The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-01-18
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according to tie accounts OF hu>.ter:
black bears were Fever SO namero;.s Al
bold in Central Pennsylvania as the
are this fall. IL Center county the
have walked boldly into villages, az
one was killed lie other day Oh Il Jar.
within eight miles OF Beilefonte, til,
county seat ard home o. Governor CGI
tin. liz Franklin coua*y-, in thc Mort
Mountain region, bears invaded the cox
i;cl0s ia such numbers daring tie hlls!;
ing season just ended that great loss va
!. sustained by the farmers n corn ,;e
voa.ed a21 carried away h.7 tl2 aGi;aals
Over tLt iiGe, II E.;ito2 co24lE, especla!
= i. T5I township, more than ore 1ariai
cr has been robbed Of his winters pO1l
by marauding bears. II CUmberie1i
county, 0ear tie Perry county line
many bears have been seen tbs monti
and tb-ce killed.
The other day 81 immense bear wa
seer entering the village o& Ml:esourg
Cent?. County, having come down iron
tie woods Gc..r by. He coolir crossed
The iron bridge over Bad Eagle cGe@3;
and waileG. u tie r.1:G>lie o. tie mail
street. People VINO were n the stree
go; quickly out OF i. Horses s2olts(
ana tusg&d At iheic tie-St-2pS, bU. q,
I Dsar ke3t or Us way. Before i La
/ gone far & number OF dogs got VIM O
It, and appeared upon ,ae scene. iat
bear tG.rnet; anl: dashed through \. =
Bogg's front picket tsuce, smashing i
Go4:l as # i were ot glass, and toot
q sho,s Gu: out of town TOT tic woods
There was no one u HLilesbury s.nxiou.
10 90 Dcs.r hunting, and the beg. led tht
dogs long chase, ard EetUrrsd to Tx
! mountains.
! Two ot1er beaTs tbs. triet t:lc brave
= d impu3clt act at Ml!iam Farmer :.
near tie Loop, III Celtec county, O.
Tuesday nisat, did not fare as well e:
/ the lone visitor &s Alies5org. Farncl
and his wife we2c returning home from
neighbcr's, aboat s O'Clock. when they
saw bear walk ont OF their front yard,
shuttle across the yard ahead Of them,
and stop u1der = tree N Z field q fe"
Yards away. As they STOOD looking a.
the impude2t bear another one cane
sliding down oct OF the tree and Joined
] the one az the loot OF the tree. Then
the first bear climbed the tree, an;;,
after reaching the branches, slid back
down, as lis natc had done, and tGen
the latter repeated the performance.
While Tie two bears were having this
checks sport between themselves, pay
Ing no attention to The spectators,
Farncr told his wife to SO into the house
and get his gun, lis re1aiTer and us az.
Bv the timo size retUrGed prayer meet
ing was over in the village. and tie peo,
pie were returning home. Ihay u!
stuDLsG 10 see the eXtraJrllc ary S2s Ct
two genuine Wild bears having y c.rcus
under the noses Of twenty spectators.
The bears paid not the slightest attea-
ton 10 the people, but took turns IL
climbing and sliding down the tree
Farmer Sent : ;oa6 oG ouel:shot l4to one
OF the bears as it stcoi cn tie ground
waiting :0r lis turn 70 climb, and Ii
LupeCi hurr:e&!y cii toward rhe WOODS.
hovling tear;pi;y. The other bear did
not slide down the :re9 thai trip, bat re-
mainsd among the branches. Farmer
went closer, end 5ombardea The bear Is
i percc,.el i4-ss.e = tie cece,- .-77110v i
four times, literally Kidding i witt
buckshot before it teii to the ground. Il
was at once SET upon with poles, clubs
and axes by the crowd, and tie little
lie LEI. in i was beaten out.
J The Gentzeli farm is two miles south
OF Bel!e:onte, al the loot OF Bald EAg!t
Mountain. y few Gzys ago John Gent
zei!, wno owns the farm, w;Is told BY 9
neiglbor that big bear vas IN bis corn
field stripping the shocks and playing
havoc generally. Farmer Geltzeli Is &c
hunter, but keeps . gun, and, t;hiDG i
with lin, he went 10 lis corn ieid,
which was IN sight of his barn. TO see i
there really was bear there husk!nS ms
crop. Sure enough an enormous b!@es
fellow stood at ore cad Q: the shocks:
scattering the stalks about and stripping
! eli tic cars. GentZel gave Ernin cne
charge from lis rifle. The bear Jumped
into tae ar an: fell back Hat or tGc
ground. The tanner supposed he haa
Killed his game, but, while he vas lead
inc his gun, lie bear Jumped up &nc
sloucLeli away and disappeared il the corr
shocks. Ge1tzeil followed him, expect
inc every moment to come upon h!;
dead bcic, but WAS surprised TO Gis'
cover MIN at the oshcr end OF the l;cl&
working away az another shock Of corr
as If nothing lad happened.
Geniz4il then shouted . lis br0tii2l
Heury, WHO wes a. work Il aao:oc'
field, and while Henry was n lis way
to ION hin john pat t1o more bai!s
into the bear. Brain then ml.tc Tor The
mountains, EGpi4s ::ioDs Oh tree legs
The brothers followed hin. aAia fourii
shot vas fred in5O him. .Il.S did rot
finish she tough Old customer, ::-.i, 10"
thoroughly aroused, he t.:r@ci on ii:
Dursu~rs, :.,..i rus :. ctt ana1 ile4r2 Gent
ZeI. il suc& ilr;o,,s clarSe thai u,
farmer vas PROSTATE or the ground wit
the Da&E paving AID chewing l: Ills leg
F.; before he knoa what Lad AaDpeGed. i
Was lucE- :or Ge1tZ:ii that lis b:othe!
was there, for the bear would have tori
him 10 pieces in q minute more. lA'
brother spy&Dg forward, AID, with O.;
bl!cz oi t!v heavy -itl,., broke Tie Deal
aa.k, and tie fierce brU:4 i'll over an<
died. Tie iies;. vas t3ra .r"!2Z.. He!!I,,
:. Geuezeii leg from the knee down. III
bear vas one OF the biggest ones eve
killed Il the cgnuty, weighing tet%22l
three hundred and IoC- hu4.ire>t pou2@S
Three boys were hunting rabbits G.
Tuesday rear Cow.4's Sap, il. franklin
County. ILey S:$:c;c;i rabbit, and !
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