The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-16

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er S licenses are issued in Massachu-
/ sets IN a season
Newfane Correspondence.
Although the opening of the deer
season was ushered in with rain a
large number in this place as we'll as
number of non-residents were out early
Monday morning to hunt. 1t was re
ported that about 20 deer were shot
i'll town during the day. First reported
was that of J. F. Whitaker, who shot
at $50 a. m. a buck weighing about 1870
pounds, which was eating clover in the
south part of his moving land Leon
ard Brown secured during the fore
moon, at first shot, a doe weighing
about 80 pounds, about 20 rods back
of his home, short distance below
the village. Mr.. Wytas of Stratford,
Conn, secured a deer Monday fore
noon on the Bills place. Dana Perry,
on his farm known as the Walker
place on Newfane hill, shot in the
forenoon back of the buildings the best
one yet reported, buck weighing
nearly 800 pounds, having nine points.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis, wife of Deputy
; Sheriff Earl Davis, shot not far from
their buildings Monday afternoon a
i, yearhng buck weighing about 125
pounds. F. ". Underwood secured on
/, the Walter Eager place a fat buck.
Raymond Pratt was successful in Sc
curing one during the day on the NJ.
O, Howe place.
K. E. Mosher, l.. K. Barber and DR.
: T. r. Newell, all of Brattleboro, shot
! deer yesterday near Bencasson cabin
i George W. Hawkins shot a 210-pound
\ deer south of the village. William
e Hazelton and son each got one. Samuel
u Wiswall and Herbert Wells both shot
at the same time and brought down {
: deer. Only one bullet took effect. BeI
9 Mehuron, fireman on the passenger
train, came down on his train to tn,
e Salmon Hole bridge, got off and wen
) across the bridge up the HILL shot
/. deer, took it down to the track, loadet
/ 1t on to the up train and was home TO
IS dinner.
II Among those who are in town t,
= hunt are Ernest Reed of New Yorl
$, city, Mr.. Reed and his wife and chat
e feur being guests at the Windhan
Il County House. Mr.. Haley and his wifi
of New York also are at the Windhar
II County House. j. 3. Emerson, VIII
e spent Sunday with his family, is on
q of a party from Brattleboro who ar
Is at the David Davis place on Newfan
1t hill to remain until Thursday Ro
n Jones and friend of Brattleboro ar
y guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mr..
Re Edwin Jones.
- Townshend Correspondence.
re Though the heavy rain discourse sc
re many hunters, yet a large force wer
out Monday morning, the number il
G. creasing throughout the day as tn
le skies cleared. Eleven deer were r,
as ported shot in town during the ia,
rs three of these going to West Tow
lie shend men. Guy Hawkins brought
N the first one in this village, 10t
O. pound doe, shot on Rockwell DAVIS
Of land. Robert Follett secured fine
n point buck near Mrs. Turner s place,
n prize for a 14-year-old boy Waite
Is Theg 10, came a. good second with
ld sixpoint buck brought down IN Georl
~ Boutelle S sugar place.
Joe Snow and w. l.. Moore each s.
c cured a doe on West HILL Fred Cutlt
Y, and Fl. J. Heath, hunting togethe
'e brought down l60-pound doe near IL
I'd Salmon Hole bridge. H. H. Holbroo
er shot a fine doe on his own land, VIII
&c his guest, Mr.. Farrer of Guilfor
N brought in a spikehorn buck.
its W. NJ. Sparks, Will Blood and seye
as al other Nimrods chased deer throug
,e. the afternoon which first appeared
af R. c. Lincoln s land and played hi,
IN and seek with them. around the villag
as Herbert Harding started a large but
en- on JOY hill, though his shot and
J. fusillade from w. r. Snyder, Ray Col
&C. and others unknown, failed to bril-
esV down the animal. This section W
IN literally alive with hunters
re- Several hunters from the village q
ne camping at the Plumb farm and othe
- on the Bruce place.
of Williamsville Correspondence.
ass Hunters were numerous at the ope
AS ing of the deer season. Nearly all t
me boys large enough to carry 9
VI joined the ranks of the older hunte
'Gl- A number of deer have been shot
the c. Thayer brought in a doe Mond
~" morning early, shot near his hon
Baker Brook farm. About $50 NJ
4 Gertrude Carey got buck on Ne
'oh fame hill. About noon Burton Hal
'ei' day shot a buck on his father ia
IN IN and at night Fred Pierce shot d
%, in his woods.