Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-05
Stale of Vermont.
Its News Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

Fl Oct. 81 at Tue great aye Vi lV< ycais'
Isaac L. Pratt of Bennington, who is
3 70 wears old and who has the credit of
p capturing 79 bears in traps, is confined
10 his house with his first attack OF
whooping cough.
Albert Ross, o young unmarried
man of Bennington, has been notified
by lawyer in New York that accord
inc to the terms OF the will of his
grandfather, who died in that city a
Short time ago, he is heir to about
4 81, 900 from the estate.
Hon. Joseph Battell OF Middlebury
nosted his extensive land holdings in
Ripton and Hancock to prevent deer
shooting. He is believed to have done
II in order to make a test case of
whether a man has the right to kill a
buck deer on his neighbours land
against his wishes.
Gov. Mccullough, Lieut. Gov. STAN
ton and Speaker j. III. Merrifield have
lust made the round OF the state in
sane and penal institutions and found
+. them all in excellent running order.
Increasing number lof inmates are
noticeable. especially at Waterbury
and the House of Correction.
The stock brokerage firm of Buck &
Flynn in st. Adams has suspended
operations and, it is thought. will not
aOain resume business. Ii appears
that when the firm failed to make good
its margins a. the head Office OF the
Metropolitan Stock exchange in Boston
in The recent financial troubles, all ac-
counts carried by it were closed
out Immediately.
Sheriff ID. p Peabody of Rutland re-
ceiyed word Oct 26 that his amt. Mrs.
A. l.. Gutterson of Rutland, was dead
in Lynn, Mass, as the result of Chris
tian Science treatment. and later was
notified that she had revived. He
went at once TO Lynn TO investigate
the case and secure medical attendance
and found Mrs. Gutterson unconscious
on bis arrival. She died Oct. Is.
C. a. Mimmo. general western pas
senper agent of the Boston & Maine
railroad, located at Troy, N. Y, has
been appointed general passenger
agent of the Rutland railroad 10 fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
G. b. Hubbard. Mr. Hibbard's resig.
nation became effective November
Mr.. Mimmo had been with the Boston
q Maine railroad for many years.
Gov. j. G. Mccullough has an
n0unced the appointment Of George L.
Howard OF Craitsbury railroad COM
missioner TO succeed ii. W. Bailey. |
resigned. Mr.. Bailey was appointed |
railroad commissioner for a term of
four years December /. 1902, so Mr.. |
Howard will have a little over three |
years to serve. MIR. Howard is the
Orleans county member OF the Repub-
lican State committee.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Rutland railroad held at
Rutland Oct. 80, these directors were
elected DIR. w. Seward Webb of
Shelburne, +. w. Rossiter. Samuel II.
Galloway, Chauncey NJ. Depew. and j.
A. Barden, Jr., of New York. IL. ii.
Powers OF Morristown, Fletcher ID.
Proctor OF Proctor. John w. Stewart
& of Middlebury, James Lawrence of
Groton, Mass, Percival w. Clement
and George I. Jarvis of Rutland, Geo.
Ball of Boston and 0lin Merrill of
Enosburgh Falls.
Edgar Palmer, Jr., and John Muir
ply Of New Haven recently had the
experience of killing a fox in a most
peculiar manner. While they were
working for w. A. Sheriff. on his farm,
their attention was attracted by the
COWS making a disturbance in the pas
ture and performing theatrical feats
around a stone pile. On investigation
they found that the cows had cornered
a fox in pile If stones and were en-
deavoring TO get at him. They rushed
to the scene and with stones and rocks
succeeded in killing the fox.
The license commissioners of Rox-
bury have denied j NJ. Donahue's APP
plcation for o license of the second
class in that town. He was the only
applicant, as his location is the hotel
into which he moved from Montpelier
two or three months ago. Some OF the
commissioners went to Montpelier
Tor the purpose, 1t is said. OF inter-
viewing various citizens, some OF
whom gave Mr.. Donahue a satisfac-
tory recommendation and others spoke
In opposite language. Among some of
the Roxbury men Il is understood the
principal objection was TO the second
N'Ns hNNhcCs Nnltu many III thN NoAh-
mnnity do not wholly favor. 1t is !
said that Mr.. Donahue may give up
the hotel business in that town. !
Stowe has a record for deer killing
during the ten days open season.
Eleven bucks have been killed in that
town, but no does have been slaugh-
tered. III. G.. Thomas, one OF the
state fish and game commissioners,
says that he has received reports of
more than forty does being killed in
the state during the open season. Two
Of these were shot in Waterbury and 9
Commissioner Thomas has called the {
attention of the special grand jury. {
now in session at Montpelier, TO the
TACT 1t is believed that the alleged !
hunters in this case may he indicted.
In Middlesex nine bucks were killed I
legally, and one buck and one doe a
illegally, the buck having been shot c
at least week before the omen season