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Show Miss Julia Smith, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, whose cows have been annually sold for the satisfaction of the tax-gatherer, whom she refused to pay, has a rival, and a more successful rival, in an old lady at Freeport, Long Island. She has not paid her taxes for several years. The Assessor, the Receiver of Taxes, the school tax collector and the census enumerator call, but are not admitted. She is either absent from the premises or she keeps herself hidden from sight. The zeal and persistence of these public officers are said to be a good deal mitigated by a shotgun which she is believed to have within reach. She has been informed that her property will be sold, but the shotgun is still loaded. - Detroit Free Press. |