The Press., 1886-03-11
LOCAL T0PfCs- AND sCIsSORED


 LOCAL ToPfCs -PENN'D AND sCIssORED I The Florida papers talk thus of John Fay, Rockville's pugilist, who is giving exhibitions at Jacksonville He con- quered his opponent by mesmerlc rather than brute force, and at the expiration of lone minute and thirty seconds Delaney was knocked out in one round, without much effort. Fay offers $25 to any man who will stand up for four rounds during this week. Harry Masol will bet $1 ,000 that Fay can whip any man ln the world. One of the pleasantest incidents con nected with the reception given by Rod lman post, Wednesday evening, in honor of the Legislative veteran association, was the meeting of Commander George R. l Hurlbut of Nathaniel Lyon post with IRepresentativ John ", Winch, of Union, whom he had not seen since the disband- ment of the; Fourth Massachusetts cavalry at Gallop Island in Boston Harbor, No vember, 1865. They were both members fof the Fourth cavalry, Captain Hurlbut being in command of one of the clmpa- nies aud Representative Winch being act llng sergeant mai r. The two comrades had not met for over twehty years, until the reception Wednesday evening. A curious fact connected with the mee ing was that Commander HurIbut in speech which he had just concluded, had ex- pressed the wish that he might again lCome in contact with membrr of his old Regiment. Up to this point neither com rade had recognized the other, but imme- diately afterwards there was happy hRndshaking between them. Representa- tive Winch IS commander of D. P. Corbin lpost at Union. = Hartford Post.
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 The Rockville Journal says of the pro. posed new picnic park at Bolton Notch The spot IS most picturesque one, snd the locality is a very healthful one. There are natural advantages here that the railroad management now seem to ap. preclate. It IS found that the addition oi a little art to what nature has already done will create spot the attractions oi which will leave little to be desired.
 The improvements contemplated involve the moving of the station to one side i now stands between two tracks. Jus west of the station some twenty acres O. bottom lands w1ll be converted into lak, by damming @ small stream also tn, erection of tower on top of the mountain from which very extensive view may b, had, extending from some 30 miles up tn, ? Connecticut avalley, south to the essound The grove will be fitted up with all thi appolntments of first-class picnic ground a1 Sixty-four years ago, Ebenezer Finch } an Englishman, g, school teacher. iron Boston, bought some land at Boltol Notch, made garden and fsh pond, ani expected to build q cottage and lower bu tlnever did He boarded at Elijah Fitch Tavern (now Pomroys.l He had mar by the name of Tobin to work for him. besides employing nine people in tn vicinity. J. T. O. Carpenter, now 81 worked for Finch with haoxen---he wasstheI LIZ years old. He nnyokad his 0xen a the foot Of the nNDuneainA x1ESysr flreaa upBingly, and when he got to the t6l yoked his oxen and was ready for work The highest point at the Notch is owe 1000 feet higher than Hartford. Tn old fish pond is still to be seen. The gar den has long since disappeared 9Th Indian Woman's Cave" or Squaw Hole in the lodges, remains as it was and vii for ages to come, probably. This cave i an outlet to the old pond in certain sea sons of the year, acting on the principl of the syphon.
 The water at Bolton Notch is the pures and best that can be found anywhere. mineral spring comes into the cut east o Bolton depot, and 1t has every appearance of being of value, but there has been D, analysis made as yet The water is cole in summer as well as in winter, and i very agreeable to the taste for chalybe ate water.