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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01

| SCRANTON. April 30.-They were talkinc
about the queer antics Of COWS the other even
Ing. and these are some OF the stories the,
told: Before I moved to the Lackawanna
Valley" said one. Il owned house and ar
aore lot In New York State village owned
a white-faced COW. and in the summer pas
| tured her on a farm across the creek. yardins
her on my premises at night. Four miles and
| a half down the valley nan raised several
ncres OF cabbaRes for market One morning
lato in August the cabbage grower drove up to
| my place and told me that my COW had brok on
into his cabbage field tho night before
and ruined over forty heads OF his cabbages
laughed at him. The Idea OF COW going
four miles and half to get few cabbage
lcnves. whom sho had all the fodder
shs could eat at home, was prepostcrous
10 Il him. besides. my COW was In the yard ut
bedtime that night. ind she was there when
wont out to milk her in the morning The
man snid he didn't care II she was. She was
tho only white-faced COW anywhere on the
creek road. and he said That he had caught
her in his cabbage patch ut 2 o'clock in the
morning and chased her for moro than milo
toward the village. Hc suid he knew what he
was talking about. and I allowed that no
didn't Tho next day tho man came to mo
with tho Same complaint about old Whlteface.
Sho was in her yard when ! went to bed and
WHOM cot up. and not u bar or fence board
had boom stirred. The third day the man came
again. uo declared That my COW had damaged
lot moro Of his cnbbnges tho night before,
and denied 1t. The man got mad then. aud
ne snid Tint no would mark the COW SO that
was puzzled over the mans posi;ivenos..
and 50 decided to sit UP All night and watch
lay in tho Yard and eicwoa ior Gu" eua ' mnsI
iO:IO WHOM she Got up md looked over the
shadow Of the barn. and my s wiz f..1 me IN t9
ti,S lahts il tho hoass iitie SSors H. H.' a.
Ssss S ND nSo a the
a lSssd nsr IND %s0H ss md f' and t%
ms me. tS aud ro i%3%99diatc!y wont 70 Grading
SOW kicked up her heeis md cantsred down n
followed er or tour niles Ilr a';i i% ksesins
10 ths ots the most af the way. aud whom Old
se S got Gr u tts 10 ii" th
I WAS convinced that the cabpayo rnisor WAS
righ,; and woke him ny. agreed to settle win
COW !. tile road c gave a "r ls SCARE 1 s"S l
she started Tor, home with her head and tail
t9 walk. and when got ' In sight 81 IL. y"ri
rhe WAS putting up the bars on the inside. nt,
WAS the most innoeent looking cow that ovor
shut her In ths stable ngl,ts after that.
4t Mitsiass Was 81" rmnp'ngrst anh
boy was driving her to tho Im-t,ro one morn.
I'm siE El"Gs s, d"s seIS nng T. a r..
never forgot tie hurt Tor It lrt scar On ,.sS
lids. and she made II her husiness 10 90 f1r
tho dog whenever she saw him. bn, tpa dol
hs COW. the owner :" ti.s 3Ys s,s my "is
lave" a hiS and h"t"iyr liz, dHs wnEs INK
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
A wlldcnt's Mighty Lean.

'How far can wildcat Jump !" ex.Sheriff ].
W. Hoffman. one OF Pike county's most famous
hunters and woodsmen. repeated. and thon
added. II nm not able to say how far O wildcat
cnn Jump. but know how much space have
known ono to clear ut single lenp. I meas
ured that leap. and tho distance was Just
thirty-throo feet between start and finish. end
it vas standing jump ut that: or. rather. It
was sitting Jump. for the animal was crouch.
ing in tho snow when It made tho loap. was
hunting in the woods near Little Log Tavern
Pond. and came on tho track OF this wildcat
which followed long distance in tho snow.
Suddenly tho tracks camo to an end In q
spot where tho animal Ind crouchod. looked
around to SEQ what, had become OF the trail,
sahSrs were h ssM Sad Sesn
scattered about. From. that spot the truck led
on again OF toward . laurel swamp. The
ton. The wildcat had been hunting for his
dinner. and had discovered q pheasant wan
St s"Hpo He rods VI the
p"rnose. ho i satisfied ' sin,ssl; Up = Into tic
and releasing it. shot himself through the ali.
aask G 5 are eoald ' eSais tn the 1 an
Tho track and blood marks left By the
thought might overtake the wildcat before
put a ball through him. hurried ahead on
tho trail and found that was, closer to tho
marauder than suspected. for overlook him
dined on the bird. sent riho ball plumb
into his heart. He guve smother mighty
The wildcat fell back dend..
From the great length OF tho leap this Wild
cat made when he captured the pheasant.
feet | had expected to mud him young and
healthy specimen OF his kind. was. there
very old. poor and lank, and almost toothless.
The animals hunger Ind dou9tless spurred
nm 70 ,no Est fa IL mot ana ts
wildcat can naturally do. 1 wouldn't be sur
prised to know that u young and active cata-
mount could clcar at least twice as much ut
bound with the greatest ease"
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
HUNTSVILLE.

