St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-11

build up the Industrial interests
Perhaps by doing so, the farmers
would be greatest gamers.
Our trip to this corner of the
town of Mortified was for a week
end visit to a camp on the shore of 8
small private pond. This pond
which was made by the erection OF
dam, three or four years ago, does
not include over three acres of water
yet has furnished during the past
summer several hundred pounds OF
trout to the owners of the camp and
their friends.
There ought to be more of these
private trout ponds built in Vermont
by those who can afford it. Nobody
wants to see our public waters TAX
en- over by private clubs, but all over
Cne state there are little holloWs and
valleys where ponds could be built
at small expense and not only fur
nish fishing for those who are share
holders and their guests, but which
will also improve the fishing in the
stream below the pond.
Moreover every one of these pri-
vate preserves lessons the drain on
the public fishing waters and thus
gives more opportunity for fishing
to those who cannot afford member
ship in private clubs. If such CLUBS
will build artificial ponds and stock
them at their own expense, they
should be welcomed by all fisher
men in any community where they
may be located.
While at this camp in Mortified
saw the most curious hunting in
cident l ever witnessed. A fox
came down across a broad meadow
not far from a farmers barn. Now
a fox is one Of the feetest of animals
as well as one of the shyest. The
farmer was standing by the barn
with a fork in his hands and with
no expectation of getting the fox,
started toward the animal which ran
under the barn where he killed it
with the fork. 1t had probably been
chased by dogs until it was complete
iy tired out.
The general opinion is that foxes
are steadily increasing in the rural
sections of Vermont. Fox hunting is
less popular than it used to be and
where there used to be a number
Of expert fox hunters in every town
there are now comparatively few.
F. E. H.
Bennington Banner.
BOsworth's Appeal
Again during the session of 1910,
the mouse or representatives a.
montpelier is TO become, pracJIcaIIJ
1 court of criminal procedure. tol
lays the case OF ElIOy Kent, con-
slcJed IN due process of law, o.
The murder of a dumb woman in
w allingtoTd, was gone over, in ali
It's gruesome details, at an expense
% the state of thousands of dol
4ars. The outcome was only Wnd,
was expected, and the fnality was
one CT shocking tragedy in bung-
ling execution of the laws decree.
AGAIN, as in 1910, there is man
in windsor prison for whom the law
he verdict of the jury before whom
ne was tried and the sentence of the
court have decreed the extreme pen
.Iry. Dut vermont must hear the
story of his crime once more re
neaIsed. 1t is simply what was ex
pected. When Arthur Bosworth
was sentenced to death for murder
! few months ago, 1t meant that sen.
imentalists would have another op.
portunity to come before the Legis-
lature with pleas of insanity, ar
guments against capital punishment,
and a general overhauling of circum-
stances that can pass out of remem-
brance none too soon for the genera
good.
Nobody possessed of human feeling
would deny Arthur Bosworth, moi
any man in his position, every safe
guard of life and liberty. But it
does seem that the state of Vermont
should be spared the expense and
he community the shame of having
he makers of law compelled to re-
view the judicial findings of courts
established for the laws enforce
ment.-[ Rutland Herald.
Watch it Grow
Windsor did itself proud in it's en-
+ertainment of the state corn show
last week. The people of the town co
operated loyalty with the manage
ment. AS an exhibit the show was
a gratifying success, the entries being
three times larger than last year, the
first time the show was held The
attendance was gratifying when the
weather of Thursday is
taken into consideration. However
we feel that many people in the state
and even in Windsor county, do no
fully reanze the magnitude this in
stitution has already attained or the
value that it is to the agriculture
development of Vermont. The ex-
hibits that are to be sent from the
show to the big show ir
Boston Nov 20-23, will be a credit
70 the state and will make a display
that the other New England states
will have to go some to equal Az
an encouragement to the young peo-
ole of the state to stay at home anf
develop the resources near at hand
the state corn show has untold pos
sibilities. The children who took
part in it are to be highly commend |
ed for Lne excell Gene ar
ed for the excellence of their ex-
libits.
The boy that won the grand sweep |
stakes for the best corn in a contest
open to the whole state, and to grown |
men of long experience in crop pro.
1uction, was only 16 years of age |