The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-29

and Frank Streeter buck in Marlboro
George and Delmar Hawkins captured tw'
does in Newfane Tuesday and William
Deering of West Brattleboro got bucl
Wednesday G. o. Abbott brought in
a fine buck Tuesday, after being out les
a buck at the home of his father-in-law
d. j. Bailey in West Dummerston
Monday and Mr.. Bailey got one in thu
same place Wednesday A. l.. Miller O.
West Brattleboro shot a l25-pound doe il
Halifax Monday, Carl Ellis getting one ir
Newfane the same day. Frank Wright
shot deer near Sunset lake in Marlboro
John Wilson shot l65pound buck in
West Dummerston Wednesday. George
and Dexter Willard of Brattleboro each
killed doe in West Dummerston Wed
killed deer in that town Wednesday
Charles Stockwel shot buck and Roy
Jones doe in Newfane this morning.
The correspondence appearing in this
paper from the various towns of the
county tells of the success of hunters out
side of this town and indicates that the
apple growers of Windham county have
occasion to smile once this season at least.
Two women hunters are credited with a
killing in this county-Mrs. Emmett Tut
tie of South Londonderry and Mrs. N. L.
Divoll of Rockingham Both secured an
animal. The smallest animal reported
was shot in Jamaica. 1t was doe that
dressed 46 pounds.
No end of stories are told of wonderful
long-range shots which caused the target
to sit up, stand up and in other ways to
take notice. A Jamaica lawyer claims
that he fired four times at buck that
was standing still. At last accounts the
hunter had gone for more ammunition.
Chauncey I. Knapp of Brattleboro
brought home a gray owl as consolation
prize. L. H. Barber, another Brattleboro
man, was unsuccessful by hairbreadth
down a specimen when he encountered
barbed wire fence and while he was extri-
eating himself therefrom the animal van
ished
James Betterley of Dummerston hill
found an nths-old heifer dead in his
pasture this morning. The animal had
been bled, but Mr. Betterley had not been
informed of the murder.
County Game Warden Roswell Frost
has been one of the busiest men in Wind
ham county this week. Inquiries for him
last night resulted in partially locating
him somewhere in Londonderry where he
went yesterday to look into case
brought to his notice. He has had some
funny complaints made to him during the
week young man in this town was
hunting squirrels when two men ap-
peared and demanded to see the boys IL
cense. He produced it and they pocketed
it and told him that he didn't have IL
cense. As they refused to give it back
the boy found that they told the truth.
Another hunter came to Mr.. Frost with
a tale of woe about losing his license He
was gladdened at the suggestion of Mr..
E,n- hat I,a .1a ..F
Brattleboro give him certificate stating
that a license had been issued to him
which had been lost, had strayed, or been
stolen.
Up to this morning but one casualty has
been reported, that of the accidental
shooting of Fred A. Harris of Westmin-
ster by his son. Robert. Mr.. Harris died
at the Memorial hospital in Brattleboro
shortly after 6 o'clock this morning. His
-enditisr had been considered critical
.ince he WAS. brought to the hospital
With his son. Robert, was hunting in
Westminster Tuesday afternoon and after
ramping for some time decided to sit
lown. The son in seating himself upon a
og accidentally discharged his rife and the
,ullet entered his fathers left hip taking
downward course and lodging in the
high. The man was taken to his home
nd Dr. Craig OF WalpOle was summoned. |
lie called DR.. Miner of Bellows Falls and
heir examination of the wounds showed
hat the bones of the hip and thigh had |
een badly shattered. He was brought to
he Memorial hospital Tuesday evening. |
ccompanied by his son, Benjamin, and |
)r Craig. While his injuries were con-
idered serious and his condition precari |
us his death occurred suddenly this morn
1g. The body will be taken to Westmin-
ter this afternoon. Mr.. Harris was EN-
loyed by the Abenaque machine company
t Westminster and was an Industrious,
citizen.
Mr. Harris was 46 years old and leaves
wife and four children. His son, Ben
min, came to Brattleboro this morning
, accompany the body to Westminster
lis afternoon Funeral services will be
eld from his home Sunday afternoon.