Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-25
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EJNTuHp, NJ. MANN "a, l-,sl.
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~esing your notis~ - my rvc"nt fox
hunt al l'aris. which calls for IA ~.
planation a. O. ho~ gut tao foNss AZ
ous shot. slll say In cumpkny siih my
fsthsf-in-lae. t..urce " Ripley. I took
my dog ''llons' ani started oui W",ines-
dav m0ulng. N. 5th Inst. o. give licy-
nar,i a ,htncv fof Ill. life. Ani ~ cuurss.
Ton, ~ verv booking for hls peli. We
suou gut one started la th@ cedar swamp
nrat Vhsrv Austin >isarns live. ih-
run Wa.a .hort ons-ot~r Dudley anil
>tearu. llills, and the foN ~eni undsf
ground Ca the old Torl~s farm. near Mr..
/ Eiplsys We mad. an attempt a. grt
him that aftsruoon bat hil-i.
Thur.iay mofuing John Ripley ani
Charlie. GuNvll accompanied "a. Tsp
plag ths hol, atout twenty fe-t north 10
/ the uus ~ tapI-ri Wednesday afternoon,
we iuuni M. Fox had moNe,l Co thu
.outh col a the "haiching hole, for
! that l. shat Il was. siih thrv- outlets.
/ After The dog had oprnei IA. hole Gar
/ enough % NET tlle our uT-u-'i the night
tsforp. b. cuui not ct ths fox. Look.
/ iug M tls hole. I Cuuli -, What looked
I lie tao bra. bution.. Taking my gun,
/ I aimed anil hrvi Sou az the smoke
cleared away, the dos went In aud
brought oct . gOod l,e foX-no DE. on
him. and uo .hot had entered al. p-lt.
Of yours the hoys had the laugh Ca me.
callci ms a I-.of shot, aud 80 on.
On th- meantime the south holc had
h-.n rr-Ol-u~i by Mr.. Gowsll, aud h.
| All. "Boys. her, i the dead fox Aud
.urr enough II Was. frN shot had en-
tered nj. neck and shoulders. Then
ct another haEiug from the boys. They
aid .hot by guess, that ! az M eye,
and 80 ca.
\ minute later Mr.. Gowell aid, II
can so anathrf foX's tail anil leg.." Ou
/ getting hnld "a tbcm b. .aii. all LA ons
/ brvath. "N~s. D. l. dead-uo h. aln't. b.
/ has gut aNay-run to thu other hole
quick" ! stepped o. the other hole aud
az th- dog backing cat With the third
/ fox, ~ hich Nas dad. The whole charge
20 shot htd entered the had b~iNecn
the eyc.. Al the life the foN had
When Mr.. Gowell had him by the Lex.
was Infused into him by shake frOm
/ the dog. Nov I Si.h Ca say to the fOx
hunters. II you want a. .h"ot more than
one FOX Al ons discharge II the gun, you
must vt them Ia close quarters.
Ou the saturday folloSing shot %
anoth~r With a shovel aud hoe, "Iione"
having hale,i him. that measured fcet
and inches from tip 20 tip, thus ending
my weeks hunt AZ Paris.
orr. Howl.
ora. nowI TnL HEAR KILLER.
Prom note dated at Kills River.
Rumford. ~ learn that There are two
Oti. iIoNs. Ia Eumfoui-one q f0X hunt
20. the other bar ldlsr. lie Ia. Killed
lot. - thsm. IL l. s-,euty-tso years
OH nav. but l. hale and hearty. aud
could Kin bar to-day II h. came across
one, and had hi. trusty shooting iron
With him" \ nelghbor ot Mr.. Hove.
gives "a. an account % haul which h.
made several years agO. the result ~
which was four cubs captured and an
old bar wounded. while visiting his
trap. under whtecap. his dog came
across . bar. ~he xas standing up on
a fallen TIRE when Mr.. Howe hr.t got
sight - her. lie nrci az her throat and
cut n. bat she ran. The dog followed
her a short distance. theu came back aud
began barking AZ something In the trees.
Looking up. b. saw four cubs In the
limb. over hi. had. lie dhlnt dare 90
firv. for fear the old QUE would hear u
aud come back. aud hnd him With an
empty shooting iron" -, AZ thu nsr-
rator says, ''he hollered Tor help, al You
could hear him az much AZ two miles. T"
Well. thu help came, for h. MAS heard.
and Il wasn't long before quite q dele
CATION Of the neighbour. had assembled
with all the firearms available. AMER q
lively aud exciting time, they saeceeiei
In killing three 81 the cubs. The fourth
One got away. running close to tao Of
the r,-enforcing parties, bat coming up
on them - suddenly that they didn't
have time 90 shoot. Mr.. Howe got him
In one % his traps a short time after. but
h. was 10 poor that he looked Ike q
rake.
The oil Tear Was never found. Mr..
Howe believes he killed her, for he could
track her some distance by the blood on
the leaves, but WHARF shs went 70 hs
ssvse dissevsrvd.