Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-11-19
GRAFTON.

On Wednesday, the 10th inst, on the
arrival of the stage at Townshend a
man by the name of Howard, on his
way from Woodstock to Jamaica, dis
covered that his wallet containing sew
enty-fve dollars in currency had at some
point in his trip slipped from his pocket.
The loss of the wallet did not seriously
trouble him but upon mature reflection
the cash he wanted. 1t was showing
furiously at the time, and had been for
hours, but the idea of good sleighing
did not in the least abate his anxiety to
reclaim his lost money. So he procured
lantern and started on foot for Grafton,
and at o'clock in the morning arrived
at Phelps hotel and made known his
loss, but the prospect of picking it up
at some point between Woodstock and
| Townshend from under six inches of
snow was anything but fattering Early
in the morning the President of the
Northwest Fur Co. impelled by an ir.
resistable desire to do his neighbors q
kindness. started his snow pillow over the
village side walks. Nellie Willard on
her way to the post-office discovered that
the accommodating president while re-
moving the snow from the sidewalk in
front Of the post-ofiice had exposed, moi
fox or coon tracks, but the mi sing
wallet, which was at once returned t.
the owner, who suitably rewarded the
young Miss, and went his way rejoicing
The centennial jubilee singers gave
one of their pleasing entertainments a
the town hall on Friday evening. Th'
singing was doubtless fine, as those WHIT
attended say they enjoyed it much and
were glad they went
Monday was a gala day for the Nortl
Westers, A finer snow than fell tn
previous night for good track neve
whitened the earth. President Phelps
after selecting his men, mostly raw re
f cruits, to give them taste of the rare
sport of a successful chase, proceeded t,
Converse hill, gave his men various rule
to be strictly observed, took them one b,
one to several shooting stands and afte
explaining to each just how to conduc
himself in case of great excitement, lie
loose the dogs who soon scented the tract
of bouncing four year old fox. Tn
dogs behaved finely and all were in higl
, spirits, watching the movements Of tn
, willy fox in his vain attempts to elud
the pursuit of the dogs, and each hope,
/ to be the lucky man to fetch him down
The presidents usual GOODNESS left him
E The fox was in plain view but at a pei
; fectly safe distance, he raised his gu
and blazed away, bang went the gu
and away went the fox at rate ofspee
that left dogs and men far in the real
The dogs followed the track and th
/. men passed from hill to hill, hour afte
hour, until near night, when the war
: fox sought safety in a burrow. TIL
= weary hounds ceased to bark, and tn
weary men by the direction of thei
! leader, procured long sticks with whic
!, they completely filed the passage to th
!. burrow, and left the mountain assure
J, that this was the only perfectly safe wa
to secure the presence of the fox at tbs
: particular spot the following morning
Early next morning each dog and ma
o were on their way to the burrow. Til
:. president assured them that their failur
a to capture the fox the previous da
: would result in their obtaining scient
d fc knowledge of the correct method {
fastening in and digging out fox. The
a arrived at the burrOw, men and dos
e surrounded it at proper distance, II
: president advanced to remove the ol
Is struetions, when 10, and behold, no
sufficiently large to allow the fox
escape disappointed their fondest hope
lie The rain was pouring in torrents, eaC
]. started for home wiser and wetter tha
Of when they left.