Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-16
NEWS OF VERMONT
Mere impsrtaat Dvents cropped feS
Free Press Readers-Doe Found
with One Of It's Legs shot on.

u. NJ. Newton, fish and game warden
for Windsor county. was notified by tele-
phone Saturday afternoon by G. v. w.
Winslow Of West Windsor Of a doc on his
meadow near his buildings with n broken
leg. Tho call was at once responded
to. On reaching the place the deer was
shot and upon examination II WAS found
that one fore leg had been shot MI. and n
flesh wound on the back part Of the body
rendered the meat unnt for food, SO the
carcass was buried.
BEAR TOO THICK FOR DEER.
A veteran hunter attributes the falling
off In the number Of deer that were killed
during the past open senson TO tho pres
| cnce in increasing numbers of bears and
other predatory animals. They arc driving
| the deer from the Green mountain range
| to some extent at least. and IL not leaving
the State. they are seeking less frequentcd
| hunting grounds. 1t Is certain that there
never was so many bears and bear signs"
| before IN the Windsor county deer hdunts.
and deer were found IN loca where
they Ind very rarely been seen before
There doesn't seem to he room for bears
|
| If the former continues to increase and
enlarge their field Of operations the deer
| will have to move on.
WANT MOEE TENEMENT HOUSES.
Some of the business n,cn arc discuss
ing the problem of providing moro tcne-
ments in Brnttleboro, principally as re-
suit of complaint by the Bratllcboro
| al q
to secure the expert mechanics needed in
their business because OF a lack of suit
able tcnements. It is probable that Il
| meeting Of business men will he called
soon to consider tho subject Of organizing
q corporation to builG tenement houses.
A plot Of ground owned by The Morning
side Cemetery association is available for
the purpose. and the sclcctmen are will
| ing To lay out road IL permission is
obtained from the cemetery association.
across whose iand 1t would have to run.
MUCH BUILDING IN RUTLAND.
| The building operations in Rutland
| during tho year indicate a period of
Unprecedented prosperity. Inspector
| of Buildings W. H. Baldwin stated
yesterday that more buildings had been
erected and more repairs made in tho
last ten months than in any period of
double that length of time within mis-
knowledge. Fully % houses. costing
at least $4,000 each, nave been built in
Rutland this year, and about 80 cot
tageS. besides a dozen or more barns.
| The railway station has been COM
plctcd. and fireproof building is low
under construction on West street that
will surpass anything OF it's kind in
the city
TO MAKE CHAIR STOCK.
A real estate deal eliminated Satur-
day morning in the lease to George $
Clark Il Co. of the mill property in the
eastern part OF Bennington village
operated for a number of years by
George S. Bradford. later by George
A. Wattlcs and recently by VIM. G.
Bull. Mr.. Clark. who has been resi-
dent OF North Bennington. is associated
vita Troy parties and the company
will rett the mill and put in machinery
for the manufacture OF chair stock
The work of renovating the interior
Of the mill was begun some time ago
and the machines will be installed at
once There is good water power con-
has many advantages for business
of this nature.
BIG QUARRY SOLD.
A large quarry deal has just been con
summat"I in Barre when Robert Wildbul
sold his valuable quarry in ,raniteville tc
Wilbur Brothtr rs for so 200 and Wildbul
, brothers in Turn sold a half Interest e
Prince Bessey. tho owner Of a manufac
turing plant in Barre. The new firm viii
le known as wilbur & Bes;cy. Tni!
quarry Is considered a valuable one. I
has been developed largely within thu
past two years. 1t is the plan Of the nov
firm to make improvements aud do N
extensive business both IN quarryinG an,
manufacturing. This fal, they will pu
in a large air compressor and next sprn,
will erect a large derrick.
PAID FOR DAMAGES BY DEER.
; Arthur j.. Oakcs of Wcodford has tccl
. awarded damages to tho amount of 1928
by state Fish and Game Commissions
Thomas for injury to his crops by dee
during the past season. The money comes
from tho Wheeler fund. established fO
this purpose, and 1t is the first instance
Of n proven claim for damages by resi-
dent OF Remington county. A herd o
:, five deer made its nightly headquarters
during the latter part OF the season il
Oakes's Oat field.
ERNEST sPICER OF WEST BURKE
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Because he was Respondent and dit
not. care to live longer. Ernest Spicel
of West Burke swallowed 80 grains O.
morphine and died in agony early Mon
day. Spicer bought the drug Sunda.
at the apothecary store of Charles II
coburn, stating that he wanted 1t Il
give it to n sick horse. Later nc state,
that he was Respondent and wante,
to die. Spicer was temperate and re
spected. He leaves widow. tn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rob
erts of West Burke
, TAYLOR HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
+. W. Taylor of Shrewsbury wa
again the respondent Monday at tn
: continued hearing at the House o
, Correction in Rutland. before Justic
W. X. Farnsworth. Taylor was charge,
with incest and submitted no defense
He was held in $4,000 to await action
= of the grand jury and went to Jail Il
, default of bail.
INTERDENOMINAT ASSOCIA