| Show ll 11 lp i CHURCH lilija 11 T PW L 0 LONG LEGAL BATTLE OVER ITS OWNERSHIP farmers sons arrayed against step mother for possession of fd fa estate contest ex tends over ten years littleton mass iho question of of a little chuich pew in the birst congregational church beat aing ing five persons was wag the last obit obstacle acle to bp be overcome in a contest extending over ten tell years and it has cost tho the op posing factions of a once happy family not only tho the loss loas of much time but also large burns ot of money tucked away on the side bide of one of the many hills that abound in this lown iowa ly Is the tha estate left by the late theodore C fletcher comprising about 60 acres the late mr air fletcher was held in high esteem by all the residents of the town and his example of caring in tood lood shape tor for his farm was well followed by his stepson when he be married marr ledl the present mrs mrs rl etcher mr pletcher fletcher had two sons sona by ila his first wife hammond ammond II and daniel while mrs ri etcher who was previous to her marriage mrs airs Tl comb bai bad two sons ora and walter on the death of fletcher 14 years yeara ago an agreeable settlement of tho the es tate was vas made the estate was to remain in the handa bands of 0 mrs fletcher while the two sons bearing the name of pletcher fletcher were given a money consideration and relinquished all claims the old family pow pew in the birst 1 arat congregational church was to remain in the name of 0 fletcher the estate was valued at about 1200 1 about ten years ago hammond fletcher BO an it is alleged became dis satisfied entla fled and enlisting the support pt Ms his brother put in the claim that they had bad riot not received proper treatment in n the distribution of the estate A legal fight was mas made to obtain possession of part of it it Is alleged that their claim called for more than the estate was as valued at the matter was carided can led from one court to another until it leached beached the highest tribunal the findings were al ways for the widow her fight being handled by the son ora the estate could not however be legally settled until the ownership of the pew had bad been established establish Ad some almo ago the widow mrs afro kletcher fletcher sold tho the pew to her son walter tit comb for 20 and the claim was waa made by one of the fletchers fletcherr Flet chers that jhb pew was woith la the court at east cam bridge judge lawton nas as called upon to decide whether or not the pew carao came under the head of real estate with tho the decision come the final set clement of the contest that had bad been continued for ten years ri elcher etcher claimed that his only wish was that hat the church pew should re main in the family but that he be did not have to buy it inch whereupon the counsel for the administratrix replied that if the pew was all he be wanted 0 d he could tale take it and consider him be self indebted to for 20 the m matter atter was finally settled on this basis to the satisfaction of all |
