILK MANUFACTURER DEAD.
tiIIt'e was no law coIeriII; the situtt
lion
III favorably reporting the bill to the
senate, the committee made mention of
the. Bridgeport case. The measure
passed the senate IIIIIInirItouHI anti
will probaltii receive similar action in
the house. it provides for n IIiIIxituunt
fine of $250 with a sentence of six
months in jail for acts of vandalism to
public property.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.
by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the our.
I‘hetc is only one way to cute deaf
tress and that. is by constitutional rem
etlles. Deafness is caused in all in.-
ilantcd condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian ’i‘ube. When this
tube is Infialnctl you have a rumbling
sound oI' iIIIperi'et't hearing. ntltl
when it is entirely closed. Deafueztu
is the result. and unless the inflamma-
Etion can be taken oIIt and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear-
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases otrt of ten are caused by Ca-
lili‘l‘ll, which is nothing but an infitttu
I'd condition of the raucous surfaces.
We will give. One Hundred liollats
for any case or Deafness (caused by
(Willillllll that cannot be rated by
ilall‘s Catarrh Cure. Send for Cllt‘lP
lulu. free.
F. .l. CHENEY fit (‘0
Sold by Dl'trggiuts, 750,
Take Hall's Family i’ills for constl‘
pation. “
.. Toledo, 0
REPEAL SCREEN LAW.
Important Bill Sent into the House
Wednesday.
liAR’l‘i-‘OHD, March lite-in the
house yesterdayItlrcr'e were several
petitions received trout about the state
III favor of the repeal of the present
screen law.
'1‘le bill illtHltllllK auIIiust anyone
practicing \eter'luurv illt‘illtllli" in the
state who does not hold a state it-
cettse was tabled on It favorable report.
The bill providing for $25,000 refund-
ing bonds for Anaouia was passed.
6. B. BURNHAM TESTIFIES AFTER
FOUR YEARS.
G. B. Burnhatn, of Cavllsle Center,
“About lOIli were age
I wrote you stating thatl had been on.
tirely cured of a severe kidnct trouble
by taking less than two bottles of
Foley 5 Kidney Cure. it entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment. and
pain and symptoms of kidney disease
disappeared. i am glad to say that l
have never had a return of any of
those symptoms during the four years
cared to stay cured. and heartily rec-
ommend Foley's Kidney Cure to any
one suffering from kidney or bladder
ttouble. ” Plaisteti‘s Dtug Store and
Platner & Bradley.
KILLED BY TRAIN.
HARTFORD. Conn. March lI‘I.—-.'l‘ho-
Inns Clancy. a carpenter. aged about
54 years. was struck by a train her't.
late. yesterday as he was on his way
home from work and was almost. in.
stuntly killed. He was ctossing the
tracks of the New Yuork New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company and
had just stepped out of the way of one
main. He did not see the other bem-
ing down on him.
FOUND AT LAST.
J. A. Harmon, of leemore West
Va.. says: "At last I have found the
perfect pill that never disappoints me;
and for the benefit of others afflicted
with torpid liver and chronic consti-
pation, will say: Take Dr. Kings New
Life Pills ” Guaranteed satisfactory
25c at F. H. Baxters, South Norwalk.
and E. P Weedfis Norwalk drug.
slots.
MR. MELLEN NOT YET INVITED.
NEW HAVEN. March 13.——Prcsideut
Charles S. Mellon. of the New Haven
road. today ‘stlttéd that he had had no
imitation to visit the White House to
confer with President oosevelt.
" j'jIIitII‘III
: than ilIIIIiIIe”
that have elapsed and I am evidently -
uully and thclc is apparently no danger
of u fretthct
Tire Advent cottage prayer meeting
will be held tonight at the home of
3'Mts. Buttiett at Wall and Water
streets. Norwuik
3 RH. James W. Davis will preach
next Sunday on the subject lleavetl-
serticc the Birchard sisters will also
be pt'se sent and sing
Little globules of sunshine that
(him. the clouds away. DeWitt's Lit-
tle EaIlv Risers will scatter the gloom
of sick headathe anti biliiousness.