Mrs Chas Northaway, of South Nor folk, was the guest of Mrs J. M. Page for short time last week. Mrs N J. Dean and Mrs c. B. Chase attended, as delegates, the twelfth meeting of the Housatonic Union Y. P. 8. 0. B. held at Kent, Feb. 26th. ...... Miss Belle Judd was the guest last week of her sis ter, Mrs c. s. Adam, at East Canaan, at tending also the Leap Year Ball, MT and Mrs Edward Stevens, of Thom- aston, spent short time last week at D. A. Scoville's. =. :. Mrs W. l.. Willard has been in Philmont, N, Y. the past week, attending the reception gwen to Rev O. Reynolds and wife by the church in that place, of which he is pas tor. The occasion was the 25th, ami versary of the wedding of Mir and Mrs Reynolds. Mir Reynolds was once pas tor of the M. E. Church at Falls Village. ..... Sidney Morris has bought fine new piano of the New England make and purchased through A. H. Taylor, of Thomaston. ....Geo Ganser remains very feeble, no hope being entertained of his recovery. ...... Mrs G. Fl. Dean is in Bridgeport, called there suddenly by the severe illness of her sister, Mrs Lloyd Gray. ..... Mrs Mary Fuller, of Carlton N. Y., has been visiting rela- tives here for some months past A few days since she left for Utica. N. Y. to attend a sister, who was very ill at her home in that place.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Miss Grace D. Robinson is visiting friends in New York. Mrs Horace Wells and son of New Haven, are visit ing at A.C Waterbury's; Mrs Prudence Waterbury is quite ill. :. Miss Eva M. Prayer has charge of the telegraph office, Miss Olive E. Williams being at Falls Village for a few days Mir and Mrs Joseph Ryan and family, of Sharon, and Mrs George Lamb, of New Haven, visited friends here last week. :. Mrs S.
 E. St. John and daughter, Edith, visit ed friends in Kent over Sunday :. The New England supper to be held at Se- bra Wells on Wednesday evening is greatly reckoned on; the proceeds are for the M, B. church here ..- George w. Studley was in town last week, look ing after the interest and preparing of the Charles Hall auction to be held on the 18th inst . :. Frank La Brague will move from the Hall and Studley farm to the Frances Waturbury farm soon. . . =. Henry l.. Beers has been laid up for few days with rheumatism. Hugh Bissell was the chief manager on the farm during his lay-up. The school in this district will close the winter term Friday of this week :. Seymour l.. Hollister went to Hartford on Mon- day on business. .Selectman Russell Bierce is filling up the mud holes and bridge approaches with cinders and, when worn down, they will make good road. He and his sister Helen are keep ing house opposite the 0. B. Iron Go. store. . -. -
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
sHEFFIELD.

The speaker before the Friendly Un- ion last Friday evening at Memorial Hall, who gave the closing lecture, was Charles B. Allen Esq. of Boston. Yak ing for his subject the interrogation point he showed us how our lives should be made up of this kind of points instead of periods. He gave us many good thoughts to remember in this line, and interspersed them with spicy and prac- tical words of different learned people. His talk held the audience for an hour in rapt attention. As he closed, con- gratulations were extended to him with the hope that in the near future he may favor us in a similar way again The music furnished by Prof. A. M Baldwin of Ct Burlington was greatly enjoyed ...... The funeral service of Mrs Betsy M. Bartholomew, widow of Hiram Bartholomew, was attended at the Methodist church last Friday after noon. On Saturday afternoon the fu- neral of Mrs Emmeline Manvel was at tended from her late residence. Both of these good women had been members of the M. B. church for very many years, and are among the oldest in the church :. William s. Wilcox has rent ed the homestead and farm of the late Franklin Spur and will take possession April 1st. =. Mrs s. Hillyer and her daughter went to Providence, R. I. last week to spend several weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
KENT.

