Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-29
KILLED BY ANGRY BULL
WEsTFoRD FARMER MEETS =
HORRIBLE DEATH.

HORRIBLE JEAN
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Tournament-Youns Man Drowned
John A stuart, a prosperous iarliie',
who lives just across the PaiI!'H MAJ
y, tba Town OF Westford, was klheu
y, nos S'i evening. July %, by an en-
1911 bull only a part Of MI, SUI
arf's herd of cows came to the parl
II Ne usual time, and he Went 70 liie
nasture i'm search OF the missing am
rrnols Not returning WITHIN rev
sonnhle time, Mr.. Stuarts son oeolse
Y,ant IN search of his father Nheh
~ entered the pasture he was a,-
lacked by a large three year-olu pui, ~,
The young man seized me amman ~
MS horns and ring IN nus nose a'rs
n violent struggle ensueu' Neis ,,,,tar
hearing the noise OF the ,tIar
rame with pitchforks ana o tnea
weapons and succeeded III
the animal away. ,auad
Westford and Fairfax were eai isS,
ON for assistance and seaIehins
party was organized. Between n,tu
10 o'clock at night the BODY OF M
ctuart was found in a brook anu
large stone weighing at least LUU
hounds, was found on top Oh ms pous
Mir. Stuart's body was mass ~
bruises and all his clothing WIN tl1e
exception of his shoes ana stocAiiis1'
had been torn off by the enraged DUH
Tha animal had shown signs OF be-
rnming dangerous and there had seen
an encounter with him July /, Whe,i
II was thought he had been supdueu'
He was shot Tuesday morning.
AIR stuart was about 90 years oiu'
and was horn on the farm where ne
died. He was one of the Leading men
in his section, and had held many
town offices. He was a democrat ia
nolitics, He is survived by wile'
two sons and daughter
,trs Molina Poirier, aged 40 years,
of burlington died Monday afternoon,
InIv %, from the effects of being
burned by the explosion of Kerosene
lamp Saturday night.
These Vermonters have been al
lowed claims for services during ths
SPANISH American war by the Ohlteu
Siates court of claims: Col. Osman
d. Clark. s291.66 Lieut. Col. John H.
Mimms. $780, Capt. Frank L. howe
$3.50. Capt. Cornelius NJ. BroWnel'
$3.50, Adjutant Walter II. STERLING
$3.50,
Robert Sawyer and George F. Reld,
employed by the city OF Montpenel
digging a ditch, had narrow escape
from death Saturday, July %. The
ditch caved in, burying them to the
shoulder. Sawyer had both legs
broken and was injured internally
and is in a serious condition. Relu
was badly bruised. 1t took thirty
minutes to dig them out
Secretary f. D. Moore of the YER
mont State Firemen's association mas
issued the announcements Tor inc
18th annual convention when y "
meet at Vergennes August 10. After
the business meeting the Hleinpes -
the association delegates and visit
ors will enjoy a boat ride down the
otter Creek and Lake Champaign re-
turning to the city where a banquet
will be served.
The E. B. Ellis Granite company OF
Mortified have begun survey OF
the proposed railroad from Bethel to
the granite quarries six miles above
the town and work on the road is eN-
pected to begin soon II is now es-
timated that 1t will require out one
switchback to climb the mountain
and that the road will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. 1t will even
tuallv be owned by the Central YER
mont railway. The granite near Beth
ell is the peculiar white granite now
so much desired and there is no rea-
son to doubt that the development OF
these ouarries will mean the upbulid-
ing of a great industry.
Adm Densmore, aged 25, was
drowned in the Connecticut river
four miles from Springfield Sunday
noon, July "a. With his parents ana
sister he was passing Sunday at
summer camp. His sister ana an
other girl were in bathing and were
standing on some logs that began to
float away. Young Densmore ana
Will Stomer started in a canoe to get
the girls and in some way the canoe
struck the logs and capsized Dens.
more, who could not swim. grabbed
Stomer around the neck and dragged
him down, nearly drowning him.
Stomer was rescued in an uncon-
scious condition but Densmore's body
was not recovered for two hours. The
girls were also saved.
the Vermont State Golf association
will be held on the links of the Rut--
land Country club August II, is ana
10. The prizes will be competed for
under the rules of the United States
Golf association and the Rutland
ground rules. For the state cham
pionship match there will be a solid
gold medal for the winner, and
solid silver medal for the runner up.
The various events are open TO regu-
lar members of clubs of the Vermont
state Golf association. The program
for the tournament is as follows
Wednesday, a. M, state champion
ship match, preliminary medal play
round. Is holes; Thursday, a. m,
first match play rounds for state
championship, and special medal,
second It, IS holes; Thursday, p. m,
second match to play rounds for
state championship and special med
al first round of consolation match, Is
4 holes; Friday, 8 a. M, semi-hnal
match play rounds, is holes; Friday,
IL o. m. final match play rounds, Is
holes, handicap, is holes.
According to figures given out by
Horace f. Graham of Craftsbury, au-
ditor of accounts. there has been paid
from the treasury of the state OF
Vermont for the year ending April
! 80. 1904, the sum of S11.269.10 in
bounties on noXious animals. So
called. The largest single item is
ss.467.7O paid on 21,559 hedgehogs at
40 cents each. The total returns for
the year from April 80, 1908, to April
30. 1904. show that bounties have been
paid on 1880 foxes. 1853 hedgehogs,
/ on Ixnyes az hears and so snakes.