The Press., 1894-05-03
 LOCAL TOPICS. Penned and ScissOred.

Rockville Journal: Holland county people will remember Edward l.. Stod- dard, alias Allen, who was in jail 8 couple of years ago under bonds for forgery. He was tough case, and Sheriff Kibbe, since Stoddard's departure from these parts under circumstances which were fully noted at that time, has been called upon to identify him at the Jersey City jail, where he was under arrest for forgery.
 He grew restive under confinement in Holland, and together with fellow pris- oner concocted scheme for breaking jail that included an assault upon Jailer Kibbe, which, had the plan been carried out, might have resulted in the murder of the latter
 The plan was as follows: Stoddard and his accomplice, whose name is pur- posely withheld, were to take positions at each side of the corridor door armed with bludgeons, and upon the jailer's entrance on his usual rounds, they were to spring upon him, beat him over the head, and after overpowering him, seize his keys and make their escape. Costello was an inmate of the jail at that time, and entertained warm attach ment for MT. Kibbe, who had treated him kindly. He overheard Stoddard and his accomplice discussing the plot. The con- spirators discovered this and threatened to kill him if he divulged it, having re- fused to join them. Costello put the jail CT on his guard and told him when the plot was to be put into execution. Just as he had been told, MT. Kibbe found upon opening the door leading into | the corridor that Stoddard was on one side of the door close to the wall and his accomplice was on the other. As the jailer pushed the door open and presented a cooked revolver in each hand, the would-be jail breakers saw the game was up and surrendered. Thus, through "Jim" Costello, was probably averted the carrying out of 8 plot which might have resulted in murder. The Rockville Journals editor tells an Incident of visit to Mayor Henry's stock farm:
 While passing along in the younger herd, one of the thoroughbreds took a Journal out of the editors pocket and proceeded to chew it up, demonstrating an almost human disccrnment of fondness for Holland county's brightest newspaper" /" Animals are fond of salt. There's noth- ing fresh about he-the-Journal's editor.
 Holland County Leader: FIN. Crane of Stafford Springs has been in this city, eanyassing. Mir. Crane was chorister for the Methodists here in the early preach l ing days of the late Rev. G. w. Brewster and signified his intention of being pres ent at the next "old folks' day of the church.
 r The Leader suggests that Rockville be known as the Loom City," and prints a cut of the city seal: loom in the fore grcsssssi, ,srith a hilly, rocky, wooded back ] ground.
 Hartford Courant: The will of the late Hon. William M. Corbin of this city has been admitted to probate. A small deposit in the Stafford Savings Bank is left to Mr. Corbin's four children, also a wood-lot in the town of Union, which the testator inherited from his father, share and share alike. The rest of the estate is left to MT. Corbin's wife, Josephine w. Corbin, who is appointed executrix with out bonds. The will is dated March 5, 1894, and is witnessed by J. P. Lewis, Emma E. Lewis and Mary L. Rice. Judge ] Freeman has appointed John w. Corbin