The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-15
&c eryrRaTIoNs LIVING :
AnInterestiDg Incident.


Mrs. Rhoba Greenough, widow OF
DR.. Greenough, one of the ReVoiu-
tionary patriots, now lives at Coiches-
ter. Vermont, at the advanced age OF
81 years, and is still vigorous and
healthy, and able TO walk about the
house every day. She is the mother
of Mandana Buzzell, widow OF the
late Elisha Buzzell. who for many
wears resided in Shalersviile, this
county. Widow Buzzeu is now at
the residence of her son, Ozius Baz-
zell, in this village. She is Y years
of age, and active and able to work
and walk. She raised q family of
twelve children. Her son, Ozias. is
At years of age,and is the father OF
Mrs. Florence p. Nichols, wife of
William Nichols, of this place. They
have three children who are the great
great grand children of Mrs. Green
ough, the old Revolutionary mother.
This is not only long-lived race,
but they still give evidence of activl-
ty and pluck, as will be seen by the
following incident: In the spring OF
1869, Linden Buzzell, a son and the
sixth child of Elisha BazzeIl, residing
at Chippewa, Wisconsin, received in
telligence from some lumbermen In
the vicinity, that they had discovered
bears den. Linden being fond OF
sport, obtained the assistance of three
OF four others, and took a twO-horse
team and started for Bruins retreat.
Arriving at the designated spot, they
found that the reported den could on
ly be reached by an almost perPendic-
ular entrance in the rocks. After
some deliberation as to the modus OPP
erondt of reaching the den, Linden
suggested that they should take. the
lines from the harness, tie them
around his body, and he would take
torch and his trusty rifle "a gun
owned and often used by his father
while residing in this county, and
thus armed and equipped he would
pay his deYoirs to the inmates of the
den. 1t was arranged that when he
gave sudden jerk at the line, or
fired his gun, they were to Immediate
ly haul him out. According to this
programme he entered the den, and
soon met old Bruin face to face
Quick as thought he leVeled his gun
at the animal and fired, and the boys
fho "A
him out, but did not succeed in bring
ing him to daylight, until the bear
had badly torn his cheek. He. insist
ed that his shot must have killed the
he took another torch and again en-
tered the den to bring forth his game.
Reaching the spot he found the old
bear dead, but further on in the cave
he heard fierce and angry growing.
Thinking it unsafe to remain longer
in the gloomy retreat to speculate
about the matter, he caught hold of
the bear he had shot, and gave
sudden jerk at the lines, when all to-
gether they pulled away and out he
came with his game; but he had.
scarcely emerged from the den with
his gun in hand, which he had care
fully loaded to be prepared for any
emergency, when two young bears
rushed out. He instantly drew up
and shot one of them, and another of
the party shot the other.
After little rest, Linden, not yet
weary of sport and danger, prepared
himself and again descended into the
den, and made a thorough, search of
the premises, but finding no more
stock for sport or fight he returned to
his comrades, who with their tro-
phies, and abundant evidence on Lin
den's face of his daring, theyreturned
to Chippewa to relate their adven-
ture.