Show A BOGS PARTIALITIES I Ho Only Used His Teeth on Preachers and Squires ExAssemblyman Henry G Herring of Hillsdale N J was bitten in tho leg a short time ago by a Vestwood dog that had the reputation of being one of tho most discriminating dis-criminating dogs in New Jersey The dog was a black mongrel and was owned by Jesse Runisey a clerk in Van Emsburgh Bogerts grocery store Ever since the dog was taken to Westwood it has ohown an aversion to ministers and justices The only resident pastor in tho village is Rev David Talmage a nephew of Rev T Do Witt Talmage of Brooklyn Dominie Talmage as he is called by his parishioners was aware of the dogs dislike dis-like for him and tried to avoid the animal In spite of all his efforts the dog had torn his clerical trousers twice ExAssembly man Herring is also a justice of the peace He stands six feet four inches in his stocking stock-ing feet The tall justice stood in front of a high board fence the other afternoon It was built to hold a real estate advertisement advertise-ment He was so much interested in the sign that he did not notice the approach of the dog Before Herring was aware of it the dog bit through his trousers near the boot leg and buried his teeth In his leg A shotgun and a revolver were immedi atelv brought out but the dog dodged every bullet The squire could not hit the animal ani-mal Rumlsey the owner caught the dog and offered to kill it The cxassemblyman said ne owed it to the justices and preachers preach-ers of the county to have the dog out of the way It was doneEx |