The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-08
PRESIDENTIAL
BEAR HUNT
Noodlord Nay Be Scene Of
Search lof Bnuin.
BARNEYwRlGHT NGUlDe
Veteran Hunter u Said 10 Have
Made Arrangements Tor
the Expedition.

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a. this qaist vale are Ia ne hroes,
other hoaFby villages arr siiiins %
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iion ~ ths county ~ phich Woodford
l. = part il discussing coo allah
snfbing question. This is whether
Fresidsni Roosevelt Gill fvalif cons
huru ihis fail ~ hunt bcars. No uns
in Woodfuri ever sau a Prcsident ~
ne Cniied states. aud some ~ The re-.
idcnis bcter sau steam 90 trolley cars.
One man opce heard a former Gov
srnor speak az political meeting and
b. has bcCn regarded siih certain aue
ever sincc. 80 u il llil- Hondsr that
ihe ciiigsns are efciieds
Tho IMPORT that Mr Roosevelt might
risit The place on q hear hGni vas frr
brought by courier from Bennington,
aud The ness caused thrubs and pulsA'
lions such ~ have not been expert.
encrd sicco Fort Sumter vas bred
apon. Tho crowd ~ Smiths store, The
only onc 10 the village, cDuld not be-
licvc lis ears. Tho courier. however,
stuck 10 his statement. lie said that
be got The ncws straight from John
Barney Wright, The veteran bear trap.
per. Who lives Just below the Vermont
line Ia willlamstoEn, Mass and Stays
black bears In the Green Mountain
State. Every one knew that Barney
had seen and talked with the Prcsi-
dent. butt the exact conversation was
not recorded until the irappcr got
ready To tell IL.
"Don't 80 out West bear hunting
this fall, Mr. President, but come 70
williamstown and We will drop over
into Vermont and give you as hne
sport as you can hnd anywhere, Is
just what Barney says he said. To
this the trapper declares the President
replied: ''1'll surely come II can ar
range IL. Let me know when the hunt
ing time comes and I'll try 70 yet
there.
This Is the nearest woodford ever
got TO entertaining real live head OF
the American government, and itnearly
choked from holding Its breath. Will
he really come? Won't some great
matter OF Importance hold him at the
last minute? Isn't Woodford too uE-
important u place 10 be visited by such
great official? These are the ques-
tions which are staggering the whole !
village.
Barney-they never call him John |
believes all obstacles will be swept |
aside once the President makes up his |
mind that the bears OF Bennington !
county are as scrappy as they are re- (
ported to be. And the word Of the /
veteran trapper goes a long ways
here. He doesn't believe the Presi-
dent has forgotten all about the bears
and the invitation long ago.
''He spoke real serious, just as
though he meant it., he says, land IL
he can only get the fall chores TO the
White House done comf'table like
know he'll right shoulder arms with
the blunderbuss and pint for Mont.
The only thing that bothers Wood
ford Is the possible appearance OF
Secret Service men. 1t Is known that
the President Is attended by them wher
over he goes, and II they are anything
like sheriffs and deputy sheriifs this
numbering community wants nothing
10 do with them. The expeditions Of
county officers on hunts for moonshin-
BIS and poachers have not been p cas-
ant.
In spite of his age Barney is as spry
Is colt. One OF his hands, however,
IS useless. This Is the result of an ac-
,ident which occurred shortly after he
rave up farming and took to trapping.
)ne day he caught a wildcat, and in
rying to remove it from the steel trap
he jaws snapped upon his hand and
leld him fast. The spring could only
,e bent back by lever, and he had
left this at home. He
vas in great pain and his next thought
vas to cut the flesh and free the hand.
But his knife, too, was missing, and
here was nothing for it but to walk
hree miles to the nearest house, drag
ing the trap, clog and chain, weigh
ng in all over seventy pounds. IN
Don't delay a minute. Cholera in.