Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

The reports for the game census which
has been taken during the last few months
are not in yet. but from what can be
learned there Is big increase in the
number Of foxes, while rabbits are fully
holding their own. Muskrats have been
depleted at a terrific rate on account of
the big profits made in trapping them
and the same is true to a lesser extent
of the coon. In Chittenden county the
foxes have eluded the unusually large
number Of hunters who went after them.
A man has to know how to catch q fox
and because there are few old hunters
and fewer good dogs in this section the
fox Is prospering despite the fact that
there is big profit in killing him and
that he is a positive injury to the farmer.
1t Is doubtful IL in the last half century
there have been more foxes than at pres
ent. The game seems to be running
about the same in all counties that 1t is
in Chittenden, with a large number of
foxes and fewer muskrats and coons.
Bears are plenty and also seem to know
how to take care of themselves.
T. W. Haniey and Wilma H. Hanley
of Hyde Park have entered in Chittenden
county court a suit to recover the sum
of 81, 600 from Earl Aver of st. George and
Howard II. Thorp. Flora->A. Thorp and
Emma Thorp OF Essex. The defendant,
Earl Aver, is said to have bought GER
I tain land in Essex, including two farms,
the Thomas Hanley farm of ZOE acres and
the Brown River Meadow lot Of IA acres.
| for which he gave promissory notes and
| mortgage These notes. 1t lie said, have
not been paid as per agreement. The
other do.en1ants, Howard, Flora and
| Emma Thorp, have purchased from Earl
Aver part of this land. II is claimed
that the taxes for 1919 and the insurance
on buildings on this land were paid by
the plaintiff at tho request of the de-
PENDANT. and that tho defendant has not
repaid this money. For these reasons, the
plaintiffs bring suit to recover. and they
also bring a suit In chancery to have the
mortgage on the farm foreclosed for the
reasons above given. Allen Martin OF
Essex Junction represents Mr.. and Mrs
IIanley.
p. X. Darrow Of Alburg suffered pain
full injury Tuesday night when the jack
which held up Ford car on which he
was working flew out. letting the weight
of the engine and body down on his righ
hand. Mr.. Darrow is employed In the
Cadillac Packard service station in tn,
Old armory and was working overtime put
had the job nearly done when the jacl
kicked. pinning his hand beneath thu
car He called for help and Leroy Dopp
J manager OF the station. and Mr.. Nash,
, salesman for the Indiana truck. who wer
} in the office 100 feet away, rushed to hi
. assistance. They lifted up the truck t
get his hand out and then called DR.. p
j. A. Bombard. DR.. Bombard took tn
injured man to his office and dressed tn
wound. There was a cut in the palm o
the hand two inches long and about
half inch deep and the back of the han
was badly bruised. An X-ray photograp
taken showed that although no bones wer
broken. those of the second finger ar
badly flattened and the others are crush
ed Mr.. Darrow will not be able to us
his hand for some time, but while he
=. recovering. he will have charge Of tn
r tool room at the service station.