Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30

Rev. Vergil William Blackman, pastor
Of the Baptist church at Townsend, Mass.
was in town last Thursday and Friday
Mr. Blackman was formerly pastor OF the
! First Congregational church OF Bethel,
and came to Bethel to investigate reports
Of an asbestos mine here. These mines
are found on the top of the mountain road
/ between Bethel and Rochester and were
examined carefully by Mr.. Blackman, who
stated that he did not think the asbestos
was pure enough 10 be valuable CONNER
cially. During the past year a valuable
asbestos mine has been opened on the
farm of Mrs. Blackman in New Hartford,
Conn, and land that was not considered
orth 80 an acre is now selling for 5000.
House bill, No. Al, which had passed the
House and Senate and gone to the gov
ernor for his signature, has been recalled
from the governor on motion Of Senator
Greene and on the same senator's motion
has been recommitted to- the committee on
railroads. This bill was introduced by
Representative McFeeters OF Enosburg by
request and was entitled San Act to In
corporate the White River Railroad Com
pany." Samuel Williams of Brookline,
Mass, Ernest p. Jose OF Brookline, James
A, Stiles OF Gardner, r. l.. Waterman Of
Brattleboro, Edward A. Davis OF Bethel
and Edward II. Edgerton OF Rochester
and their associates and successors were
made a corporation for the purpose OF ac-
curing the title and owning and operat-
ing the railroad Of the White River Valley
Railroad company, with power to extend
its line as the last named company was
permitted The new company was TO have
s250000 capital stock and was authorized
to pay for the property Of the old road
s2b0000 in its capital stock and s250,000 in
is gold bonds secured by mortgage on all
its property. A large portion Of this road
is constructed on lands whose owners
have never received any compensation
therefor, and this bill was recalled at the
instance Of the injured land owners, who
ask that provision be inserted in the
charter OF the new company requiring il ]
TO pay these land damages The railroad
committee has appointed a hearing for
next Monday at 4 p. m, when it Is eX- |
pected hat quite a delegation OF the land |
owners will appear before the committee. |
Ed. George has the honor Of bagging |
the first deer in town this year. Ii was a |
handsome four year-old, weighing DDS |
pounds, and was killed on the John Wal |
lace farm on Christian Hill, now owned |
by John Haley. MIR. Haley states that he |
has seen three bucks around his premises /
all summer and this is the medium sized /
one and that there is one considerably |
larger and one smaller that have been /
keeping company together. Others who /
have secured deer are Roy Washburn, a /
c. A. Sewall of St. Adams.
100 pounds; William Brink and T.. A.
Davis. A good story goes with the deer
killed by Mr.. Davis. In company with
John Rourke, State Treasurer John Bacon,
smith Ballard and Representative James
Morrill, of STAFFORD, Mr.. Davis spent a
fay this week at the club premises at lake
Mitchell. Several Of the party started out
It a. m to try to shoot a deer. Several
hours later one OF the party returned to
he club house where Mr.. Davis had re-
NAMED and said they had not been able to
ind illegal" deer, bat that they had lust
come across a doe that some one had N
wounded that il could hardly travel
md had better be put out of misery and
hat the party had agreed to have Mr. |,
DAVIS XIII the deer. Then one of the
party would complain OF Mr.. Davis for the
Illegal killing, Mr.. Davis would be fined
100, one-half to 90 to the informer. and
he party would take this $50 and make up
ne balance. Now Mr.. Davis is very kind
hearted and would almost rather be shot
himself than kill deer and, moreover. il
ildnt look just right for the state fish and
game commissioner to be breaking the
ieer laws, but this was an emergency that
,eemed to call for immediate action So Mr..
Davis borrowed a gun and had no trouble
n iinding his victim. The animal did not
'eem afraid Of him and moved with diff
'ulty. Soon the deer was killed, Mr..
Davis threw down his gun and walked
WAY and the rest of the party went to the
allen beast. Soon they raised great cry.
or it seemed that the deer was a buck with
iorns, stunted, two ear-old spike horn,
20 it seemed that Mr.. Davis rather had the
augh on his companions. They had
ramped all day and gotten no deer. but
lad found one and called on him to shoot
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