New Britain herald., 1923-08-07
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MOTORCYCLE TAKES
 FIRE AT STATION Gasoline Tank Runs Over and Ig- mites From Red Hot EXhauSe Pipe TO BUY CEMETERY LOT

A. J. Borleau Shows Fish Caught Al
 Shore-Nelv Connecticut Titlehold.
 er-Special Church Services Fo,
 President-Plainvill Briefs ] A motorcycle owned and operated !; by Rocco Fantasia of East Bristol of the B. & l.. Service Station on West Main street this morning about 10:S0 o'clock. while having the gas tank filled. The fuel overfowed. ran onto the exhaust pipe, which was hot, and ignited the flame.
 An alarm was turned in for the ire department and the hool and ladder company responded and extinguished the blaze. Fantasia, in the meantime, had pushed the machine away from the filling tank, thereby avoiding a possible explosion. In so doing, his hair was signed, and his clothes were slightly burned. He suffered no scri- ous injury to his person. The dam age to the machine amounted to about $50. The seat was destroyed, tnt pdlHL WAS DllSltlC Ctl olL ulil tue tires on the wheels were scared in spots
 To Buy Cemetery
 First Selectman William J. Johnson stated this morning that negotiations for the purchase of the Hadsell lot adjoining the cemetery on Farming ton avenue, would probably be con- L.. engagements have been made with the widow Of Colonel Hadsell to purchase the lot and the litigation which had been started in the courts to condemn the property, has been stopped. As the fiscal year for the town ends on August IS, MT. Johnson stated that he hopes to have the deal completed before that time so that the sbooks can be closed out in proper style. The money for the purchase of the lot was appropriated long time ago and negotiations will be completed very shortly. Mrs. Hadsell stated that she would rather sell than have the place condemned.
 Shows Big Catch
 A. J. Bordeau returned home last evening after spending a few days as the guest of MT. and Mrs. Henry Trumbull at their cottage at Sachem's Head. With him, he brought two of the finest specimens of fish seen in Plainvlle in many years. They were two harbor bluefish of magnificent size. One measured 39 inches and weighed 21 pounds and seven ounces and the other 38 IA inches and weighed 20 pounds and four ounces. One of the fish was caught by MT. Trumbull and MT. Bordeau caught the other.
 MT. Bordeau stated that it took about 35 minutes to land the fish which he caught and the sea monster gave him quite a tussle. It seemed big enough to pull the popular bar Der into the deep salt. MT. Bordeau made sure to show the fish to the | Herald" representative and seeing is believing. Besides these, he showed | ] good catch of founders. He gave | the bluefish to John Valentine, his | in the barber shop and MT. | stated that both of them would be eaten by this evening.
 New Connecticut Titleholder
 The Henry Trumbull herd at Plain ,ille has recently completed a num- ,er of records among which is that ,f Raleighs Lady Victoria 450706. This Jersey started her test at years , months of age and in one year pro- iuced 11,S5S lbs. of milk and 70o.13 bs. of butter-fat superseding the tate class champion Junior three year i'd Fauvics Star 313O1S, which held he record on her production of 6S9.92 bs. of fat at 3 years months of age.
 Not only does Victoria become state lass champion but she wins gold and liver medals as well for she calved within the required sixteen months rom last freshening prior to test, arrying calf 220 days of her test eriod.
 Victoria produced in excess of fifty of butter fat eight of the welve months on test and in the third 1onth of her test produced as high s S2.72 lbs. She was supervised thir- cen times and averaged 5.9O%. | The new champion was sired by lover Creamy's Raleigh 1315SS mich completes his requirement for silver medal by reason of Victorlas ecord. Her dam was Clover Creamy d 2s029O with a junior two year old lver medal record of 507.56 lbs. of It.
 Services for President
 Special services will be held in the hurch of Our Lady of Mercy Friday ,orninp at 7:3o o'clock for former resident Warren G. Harding, accord lg to an announcement by Rev. ohm E. Fay, pastor this morning. 1 ervices will also be held at the same