The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-18
NOTED CROSSEYED CAT OF WESTPORT HAS RECORD
 FOR RAT CATCHING
Holy Name Society to Hold Meeting Tomorrow Evening Old Time Offender Sent to Jaii-Saugatuck Whist Club Meets.
WESTPORT

(From our special corresponden4-1
 Westport, Oct. 18.-A new tribe of cats. cross-eyed, champion rat catch CTS approaching their prey from the rear and turning a sonlersauIt in the 1labbing of their victim, has been dis covered here and has become a. sub- ject of deep study. In the discovery it hs thought possible that solution has been arrived at of mysteries surround ing the finding of many dead rats along the banks of the Saugatuck riv- CT, conditions concerning which there have been numerous complaints and the starting of an investigation by the health officials. The allegation is that the cats have been catching many more rats than cantbe eaten.
 George A. Darrow, grocer and auc- t5oneer, Is the owner of the only one known to be in captivity, but there are said. to be several others in the town He has studied it with much in terest Previous announ cement of the discovery has not been made, 1t is ru- nored on account of not desiring to be a nature fakir-
 The birthplace or family home of the tribe is not known but a sugges- ton has been advanced that 1t is Win- sted and that they left on account of being fearful of being c1aseed as i'm agfnaxy if discovered here The one at MT. DaFrow's place is Of a maltese color, large and an active rat catcher.
  with which 1t has associated. One trait noted, or said to have been not ed is that the representatives of the new family are voice1ess at night and to all their hurting during the day time
 c1,zerva+ionts of taae cat and it's pro cednre has shown 1t to be utterly fear Less in attacking the large river rats Either they are rendered harmless through sedng a cat with crossed eyes or think that 1t is looking the other way until too 7abe. Great activity is shown in it's getting after the rats and it is said that they never miss getting their prey.
 The one at MT Darrowss was q stray one until adopting its present home TTpon it's appearance he saw that it hora all appearances of having under gone a long Journey. It seemed to welcome a home and to greatly appre- ciate it's new surroundings.
 in catching rat he has noted that if lies stflI until the rats approach near and that they seem to think there is no danger with the cat having its back towards them. Then all at once ii makes a jump backwards, turns a sornersauIt and has the rat
 A rumor has been af1oat that the cat may be one of the animals brought to America when Teddy returned from his trip through the African jungles- The members of the Holy Name so- efsxr win meet in a body at the resi- denre of the Rev. J. J. Duggan to- morrow morning st 7.30 o'clock and sAs to corrrrfl11nfo1l in a body The so- i=sstv Is one of the largest in this coun- tx and it is hoped that every member VIII be on hand. At 7:90 o'clock in tte evening the regular monthly meet ing will be held in the church. The Rev. Thomas P MuIcahy of Bridge port will deliver a sermon to the mem bers. It is expected that a smoker will be held in a few weeks at which time a large number Of new members will be taken into the society
 The Sangatuck Whist club held their sezni-month1y meeting atYsfhe- home of Mrs G. W. Hunt on1Bs za7ersfde ave- rue last Thursday even hfz Three gifts were given out to the ones having the highest scores. When the scores were counted Mrs. w. S. Jones, T. Bradley and Mrs. Fairchild had the three highest scores for the even ing. A lunch was served after which the guests departed for their homes. The next meeting will be held at the home Of Miss Eva Je1liffe on Kings highway Friday, October 31.
 Tn the town court yesterday morning f3avs by Judge s. A Purdy. The rT,ari was arrested by sheriff Mead on Wednesday eveuing on the charge of being intoxicated. Myers has a jail record
 George Warren who at one time 1iv- ed In this place, was visitor in town yesterday MT. Warren is now living In Three Rivers, Can