Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-02
SLAUGHTER OF lNNOCENTS.

Monday of last week. One weighing
about 230 pounds dressed was shot by
DIR. J. j. Trudcl in Shrewsbury. The
other, which was on exhibition at mar
ket. was shot on Shrewsbury peak by
Adolph Trombly of Clarendon Springs.
The latter.was about the size of DR.. Tru-
del's deer.
Up to Wednesday morning last week
two deer have been killed by hunters
from Bennington. One weighing about
POO pounds was shot Wednesday in the
town of Woodford and the other, shot in
Glastonbury Tuesday, weighed 100
pounds one other has been seen but
it was impossible to get "a shot at it. As
far as heard from these are the only ones
thus far killed in that county.
Frank Chandler shot and badly
wounded deer at Silver lake, but did
not find him. Wednesday morning Mr..
Chapdlcr's father discovered a. deer float
ing on the water at the north end of the
lake. lie pulled 1t ashore and found it
well preserved. 1t is thought to be the
same tone that Frank shot. as only one
had been shot in that vicinity.
S. b. Phillips of Waterbury Friday,
brought in the first deer ever shot near
that village. lie shot it Monday on the
mountain west of that place. He also
brought in II fox skins for bounty.
A young doe, which had evidently
been shot Monday afternoon, was found
about two miles from Sheldon Tuesday
morning by John McFeeters and Milo
johnson. The doe was taken to w. III.
buttons and Fish and Game Warden f.
Il. Burt was notified. He Immediately
started an investigation and from in
formation obtained from outside parties
who heard the report of the gun, is thought
to be on track of the party who did the
shooting. The deer must have been shot
while running, as the bullet struck her
near the hip and passed through the en-
tire length of the body, coming out of
her mouth.
Bang bang, bang, Thus began the
open season for deer long before day
light Monday and thus it continues to
the benefit of the festive buck with good
ears. At this writing the honors of the
chase fall to Austin Basalow, who with
Bert and Frank Lathrop, killed buck
weighing about 200 pounds Monday on
the mountains west of Herman Grams.
Long before midnight Sunday the sports
men were ready for the fray, in fact
there was a sound of revelry by night. :"
while Lincoln gathered her hunters and
guns. The shot gun murderers recalled
the line: "The antlered monarch of the
ta hpathnr pnnph
in haste" and presented arms, How
the museum collectors would have
smiled could they have seen all the guns
at once. There we've shOtgunS of prehis-
torc times OF all calbres and makes !;
rifles that did service with Aliens boys,
Grantner Hills old fowling piece. JOS
iah's old smooth bore that brought
down the panther, muskets, revolvers,
and pitchforlls loaded with bird shot,
buck shot, chambered shots, target shot,
horse nail stubs, old stoves and monkey
wrcnches. An occasional city sports
man attired in urban suit and anxious to
see bear was on hand, and the festive
small boy played man and anticipated
the Fourth by diligent use of toy pistols.
The order, "forWard," came at 3 a. m.
when Frank Farr, carrying a big lantern,
started for the west mountain. Bert
Cove. equipped with cornet and fol-
lowed by the Lincoln orchestra too. to
the east mountain, and the Bucktails de-
ployed to the Notch. SiS. bang, SCOT,
yah. yah, yah, boom, yi-hi, "that wills
key Is mighty pale" bang, sis, bang
| Thus the din continued. Lincoln Cor.
Of Bristol Herald.