Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
NEWS OF VERMONT
MoPc Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-An Alaska
Nine FOX Captured in shafts
bury.

David Galusha, n well known fox
hunter in the town of SALISBURY is ex
hibitlng two fox skins that have been
generally admired and one of which has
caused considerable curiosity. One of the
skins Is that of "cross-fox," the pro-
geny of common red fox and n black
or silver grey. Specimens Of this hybrid
are not uncommon in northern New
England but the skin possessed by Mr..
Galusha II an unusually fine one. the en-
tire back being dark grey with no brown
marking The other skin Is that OF an
Alaska blue fox such as are raised for
their fur on the Aeutian islands in Beh-
ring sea. How the animal ever found its
way into Vermont is n mystery and can
be accounted for in only one way. Several /
years ago several Of these foxes were |
brought from Alaska to Randolph, and
presented to n farmer who put n high /
wire fence about a tract of wild land with /
the intention of raising the animals for /
their fur. One or moro Of the foxes may
have escaped and wandered to Shafts
bury to fall victim to Mr.. Galusha S
gun. The fur is about the color and tex
ture Of pluckcd HEAVIER but s longer and
not so firm.
SUCCESSFUL RAID IN WORTHWHILE
Late last Saturday night states Attor-
ney w. +. Tracy and F.. G. Bcknell Of
johnson, together with a bakers dozen
of deupty sheriffs of Lamoile county.
made raids on the IIamoille House in
Morrisvile village. which is owned and
conducted by +. G.. Foss. and a pool and
lunch room IN the Avalon building, which
is also owned by Mr.. Foss and conducted
by Charles Wright. At the 1,amoille
House liquor was found, but several
men We're found in an upper room en-
gagged in game Of poker. At the Avalon
building two cases of lager beer were
found. Wright is now under bonds 10
appear at county court in furnishing
CAN'T GET GRANITE STOCK.
The f. y. Ellis Granite company in
Mortified has. been forced to close
down for an indefinite time. the lack
= of stock being the cause. The quarries
at Bethel are getting out plenty of
= stone, but the railroads are unable to
Z carry the stock to Northheld fast
enough to keep the sheds working. The
! shutdown has put about 300 men out
of work until after New Years and
y possibly longer. Most of the granite
= plants in Barre and vicinity have shut
r down for the usual holiday vacation.
= some for two days, others for a week,
u and still others until after New Years.
Q Business is good so that there will be
o no unnecessary suspension of great
d length. a considerable number of cut
Y ters from other granite centers have
r WAS A PIONEER IN GRANITE.
Samuel p. Huse. one OF the pioneer
granite manufacturers of Barre, died
Sunday afternoon after two years ILL.,
ness with tuberculosis. Mr.. Huse was
J.. born in Danville. September O. 1S49. He
came to Barre as a stone cutter 26 years
ago and soon after entered the granite
n business. He was twice married. His
II first wife, who was Emma F. Collins
II daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins OF
re Barre, died in 1885, and ne later married
/ Miss Eva Alden of Barton Landing
II He is survived by the latter and three
daughters Mrs. Hayes Bassett. Miss
a Jessie T.. and Elena NJ. Huse, and one
son, Arthur Huse. all of Barre. He alsc
" leaves two brothers, Joseph. of Robin son
Iowa, James, of Hoosick, y. Y, and three
H. sisters, Mrs. D. K. Wakefield of Went
IL worth. y. II.
Is NO LIQUOR FOUND.
n , ,.
Quite a little excitement prevailed II
. Mortified on Saturday evening abou
- nine o'clock when it was learned tina
i. Sheriff Tracy and several Of his depu
- ties were In town making raids on sew,
- eral places where it was suspected thai
. there was illegal selling of intoxcat
- ing liquor The party was captainet
=, by states Attorney Gates and Sheriff
- Tracy, dividing into squads. The
searching took place all at the same
time The places of Harry Kendall, NJ
Broggi and J. NJ. Donahue were raldeo
l. but there was nothing found at any OF
them
n MAIL POUCH BADLY MCTILATEL
= BY TRAIN
II Last Friday morning Postmaster E II
pt Webster of Barton received on the morn
lie ing mail card from Postal Clerk Curtis
)t saying that he did not catch the mai
he pouch on the No l2:O7 a, m. train, but
" that it was knocked off the crane at the