They tIo not gripe or slcken Recom-
mended and sold here by 'lhe Clifford
l3
l .IIINt'HnsrnR, (loud, Mul't‘ll I:I.«~
ll'thaties 8 Ch9l19\‘,il member of the
firm of (. irenei Brothers silk Irrauu
I'm-"tutors. was found dead at his home
testerdlu. '-i‘ht cause undoubtedlv
was heart fai'utt as he retired in his
usual health last night and his body
was found in bed during the invention
after he did not. respond to a tail.
Mr. Cheney was 70 wars of agt and
leuvI-s II waldo“ one son and two
daughters \‘iedit'al ExaIIIiIII-r ’liIIket'
can the cause of death as heart dis.
ease
fl.
"iv“...—
The winds of March have no terror
to the user- of DcWitt'a Car'bolized
Wiitir Hazel Salve. it quickly heals
chopped and cracked skin. Good
too, for trolls and burns and undoubt-
ed!) the best for Plies. Sold here by
The Clifford Pharmacy and ’lhe
Bridge Pharmacy. ‘
_.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
WIIJIIMANTIC. Conn. March 13,...
Frank Avey, aged ill years who tlalmr
to be a shoemaker. was arrested here
into testettiav charged with breaking
and entering the house of Mrs Lucy
G. Wilson of this ciiv on last Monday.
and taking tr gt i watth The watch
“an Iet'oveted in \lausflcld. Atey plo—
tests his, inuot'ence.
5-3;.
Still
Winslow'o Best, "Brownie" Spring
ice Skates, Skate Straps. Hockey
Skates Ind Hockey Sticks. or
think Hardware Go.
31 Main St, Norwltlk.
GREAT SLAUGHTER IN
Hlllllii “HES!
We have bought our Tires at job
bere’ prices and will give the people
of The Norwalits the best prices on
Bicycle Tires ever offered in town; ‘
F. E. liliKWllilll it ill.
“Honest Geode at Honest Prices."
89 Wall Street. Norwnlk.
_ ....,...,.. m..-“ . .
""LUXEBERRY
It It. fillnlau‘lrttapted for
The neytifi
its quality. ll make a hold, durable
finish.
at
1334 WASHINGTON STREET.
l
l
The Kind You um Atways nonfat. and which no.3 i...
in use for over 803 years, has homo momma tit
“ W and has been made under lilo pet-
I
tonal supervision since its may.
Allow no one todoceivo you In this.
All Counter-felts, Imitation! and “Just-ohm ” m but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health a:
Infants and Children-Experience against W
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor on. Port
got-Io. Drops and Soothing Syrup. It is Pica-ant- It
contains neither Opium, Morphine no! other Namath
substance. Ito ago is its gnamntoo. It dostmyo Warm!
and alloys E'evcrishncss. It cures Diarrhea and Wind
(30th It relieves Teething Troubles. cures Constipation
and Flatnloncy. It assimilatost the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and deep.
The Children’s Panacea-The Mother’s Mend. ’ ‘
oeuutun CASTORIA powers
3 Bears the Signature of;
o
Tia Kati You Han limp Bo__ ' i
ln Use For Over 30 Years.
m ma cum. n HUIIIV "U”. II. "II 0m-
st,
an“
EXPORTINO RED CEDAR. WHITEMAN’S SENTENCE AFFIRM-
ln the (entities of Matugortln. MED, ‘
Wharton alld Biruzmia Texas are. ALBANY. March 133. MTlle Court 0f
10000 acres of red cedar from which Appeals yesterday affirmed the. lathe
is (“til anti flhlPDPd llll‘ W00“ 01' ment of comic-lion in the ease of
which pencils are made. Much of the Alonzo ..l Whitentau. Sentenced to An-
need is exported to Gexmany :11th burn Prison for eight years. follow
lit’lllg "“1 into strips It is a vet") ling his conviction of grand larceny III
profitable industn. lidL'ie Lountv in October. 1905.
.3=.....:.:a-~_....=r=
FORTIFY THE GENERAL EDUCATION -
obtained at our Public Schools
BY LEARNING AT
MEHflll BUSINESS ill [iii
thone‘wllllt. Ml. things Itltitlr command tliguiirctl and remun-
t‘l Iatitc ii lil])lt)_\'lllt‘lll.
