Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-10
FISH AND GAME LEAGUE.
Annual Outing Very Successful at Fort
Frederick


The annual midsummer meeting OF
the Vermont Fish and Game league
was held Friday at Fort Frederick and
was distinct success. The attend
ance was not as large as it had been in
previous years, but large crowd was
present The dinner was one OF the
best ever served and the speeches were
OF high order p. NJ. Meldon OF Rut-
land acted as POSTMASTER, and was es-
pecially successful in his stories and
witty remarks.
Shortly after 1880 the stermer
Chateaugay, with about 300 passengers
on board. left the club house dock at
the foot Of College street and started
up the lake. The passengers contained
large representation OF leading YER
monters from all sections of the state.
The Vergennes City band was oil
board and rendered some fine music
throughout the day.
Shortly before the Chateaugay start
ed the yacht Valcour, owned by Con-
gresham Sibley, with party of invit-
ed guests on board, started for Fort
Frederick. On the boat were Congress
man and Mrs. Sibley, Justice d. j.
Brewer Of the supreme court of the
United States, Senator Redfield Proc
tor, Congressman and Mrs. ID. j.
Foster, Congressman A. ID. Capron Of
Rhode Island, L. S. Marshal Capron
OF Rhode Island, General Manager
Jarvis OF the Rutland railroad, j. w.
McGeary, representative of the Galena
Oil company; Joseph Aud of the Bur
lington News and j, i. Southwick of
the Burlington Free Press. Lunch was
served on the yacht before Fort Fred
erick was reached.
The Chateaugay stopped at Thomp-
sons Point to take on passengers and
reached Fort Frederick about ? o'clock,
and the party at once marched TO the
large tent and began 10 eat dinner.
The dinner was prepared by White
more and caterers from Boston. Covers
were laid for 600 people and the
tables were about two-thlrds filled.
As soon as dinner was over Presi-
dent f. L. Fish called the assembly TO
order and after a few Introductory re-
marks asked the attention of the
league to some features of Yermont's
fish and game laws. He asked the as
sistance Of the league in securing the
passage Of a law in Canada forbidding
all seining in Lake Champlain.
The speaker also called attention to
the law passed by the last legislature
allowing an open season for black bass
in Lake Champlain the year around.
Certain fishermen he said, chad
roma On tho sr,o tyf,i prr baIo Of tbic val
liable fish and committed great depre-
darions as a result of this law and he
asked that an effort be made to repeal
it. Another need was more wardens,
especially to protect the deer in this
state. During the past closed season
seven deer in that immediate vicinity
had been shot and their hides hung up
in the woods TO dry. Some of the
leagues money was being used for
wardens, but more was needed.
Letters of regret were read from ex-
President Cleveland and J.W Titcomb,
after which President Fish introduced
p NJ. Meldon as POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Meldon told how he was recent
" a guest at banquet in Philadelphia
and was introduced as the rarity of a
vermont Democrat and that he
was asked by an old man present
'what in hi he did for society up
there
After some more good stories Mr.
Meldon introduced NJ. +. Barnes OF
Addison, who gave a brief history of
the historic spot on which the league
had gathered-Fort Frederick.
Other speakers were Congressman
Capron, Justice ID. j. Brewer, Senator
Proctor, Congressman ID. J. Foster.
Congressman Haskins and Gen. o. 0.
Howard.
Steps were taken toward the reorgan-
ization of the Vermont Press associa-
ton.
The party returned to Burlington at
about 80 o'clock.