The Newtown bee., 1891-10-02
LONG HILL, HUNTINGTON.

Alex Stevenson has moved back to
work in the Roberts mill.
Miss F. w. Wheeler is on the hill.
Miss Mary Murphy, who teaches in
Coram, may well be proud of the SUI
cess which attended the flag raising, last
Friday.
A sister of Mrs William une has az
rived from Germany.
May | use the columns of your paper to
answer Il story that has gone the rounds
of nearly every paper in the State, in
which Humane Agent Burgess charges
me with starving Il lot of cattle on Shell
tons Island. The island referred to COLI
tains about 20 acres. 1t has annually cut
from 81 to 40 tons of hay. This year,
owing to Il deposit of quicksand in the
bed of the river, we were unable to NOW
it. Consequently. have used it as II
heavy crop of herds grass on it. Since
that time, the second crop of rowen has
grown and covers the lower end. The
published story originated with an ire
sponsible fellow who works ut the brass
shop in Shelton. This man once cut Il
rope from u cow had loosely tied head
and foot to keep her from wading ashore.
He claimed that he was afraid she would
wade into the river and get drowned. In
reference to this matter, he or some one
niaaa in oironl at inn hn
ers that had tied IA cow to stake in the
river and left her there three or four
days, when he took compassion on her
and loosed her. This was printed prom
inently by the Transcript, but was so ri
diculous that never ans wered it, though
| did see the editor and he promised to
deny it, but never did, as usual. To cut
the rope from the COW, the man only
went to IA sand bar on which the cattle
stand at low water to be rid of the flies.
The story about starving cattle was told
by this man, reached the ears of ID chron-
ic grumbler, who, after again vainly try
ing to get some paper to print an article,
was, after weeks effort, able to get
Agent Burgess to let his name be used
as a guarantee. Up to this time, | had
heard nothing of this second attempt to
drag my name down. What here write
came from the local reporters, the police
and Burgess. Well, in less than three
days, they had me advertised in nearly
brute. Parties knowing me, but not
acquainted with the character of my IL
bellers, have asked me to explain; | take
this means of doing so. First | visited
Burgess. He said he had not seen the
cattle, had not seen the island; in fact
knew nothing about it. He had not even
informed me that complaint was made
about the pasture. Next | saw Upton
who said that he had never been on the
island did not know anything about the
affair. His friend, too, had never beer
OH the main island and evidently had moi
seen many of the cattle, as there were
more than he said there was. | infiu.
enced Burgess, who is the humane Off
Ger, to visit the island and [ have his
signed statement that there is sufficient
1ttu lot db lEtst IAiECc blIHCs Guc StOch
that is pasturing there, as he ran his
arm down into the rowen in many places
above his shoulder. Smith Wheeler ant
other good judges gave similar opinions
of the number of cattle it would fatten
-Four head were already sold to loca
butcher at the time and he called then
prime beef. Thus lot of irresponsible,
men, aided by an easy going or careless
officer, were allowed to defame my name
when not one knew what he was talking
about and had not the slightest pretex
for his villainy when the matter was sift
ed. There was not man connected Will
the affair whom could sue and be an,
better off than ito sue a beggar and catcl
a louise" Now here is straw, cast n,
reflections It may be providence. Oh
the night when the first episode was pub
lished, had d veal calf stolen from thu
island. At the present price Of veal, i
would now be worth at least $40. Whel
the second article was published, coul,
not find calf that was even larger thai
the first. Oliver G. Beard, Jr