H. Smith & Co.'S tobacco warehouse has closed for the season . {. Mrs Albert Lane has returned from Hartford Mrs Thompson Barton is visiting friends at Millbrook, N. Y. and other places for a few weeks Sherman Barton spent Sunday last in New York and Brooklyn N. Y ....... George Reilly is reported very sick The friends of Rev W. H. Kirk are glad to know that he is able to be out again, having nearly recovered from long and tedious illness. The annual church meeting will be held at Cong1 church on Friday evening of this week. Each member receives special letter of invitation to be present. There will be service at the Episcopal church every Friday morning and evening dur ing Lent. Col J. H. Peters of Man chester, Iowa, is in town. Rev G. B Peters of Detroit, Mich, preached at St. Andrews church Sunday morning. These gentlemen are brothers of James Fl. Peters, of this place, and came from their western home to attend the funer- al of their aged father, which took place at St. Andrews church on Thurs day 3rd. The service was followed by the Masonic service in charge of St Lnke's lodge and conducted by Hon w. W. Lee of Meriden. Comptroller N Staub- Grand Marshall-and Judge Levy, Hon A. H.McMahon, and several others from New Milford assisted. Burial in the lower cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
LIME ROCK.

Sleighing parties were the order of the day, last week. O. W. Barnum took jolly load to Amenia, had supper and back by moonlight. One load that took in Millerton came away in hurry, and forgot one of the young men, who had to walk home next morning. He says he "wasn't in it" meaning the the sleigh, we suppose.
 Mrs 0. N. Carpenter, who has been in the hospital at New Haven for some weeks, returned home Tuesday feeling a great deal improved by the treatment there.
 Mrs O. W. Barnum is in Hoosac Falls this week.
 Miss Ada Curtis. of Catskill, N. Y. is is visiting at S. P. Ensign's.
 Miss Hattie Ensign has come home for vacation of two weeks from New port. R. I.
 Willie Carpenter is quite sick with the scarlet fever. Dr Burtch IS Tn at tendance. M. B. Richardson returned home from western trip on Saturday with G. W. Cowdrey. The winners of the prizes in the whist club that has met for sixteen eve- nings during the winter are: 1st prizes, Miss Ellen Ensign and A. B. Landon; Booby prizes: Miss Hattie P. Ensign and P. s. Burrall Next winter the club will be larger and will probably ID eet at the Casino instead of at differ ent houses. s. w. Bradley was confined to the house last week with hard cold, etc. This is hard weather On colds. Chas H. Weising is on business trip south.
 J. H. Hurlburt, of Bridgeport, was ir town over Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
EDWARDS PIERREPoNT DEAD.
He Was Ex-Minister to England and a
 Noted Jurist.

He Was Ex-Minister to England and a
 Noted Jurist.
 NEW YORK, March 7-Edwards Pierre pont, ex-attorney general, ex-minister to England and ex-judge of the superior court, IS dead. Edwards Pierrepont was born in North Haven, Conn, March 4, 1913. He was prepared for college by the late Noah Por- ter, the distinguished president of Yale uni verslty, and was graduated from Yale in 1857. In 1840 he completed his legal studies at the New Haven Law school and accepted the invitation of his intimate friend, Hon. P. c. Wilcox, of Columbus, O., to join him in the practice of his profession in Colum- bus. He remained in Columbus until 1S46, when he removed to New York city.
 His great talents as a jurist were soon recognized and in 1857 he was elected a judge of the superior court of the city of New York. He resigned this office in 1866 and returned to the practice of his profes- sion. A speech that he made year and half before the fall of Fort Sumter, in which he predicted the civil war, attracted much attention. In 1862 President Lincoln ap- pointed Judge Pierrepont, in conjunction with General John A. Dix, to try the pris- oners of state then confined in the various prisons and forts of the United States.
 In 1864 he was one of the most active ir organizing the ''War Democrats" in favor of the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.
 In May, 1873, Judge Pierrepont was ap- pointed United States minister to Russia. but declined, and in April, 1875, he was ap- pointed attorney general of the United States, remaining in the cabinet of Presi. dent Grant until May, 1876, when he was sent as United States minister to Great Britain.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
WEST CORNWALL.

