Evening star., 1896-01-18
AN OHIO SPARROW HUNT.


From the New York Sun.
The annual sparrow hunt is a big event in
several Ohio counties. 1t seems to have
originated in Summit county, and to this day
the hunt is conducted on a more elaborate
scale In that part Of the state than any
where else Only English sparrows are
shot. and no matter how many are killed,
like Koko's victims, "they never will be
missed
Early in the month Of December the farm
ers, having got everything slowed away
realty and safely, having provided plenty of
wood and having boarded up the cattle
sheds for the winter, decided that 1t was
about time to go on the warpath for SPAR
rows. A notice was posted up next day at
Richfield Center to this effect:
THE annual sparrow hunt will be held to-
morrow. All are invited. Please be on hand
not later than o'clock am. lothian Potter
and Cyrus Hopkins will be captains of the
two teams, respectively, and will choose
sides at 7:45 a.m.''ns -
On the following morning nearly 100 men
were ready for the hunt. 1t doesn't take
long to circulate such9an announcement in
farming community IN Ohio. Especially is
this true during the winter season, when
there is nothing chat! the younger people
like better than toivisit around.
When the hunters came together it was
noticeable that nearly all of them carried
guns of modern make. ..iiVery few old-pattern
pieces were shoulderedfby the stalwart sons
OF the county ana 3he army musket which
was SO conspicuous Immediately after the
war was no longer noticeable. "CitY folks
hezs'done it ~ erbaked Elder Paine
They've come out here N shot quail with
brfch leaders n now nuthin Will do but
that ev'ry boy in the neighborood must be
armed with a new,ffangied gun Wuth more n
hull summers Work -
AS soon as the c9htestants could be pisc ID
IN m me tne caplaa}ffnEs plia}fnEsb rcqose tnelr men, II
usun lahe iu!ls @ 70 w lnat, 70. ~ ooesnt re-
guire Tuis nlucn shili " sioot Ehshsh spaIroWs.
aney aieSo .ants .I.ae any one can set ciose
euush ,t IL, " pop MI usst 90 s;.t aS ne Cd.
slsnI ms gun. me ,untSrs WIN tue guns
tnat can oe opeIateo WIN the most speed
ai a. a.s @ .. eei 'aih ~ oe 'ilose W naAe 'ie
elkest scores.
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sue Wenl uoMn' she asieenenl DeMs 70
Iu NUM- IN clIcle .; anu come .ogetner asan at
.ne een,si 1 d. tpuiaeeu ..iiie II lns d. .el
noon noon an spaIrows 10 couht up 10 the t,ne
lnat tae cohtestah.s siiouio feporl u tue
scoreheeper ~ tne cehter'
se ~ their ,,a ne the ae a,,n oat one ne, ~
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excused iof peneVins 'hdt war skirmiSh M
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