Republican farmer., 1920-07-02
BEDDING

Bedding, July 1-One rifle shot and threats of more accompanied by an outpourinig of profane and abusive language were the means employed by Duncan Gay last Thursday to drive away couple who had incurred his ire by going upon his land to fish in the Saugatuck river. The couple were ten year old Henry Sanford, son of Major Henry Sanford of New York. and Ridgefield, and Timothy Murphy Major Sanfords butler. They saw no warning signs and did not know they were trespassing until Gay, carrying a rifle, appeared and ordered them away with maledictions. He said he owned the land along the river be-
 tween the two bridges which he in-
 dicated and therefore Murphy SUD-
 posed he was on safe ground when he and his young charge had moved to a point some distance below the high way bridge, this territory being also unposted. Duncan followed, how ever, and at a distance of about 100 yards took aim with his rifle and fired. Murphy and the boy distinctly heard the -wIlliz Of the bullet not far above their heads. Instead of taking flight after the shooting Murphy | started to walk towards Gay and kept l steadily on, although while he was | covering the distance between them, Gay continued to point his rifle andi Sglance along the sights. The weapon, 1 wabbled in his nervously shaking 1 hands and its discharge at any instant
 seemed likely with danger of serious l result whether harm was or was not 1 intended. Nothing happened. how | ever, and Murphy after coming up
 with Gay and judicia1ly reviewing the
 situation in a style which cowed the | other man, made a safe departure. l Two Or three days later Miss Julia H. l Sanford received a letter from Gay ! apologizing for his conduct and exl blaming that he did not know at the
 time of his outbreak that young San l ford was her relative. Master Henry | was also the recipient of an apologetic | letter from Gay. extending to him full fishing privileges the writer's 1 territory, but containing also harsh and abusive terms in reference to Mr.
 Murphy. The matter has been placed by the boys family in the hands of DeForest & Klein of Bridgeport for
 such legal proceedings against Gay
 as may be deemed advisable The
 latter has previously this season shot
 at parties who trespassed upon iand.
 On Monday he threatened, by brand lshlng a. hoe, a young son of Mrs. Ranney, a neigbhor, who presented him with a bill for milk. Between Gay and Mrs. Ranney there was a l lively controversy last spring over de- l fectlve division fences which pernlit- ted trespassing by the latter's cattle.
 The selectmen were called upon to adjust the dispute, but after partiai | looking into the case concluded that it was too complicated for their sat-
 isfa ctory disposition. Gay is an architect by profession and seems to
 be morbidly sensitive on the subject of
 trespassing.
 The figures realized at the auction.
 sale of the E. M. Sanford and A. G. ; Barnett dairy herds last week indi- , | cate that prices for cows have some what recovered from the slump
 which they experienced early in the = spring. The grown stock brought l $115- each on an average, the top price being $175 paid for a pure = bred Holstein of the Barnett herd A e two year old pure bred Ho1stein put r up by MT. Sanford was withdrawn n when the bids had risen to s17o.
 Most of the stock sold went to buy CTS from across the New York line.
 E. P. Sanford, the auctioneer, made
 prediction to the crowd of higher
 l prices for milk and lower prices for
 l grain. The general opinion was that he was probably right on the l first prophecy and wrong as to the . second.
 Miss Elsie Hill of Norwa1k, daughter
 of the late Congressman Hill, will be = the speaker at the next meeting of
 the Mems club to be held an open
 forum the grounds of Lemue1 B.
 Sanford on July IS, Miss Hill was
 one of the group of militant suffra-
 gists who picketed the White House '~ and attained the status of martyrdom IL with her party by so doing and get O ting arrested therefor! The subject g of her address here will be her ex- t. piences at the recent Republican con- tt vention in Chicago.
 j. The annual meeting. of Fire Go. No e 1 will be held in the Community e House on Tuesday evening of next 1t week. Officers are to be elected and if plans made for thorough canvass ;e of the Ridge, Center, Sanfordtown
 hometown, Sunset Hill and Pleasant is Valley sections with the object ot " raising $500 for the purchase of ar f. auto chemical engine. Every property rs owner will be asked to contribute m and should respond favorably. A r. lunch to be paid for by those at the as meet, will be served after the busi a- ness session.
 ,e A chorus made up of the choirs o1 D. the three participat ting churches aug In mented by numerous volunteers vii r. furnish music at the union Fourth ot $ July service to be held at the Center 10 Congregational at 7:2o o'clock on Sun ivy day evening. Miss Winnifred Roach "a a leadef-in Red Cross Ameri ca niza
 ton work, will be the principa i'll speaker.
 V, On the Ridge ball ground next Mon ,a day afternoon the East Side team vii t engage the West Siders. A collection tss to be taken up after the game will g. ,t. ,a towards fixing up the Ridge flag pole y Mrs. Wolsey Randall of New IIave1 d at DaIJ ,to ls to her nephew, J. B. Sanford. Tht n- reconsideration is understood to b'