George Oldfield of Stockbridge visit ed here ovor Sunday.
 Miss Jennie Sanford spent last week with old friends at Cornwall.
 Allen Vail of Goshen has charge of G. Fl. Crandall's farm, and has already moved there. ....t :.
 Wm R. Brush and sister attended a grange meeting at Winsted last We'd nesday.
 Charles Sabin has moved from Ells- worth to T. s. Colds Cream Hill farm.
 Cochrane Bros put up last week their new improved drinking fountains for cattle, in the model barn of M. Bartholomew, West Goshen. .-.
 Miss Flora Wedge of Cornwall Bridge was dress-making at Mrs D. l.. Smith 8 last week.
 The new No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine is taking the lead over all others in many points of superiority call at the emporium and see them in operation.
 Daniel Brewer of New Milford spent Sunday at Wm O. Hart's. -.-
 Mrs R. N. Cochrane is visiting her daughter at Tashua Hill. = -..
 Secretary T. s. Gold is holding agri- cultural institutes this week in Berlin, Cheshire and Norwich; the subject be- ing dairy and fruit culture.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1892.
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional society occurs March 31.
 James Garry, who has been employ ed by Rev Bannon at Lakeville, has re- signed and on Monday entered the en- ploy of the United States express com pany in this village.
 John Pringle IS getting out stone for the foundations of the new cottages he proposes to build on the place occupied by his mother-in law, Mrs Caleb Gull yer.
 Mrs Pratt, the mother of Mrs E Gibbs and grandmother to Charles B. Gibbs, the clothier, was 96 years old March 2d. A dinner party was given in honor of the happy event.
 Manuel F. Mason conducted a service of song at Zion chapel Sunday evening.
 The annual meeting of the corpora tors of the Free Library has been ad- journed to the evening of March 15.
 The Board of Trade, at their meeting last Thursday evening, voted to secure whatever action may be necessary at the annual town meeting, March 28,to open Q new street between Castle and South streets, running west from Main. J. F. Whiting, Editor Douglass and B. B.
  summer boarders to come to this village the approaching season.
 It is believed by many persons, of old established Berkshire House from a hotel to business block will be hard blow to the life and prosperity of this village and do great injury to the town as 8 summer resort. It may not be T., k<1 1r, hot it is said that most of the owners of the property are so eager after the mighty dollar that they are ready to blot out forever this popular hotel. There are business blocks enough in town already and as for place for the post office, the building where it now is can be en- larged to the satisfaction of all but few men, who are trying to act the role of bosses in this village.
 The executive committee of the Hous- atomic Agricultural society, which was in session last week Wednesday, will meet again the 16th. The plans and proposals to build new grand stand on the Fair grounds will then be dis cussed and settled.
 A 25 pound wild cat was shot by Ralph I. Taylor at Monterey and put on exhibition Monday.
 Saturday morning mad dog sudden ly appeared at VanDeusenville and then passed on to Housatonic. At VanDeu- senville it bit 2 boy said to be named Soudant, and near Housatonic it bit girl named Deland. Several dogs were also bitten in each village. A number of men, armed with guns, went in pur- suit of the dog but failed to find it. A doctor was summoned immediately and canterized the wounds of the children, and on Monday the children were taken to New York city for treatment. The selectmen of the town of Ct Burlington have ordered all dogs muzzled for 60 days.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
Central New England & West
 ern R. R. Go.
Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.

Commencing Sunday, October II, 1891.
 TRAINS GOING EAST. Leave Millerton s.55 a. m., Canaan 9.4o, Nor folk 10.04; arrive Hartford ll.50 a. m. Leave Campbell Hall S30 a. m.. Canaan s5 p.m.. Norfolk 4.0S; arrive Hartford 6. IS ?. m. Leave Campbell Hall lI.55 D. m,-Daily Ex- press from Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia for Boston; Canaan 2.45 a. m ., Norfolk, stops for through passengers only, 3.05; arrive Hartford 4.35 a. m. Boston $40 a. m.
 Leave Campbell Hall Sundays only) 7.45 a. m |. Canaan 3.5t p. m., Nor.olk Al; arrive Hartford 6.20 D. m.
 TRAINS GOING WEST. Leave Hartford 9.45 a. m., Norfolk II bS, Ca- naan l230p.m m;arriveCampbellHall 6.35 pm. Leave Hartford 3.25 p. m., Norfolk 5l9 Ca- naan 5.43 arrive Millerton 20 p. m. Leave Hartford 9.05 p. m. Daily Express for Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington Norfolk 10 55 D. n., Canaan 1l.15; arrive Campbell Hall 57 a. m. Leave Hartford Sundays only) 830 a. m. arrive Norf K 1925 a. m. leave 500 p. m., Canaan 25 p. m.; arrive Campbell Hall 6.55 ?. m.
 CONNECTIONS.
 At Hartford with NERR NYNH SHRR, Hartford X Valley Divisions. At Sinsbury and at Pine Meadow with N Y, N H & ii R k, Northampton Division. At Winsted with N Y N H < H k R, Nauga- tuck Division.
 At Canaan with Housatonic R. R; at Miller ton and Mt Riga with Harlem Division N Y c X H k k K; at Boston Corners with Harlem Division & H k K R, and N Y & M k R !; at Poughkeppsie with N NYC& H R; at Rhineciff with N Y 0 & H R R R, by ferry to Rondout with the Ulster Delaware R R 1; at Maybrook with the Lehigh & Hudson River Ky. at Campbell Hall with NYOA Ky. NYLE&W w K R., P P & B R R and Waikiki Valley R R.
 1. W. FOWLER, 0. A. HAYES, a-nn Hupt. 8enf P,.ss's Az {
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
CHAPINVILEE. E.

