Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-10-18
THAT GRAND HCNTi

The all absorbing topic Of the week was
that grand hunt which took place on
Wednesday. 1t proved one Of the finest
days OF the season for the "hunt", but the
poorest to find game. The game display
ed was by those Nimrods who marched a
full day amid falling trees, over logs and
fences, through tree tops, ETC., etc, without
seeing a squirrel to each ten miles travelled.
This is where the game comes in, game
we don't propose to play again for some
time TO come. The following is the roster
Of the gallant warriors who went bravely
forth on that day." some of them starting
as near the day before as possible, setting
their alarm clocks for IL o'clock;
L. q. Wilson, Capt, F. X. Miller, Capt,
Z. ID. Lock, j. A. Robertson,
+. Z. Averll, Ed. Curtis,
viii Norton, +. d. Ross,
jesse Norton, II. A. Ross,
i. Is. Oblinger, w. L. Miller,
Chas. Cook, j. ii. Williams,
ID. p. Osterhout, Jas. Timmons,
r. A. Higgins, Jarvis Shaw,
w. J. Parks. Clark Brown.
The game allowed to be slaughtered on
this occasion, and the count, is as follows !;
Red squirrel 2, gray 8, black 4, fox 8,
duck 10, rabbit 5, mud hen 8, partridge Is,
rail l, snipe 3, woodcock 8, HAWK 10,
owl 10, pigeon 5, deer 500, fox 20, coon 90.
Two coon were brought in by Wilson'S
side lone caught in a trap the day before
and kept for the sacriice.) One owl, one
fish hawk, snipe and quite large number
OF squirrels were brought in. j. A. Rob-
ERTsoN, d. p. OsTERHoUT and T. b. On
LINGER brought IN 40 fox squirrels from
Captain WETMoREs Park, where they
have been so carefully protected for years
that they became 30 numerous that the
Captain allowed them to thin them out in
order to save his corn crop. We did not
examine them, but GEO. LAFARREE re.
marked that nearly every one Of them had
the hair worn from their necks by bell
straps. This serves to illustrate the kind
of hunting done by them. Hunting in
corrals will be ruled out hereafter. Con-
Sidering the inclement day we we're con-
tent to get in IAN hour after dark with n
fish hawk and red squirrel, all that was
visible during the day, aud which entities
us to mich section 4, temple of fame"
the fish hawk being recognized as the most
difficult to capture on the "sti'l" or any
other kind of hunt. Ii the law had not
stood between us and the turkey we might
have done better. As it was we captured
feather from that fowl, forded the river
and looked at the track on Turkey Foot
Rock, after which CLARK BRowN and
ourself "paired with W. j. PARKS and
CHARLEY Cook, of the opposite side, and
laid up for repairs for ha hour at that
noted summer resort the sulphur springs
Captain Wilson's side paid for the sup
per tSt year, "by large majority" They
have been sweltering for revenge ever since,
aud have got it. We shall insist, however,
on each taking an iron clad oath before
hunting with them again. The score stood
Capt. IsoN, 2Sl points. Capt.MILLER,
l55 points
The days labors closed with a grand
supper at the Exchange Hotel, for which
the hostess, Mrs. OsTERHoUT, was entitled
to greater credit than al the hunters COM
bined for resiIts accomplished. The tables
fairly groaned with all that the most fas-
tidious could desire, and all was tastefully
arranged.
The hunt was an occasion to be remem-
bered-for several days yet.