The Press., 1894-05-17
LOCAL TOPICS.
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 | Rockville is planning for a wheel l tournament to exceed in interest, if pos sible, that of last summer. The commit tee appointed to have charge held meet ing Friday evening (4th), when F. J. Snow was elected chairman, and w. c. l Macgeorge secretary. J. P. Cameron was appointed to the place on the executive committee made vacant by w. A. How ell, who declined to serve. The commit tee is now F. J. Snow, w. c. Macgeorge, Henry Guimond, Eli Gledhill, J. P. Cam eron. A second meeting of the commit tee occurred Monday evening G4th), when the following committee were named: General race committee: F. J. Snow, J. F.. Cameron, Henry Guimond, Eli Gledhill, J. 0. Whittlesey, w. s. IT, win, w. c. Macgeorge; printing, w. c. Macgeorge, J. P. Cameron, E. J. Snow; press, Henry Guimond, F. A. Randall, Thos. s. Pratt; prize, J. P. Cameron, w. A. Buchanan, A. E. Waite; reception, l.. T. Tingier, J. 0. Whittlesey, E. H. Noble, T. w. Sturgeon, G. B. Thomp- son; track, E. A. Lake, chairman; spec ial attractions and privileges, w. s. IT, win, chairman. The meet will be held on Saturday, July 21, and already active preparations are in progress to make it a success. The gentlemen having the af- fair in charge will spare no effort to make the meet what it should be.
 l Walter J. Dreamer, former princi- pal of Stafford Springs High school, has been appointed collector of customs at Castine, Me.
 The body of Warren Lillibridge, of New Britain, who died Friday, was in tered at the south cemetery Monday af- ternoon. MT. Lillibridge had lived in Der lin all his life till within about three years, when he moved to New Britain to live with his daughter, Mrs. Steele. He was in his ninety-second year. During the bu- rial obsequies, and just as the bearers were about to lower the box and casket, the side of the grave suddenly caved in, dropping one end of the box and pinning down the sexton, who dropped with the loose earth. The box was raised and the services concluded. It was fortunate escape from injury for both bearers and sexton.
 l The above from the Hartford Courant is incorrect in the particular that MT. Lil- libridge had been for most of his life resident of Stafford Springs.
 1 Holland County Leader: Miss Grace Westcott of Stafford Springs, formerly clerk in A. W. Walkers, has accepted a position at Richardson's store in this city Miss Westcott comes we'll recommended by her former employers.
 It seems that two Rockville editors had chosen pet names for the young city, the Journal man calling it the ''Gem cityp and the Leader man the Gloom city" Call 8 canvas on the question, brothers, and settle it just as the matter of your postmastership is likely to be set tied, if settled at all.
 Cor. Hartford Times: One of the | largest black snakes ever seen at Snipsic Lake was killed by Will F. Fay and Wins low Holt, on Snipsic Lake, Tuesday, | AhOJ WOAO OuO HI O. UOtbb III dUOuU bIt CcL- ter of the lake when they saw the snake, and at first thought it was a log in the water They saw in 8 moment that it was an immense snake, swimming rapidly across to the other side. After quite a battle they succeeded in killing the ser pent, which was nearly seven feet long and some ten inches around the body.
 -Thompsonville Press If one has the time to spare it is we'll worth his while to look in upon the notable collection of horses, colts and brood mares, we'll up in rank, at l.. Keeney's stock farm stables in Somersville. MT. Keeney's manager and trainer, MT. Templeton, an active, courteous gentleman, is pleased to show up the excellent quality and merits of the various strains, individually and collect lively, if necessary. The trotting horse seems to be getting foothold in this sec- tion, and MT. Keeney has placed at the head of his stables this season the famous black stallion, Temple Bar, and will prob ably do lively business Temple Bar | was pred by J. IN. Bradley at Georgetown, Ky; sired by the great Egbert, son of Hambletonian, and the dam Nettie, Time direct descendant from Membrino Patch en; he is eight years old, and has track record of 2.17a. MT. Keeney is the pos sessor of large tracts of land in Somers- vile, upon which-say aboutthree-fourths of 8 mile southwest of the village-he has improvised very clever half mile track with stables, sufficiently remote to avoid the rail brigade, and here Trainer Tem- pleton is kept busy giving reputable repu- tation as developer of speed in the horse, having large number under his charge, among them are stallion and psceI owned by A. N. Graves of Suffleld. MT. KesDey has some forty, horses, mares and