A. J. Spur is quite ill, confined to the house, another case of grip. ....... Miss Alico Sage has rented her farm to MT O'Brien for the coming year -. Mrs Andrew Humes. of Brewsters, N. Y, visited friends in this place the past week. ...... We are all we'll supplied at present with reading matter by our To- cal agent, J. NJ. Gray .... Charles Mo- Elroy began his work Monday on new house to be built on Wells Hill, Salis- bury. y........ Last Saturday night the Landon Iron Co.'S sheds burned togeth- CT with about 3O,0OO bushels of coal; !; it caught by spark from the furnace, and, the wind blowing such a gale' it was impossible to stop it's burning -. The Charles Humes house caught fire on Monday and burned quite hole in it. This was probably the work of 8 crazy woman who lives there.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
NEVILLE.

Charles Turner will move his family to New Canaan 1st. April, where he has a lucrative position as clerk in a store. Morgan Ebert will move into the apart ments Mir Turner vacates in his fathers house .... Sam Butcher will move his family to Hotchkissville, Conn April 1st where he is employed as forger in the knife factory there. Reed Johnson will move into the house which MT Butcher vacates and Ed McCue has hired the house where Mir Reed now lives near Dodge Hill. ...... Every fine day the past two weeks our horsemen had fine sport racing on our Lake, but the past few days have put damper on this amusement Prof Louis Wilson will lecture next Friday evening atAcademy Hall under the auspices of the Lake vile Library association. Subject: Russia. This will be the fourth of the course of entertainments and will be very interesting. Mir Wilson has lived 8 years in Russia and will be thorough ly able to describe Russian habits, man. ners, and customs of rich and poor, and it will be of especial interest at this time in view of the prevailing famine and starvation of twenty millions of the Russian people. Dewitt Husted Is moving this week to Millerton, where he has hired a store and will keep fruit and vegetable market. Prof Northrop delivered very interesting lecture on village improvement at Academy Hall
 last week. .. Mrs Nightingale will visit her son in Negaunee, Mich. in the near future, and from there will go to her sister in California. where she will mak @ her future home; so it is reported.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
FALLS vILLAGR.

The short duration of the sleighing was improved while it lasted; last week 9 two horse sleighload from here went eastward for sleighing frolic Friday evening.
 James H. Thompson, who it was re- ported was going to Ansonia, has &C., cepted clerkship for F. P. Barnum and went out on his first trip as order clerk last week Monday.
 Clark and Kennard will take posses sion of the hotel property some time this week. Mir Dudley has moved the furniture, reserved from sale. to bnild- ing in the village for storage for the present.
 Mrs Caroline Hill has been spending couple of weeks with friends in Bridgeport.
 Miss s. l.. Perry is spending week in Providence and Miss Olive Williams of Cornwall Bridge officiates in her place.
 F H. Harrison arrived with car load of eighteen horses Sunday night. They were four days and nights on the road. He sold nine Monday to Liveryman Johnson of Norfolk. They are all fine ones and weigh from 1000 to 1250 lbs. each.
 Edwin N. Hornbeck has developed quite taste for blooded stock in the poultry line, as one will see on looking over his pens of black, white, and buff Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, and Indian Games; the latter variety we think he has been the first to introduce in this section.
 The Congregational ladies aid society met with Mrs H. o. Crandall Wednes- day on which occasion fifty were pres ent.
 John A. Farwell will move into Sid ney Reeds house the first of April, which has been occupied by James Ken hard the past year.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-10
CLAYTON

Dr Henry Smith, of Hudson, N. r., was at his fathers on Sunday and at tended services at the chapel. -. {. Mrs Willie Barnes has returned from Pitts field, where she has been visiting friends for several days. David Butcher, of Winsted, drove to this place last Satur- day to visit his daughter, Mrs l.. A.. King. ....Wm. Ferguson and George Rood took in the last excursion to Bridgeport. Miss Mary Ferguson is still disabled by her sprained ankle.
 Letters from Manchester, Conn. an- nounce that E. M Rood is sick at his sons with the grip. .. :. .Rhoades & Stan ton got their engine onto the Sheldon wood lot opposite E. 0. Cooks last week, but tackles had to be used at the highest pitch. ... Mir Lyles has new engine at the claybed.