National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-13
Il Frighuitl Encounter.

Il FrighhMI Encounter.
Through the courtesies Of gen.
tIeman who came through Spencer
County short time since, We are
furnished with the particulars of a
desperate fight between a human
being and a panther, which occur
rcd only four miles from Taylors-
vile, Oh Monday last. 1t appears
that the people living in the vicini-
ty of Cat Hills have known for a
long time that there was ferocious
panther prowling through the woods
over the hills, and the beast has FIRE.
qucntly been seen, but by some
means has managed to ''save it's
bacon" by quick movements. On
Monday, a mau named Richard
Holt, came across the panther, as
he was out hunting, and thinking
he had splendid chance to Stay it,
fired two charges into it's side, with
out fatal effects, however. This
tended to cnrage the then infuriat>
ed demon, and in less than two min.
utes it had landed upon Holt, and
was sayagely clawing him to death.
A little boy who was with him, Of
course became frightened at what
he could not help but witness, and
seeing a clear road ahead, ran fast
and succeeded in getting away. lie
noticed a party of men, who were
at work in u field about half a mile
from where the incident occurred,
and as soon as these men could arm
themselves they hastily proceeded
to render relief to the unfortunate
Holt; put wnen tney reacncu the
spot they found him dead and the
body torn almost into shIeds. The
beast, after killing him, had evident
ly eaten portion OF the body, as
there we're large Jumps Of flesh torn
out of the body that could not be
found anywhere about the spot.
Our informant knew nothing of
Mr.. Hollis family relations. but has
learned he was farmer, very fond
Of hunting, brave to fault, AMI
was very venturesome. The people
in the neighborhood, since the above
horrible tragedy, have organized
themselves into united force for
the purpose of hunting down and
Staying this monster of tho woods.
1t is said that the llideous yells Of
the beast can DC heard every night;
but that the people arc afraid to
pursue it after dark
One person was killed and three
badly wounded by railroad acci
dent, near Fort Ann, on the Rens>
salacr & Saratoga railroad, last
Saturday evening. The rear car
jumped the tho track, landed in a
ditch, and burned up in 20 minutes.
Five passengers only, were insthe
car, all Of whom were taken from
the burning Car through the top of
the door before the fire reached
them. The name of the person kill
ed was Samuel Craneton, contract
or Oh the New York & Canada Il. II
The names of the injured are Ira
White, MIR. Daley n breakman OH
the train, and William Van Bra
men. of Whitehall.
A four year old lad in Boston, is
Of an inquiring turn of mind. A
few days since he was possessed by
desire to know whether his young
err sisters head would go into the
family bean-pot. 1t did go in beau,
tifully, but it would not come out
again. and q surgical operation was
performed upon the pot from which
1t will never recover, the instrument
used being a hammer. The marvel
GUS infant now wishes to try an
other experiment with a larger
bean pot, but a strict guard is kept
over that utenSil.
A Miss Ruby has married in
Maryland a Mr.. Jet. "LOok out for
the trinkets," observes cotempora>
ry,which il neat thing neatly said
n Chicago man wants the thief
who stole his well.buckct and rope
to come back and get the well, as 1t
is of no use now.
The New York Commercial Ad.
rertiser has been investigating the
origin of the Changers, and cons
cludes that the first was Nebuchad
neZZar.
HOusekeepcrs in Lewisburg are
spared the trouble of blowing up
their servants, kerosene beng used
there for kindling fires.
MIDDLEMEN.-A correspondent
sends us the story of certain cler-
gyman, who in one of his sermons
siscussed at some length the "Farm.
ors war;" and among other things
daid, "Beware of middlemen ! Have