The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-10
Fairfield County News.
Battle With Bull.

Battle With Bull.
A vicious bull that has been run
ming wild on Chimlnons Island of
Norwalk for the past two years was
overpowered Friday afternoon by Wal
lace B. Parks after "a thrilling bat
tie, during which at times the enrag
ed bull chased the posse that was
after him around the island and uI
the sides of the windmill, knocked
out the sides of the barn and did 9TH
er wonderful feats of strength. The
straw which broke the monster Hol-
STEMS back was the fact that he
tackled Josiah Jones. the keeper al
and almost killed him. Mr.. ones
life was saved by the pluck of his
dog The bull attacked Mr.. Jones
and tossed him fifteen feet. Then
he started to charge upon his pros
trate victim and there is hardly any
doubt that he would have gored him
to death, had not his dog jumped at
the bull and grabbed him by the nose.
In spite of all that the enraged ami
NAL could Go the dog retained his
hold until Mr.. Jones son was able to
help his father.
Mr.. Parks heard of the experience
of Mr. Jones and how the bull ruled
the island. Mr.. Parks made a bid
Of $50 for him. warren Smith, the
owner of the island who put the bull
on it and the keepers readily accepted
Mr. Parks proposition. The bull
weighed 1900 pounds.
Worth $1,000 Each
T. Dudley Tilley of Darien is a nat
uralist and has turned his large estate
into a home for thousands of birds,
many of which are exceedingly rare.
It is very unusual for any crane to
lay while in captivity and much more
unusual for one to set, which is being
done by an Enloiselle crane, the mate
standing on guard a few feet away.
The Japanese white neck crane was
thought to be extinct until six years
ago some btrdrnen, travelling through
China and Japan found six. Two
were sent to England. Mr.. Tilley OBJ
tanned four a short while ago a pair
were sold for $1,000 apiece.
Shot and Paid.
A settlement was effected Friday
between Charles Moffitt of Benefits
Farm district, Ridgefeld, two of whose
cows were shot while lae was at church
last Sunday, and DR.. A. Sidney Hig-
gins, his neighbor who admitted that
he shot the animals because they tres
passed upon his property. DR.. H1g-
gins gave the owner of the cows a
check for s12O, the amount at which
the animals were valued.
Westport Wants Factory.
The Civic club of Westport, met Fri
day night to talk over the matter of
trying to get the Bradley Ave factory
to locate in Westport. It seems to
be the opinion of many that either
Bridgeport or NorWalk will get the
factory.
Burned by Explosion.
While starr Patrick of Danbury was
lighting the acetylene gas lamps on
an auto, Sunday evening an accumu-
Iation of gas in one of the lamps ex-
ploded, the flame being thrown direct
ly into his face which was badly
burned although no permanent SER
ious results are anticipated
Called to Sound Beach
At a meeting of the members of the
First Presbyterian Church of Sound
Beach, Friday night, the session was
authorized to engage Rev. w. n. Cour-
tice as pastor.
Cattle Were Burned.
For the second time within a few
weeks a isastrous fire occurred Sat
urday evening at the RfdgeWoOd Stock
Farm, Danbury, owned by Rumble &
White, and a large cattle barn with
part of the cattle in as well as hay,
grain and tools were burned. It was
a modernly fitted COW barn in every
way The building was 120 by 40
feet. Forty-four of the fifty-five cat
tie in the burning building were driv-
en- out. Twelve that We're rescued
from the flames were badly burned,
some of them so seriously that they
may not recover. Eleven head of cat
tie, nine cows, bull and a calf, per-
ished. There seems little doubt that
the fire was of incendiary origin. The
injured cattle were taken at once to
another barn and even as veterinar-
les and others were working upon
them a cry came from Mrs. Robert
Churchill, wife of an employee of the
farm, who lives in apartments over
the stable that a man was trying to |
set this second barn on fire. Mrs. |
Churchill saw a man almost under the J
window and noticed that he was act |
ing in a. peculiar manner. She saw
him apparently poking something |
against the building with his foot and |
then saw him take a bottle from his /
pocket and turn its contents onto |
on the ground. At this time |
she shouted and the man ran. The |
men who were in the lower part Of |
the building went to the rear where |
they found a. grain sack soaked with |
kerosene and a bottle partly filled |
with kerosene which was dropped by !
the fire bug. The burned building |
1ad been recently refitted throughout.
8. Mortimer Rumble, one of the own
,rs. stated that it would probably
cost $1,000 to replace the barn, that |
The burned cattle, all of them grade |
Jerseys and Holsteins, were worth in |
he vicinity Of $50 per head, while the |
oss on hay grain and tools is about |
g. 500. The loss on the burned build |
ng, stock and machinery is partially |
covered by insurance.