Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

Hu1iHOru, conn.
 CROPS.
 CFrom a Letter from Guilford, to The Dostol
 Journal
 Five miles away is the summer home o Mir. Murray, of the Park street church Here he was born and here he has choser to fix his country location. The old home stead he has purchased with about BOG acres, and by liberal outlay he proposes 10 make it famous spot. He is thor ough agriculturist, and probably as good a horseman as New England can boast. He knows all about breeding, feeding. shoeing and training the animal. His neighbors come to him for advice and counsel. The mansion at Guilford is the old homestead modernized. It is a cozy box, in which comfort and elegance blend, and the stable is model of modern convenience and comfort, fine airy box stalls, well ccilcd and well lighted carriage houses, harness rooms that would sui. Il millionaire, with apparatus for warming. feeding and groom ing on the most modern plans. Two thousand dollars would not pay for the put ting up and the parsphernalia of the sta bles, which are in the best styles of mod ern improvements.
 Mir Murray IS deservedly proud of his horses. First in rank stands Ned, a full horse, two years old, sired by Taggart's 8 Aodellah, out of Sherman Morgan mare This colt is remarkable for ,locilty, beauty and speed. He is deep brown bay, with golden dapples, mane and tail very black. His speed is wonderful at tVo years old. lie trotted to wagon one quarter of n mile in 43 seconds and repeated in 45 sec onds. He was utterly untrained and with twenty times. When six weeks old he cost $500; at IT months old $3, GOO was refused for him. The day he made his great trot, the sum of $7,OOO was refused. The animal is perfect picture-his action Is superb and he is SO kind that child can handle him, and 50 gentle that lady can drive him. Horsemen say that there are $2O,0oo in Ned.
 The famous Grell mare is Southern racer, and one of the finest saddle horses in the State. On this horse Mir. Murray g might ride with mad horse" was found ed She is sorrel, and the mother of several colts of great promise. The Clip sy mare, pronounced the gayest horse on the mill dam, when Ar. Murray held the ribbons, Is Harry Clay Mare, by Black Hawk, thoroughbred with fine points, weighing about 900, with 8 three minute gait, untrained and seven years old. Next comes gray mare by Sherman Morgan out of Messenger mare, l5 l-2 hands high, 1000 pounds, tremendous roadster, and untrained can trot in 30. The Ham bletonian mare, Resdyke's old horse, blood bay, seven years old, with no training, of great ispeed, and all the marks of Hamble tonian stock about him, is half brother to Dexter. And finally Lady Thorne, jr., comes out, noble animal of great spirit, and fine action, with more of Lady Thornes movement than any horse in the country. These horses are all trotters, and MT. Murray has not horse on his farm that is not valuable. nor one from lilly to draught horse that could be bought for less than $500, and from that up to $lo,OOo
 In the stable is MT. Murrays rural study, and it is known as his Atlirondac room. II tc 1oin h0r horo 1ol, book cases, pine swing table, an iron camp bed and rude chairs. In this den the popular city pastor works and writes, when out of Boston. Seven rifles grace the walls. Mrs. Murray's target rife holds the place of honor. She is tmarksman that can at four rods hit the target five times out of six. A stag's head hangs over the harness room door, which this lady brought down with her rife. But there are other ornaments-pistols,a book hold ing 17,50O flies, some worth $1 each, pad dies that have seen service in the mountain lakes, rustic drinking cups, belts, whistles, horns, bugles, drums and dog whips. An agricultural library of great value and com pleteness and a collection of books on the horse make up the appointments of this rustic room. From the little window of this den, the people of GHilford can see the light twinkle at three a. m., as the owner drives his quill and works out those burning utterGnces that move and charm Boston.
 Mr. Murray is q nractical husiness man. His large farm of 300 acres, with its three quarters of mile frontage, it's five farm, houses, all occupied: its seven barns !; with cattle, horses and workmen, are all under his supervision. He cuts 1000 tons of hay has oats and corn 1 1000 bushels al time. Take him all in all, the pastor oi Park street church is one of the most re- marka ble men, of the day.