The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-02
RANDOLPH.
A Mother Bear and Three Cubs Killed
on Granville Mountain.

on Granville Mountain.
Jerd Brothers purchased on Friday
four black bears, which were killed by
George Bceman on Granville mountain
on Wednesday night. Mr.. Beeman was
out coon hunting and came upon the
three cubs, which he killed and finally
the mother appeared She was also
killed at about IL o'clock at night. Mr.
Beeman had only a rife, and after the
cubs had been killed it was dangerous
business to shoot the mother. Finally
help arrived, in the person of Almon
Clark, and another person whose name
was not known, and the bear was cap
tured Friday the animals were brought
to the Jerd market and sold for 800.
John Manchester bought the skins of
Jerd. and the meat will be sold out
| by the owner of the market The four
bears We're arranged in the doorway of
the doorway of the market, and H. l..
! Patch obtained fine picture of them.
! The bounty upon the four will amount
to $40. They are very handsome, the
fur being of good black and very soft
and glossy.
Mrs. b. ID. Dubois and Mrs. A. f..
Bass left here on Friday for Boston for
a few days stay.
Mrs. Frank Henry, better known as
Frances Spooner of Holly Springs, Miss,
is in town with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Spooner, and expects to be joined
here soon by her husband who is vet
Urinary surgeon and will locate here for
the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Greene, who
have been in Lawrence, Mass, for sew
eral days with Mrs. Greene's sister, Mrs.
A. N; Grover, have returned home.
The Republican party held a rally in
music hall on Friday night, when Joseph
A. DeBoer of Montpelier was the pr.n
cipal speaker.
The Halloween dance was attended
by 100 couples on Thursday night, and
the evening was pleasantly passed by all
present. The affair was arranged by
n c. Buck. H. A. Leonard, John Henry |
and J. +. Tewksbury, who planned all |
so successfully that it was decided |
success. Riley's orchestra of Barre fur
nished nice music and the decorations in
the hall, all of Halloween design, were |
laborate and artistic.
Mrs. s. A. Davis, who has been III
White Plains, y. Y, for several weeks,
arrived home on Wednesday.
On Thursday night, when the 500
train from the south pulled into the sta
ton, two boys, Charles Fish, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Fish, who live on the
Soper farm, and one other boy by the
Of IA, NJ Cd 70 ba I
rack in front of the engine, or stood too
near the track. They were hit by the
,ars. aud the Fish boy was injured in
lis shoulder and head, making him IN
conscious. He was at once taken to the
sanatorium, and it was thought that his
dull was injured; but on Friday he
was more comfortable. The other boy
escaped without injury.
Mrs. Lucie Wall Beekman has gener-
,usly contributed the sum OF S400
owards purchasing an athletic field for ,
he use Of the high school in this place.
Rev. Father 0Donnell is in Boston :
his week to consult an architect in re- {
ard to plans for the new Catholic church {
It Bethel 1t is understood that the .
Jew structure il to be of mission style 8
nd that the work is to be begun upon I
right away, going as far as possible !
his fan before cold weather sets in. a
Mrs. Amanda Thayer. who has been !
or the last six months in Rose Florida, 9
as arrived here for an indefinite stay. /
The death OF Mrs. c. NJ Howard oc.
urred yesterday morning, after a long
eriod of failing health. The funeral
] to be held tomorrow afternoon.