Thursday, June 7, 1950
Hambletonian’s Family Tree
Hambletonian, famous trotter, was the son of Abdallah and a crippled cast-off known as the Charles Kent Mare, of Messenger, famous English stallion brought to America in 1801. Hambletonian’s dam was so no-account that Jonas Seely, Jr., was glad to unload both the mare and her gangling foal on Ryadyk who had to scrape up the needed $125 from friends to get his dubious horseflesh. Before the Orange County Dutchman died in 1870, six years before Hambletonian, he was a wealthy man from the variously estimated stud fees (between $185,000 and $300,000) earned by the great stallion.
LAWYERS
Lawyers have a profound respect for and constant awareness of the rule that every accused person is entitled to defense counsel whether he can pay for it or not. Doing something for nothing seems to impress them deeply, or maybe the strange fact that the ugliest cases more frequently involve people who are unable to hire a lawyer has something to do with it.
When sentencing a confessed child rapist at Hinton Monday, Judge Nickell Kramer noted that some feeling had arisen against the two attorneys assigned by the court to defend the man and felt impelled to explain to the crowded courtroom that Attorneys Harold B. Eagle and Walter Elswick had no choice in the matter when they were ordered to conduct the defense. Judge Kramer said: “I’d like it to be made known that they defended Harrah without compensation at this court’s order. They could not refuse to accept such an assignment.”
FIELD NOTES
In proof of the well-known fact that panthers do cover their kills, there is a story of the little girl on Bucks Mountain back in pioneer days who went to sleep in a sugar orchard on a warm spring day during sugar ma-king. She awoke all smothered up, deep in a pile of leaves. A panther had raked leaves over her for a future meal. It was dark when she awoke to the calls of her parents, who were searching for the child. In this particular neighborhood this story was told of a little McCollum girl.
Another such experience was that of a pioneer hunter watching a deer lick on Elk. No game came in and the man went to sleep. He awoke smothering under a pile of leaves. He knew exactly what had done it. He climbed a walnut tree. Just at gray dawn he heard a stick break. Here came creeping, creeping, a big panther, followed by a pair of good-sized kits. A full 20 feet from the leaf bed, the panther launched herself in a mighty leap to land smack dab where she had covered up the man. Leaves flew in all directions, but it was merely a water haul. In drawing a deadly bead on the panther’s head, the hunter noticed her look of disappointment.
WEDDINGS
The wedding of Mrs. Gertrude Ralston and Allen Blackhurst, both of Cass, took place Thursday, June 1, 1950, at 9 p.m. in the Harry Miller home at Dunmore with Rev. H. Graham Keys officiating.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rexrode, of Bartow, announce the marriage of their son, Dale Joseph, to Miss Pearl Droszahinski, of New York City. The marriage was performed April 22, 1950, at 6 p.m. in the Lady Queen of Angels Church in New York.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Friel, of Marlinton, a daughter, Christine Sharon.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Foe, of Cass, a son, Lewis Marshall.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dharl Hansford, of Marlinton, a daughter Donna Sue.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lewis McMillion, of Droop, a daughter, Margaret Jean.