Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
TO PROTECT FISH AND GAME.

TO PROTECT FISH AND GAME.
An organization to be known as tho !
Windham county Protective Fish and |
Game association was formed in Brat
tleboro Saturday by about - people |
Interested in fish and game. George
w Pierce. who promoted the project !
presided ana told of the necessity for |
such an organization and the large op- |
portunity for public usefulness that is |
before it, These officers were elected |
George w. Pierce, president; DIR. T. II.
Campbell of Bellows Falls and Orrin
r. Buel of Wilmington, vice. prcsi-
dents: Robert 6. Bacon, secretary; DR..
George +. Barber, treasurer; James +.
Hooker. W. II. Ray of Bellows Falls
and Frank f. Barber. executive com
mittce; John f.. Gale of Guiford. Mar
vim Howard of South Londonderry and
Arthur H. Williams of Bellows Falls,
auditors. President Pierce will appoint
% wardcns, one for each town in the
county. There are 237 charter mem
bcrs of the association. The object is,
ITO protect the fish and game in the
county, to procure and enforce suit
able laws for the protection and pres
orvation Of food fish and game, and
song and insoctivorous birds, the in
PRODUCTION of new species and varieties
Of fish, game and useful birds, to dis
scminate Information relative thereto
and to procure tn" revision and codi-
fcation of the laws on the subjects
when found necessary" 1t was voted
To secure "a man of wide reputation on
the subject of fish and game to adj
dress the association at the February
meeting,
TWO AGED RESIDENTS OF ESSEN,
Residents Of the little town of Essex
boast of having in their community the
oldest active farmer IN the United States
and also the oldest railroad man in the
State. Eledzcr Hunt is the farmer He is
Lyman Howe, the old railroad man who
tribute their activity at an advanced age
to moderation in everything when they
We're younGc" Both mon are examples
of hardy Nermonters. Eleazer Hunt is
stll in the harness. he says, and his ac-
tions prove his declaration. TIP early
every morning, ne is ready for business
with the farm hands on his estate. He
has several head of cattle and gives them
the same attention he did years ago when
ne was more "c.'Fe' lie Goes not lear inc
cold NeTmOnt winters and oftcntimos neg
Iects A., r,,t or , oo,, l., ooi,,,r fnoy, ,,Ia
house to the barn. That he will live to
be more than 100 years Is tho belief of all
who know him. Although he is within
tour years of the century marx, his
friends say he looks more rugged than he
did decade ago He docs not know what
it is to have the services of a physician.
While he is often troubled with Il cold,
he is his own doctor and refuses TO see
a physician or take any medicine which
nc would prescribe. II" was born in
Norwich. W. Aprl IL, J"", and received
the only education Wh''h district school
o. mat tIme could anord. AT the age of
- ne went TO WORK ON ms lath"F farm
ana ioil""eo 'hHt III" I"r IL years. when
ne was - years old' no went on the road,
S''i'HS u'l"'''c lor Il Ne" YORK lllm ana
Tor dozeh years drove a wagon to all
tl'e 'o"hs III Nc''''o"' ana ho'therh New
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SKETCH OF MIR. HOWE.
Probably Mr.. Hunts closest friend in
the town is Lyman Howe. lie. too. is
ono of the oldest farmers in tho Sto-o
and q tvricnl Vcrmontcr Mr. Hovo
lives AT Essex Junction. and il the frs,
man TO ask for mail at the Dostoffic,
,viptor and summer alike. The litt,,
office Is onencd every morning Mt six
o'cIoclx. and when the postmastcr raise,
tho general delivery window Iymar
uowo's face is there TO greet him. with
ar without mail ms the case NAV he
Mr. Howe returns to his home. a short
distance away, and then sits down
with the oldest AGGREGATION of ole
folks that can be found at any priyat,
residence in Vermont. They are hi,
relatives. with whom he makes hi!
home. Mrs. d. y. Stiles is the sccon,
oldcst in the house. She is 50 years
i G.. Williams is in his Slst wear. ant
Mrs. Ellen u. Child i'm her SOth year
Every member Of that happy famil,
breakfasts at seven o'clock, and thinl
no more of being at the table at tina