The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-19
INFESTED WITH HEAus
mo inhabitants of Central PennsyIv,uin
Alarmed.


oold III Central Pennsylvania as the
arc this fall. In Center county the
, nave walked boldly into villages, an,
onG was Killed tho other day on farm
"l'llin el8ht mics Of Bcllofonto. fin,
J county scat and homo of Governor Cur
an an. In FRANKLIN county, in the NortI
Mountain !, region, bears invaded tho cor,
iloldS III such numbers during tho hugk
ing season just ended that great loss wa
sustained by the farmers in corn 40
youred and carried away by the animaIg
over tho line, in Fulton COUNTY, Csnec;nI
~ III Tod township, moro than one fo1,n1
er has been robbed of his winters nnri
ny maraudmg bears. In Cumbnrlant
county, near tho Perry county Tnn
many bears have been seen this monfl'
and thrco killed.
Ihe other day an immense bear wos
seen entering the village of Milcsburg.
Genter county, having come down from
the woods near by. He cooIy crossed
Ile lron bridge over Bald Eagio erect
ana walkod up the middle of the main
S|tcct. Leople who were in the strecl
got quickly out OF it. Horses snort,i
ana tu8ged at their tie-straps, but the
Dear Dear kept on its way. Before it Lad
gone lar number Of dogs got wind of
II, ana appeared upon the scene. Yhe
pes pear turned and dashed through \. II
D1o6e = iront picket fence, smashing it
"o%n us II 1t were of glass, and took
a, snort cut out of town FOR the woods
- mere was no one III Milcsburg anxious
to go bear hunting, and the bSpr led tbn
dogs long chase, and returned 10 iGC
mountains. '-1N
Two other bears that tried the bravo
aId lmpndent act at William Farmers
the lone visitor at MiicsbrTS.- Miiit.i5 farmer
and his wife were returning home from
Il neighbours, about s O'Clock, when they
saw bear walk out Of their front yard,
shuttle across the yard ahead Of them,
and stop under Il tree III field a few
Yards away. AS they stood looking at
TIL jmnudcnt bear another one came
sliding dowI out OF the tree and joined
the one at the foot of the tree. Then
the first Dea" climbed the tree, and,
after reaching the branches, slid back
down, as his mAto had done, and then
the latter repeated the performance.
While the two learS were having this
checks sport between themselves, pay
ing no attention to the spectators,
Farmer told his wife to go into thr house
and get bis gun, his revolver and his tx.
by the time she returned prayer meet
ing was over in the village, and the pco-
pie were returning home. They all
stopped to see the cXtraordir ary sight CT
two genuine wild bears having circus
undor the noses OF twenty spectators.
The bears paid not the slightest alton
ton to the people, but took turns in
climbing and sliding down the tree.
Farmer sent load of buckshot into ono
Of the bears as it stood on tho ground
waiting for its turn to climb, and it
limped hurriedly OFF toward the woods,
howling feariully. The Other bear did
not slide down tho tree that trip, but rt-
manned among the branches. Farmer
went closer, and bombarded the bear us
il pcrched in the tree, but he shot it
four times, literally riddIing it with
buckshot before it fell TO the ground. 1t
was at once SGT upon with poles, clubs
and axes by the crowd, and the little
life left III it was beaten out.
The GGntXell farm is two miles south
Of Bellofonte, at the foot of Bald Eagle
Mountain. \ few days ago John Cont
zell, who owns the farm, was told by q
neighbor that big bear was in his corn
field stripping the shocks and playing
havoc generally. Farmer GCntZoll Is no
! hunter, but keeps gun, and, taking ii
with him, he went to his corn field,
which was in sight OF his barn, to see il
there really was bear there Euslling his
crop. Surc enough an enormous black
! fellow stood ut one end Of the shocks,
scattering the stalks about and stripping
! Off the cars. GcniZcl! gave Bruim one
charge from his rifle. The bear jumped
into the air and fell back flat on the
ground. The farmer supposed he had
killed his game, but, while he WAS load
ing his gun, the bear jumped up and
slouched away and disappeared in the corr
shocks. GentZcll followed him, expect
ing every moment to come upon his
dead body, but was surprised to dis
cover him at the other end OF the ficli
working away at another shock Of corr
as if nothing had happened.
GcntZcll then shouted 10 his brother
Henry, who was at work in another
field, and while Henry was on his way
to join him John put two more ball
into the bear. Brain then made for the
mountains, limping along on three legs
The brothers followed him, and II Iourti
shot was fired into him. This did 10
finish the tough old customer, and, nov
thoroughly aroused, he turned on hi
, pursucrs, and rushed upon Henry Gent
Hcll in such n furious charge That tn
farmer was PROSTATE on the ground will
the bear paving and chewing at his leg
before he knew what had happened.
was lucky for GcntZcll that lis brothC
was there, for the bear would have tor
him to pieces in Il minute more. Th
brother sprang forward, and, with on
blow Of the heavy rifle, broke the bear
back, and the fierce brute fell over an
, died. The flesh WAS torn from Hcnr
l Gcntzclls leg from the knee down. Th
! bear was ono Of the biggest ones eyC
killed in the county, weighing bctwoc
. three hundred and four hundred pounds
L Three boys were hunting rabbits O
; Tuesday near Cowan's Gap, in Franklin
, county. They started rabbit, and
/ ran into O corn shock. One Of the DO.
went to tho shock to kick it and scai
the rabbit out, while the two othc
stood ready to shoot it. Tic rabl
4 jumped out Of one side, but neither DC
v shot it, for on the other side q be
). tumbled out and surveyed the youth
+ hunters i'll a8tonishmcnt. The rabl
# got away, and SO did tho boys. II
a bear was afterwards killed in the san