New-York tribune., 1891-12-26
BEARS STILL ROAMING NEAR SCRANTON.
THE WINTER TOO WARM YET FOR UNDERWRITING.

THE WINTER TOO WARM YET FOR HlBEhNAIlNu'
Scranton Penn, Dec. 24.-Owing to the mild weather
and tas snow bears have not yet gone into
winter quarters in the wilds Of Lackawsnna, Monroe
wyoming and Sullivan counties. They arc roaming
around In food and hunger has made some OF
them uncommonly bold A few evenings ago . bear op
Iearui at the boarding OF Leander Bagey, IN q
lumber camp on Fishing Creek, In sullivan County
Mr. Bagey and his family sitting ct the supper
table, when OF the children sang out: "Look at the
bear aud Immediately into bedroom and slammed
tho door, Mr. Bagley thought at first that the child was
irving TO scare children but glance at the front
window quickly convinced him that such not the fact
lie q bear peerng through the pane at the supper
table licking its chops though IL had got scent
OF some fresh pork and wanted TO get taste OF It, The
bear paws the window SILL and it was smiling
as though 1t hadn't eaten anything In week. Mrs
agey and the children took refuge in side room, ex
pectng every minute that the bear would Jump through
the window aud Mr. Bagley grabbed his rife, aptoed out
OF the stole the front Of the house and
fired bullet OF 4i-cabre at the inquisitve bear The
bear dropped tore around moment, and then lay STILL
and Mr Bagley got lamp and took look at II. His
had hit bear at the butt Of It's right and 1t
was dead when ne held the lamp over 1t.
Caleb &. Ketchem, who y small farm In Wyoming
County three miles southwest Of Forkstoa, bear
provlIng around the barnyard while tpshng
rye with fail day this winter He Jumped over the
fence in hurry and went to mauling the bear over the
head with his nail, and the bear started the
aed as fast as It could Mr.. Keteham kept up with
f. failed it on the head at every few strides and finally
turned IL back toward the barn. where he did his best
to crack the bears skull He then yelled to Mrs. Keeham
to fetch the gun, and the bear started for the woods
again. Once more Mr. keteham turned 1t back with his
nal and by that time his wife was running toward him
with the rifle Instead Of giving the to her husband
Mrs Kecham fired the bear and brought to It's knees
and while 1t clawing up the dirt she Gazed away
again and killed IT, The bear weighed 800 pounds, and
Mr. KeCchsm tells Of the way his wife handled the gun
with q good deal Of pride.
James Shetland shingie maker Of Mehoopary over in
Wyoming County, had couple OF cur dogs that accom-
panled every morning TO his shnge shop In the woods
nearly mile from his house. few days ago Mr.. Shell
land heard the ours barking distance away in the
woods aud they kept up long that he shouldered
axe and what they barking at The dogs
had driven q hNf.grown bear into the top Of large
chestnut and yeping at 1t Is they wanted 1t
TO come Mr. shetland told the dogs TO stay there
and he started for home get his On his way back
he heard only one Of dogs barking, and he APP
preached the tree found the other dog keeping large
sho bear bay The cid bear had crushed the smaller
dog but kept out Of her reach although she
tried hard to cuf It, Mr.. shetland killed tile old bear
With two bullets then he fired vt the halt grown bear
Ia the tree.top tumbled To the ground with bullet
in It's head, and died In less than two minutes.
Last week David and oscar Youmans had long chase
after O bear In Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County.
Early m the morning their old dog Major started bear
at the head Of Long Swamp The swamp frozen
over and Oscar followed the hound while David kept
the edge the swamp and watched for the bear u
out Major chased the bear the entire length OF the
swamp. neither hunter getting shot at IT, The bear
crossed a strip OF dry land toward into
Reeds swamp where II stayed for two hours when
turned Long Swamp and tranped back starting
point Then IL crossed wooded ridge 70 the big marsh
the Of Locust Ridge remaining there for
hours Major kept As movo constantly and by night
fall he drove It back TO Long swamp IL then too
dark to shso the huntsrs called the hound OF and
went hsme Al daylight the morning Major started
the bear ssain aaa tssvs Il v As lever snA s Long