The Portland daily press., 1892-01-30
wATERvlLLE TRoTTERs.
silver Street is Gay Place These Winter
Days.
rSpecial to the Press.1

WATERvILLE, January 29.-Few places
in this state or even New England, can
boast of SO many fine pieces of horse
flesh as Waterville. Silver street is the
great rendezvous for trotters on fine day.
Here are found George A. Alden, Eastern
manager of the Maine Central road with
his favorite mare, Miss Ledo, 2.27 or
Fred Boone, while his driver speeds his
stable companion Banquo, 2.35. G. I'll.
Nelson will trot out a dozen different an
imals in an afternoon. Nelson, the famous
stallion, with his record of 2.10 attracts
the greatest share of attention, while Die
tator Chief is thought hSs many to be the
finer looking. Brenda, Wilkes, Red
Hawk. Harold Light and Griffin are also
from the Sunnyside stables.
For the most popular horseman, or
stock owner, Appleton Webb, secretary
of the Maine Trotting Association, is Sc
lected, and it is with much enjoyment
the spectators see him coming down the
street leading the crowd with his Reso-
lutte 2.26, a great horse in scrub race as
well as on the track. Pickering and
Lothian, Jr., are also from the Mountain
Stock Farm with records within the
charmed circle. When you hear a
UllSltY NO1C6 Sll2IIlA OtAU 5lU-NAOA1So
there which may be heard from one
end Of the street to the other, it's safe to
say Charles Gilman is coming, holding
the reins over General Hancock, 1921 or
Lester 2.30.. Often Mr.. Gilman's wife is
found in another cutter endeavoring to
outstrip the aforesaid horses with the
beautiful little filly, Extreme which
is showing a great deal of speed. Amos
Pillsbury, ESQ, master mechanic at the
Maine Central car shops, is another great
lover of good team; and although not
so commonly seen driving is usually rep
resented by his man with Louis P, 2.24.
Charles Phillips of the lumber firm of
G.. A. Phillips & Son, occasionally brings
out his horse G. NJ. P, 227, and takes
rank among the first. Guy Edwards
1.-THE best professional driver in the
state" usually arrives on the field with
Van Helmont, 227, which he has in
training, and successfully drove to this
record last season. Fred Pollard has the
counterpart of this animal in adaugh-
ter of Daisy Helmont, which can readi-
ly show 2.40 gait. Others who re,seen
in the crowd with perhaps less famous
horses are Judge lei. w. Stewart, Jim"
Pray, Charlie Mathews, John Horne,
Walter Reynolds, John D. Anthony, who
by the way is the possessor of Nelson,
Jr., for which he is said to have refused
$4,000 and many others.
Thomas Lord Determined to Die.
GARDINER, January 29.-Thomas F.
Lord of Farmingdale committed suicide
at his residence on Bowman street in
that town last night by cutting his throat
with razor shortly after retiring. He
attempted suicide in the same manner
some nine years ago. The cause was sup
posed to be ill health; his age about 49,
He was carpenter by trade and unmar-
ried. He leaves sister who lived with
him.
Court Adjourns at Saco.
BIDDEFoRD, January 29.-The York
county supreme court has adjourned
after being in session twenty working
days. The total cost OF the term was
about $780,
Fire in Aburn.
AUBURN, January 29.-The dwelling
owned by DR.. N. j. Wedgwood, and oc-
cupied by Tascus Atwood, was nearly
destroyed by fire today. Loss $1,000; in
sured.
The Knox County Ice Crop.
Especial to the Press,l
RoCKLAND, January 29-The past week
has been an excellent one for icemen in
this vicinity, many of whom will begin
operations Monday morning. AT Chick
awaukee Lake the ice is over a foot thick
except in some places, and very clear.
Thorndike & Hix will put crew on the
coming week.
w. IF. Bonney's Loss.
WINTHROP, January pa barn be-
longing to W. f. Bonney of Readfeld
was consumed by fire yesterday, at about
$50 o'clock. Three horses, seven cows,
two hogs and large quantity Of hay
were also burned.