The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
SURPRISING DOG SENSE
Old Setter Totally Blind Still Cherish es Animosity Against Ancient Enemy.
Special to The Farmer.)

I.J Southport, Aug. 2-An example of animal sagacity which is almost be- yond belief concerns Sam an old Irish setter owned by Nehemiah Jen- nings, former postmaster and present marketman of the town. Sam is to- tally blind yet is able to find his way about the village. He enjoys riding about in the delivery wagon and tucks himself away under the seats when he wishes to take a ride. A few weeks ago Sam was run over by wagon and his foreleg broken. The leg was treated it very carefully until the bones knit. The leg is now as good as ever. Years ago Sam had little controversy with "Neron- an English setter owned by James Connors. The dogs have been bitter enemies since that day and never lose an opportun- ity to make their animosity known. Nero is about as old as Sam and is blind in one eye Sam although un- able to tell day from night knows when he passes the Connors home and is ready to challenge his ancient ene- my. Nero is ready to respond and chases the wagon in which his enemy is riding. The fracas continues for several blocks. This meeting is a. matter of almost daily occurrence and the residents of the neighborhood have watched the performance many times with interest. They are at loss to understand however, the sense which informs the blind dog that he is in the vicinity of his foe.
 Arthur Brown returned from a fish, ing trip Sunday and exhibited five pound bass as the result of his days work Bass have been caught here frequently of late but as usual the largest ones struck succeeding in es- caping.
 Mr. Stanley who bought the John Dingee property at Greens Farms is transforming the race track into a general park and building a new ga- rage. MT. Dineee built the track for his private use but the new owner has no use for 1t.
 The Kings Daughters have been do- ing the sexton work for the M. B. church for several months to save the expense of a sexton. The church is in financial straits through the failure of the Southport National bank. The church owned stok in the bank to the amount of $1O,O00 and was obliged to sell it's parsonage to cover the assess ments on its stock to pay off the de- positors. The new church built in 1890 under the direction of the pastor, pr. Tower, has never been paid for and the burden on the small membership is very heavy. The ladies or the Kings Daughters are doing heroic work to maintain the church and they deserve the assistance of those who have plenty of this worlds goods.
 Mrs John Cole of New Haven and Mrs. Dennison of Lowell, Mass, have been the guests of Mrs. Ralph Cole.
 The annual picnic of the M. B. Sunday school will be held at Boards ley Park, Bridgeport, on Thursday.
 Henry Sherman has been awarded the contract for the excavating at the new residence of Samuel Sloan at Sasco beach.
 Andrew Leddy of New York has been a guest at the home of James Smith this week.
 Miss Siby1 Vermilyea of New York is visiting Miss Mildred Taylor
 Miss Nina Peterson of New Haven has been visiting at the home of John Larsen.
 Miss Bessie Leddy of Philadelphia is passing a few days at the home of MT and Mrs. James Smith.
 Morris Kerrigan has rented his new house on Pequot avenue to Louis Larsen.
 Charles James has bought a new horse to be used on his delivery wag-