Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcndcrs--Final Fig.
ures on l)Vunties for NOxlOus
Animals

inimaIs, took effect from its passage, be- |
ns approved by the governor October 2.
1901. Figures have been compiled by state
Auditor II. T.. Graham Of Craftsbury.
showing the number of animals reported
and the bouu.ics paid between April 80.
I9O and October ~, 1901, when tho act
ceased to he effective. No returns had
been received from ~ towns April 10. l"o.
These returns show that during this pc
Rod of not quito six months there had
been killed 2.io? foxes on which was paid
at 10 cents each bounty of Sl,sB.'5; ID
lynNcs, on which was paid at y each. $40;
ii, al hcdgchogs. OH which was paid ut
80 cents each. 81, $3.50; % rattlcsnakes, on
which WAS paid a. ), each, $50; 10 bears,
on which was paid at Si2 each. $i32; anu
| panther or which was paid at III ca'h,
si2 The total amount paid in bounticS
aggie gated $500 o.. Tho animals on which
bountics were paid were divided among
the several counties of the State as fol-
lows: Addison county, foxes 206 lynXcs
l. hedEohogs So, bears ,; Bennington coun-
ty. foxes a. hedge hogs 500, bears A. Gale
donin county, foxes :'5l, hcdscho2s l,1S.
thittendeu county, foxes o., lynXcs u.
o.lSI Essex county, foxes loi.
hcdechuss ~. bears .: Franklin county,
foxes 80 hodgenoss T., bears :. panthcrs !;
Grand Isle county, hodgchogs 4; Lamoillc
county. foxes ~. hcdgchogs SO; Orange
county. foxes cot, hcdgchogs 396; Orleans
county, foxes iu;, hcdgchoss l66; Rutland
county. foxes 2l1 iynXes !. hcdgchogs 300,
rattlosnafcs d. bears II; Washington
county. foxes lo0, lynxcs .. hedgchogs 5,f5..
bears - Windham county, foxes 275, lynxcs
}, hcdgehogs So, bears 3: Windsor county,
foxes no. iynxos ,, hedgchoss l.02, rattle
snalcs I. bears !. For the year ending
April 20. 1905. hounties were paid on noX-
ious animals a. follows: ON $500 foxes
si.sS025: on a lNnxcs $50; on 7,196 hedge
hogs. s.15Sso; on % bears ssot: on III rat
tlcsnakes. Sill The bounty on foxes from
April - to- December T., 1902, was 90 cents
and for the remainder Of the year - cents.
The payment If hedgehog bountics did
not begin until December T., 1902. so that
the amount paid during the year ending
April 50 1905; covered only a little more
than a third Of year. For tho year end
ing April %, 1aoi. bountics were paid al
follows. ON a.rso foxes. 500; on 2l.'oo
hcdgchogs. 81, tf17o; on ~ lynxcs, 600; on
Sc bears S.,2: on 80 rattlcsnakes. $50. YER
mont paid between April 50. 1907. and Octo'
Der - 1904. as bountics on noxious ami
mails s.. .o> so and on hcdgchoGs alone
December l.. 1qo.. 10 October -. 1894, $l%.-
054 50
MARBLE PROPERTY SOLD.
Spofford H. West Of the marble
firm of Norcross & West. has bought
the old Kent ~ Root marble property
in Dorset. consisting Of mills, quarrics.
houses and lands. This property
has been held to be worth from $50
900 to 100000, has been owned and
worked by several parties. Mr. West
has owned a controlling interest in 1t
and sold it. several times in fact he
has been the leading marble promoter
in Dorset for years The mill and
houses Will be- repaired. and the quar-
iies started up AS fold. Ernest West
has bought Joe Business farm which
joins Vests arm on the West hill
thus DOUBLING the size of his lands.
Marble undoIlics both farms. Ernest
is superintendent at the West & Nor
| cross quarry.
ST. JoINSBUEY MUST HAVE
PTRER WATER.
| The state board If health have noti-
fed the 1illagc trustees of st. Johns
bury ,hat something must be done
about purifying the village water and
the trustees have called a special
meeting at the stanley Opera house on
"Wednesday evening, May 10. to Sc.
what action will be taken. The state
board of health will attend this meet
ing and pr Henry - Holton will ad-
dress the citizens and explain the rca-
sons that have led up to the call fol-
| the meeting.
WANTS DAMAGES FOR POOR
DRIVING.
Dr. H. & I;rown of st. Johnsbury
has brought suit against Austin Nor
rilI for 5000 Tor alleged injuries re-
ccivcd last january. nr. Brown
claims that MIR. Morrills driver while
taking him to the station. struck the
curbing. suddenly throwing the doctor
from his seat. 1t is said that the case
will come up for trial at the Decem
| Der term Of court.
ANOTHER CASE or SPOTTED FENEf
IN RUTLAND.
| Another case of spotted fever in Rut-
land wa reported Thursday to city
lAIcalth officer Edgar b. Moore. The
patient is the two-year-Old daughter o.
William Green. who died of the same
disease "A !rw weeks ago. The child is al
the home of ". Stratton on Strattoi
road. Ruth Allen. who is also sick will
the disease was reported 10 be some
better Thursday evening. and hopes fol
her recovery are entertained.
|GO1 WRONG END OF THE TURTLE
J.. Il. Bigolow underwent a peculiar OK
pcrionce in Morscs livery stable in Rut
land Thursday afternoon when the indc,
finger of his right hand was badlS
Ilaccratcd from IA Swapping turtles bite
Some one had turtle in tho stable
and Mr.. Bgelow went To pick it up by
the tail. Instead of his getting hold o.
the animal. he became attached tn tn
manner described. He went to tho Office
of DR.. J. II. Hanrahan, where the wount
was dressed.
WANT HETTY GREEN'S PLACE.
Tho Andrew Carnegie offer of SIS.
900 for new public library building
to Bellows Falls has been a subject O
general discussion during the pas
week T'ho cenoral trend of scntimcn