The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-01
Hunting Party.


- A union hunting party from Osntr willie ana
Troselyiile started To the m,urtain,. last
sssa 't ha ss% ,ss s,fsrx fs
er plscs would start out early on Monday
morning with a team and stop at or nsat TroS.
s,v,'le' ios th,,e from that place, and az nee
~ saturday morning however. . rain set IN
which through Saturday, Sunday and Monday
n, mo,ninx bid isir TO blast our hopes and some
OF tho more rAiTHLxss ones had given up all
expectations already OF getting on while some
OF tue more courageous, We urged the o'hers
on ana ey ton O'Clock ve started out through
q adrhf,iny rain, but had not gone very far nm.
y, clesrd on-the NEST pleasant weather foi.
loving, and THE original programme was oar.
,isa ,Ssnss Sa.; and more hopsfs q sacce.. than
SenreyiIls to Troxeiville, thence North,
through What Il known ~ the old FSnsce
f.aa load until We had passed through tho nrst
c.ll little hollow, and travelling nearly dus
west ior ZONE eight miles and arrived At the
snanty with lug aud bsgv, ,ge In time 10 out
portable for tho night. on calling the roll amer
supper we tound that our party consisted of y.
n; lelleI, Hartman. J. X. Snyder X. ~
Michael Moycr. Israel 3oney. Jacob Moyer.
isaac Moyer, Isaac Honey, Aaron Honey and
tndy EsRer from TroslcvlIle- add 10 this nine
dogs and somsthins like dozen firearms aud
You hayeIt. The hrst night was spent IN this
wwc-Teiiiog stories, game Of Pedro Bunso.
snort nap, smother game Of l,upgo Pedro,
iaylixh, evsry man vas ready for business.
Jacob X. Snydsr. Aaron B,n,y ani Jasob
Molef started out With the dogs, and the hal.
ance OF tho party were stationed In tho viiicy
above along ITO different path. and pssses
watching for the deer the dogs might chase up
tho valley. First days hunt was ono door
ch h,so by Jacob Moyor's dog and one by Petst
Hartman and Jacob snyder's dogs. Both
deer ran across tho mountains toward Penns
Creek ana made their escape. Second day.
hunt commenced bv door being Jumped by
a Inn A be
mountain TO whore Isral honey tho old hunter
stood who shot anj knocked on ono Of its trout
70 tho mort man, IsrsI Meyer who .hot IL
through the heart, and the deer dropped 10 tho
ground dead IA tho rest Of the hunters came
e. Z where the d"sr wa. lying, they .,el.imsi
deer was taken TO tho rhauty another hunt was
agreed spon In tho valley south OF the shanty
who're rpottS and Dun Jumping deer whirh
run acrors tho mountain south aud made It's
escape without q shot b'ing hred att Fou,ih
day hunt commenced as usual IN tho valley
North ofthe shsnty whore we made two water
hunts, aud then started tor tho valley south
OF the shanty, whore Jacob Meyers dog routed
deer which made Its esctpe across tho monn.
tain south. For the fourth and last days hunt
or and J. X. snyder starting East from the
hsnty I, cross into tho valley south of the
shanty With the dogs. 7. X. Snyder took the
north eide of tho valley aud jacob Meyer the
MiebseI Meyer the famous old hunter took
command Of the rihs brigade and placed each
man at his post X. II. Fessier In the North
sii- ~ the valley, Mr.. Mover himself No. 2 r.
J. X. Zriler next, then Peter Hartman aud =
u. Hartman, ESQ, In the North side Of the val.
Icy. Scarcely had the old veteran formed his
line Of battle, when the music of 4. X. snyderis
detail OF dogs sssured us that II was business
with them and every man was pricking his ears
and s'rsininR his eyes TO hear or SEQ the deer,
when bang went gun and y. j. II. Isilcrs' gun
was emp,led and alth ,ugh he did no, suce cod Ia
bringing tho deer 10 IN. ground he Hucceeded Ia
shsuerng tho bone of hts hind leg close ia the
bodJ fcarfnlly, and thus disabled II very much,
aud although several other shots were nrod at Il
along tue liue II escaped for Us out Of that ALLEY
--rau across tho ridge on Whist 10 known Ar the
Itig Flat where II was fpllosed and tt1pped by
Ia. doSs, when J icob N oyer gave II rs death.
blow with his slStcen shooter. This was q very
hnc hvo pronged buck, weighing when dress
Io6i5 pounds. by eleven O'Clock q, morn InR
W. left the shsnty for home. where wo arrived
that evening . little after dark with about -
pnunds Of yenisnn 10 q asu.
l almost forgot TO mnntion thtt our Constable
John MOhu was also ons OF the party. Hs va. ~
fortunate hs to capture rabbit 10 a water pond
IN our way ont u Tire mountain. He was also
placed la line ~ battle by the Oh hunt-r, bu,
when he heard the music of J X. Snyd.r's DOGS
hc LEFT III post and ran to- as the rc,t of the hv
t-rs supposed, surround the deer aud by this OPP
Grafton got i-t snd when h. was found he Wa
standing IN the bushes estinR leaves aud erclaim-
ed-Wo sDrS DER HERsn ngs sGrGUssA
JEFF.