The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-16
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
ctruck by Lightnfng.

Heavy loss was sustained by John J. Kunz of Wilton when lightning de- stroyed his three connected barns Sat urday night. Aside from the build ings three valuable horses were burned and his entire crop of hay. Two now CTS, three farm wagons and every strap of harness he owned. The loss will run over $3,500 and the total in surance was only $1.00o. By a fortu- nate circumstance his fine herd of dairy cattle were turned out to pas ture.
 Stole for Joseph Laberato.
 Dorothy Waterbury. aged 15 years. 1 of New Canaan, stole $820 from her grandfather. John B. Weed. and gave l it to Joseph Liberato of the same town. After hours of questioning, Liberato broke down and admitted having re- ceived the stolen money. The result was his arrest On the charge of pet Fly larceny, he was fined $f0 and costs, court levied a $25 fine, making the to- tai amount $49. .ss. The young girl will be sent to the Connecticut School for Girls. in a<iddIetown.
 Greenwich Palace for Cats.
 A palace for cats. which with it's furnishings cost $25. .00O is the re- markab1e establishment erected by
 Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon, daughter of Commodore B. c. Benedict at Green ,wich- Mrs Harmon, says the New
 York Sun, is famous as 9 breeder of cats, especially Angoras and Persians.
 To care for these blue-bIooded and aristocratic felines properly. as we'll
 as to show them to the best advant- age, Mrs Harmon decided that a spe- c1al building was needed. Accord ingiy she gave instructions to her arr lschitect to draw plans for what is un- doubtedIy the most modern as well as the most costly cattery in the world. The establishment, which includes, be- sides the kennels for the cats, a 10- room cottage and office for those in
 direct charge of the animals, covers mel contains 20 pens for the cats, each of which is fitted up with every
 known device that will add to the
 comfort and health of it's occupants.
 The partitions separating the pens are of fine woven wire on a highly pol ished hardwood base, thus insuring plenty Of light and air. At a con-
 venient height in each pen are several
 shelves upon which the cats may climb. The pens also contain dainty | individual sleeping baskets. and once l a. cat has been introduced to its own 1 longing to another. Even pampered and beribboned Persian cats valued at a. thousand dollars enjoy an occa- siona1 romp out of doors as much as l the most pIebian tabby that roams the back alleys, and so each pen of the l Greenwich kennels leads to 8 cement porch in the rear, and this in turn 1 to a wire covered run into which these favored animals may go for ex- ercise on warm, sunshiny days. Wire all around and above protects them from marauders, whether of the ami I ma1 or human variety. There is also a separate building used as an
 infrrnary. with outdoor. yards, where 1 indisposed members of the cat colony
 may take the fresh air cure, and a 1 big nursery for the kittens contains all the pIaythings likely to appeal to
 the baby cats heart. All of the
 buildings are equipped with electric l lights. steam heat, hot and cold
 water and gas for cooking the cat S
 meals. There are also two small
 bathtubs where both young and old
 cats are given an occasional baths.
 One of the duties of Mrs. F. Y.
 Mathis, an expert breeder of long
 haired cats who is in direct charge
 of the animals, is to keep pedigree of
 all the cats, along with various inter l esting items about them.
 A mill costing s5,ooo, ,o0o will be
 erected at Wheeling, w. Va, by the
 National Tube Go.