Begin Now. M. A. MERRIL Prin.
... w..._.........-.. ..._........._....__.....
Smart latrines ill Euler lining
AND JUOGINO BY THE INTEREST THE WINDOW DISPLAY HA3 CRE-
ATED THERE is SURE TO BE A BIG DEMAND FOR THEM.
SPLENDID VALUES IN THE FAMOUSp“ONYX" BRAND HOSIERY AT
25c, 50c AND .UP TO $2.50 A PAIR.
N. E. RY N & CO.
96 Washington Street, South Namath.
Coal NOtice
If you are not satisfied with the last Coal you bought try a ton
from us. Have just received a cargo of Lehigh Coal for furnace and
range. which Is the best mined. .
HEADQUA RTERS FOR
Edison Phonon dubs
MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF RECORDS IN TOWN.
The i. l. inquire II Stat ill.
some NORWALK, court.
Coal and Wood.
33 AGENTS FON
'Bowgkor‘} Fertilizers.
B ‘Hershfield & Sam.
:22 Water Street.
I...
COAL COAL COAL
.’ .. _
decal! IN:
Telephone 3294.
Old GamPany 3Lehtgh, Crone Greek,
. CY ft! m ”NORMAN.
NIA Amt more it. v.. March 12.
-A huge icycie dropped from the
cliffs of the. N (are. 2 onto a trot.
ley car of the yesterday of.
. tet noon as it was pass slug the whirlpool
rapids. interlaced Everett model!
was kill Mrs. M. Nervy.
of Sioux ch11: .. ”dorm Miss Ncrvy
Were struckon the buck and badly
bruised and S C. ldndsay and wife of
Pittsburg. were injured.
itOvr's :rnna'rnn
THURSDAY. MARCH 14.
'AT' 3PINEV RiDOE.
DAVID Effoms. .
The Greatest ofw it Southern Plays.
VAN H. lKl'l’tillE
And Exceptional cut.
A Complete Production.
Carload or Special Scenery.
PRICES. .26c, 50c and 75c
HOYT’S THEATRE
SATURDAY. MARCH 16.
MATINEIE AND NIGHT.
Engagement, of the Ever
' Pepullr‘
AMERICAN VITAGRAPH'CO.
’ ALL NEW PICTURES.
ALL NEW ILLUSTRATED sodas
PRICES:
Matinee ...... ...... . 106 and 20c
Evening ............. 15c. 20¢ and 306
5‘;
Return
Irritant...
is the place for recreation and healthy
exercise and is becoming more popular
every week. Events for the coming
week compnI-io' '
BASKETBALL
FRIDAY NIGHT. MARCH 15
NORWALKB vs. STAMFORDS.
(The Stamford: are the strongest om-
. ._ ateur team to: be secured in.
’1. , 5 the “W".) 3'. Q .. _
BASKET BALL.
Manhunt Alimony.
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT
Quietly JoAME. .
MONDAY aventuo, MARCH III,
Mldtllotown vs. 00. f.
AMATEUR STATE CHAMPIONSHlP
PRELIMINARY GAME '
MONTAUKS vs. MYSTIC CHAINS.
After the game: there is dancing
each evening until midnight, without
extra charger ,:
ADMISSION. 25 came.
Fit-st game begins at 3 o'clock.
I I 'l
Atto'nd’enco‘All Hour. buy no roam.
'FRED'K 3H. GAMING.
FUNERAL :éDIR-Edroa AND.
EMBALMER.‘
Office and Residence,
84 SOUTH MAIN 6T..
South Norwnlk. Conn.
Tel.. 132. Lady Attendant.
THE HARRIS &GANS COMPANY ‘ It}; ‘.dffigy cojf
Tel 450. 68 Water Street. Eluhlkl‘tld 1383-
m.w.._..__..:.=.- - .__- . 22-5.-. SpeCInllnto ln All'Fernale-Compialnte.
Graduate Physician In Attendance.
’ Compilation Free.
65 West 38th Street.
NEAR BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
GLOVE R’S
the 3; place.
Good Shoe News
for Men.
Raisin and Elite
Sprung Styles.
IN ALL" LI3ATH ENS.
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