Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
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As soon as the clock in the steepIe
struck u Sunday night. the roads were
full of armed men hurrying along in
sufficient force to repel another Platts-
burg invasion but really bound for the
woods to wage war against the antIered
deer.
Jacob LifchfeId, at the age OF IS, has
been hunting in the Cilead region as en-
thusiastically as any of the younger fry.
Fredd Hayward, Guy P. Lamson, Guy
cainped on Mrs. B. E. Nickerson's place
in Braintrea. DR.. G. ]. Rumrill and
George Nichols sought Rochester noun
tain; r. II. Ketchum, Braintree noun
tain; C. s. Booth and M. w. Campbell,
the wilds of Warren; while A. e. Dean,
Harold Sharpe and host OF others scat
tered 70 divers and sundry points OF ad-
vantage in the pursuit of game.
Monday, Fred Howard shot a 200
pound buck near Herbert Flint's. Charles
L. Holman and Harry Baldwin brought
in one of about IT'S pounds, which they
sold to Landlord G. w. Hayward Of the
Randolph Inn. James Pierre Of Will
Jamestown made a lucky shot at Connecti-
cut Corners that gave him 200 pounds Of
venison. Carl Archer killed at Ford's
crossing five-pronged buck, weighing
240 pounds and curiously marked. both
shoulders being white Thomas Jarvis,
who works for Earl Powers, killed q
smaller specimen OF not far from 100
pounds in weight.
A doe was found, Monday at Riford
brook with one leg broken by a shot. II
was turned over to Game Warden George
Ford. who sold the carcass for the state
to DR.. E. n. Stearns. It weighed 125
pounds.
Tuesday, Frank Williams sent a fatal
bullet into buck wearing eight-pronged
antiers and weighing $50 pounds--a fine
animal that was sighted in Joseph Car
penter's sugar orchard. Last season Mr..
Williams brother, John, was the fortu-
nate huntsman. Ben Lemery killed at
Connecticut Corners q 150-pound deer
which went to stock [. A. Jerd's market.
Mr.. Jerd has also secured the 35O-pound
monster. whose fall was tribute to the
marksmanEhip OF Albert Martelle, hunt
ing on Roxbury mountain. This deer
dressed about 800 pounds and overtops all
the game yet reported. A 15s-pound
buck was shot on Riford brook by Leon
Stokes, and one Of 225 pounds by E. e.
Woodwork in Braintree. Merton Eng
lish brought in good-sized buck from
Gilead whose weight was 200-more or
less-and a subject Of lively discussion in
the square By a group OF gentlemen, who
had evidently developed their estimating
powers by guessing at the number of
seeds in pumpkin, the number Of beans
in a jar, etc., in competition for pincushion
prizes ct church bazars.
Wednesday morning party Of four
from Barre were hunting at Frank Bing-
hams in Rochester, and one Of their
number, Aptonio Rertoldi, shot deer OF
rs pounds. which was shipped to Barre.
Another buck, which. though wounded,
managed TO escape from the hunters, was
found dead back Of Braintree depot yes
terday morning.
So far, from the reports made to Game
4 Warden George Ford. 13 bucks and one
doe have been slaughtered in this vicin-
ity.
Music Hall Items.
4 Seats 90 on sale for Black Beauty, the
wonderful story Of the horse, Saturday,
Nov. IA.
Wa. Brady has promised to send
s'The Man of the Hour" here IS early in
the year as possible.
Black Beauty himself is said to be one
Of the most beautiful specimens OF horse
flesh ever on the stage.
An evening Of fun and music is in
store Tor the patrons OF John W. Vogel's
Big City Minstrels coming in December.
Don't forget that Lyman Howe and his
moving pictures. made true to life, with
the many mechanical effects he carries,
win be here soon.
The present reigning sensation Of New
York, the Hungarian play "Der Teufel, -
or "The Devil" BY Ferenc Molnar, will
be the holiday attraction.
Black Beauty is dramatized from Anna
Sewell's great book, of which millions of
copies have been sold and read. It
teaches q great moral lessou and incul-
Gates the love of dumb animals.
!. Winter blasts, causing pneumonia,
pleurisy and consumption. viii soon be
here. Cure your cough now, and strength
en- your lungs with FoIey's Honey and
Tar. Do not risk starting the winter
with weak lungs, when Foley's Honey
and Tar will cure the most obstinate
coughs and colds, and prevent serious re-
suits.
II. A. Leonard, Randolph, @. e. Black,
South Royalton. d. o. Goodno, Roches-
! ter, F. II. Totman. North Tunbridge,
Victor A. Grant. Bethel.