The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-23
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destroyed. The tickets were issued
by a German concern and were to
have been drawn the 18th of this
month.
An invitation has been sent by the
committee, on behalf of the board of
trade, to Governor and Mrs. McCul
Tough to visit Newport at the time of
the meeting of the Vermont Associa
tion there in August The invita-
ton has been accepted,
Lieut. Wallace N. Batchelder Of
Brattleboro, has received from Presi
deut Roosevelt pair of front horse
shoes from the Presidents saddle
horse Renown, and pair Of hind
shoes from his saddle horse Blein-
stein. The shoes will be given to
Lieut.. Batchelder's father in Spring
field. who owns the shoes taken from
President McKinley's favorite pair of
horses.
W. E. Ranger, State superintendent
of education, has occasion annually
to receive the names of the town
clerks in the State so that he is able
to know IN what towns changes are
made. Vermonters have r3puta
tion of believing in the principle of
rotation in office, but it would be
hard guess to tell just the number of
changes made in town clerks. Out of
GAG towns there were only ninet teen
changes at the March election, and in
four of the nineteen, the change is in
the family, like father to son.
| Isaac Pratt, now seventy-fve years
DID, the veteran trapper of Benning-
ton county, has trapped seventy three
bears, besides large numbers of other
species of wild animals of which he
has kept no record.
A close second to him is Edwin Rob
erts of Burtonville, N. Y, now sew
enty-thr years old. He commenced
hunting and trapping when ten years
old, and since then has caught or shot,
1,400 foxes, 900 coon, 80 bears, one of
them white one, 1000 minks, 90 Of
tiers, 40 wild cats, and 80 sables. Most
of his time has been spent in the
woods, leaving his cabin to go out to
set his traps, and while waiting in his
cabin il reading his Bible, which he
! health, and is an interesting talker.
The log drivers of the Connecticut
River Manufacturing company have
strung long booms in the river. None
of the logs have reached Bellows
Falls, being held on the booms just
above Wells River. In bringing them
from the head waters of the Connec-
ticut this spring, they were started
during excessively high water which.
having now receded, has left por-
tion of them on the banks and mead
ows long di stance from the river.
This will require much extra work
and expense. The driving this year
thus far, has been much less success
full than last year.
Oscar Teran, Spanish student at
st. Johnsbury academy in the late
sos, has since had a notable career in
his native country, Colombia. After
leaving school he became private
secretary to the United States minis
ter to Bolivia. When the rebellion
broke out in Colombia in 1890, he en-
tered the army and was repeatedly
promoted for his bravery and great
military skill. He was several time
wounded and captured by the enemy
but always succeeded in making his
escape and returning to his regiment.
After the close of his rebellion he
settled in David, where he practiced
law for several years. In 1900. al
the beginning of the civil war, he
joined the government army as Colo.
mel, and when his town (Colon) was
captured he was taken prisoner by the
rebels and taken to their camp il
the mountains, and narrowly escaped
being shot, but by his wonderful
strategy he made his escape and re.
joined his regiment, returned and re
captured the town. Shortly after
this he retired from the army, mar.
ried and settled in Colon. He sooI
received the appointment Of postmast
er general Of his state, and at re
cent date has been appointed to a seat
in Congress, which meets in Bogots
this month to discuss the canal tire atty
with the United States.
Mrs. Abigail Parmlee Hunt, of Fair
fax, celebrated her Tooth birthday an
, niversay Tuesday, April T. Mrs. Hun
, is in good health and reads withou
/, glasses. Her three children and TIVE
grandchildren were with her and tn
day was passed in receiving calls ant
/ reading congratulatory letters, amon
which was poem by Mrs. Neil
, HART Woodwork. A feature of tn
, occasion was photograph taken b.
w. ID. Chandler, who succeeded il