Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
LUNENBURGH.
BY HON. JONAH BROOKS.

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thick wooded and swampy piece of
land for about a mile and half on
the west bank of the winding Con-
necticut. A young man was passing
over this road on horseback, and
when about half way through the
woods, a very large, ferocious look
ing grey wolf bounded into the road
beside the horse, which frightened
the horse, and very much surprised
the ri Ter. The horse was at once
put to his best speed, and the wolf
bounded in pursuit, and soon came
up beside the horse and made
spring at the rider, and caught hold
of his overcoat, and tore a piece out.
The wolf continued the pursuit
through the woods and the young
man ode up to the first house, very
much frightened, but otherwise not
injured, his overcoat not faring
quite so well, as that showed some
rents.
The wolf chase was soon known
through this section of the country,
and as usual in such cases, there
was variety of opinions, and a
great deal said about it, and while
this talk and these different opinions
were freely given, and said, the
mail carrier arrived at the same
woods on his old horse (the mail in
those days was carried on horseback
once a week., when the wolf made a
dash at him as though he was deter
mined to have the carrier or the
mail, but through good fortune or
the speed of the horse they both
came out safe. 1t finally was con-
sidered unsafe for any one to pass
over the road after dark as very
many were chased by the wolf, and
mole or less frightened, BIT none
seriously injured. At length the
old hunters in town concluded to
make hot work for the wolf, and ar
ranged that they would, two of
them, go every night through the
woods we'll armed until they had
got his hide and the bounty for his
head, or he had left the town. The
first night Jacob Emerson and Jede-
diah Howe were selected to parole
through the woods. They took their
long hunting guns, well loaded with
ball and buckshot, and passed up
over the road, and back with the
greatest caution, but had seen moth
ing of the wolf; and as it had got to
be we'll along, in the night, they be-
gan to think they had spent the
night in the cold for nothing, when
they heard a noise in the bushes on
the bank of the river. One of them
brought his gun to his shoulder (the
moon was Observed by a cloud), he
could see some animal on four legs,
and of course it must be the wolf, -
he fired, and the wolf stood its
groun1. When the other brought
his gun to his shoulder ready to fire,
the moon shone out bright, and the
smoke had cleared up, when the one
who had fired got better view and
cried out, hold on, the wolf has got
horns. " They had shot cow (that
belonged to poor man who lived
near the river that had gone to the
river to drink. They had to butcher
the cow, and buy another to replace
it. But the wolf never was heard or
seen again in this region, undoubt-
eddy believing it was best for his
hide to go to parts where there were
less persevering hunters; and when
ever either Of these old hunters,
after this exploit, told their great
hunting stories to their less valiant
neignbors, they were sure to be in
quired of in relation to hunting
horned wolves.
This town has, for several years
past, taken a deep interest in the
subject of common school education.
Mr.. Burn',am, when state superin-
tendent held las he said) zone OF
his most successful Institutes" here,
having nearly 80 teachers present.
Our worthy Secretary, Mr.. Adams
has held two Institutes here, and he
says of them in his last report. "Es.
sex County stands second to none in
the state, for the cordial, and gener.
al encouragement which she has
always shown to the Institutes. -
Teachers associations and conven.
tons for public discussion, are &
prominent characteristic of the
people.
Statistics Of the past school year.
No of scholars in town, 40C
No. of teachers employed through
the year, Il
Amount paid for teachers wages, 47C
No. of weeks school, 17(
No. Of school districts in town,
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