Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Skunk Farm in Woodstock.

Probably not many people know
that Woodstock has a skunk farm The
enterprise was started some time ago
by E. O. Chamberlin at the Laurel
Gillingham farm on the Churcn NH
road near the Lake View trout pre-
serve.
About two years ago Mr.. Cham
berlin started the colony with half
dozen skunks. and the following
snring the colony was increased by
score of Young ones. owing TO defects
in the enclosure, however. most OF
them escaped. Last fall he replenished
his stock by capture. and otherwise,
and now has about 40 old ones. Many
Young have been born within the en-
closure this year. but the OLD niaies
have wrought havoc among them anu
their number is considerably depicted.
Next season Mr. Chamberlin VIII Try
to guard against this obstruction ps
separation of the males. Most OF the
old ones have been secured by cap
ture often five or six in one nlgnt
with the aid of a dog, the latters duty
being to locate them, when MS owner
deftly seiZes them by the tall anu
drops them into a bag. on one occa :.
sion Mr.. Chamberlin carried two OIL
the animals in bag from Hill Top
farm on the Billings farm, a distance
of three miles. perhaps, and par. oi
the way on bicycle. ana tne cnaI
acteristic aroma of the animals was
NOT detected until he accidentally
banged the bag against renee over
which he was climbing
Last year Mr.. Chamberlin dug out
litter of foxes. one male and four fe-
males Zone of which is gray) and mas
since purchased a female in Hartland.
and expects to add fox culture 10 ms
enterprjse The purpose of this un-
ioue industry in livestock is the pro-
d1ction of fur aud skunk oil.
states Attorney S. Hollister jack
son of Barre against whom quo war
ranto proceedings were brought IVY
weeks ago by Charles A. Phelps untli
recently local operator for the proker-
aye firm of H. r. Leighton d Co., OF
Roston. filed Saturday, July 29. MS
answer with Attorney General Clarke
i, Fits of Brattleboro. Phelps ques-
toned Mr.. Jackson's right 10 hold the
office of states attorney in Wasnlhg
ron county on the ground that ne Il
not a citizen of the United states. III
his answer Mr.. jackson declares ina,
although he was born in Canada ano
was never naturaliZed. he is ana al,
wavs has been a citizen OF the uhiteu
States, 1naSmucn as tne uhe he
tanned his majority his father. nat.
luralized citizen. was pastor OF tns
congregational church in Barre. Tns
quo warranto petition will now p'
brought before judge OF tne su.
preme court. after which deposition'
on both sides will be taken.
Mail advices to San Francisco from
the Japanese bear out the report CIR
culated by the returning civil governo
of Port Arthur that General Stoesse
and his officers surrendered the for
tress in order to loot a large treasur'
estimated at s15.ooo.0oo. Tnese re
ports are given credence by the Store
from the japanese of the lavish ex
penditure of the Russian officers an
many private soldiers with the prls
loners. The story goes that this none
came from the Port Arthur treasure
, half of which was sent in destroyer
, land reached Russia but the remain
: der of which was divided among IN
, garrison. only s1.00o.0oo being foun
when the japanese took Port Arthur