The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-23

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Either from the fires in the woods, or
..mc other cause. the bears in various see
ton. o. the country have left the cover of the
woods and taken TO the fields st Plcrpont.
=. Lawrence county, on Sunday week.
". (i,iiin met one near his hou>e. which
..",I lis ground notwithstanding The tried
whit virtue there was in stones" Before he
,ouli get a !un it WAS dark. am! bruln ".am
t>el the ranch On "Wednesday, VIM. Irish,
nan 80 wears old drove Il bear aco>s Rack
e, River and shot him. The bear dressed
yuo pounds. The sumo day larger one was
chased through town, goin. right through
doors and yards that lay in his course. star
tin. women and children, and making men
hcll.crcnt. and although surrounded by
thirty of them. he went his WV. with ba'!
opinion of white folks hospitality to >trance>r
from the wood, The same night bear was
caught in David HandaIl'S com field 90:
rather he caught 4 trap-and to find him, a
I,t was sent io: ~ a bow. who encountered
another bear in the road while returning.
who concluded TO 90 back TO the woods, as
the do. would not. and the boy could not pre-
vent him The bear that undertook to carry
OIL the trap was followed. found, and gencr-
a ii.ht ensucd. Mr.. Randall shot him three
times without killing. and Mr.. Clailln tried
TO Lit him with hatchct, but found his an
ta-oni>t too good a boxer. He knocked the
hl,chct ont of his hand. and offered fair
ii.lt empty LANDED. Mr.. c. dcclincl but as
the bear was determined, he Lad 20
run. when another of the party fired with
better effect The I,> shot was by Moses
Leonard. who has l. IT,, 10 bears, 81 pan
thcr.. and 200 wolves in his times. besides
">nal! varnint" On Monday following.
tScpt. I. another bear was killed with five
balls, fired BY Henry Hepburn and Nike Sto-
wat. in corn field in I'icrpont. And about
noon, the same dav another was trapped
and despatched by Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Wei
cr the latter getting bad bite in trying to
secure him alive This makes seven bears
IN this nci.hhorhood within less than week,
tour of which have bit the dust. of which We
have had this summer great supply.
~ .iMATEUE BEAR IIUxT-Nine bears
driven by the fire from their home in Wash
inlton Co.. lately undertook to migrate tC
Vermont. While swimming the bay acouplt
Of miles from WHITEHALL I. W nan and boy:
eve chase to an old she bear that was SWIM
NM win hrr c"''; ihry rowe! up to tho
"''! anu ''Pl"' her h'a" VIII, an oar
.lo '"r'e" anu put hcr paws or mo t"2c Oh
.'e '''A' ana proceed 20 come ABOARD to settle
Wv ''''''ci' al ''c same !'''' inc cuns a''
another ~" pear 'nfnrd aho"' TO see II II wa
l''' nm anu 80 'l'cv ~an.c" |" DC
r.r G,f, H., , w mum! ''s
~ ''''''' Wv navy ',' 2'','" "'' pr"
..r,;,, '"' '.'a>, ,i '1" 10Y" l''''': '"' u,
s'ra'=A' wake f'r the 'horc III opposite d.
"'hrh aNd Toys VIII not soon 90 on another
'''I hui' OH Lake 'hahiI"aih. !fh'"'.
'"l. ~ N,'pN\ i'il. 'n The alter
o''' vi ''ie i'th i'S''' 'hr uWt'!'n- house
,""'' >'' Us d'' .u' i"i!ohSs 81 '"hi
were consumed (y fire ,c,r,L,r viii ,L.;,
contents. Gin SUNDAY a,,.rnoon last I,r,
ou the PREMISE q, Mr. Womls WAS d;.rov.rc,
- te on fire. Lu, hv or,,, cx,r,;on that fir,
WAS cx,in.uishc,l. and , watch So, ,br,rnI
,.l" .',,,Io. "..' any person VINO mlGh
On N,,i,, at,o,,,! "'' '"e p"','',h">
oryork ,,,a, ',,' .uu,, nV'I''' Two ana thf''
fire. ,nI w. ,;',n H., w." ".',"'.'i 10 De OF