The Press., 1890-01-16
TOLLAND.
TOLEAND. A Leaf from Fox HumtersS Diary. IRms Huh. 1890.

TOLLAND.
 A leaf from a Fox Humterss Diary.
 Jan. 1Ith, 1890.
 A. M. We went fox hunting over by Hiram Babcock's found good track go- ing in east towards the shrub oak. I i thought the fox might lay over on the side hill by the river, so father took the path and went over to the top of the hill where they generally come out. I held the hound until he got over there, then let the dog 90 in about 10 or 15 minutes I heard his I gun %. and he soon came back with the I fox. As 1t began to storm we went home, put the team up, ate our dinner, and as it | had then stopped storming we thought we would try to start another, so went down by the Skaungamaug marsh. The hound took a track and followed it across the popd and started a-fox near Fred Mlller's. | Then began one of the most remarkable fox hunts we ever had.
 | The fox took sonthwesterly course towards Chapman hill, towards and to the Holland marsh, then went east by H. Young's, then south near J. Walbridges, then back 10 the north about 4 miles to the top of the hill east of Fred Milers. There came near getting shot at him, as he was was coming ln the road which y he overlook man just around the turn in the road from mes Of course my cake WAS dough then. He went north towards Buff Gap. turned east nearly to Wilmington depot. then think took the river road and followed south to l.. Edgerton's, although do not know it to be fact, as l only judae from the bark of the hound which could hear plainly at that tune, also from what father saw, for he says he got to the road a little too late to get the fox, but he saw the hound pass him at the end of the road that turns to tue west there. He followed their tracks in the road all the way for about miles, when they were still in the road, then by the Brewer place without turning out of the road. When he came to the next forks of the road he saw by the tracks in the snow that the fox had gone down the road towards A. Edger- tons about 10 rods, met team that fright ened him back. for as he turned to take the other road towards the John Brigham place, by the looks of the hounds tracks and what took place after that, he thought the hound came near catching the fox, as a little ways ahead there is an old vacant house with the windows gone standing on the turn of the roads. Their tracks led straight to window at the northeast cor
 
 both jumped in and went through the opposite corner of the house, turned around to the northeast corner of the house again and again took to the road. 4.
 When they came to the Brigham place they went into the dooryard and around the house back to the road again, and then on. A man there saw them close together, but the fox was gaining little in making his turns about the houses. Father fol lowed their tracks on to the next corner of the road, where he left their tracks still in the main road towards Holland Street, which is mile or more distant. And I have no doubt that he kept the road all the way to the street, for Mir. Welch saw them pass his house at the south end of the street and turn out to the east through w. R Ladd's dooryard. I think he must have followed the road for or miles without hardly leaving it. When he turned to the east from the street he went about mile, then turned to the north and struck the road at the east end of Skaungamaug village, and started down the street to the west. was at the west and going to the east. When I was passing the Bugbee house I saw the fox at the east of the street coming towards me. stopped and stood still in the road. Just then I saw Mir. Green come running out of his house with hls gun, as he had seen the fox through the window, but he was little too late, as the fox had got by. Then MT. Metcalf came out of the next house with his gun in his hand, but it was not loaded, as he did not expect fox would come right by his door, but both men seeing that the fox was tired took after him on the run. The fx11 <>R surroundings :; hls only thought seemed to be to get away from the dog that was ever close upon his heels. So he came closer, within rods, within 3. and still closer, without noticing me- He was closer than I wanted him, but d;d not dare to shoot at him because the two men behind were nearly in the range. Finally when he got within 10 feet of me made motions and hollered at him to get out of the roadA He obeyed in lively manner. made one j1mp toward the fence, then started to go between me and the fence. As he was passing fired, hitting him in the neck He was not over five feet from the muzzle of the gun. The hound soon came up and end d the chase. The fox weighed 1O4 pounds. The one father got in the fore noon weighed 94 The fox and dog both had considerable ice on them, as well as myself, as 1t had logged, rained and frozen on to us all the afternoon. We never had fox run the roads quite as much before, nor ever run one into 8 house, although the 18th of last December, it being good following, the hound ran one so hard that hesgot upon the roof of s. Skaters cider mill, the roof coming close to the ground, and Mr. S. shot him off the ridge pole of the mill. This makes 10 we have captured this winter. I hear that B. J. Crandall and c. Sterry captured one oday. E.IR.
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 The number of prisoners at the jail at present is twenty-six, including two women. The county commissioners propose to have loads of stone drawn into the yard in the rear of the jail for the prisoners to pound up, these to be used on the roads about town. If few more towns would vote
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