New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-05
GENERAL NOTES.

What sort of game once infested the hills
Of Northern New-Jersey and how nhosptably it was
entertained may be learned from the following resou-
ion passed at town meeting in 1911 1t part OF col
uun OF choice extracts from the old town records when
The Decerocn Independent published last week; The
Inhabitants Of the Township of Vantage Due Agree To
pay thirty-ve Dollars Any Person of the Township
Of Vantage for Killing a Wolf In said Township. or
startng Ii in said Township and Killing II ANY Pace
between the green Mountains ana LOulsiany'
An aged lady who had buried three hus-
bands during her lifetime finally dedat South Granville
and her last request that her mortal remains might
repose beside those Of her first husband An nvestga-
ton showed that No. l, who had been twice mar
RED was peacefully resting between his two wives,
whereupon resort had to No. 2. Singularly
enough his dust found to occupy precisely similar
position Only one chance remained, and it was
with some uneasness that the visited the grave
Of No 3. But the last OF the trio had been more
considerable. Upon his right lay his hrst Wle nut upon
his left was vacant space, ana there u m0unu "u5
quickly above the earthly tabernacle OF MS secOnu
and last consort
The Chicago firm of WillOughby, Hill 81
ca have made q contract with Sergeant Mason by
which he bound enter their employment for one year
beginning within thirty days AFTER his release from
prison. and they bound TO pay him SloOO Ior his ser
vices whenever the term OF one year may begn ser
eapt Mason ia represented 10 feel great satisfaction at
the arrangement and willoughby Hill Co. frankly ex
nress their delight at securing good advertisement by
nrovdng decent support for unfortunate man. They
say: We shall probably employ him a regular sales
man. OF course he knows nothing OF the business at
present but it is easy learn, and he under
stand the whole business We do not claim TO do THIS
out OF pure charity and we do not want to pose In
character of public beneiacors by taking care OF the
pubic hero. We think Mason will be worth money to
us and we are willing he should have some OF the
money 1t Is q perfectly legitimate business transac-
ton. We believe that man popular as Mason should
he in Chicago There IL 900 signers TO the petit
ton store, and these people will have an OPP
portuuity 10 him, while he VIII have "a chahCo 70
shake hands with the people who, perhaps secured lib
pardon"
A diminutive but lively old woman, named
Margaret Klein is living at the OF l02 over bakers
shop in strasburg and still possesses vigor enough 10
walk every morning from her lodgings to attend carry
mass In the Cathedral and to entertain everybody VINO
questions her with of the ycissudes through
which she has passed. The London Telegraph says oil
her: 1t was during her girlhoOd that the infamous
Schneider ruled strasburg with rod oflron "heh the
beat blood OF Asace was shed like wafer by that ruthless
represenave Of The Reign Of Terror ana she rctans
lively recollection OF the bloodthrsy sarap, whom she
frequently saw riding through the streets OF her hau'e
city attended by INSCRIPTIONS myrnidons, ana Io
lowed by "a cart containing portable guillotine' Win
which he was wont 20 mako his rounds through lhe
nelghboring villages. she also well remembers tie no
torous bandit schinderhannes, with whom by some
strange chance brought face to face In her
early youth and Is still able 10 describe bis appearance
with the utmost mnuteness OF detail rhe leading events
OF the past ninety odd yea far they concerned the
ancient city In which she has passed her whoie long no
are wildly present her remembrance She b. IN TACT
living chronicle of days and deeds long since reegatcd
n the ma es of history Considering that sue mar
rtagrabir maiden when the venerable Emperor william
was born, and welded wife. the mother oi several
htidrsn before tho battle Of Waterloo fought, 10
would really seem ~ old Mrs keln-as the beinneSe