Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-06-26
STATE NEWS.
Wild Cat at Pownal.

SIAIE NEW d
Wild Cat at Pownal-
A wild cat recently appeared in the
woods near the Laid farm at Pownal
south of Bennington, soaring all with
its unearthIy shreaks. A dog belong
ing to E. L. Niles had bout with the
animal coming out second best.
Woodsmen occasionally report wild
cats in the mountains around Ben
nington, while, "bob cat" or lynx is
quite common animal thereabouts.
1t is rare, however, for one to come
so near to civilization as in this case.
Recovered Child After Six Years.
After six long years of anxious and
unsparipg search, Arthur A. Stebbins,
of Montpelier, found his daughter liv-
ing with her mother in uninvitiDg sur
roundings at "a Ruggies street, Bos-
ton, and he took the child away with
him while she was attending the
Hammond street school. she was
brought back to Montpelier and will
live with her father, who will give
her better home and good educa-
ton. Mr.. Stebbins secured divorce
from his wife and the custody of his
child some six years ago, but the
mother took the child away with her
and it is but now that she has been
located.
Cadet for West Point.
Congressman Haskins has just been
notified by the War Department that
he is entitled to nominate one princi-
pal and two alternates as candidates
for cadet at the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Candidates
must not be under IL or over % years
Of age, physically sound and free from
any disease or infrmity which will
render him unfit for military service,
unmarried, and well versed in read
ing, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, English composition, English
literature, arithmetic, algebra through
quadratic equations, plane geometry,
descriptive geography and the ele-
ments of physical geograhy, espe-
cially the geography of the United
States; United States history, the
outlines of general history and the
chief principles of physiology and by
giene. Application should be made
to Hon. Kittredge Haskins, M. O.,
Brattleboro, VT, on or before the 9th
day of July, 1905, giving age, height
and weight.
Went Miles on Clutches.
M. Bruso of Enosburgh Falls, who
has been convalescing from severe
run of typhoid fever, has been caus-
ing his family considerable anxiety
during the past few days. He mystic
riously disappeared on Sunday, June
IS, and parties were sent out in an
effort to locate hirn. Their search was
fruitless, however, and was not heard
from until Monday when he came
home of his own accord. According
to his story he went Sunday to st.
Adams, there he slept In the depot
over night. Monday he walked to
st. Adams Bay and then returned to
Enosburgh Falls. This was accom-
plished on crutches. Mr.. Bruso seems
to have grudge against his family
and friends and it is the opinion of
some of the doctors that his mind is
unbalanced. He is member of the
local lodge of Foresters and it is ex-
pected that they will take some action
in the matter, as he is not considered
a safe man to be at large.
Fined for Shooting Deer.
DR.. w. r. Blossom, practicing
physician of Rutland, was arraigned
before City Judge Willie A. Ross on
the charge of killing deer out of
season. He pleaded not guilty, but
| at the conclusion of the trial which
occupied the entire day, was found
guilty and fined 500 and costs. He
took an appeal to the county court
and furnished bail in 5000. The prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution was
William Jimus, a young man living at
Mendon. He testified that while in
the woods Monday, June 10, he heard
rlne shot and going in the direction
OF the sound came upon DIR. Blossom,
VINO was IN the act of cutting up
buck deer. He stated that the doctor
offered him his rifle, part of the deer
, I and free nadioo1 otta,3a-oo -
/ family. These the young man re-
) fused and on the following day re-
ported the case to States ATTORNEY
r. A. Lawrence. DR.. Blossom denied
: the whole story and tried TO establish
an alibi and introduced testimony to
show that he was in Rutland at the
time Jimus claimed he was cutting up
the deer.