The Press., 1893-02-23
LOCAL TOPICS.
Penned and Scissored.

-Somers heirs of Andrew J. Davis, the Montana millionaire, are naturally inter- :ested in the death recently of the late ranchman's brother, John A. Davis, to whom A. J. Davis willed his entire for tune. It will be remembered that the will was contested on the ground that it was forged, and Edward Dickinson of Spring. field appeared as an expert to testify as to the date the paper was made. Judge Wells, who appeared as one of the law fyers for the contestants, says that he does not think the death of John A. Davis will materially affect the case, which comes up for trial again in May. as the jury dis agreed before. The relatives are four sis tors, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. J. A. Bowdoin Of Springfield, Mrs. s. Maria Cummings sof Monson and Miss Diana Davis of Son. CTS, and Mrs. c. H. Ladd and Miss M. Louise Dunbar of Springfield, nieces.
 Charles Roberts of Stafford Springs was born and passed his boyhood days near Ethe base of Mt. Dumpling, 8 peculiarly shaped peak between Palmer and Three lRivers, quite noticeable from the B. < A. |railroad in approaching Palmer depot from the west. He remembers when rattle Snakes were quite thick upon the hill and labout it's base, there being d den of the IBerpents upon the mountain side. Not Eso very long ago, says MT. R., Dick Wal laaee, oolored man, remembered by old ltesidents of Palmer, in his later days much Reformed by illness, ,shota wild turkey near Hthe base, and MT. Roberts can remember when such game was by no means rare in the vicinity. Speaking of rattlesnakes, Mr. Roberts narrates that when a lad at tending the old red schoolhouse at the base of the mountain, the school and en- Ere neighborhood were aroused by a wild ditcry from field near the schoolhouse. All ran to see what the trouble might be. Two men had been cutting ryefn the field. One had succumbed to the effects of the tilid taken with them to the field to 'keep fhem up" under their arduous labors and had fallen asleep in the corner of the field. Awakening, he saw, to his horror, elose beside him, a large rattlesnake. with head elevated and gazing at him. Acting upon impulse he grasped at and fortu- hately caught the snake about the neck !, when his cries had drawn to his side the eutire school and his comrade also. They were shocked at the sight of the venomous i serpent writhing about his arm. His con- tade had with him a sickle, with one stroke of which he decapitated the snake and relieved his terror stricken fellow la- Iborer.
 
 l The St. Bernard's Catholic society of Rockville has recently bought another tract of land adjoining the Ellington farm. REnorts will be made to have the town of lEllington build new road, running from X point near the farm across to the Daily E|ssIIilleroad. The matter of laying out d
 new cemetery in the vicinity of the farm has also been considered, instead of en-
 larging the present cemetery.
 1 The Somers creamery association held
 it's annual meeting last week and elected the following directors H. R. Kibhe, A.
 c. Chapin, N. B. Pease, s. B. Cooley, J. B, Kibbe, Charles Hubbard. They chose
 M. P. Avery president instead of Charles
 Hubbard. The remaining shares of un-
 sold stock were all disposed of at par,
 which will place the company out of debt
 and on a sound financial basis. They are
 now making 250 pounds of the best but,
 ter day under the management of E. B
 Little. ~
 A stock company has been formed in
 Broad Brook with capital of $6,000, ot
 which $2, ,O00 has been subscribed, to builc
 a trotting and bicycle park track and tc have place for cattle shows. The name
 of the company will be the Broad Brook
 driving club. The ground has already
 been bought, IS acres having been SC
 cured from Miss M. F Belknap for $1200 The stock costs $10 share, and is being
 taken up in Somers, Enfield, Ellington
 and other towns around. The following officers have been chosen: President, Will
 liam Crane; treasurer, John Middleton
 secretary, B. Morton Granger. The ground
 is very favorably located, being less thar
 a minutes walk from the depot, and no
 over a quarter of mile from the hotel
 The base ball ground will also be in tn
 same park. And it is no doubt a part o
 the plan to have the fairs of the Uniol
 Society held there hereafter, in room Q
 being rotated to each of the four towns il