Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-09

The letter in The Bulletin of Thurs day, Feb. 3, from Madam Reynard" of Black Hill caused no little excitement among local fox hunters, especially in the far renowned camp of the Lisbon Fox club. Probably no more notable trio of fox hunters exists anywhere in this section than the Phillips cousins, Jess, Amos and Will All of these hunters have been the owners at diff ferent times of foxhounds with actual records that are, to say the least, as- | tonishing.
 When the letter mentioned above was read in the club last Friday morn | ing everybody present, dogs and all, sat up and at once took notice. Now Jess Phillips has just been pre- | sented, by Jewett City man, who is much interested in the call of the wild, a thoroughbred pedigreed southern fox hound from well known Kentucky ken | nels.
 Judging from the statements made by Madam Reynard, no ordinary dog need waste his time on her trail, so ! without fear she boldly announced her coming to this section. Here. then, was chase in prospect worthy of even the prowess of Little Joe, for that is the new dogs name.
 Bright and early Saturday morning the game began. Common dogs came and joined in the chase, but were | quickly eluded by the willy vixen. Lit tie Joe held on all day, the chase cov- ering more than 20 miles. but the
 hunters, posted in never-faidng run
 ways, never saw a hair.
 Monday the fox was started again, and what followed conclusively proved | two things-no ordinary fox and no ordinary dog. Along towards night,
 six other dogs having been completely fooled and thrown off the scent, Little
 Joe, not being of that sort, drove the tiring fox straight by where his master was secreted. A charge of heavy buck
 shot brought matters to a close.
 MT. Phillips, who has shot more than
 a hundred foxes. says he never saw
 anything like the scheme undertaken
 by this fox to elude the dog. Early in
 the chase the fox ran in a big circle
 round and round in the same track
 with two dogs in fun cry close behind
 side, the fox left the track, and at last
 reports the dogs were still keeping tC
 the circle.
 In the afternoon, in a swamp bacl of the Branch place, the fox took tC
 the water several times, ran on stone
 walls for rods, and when shot wal
 jumping from the top of one big bout
 der to another, from which the snow had melted.
 , The fox weighed ten pounds and wa.
 covered with old shot wounds. lcsmen Pleased With Cold Snap. <t Local icemen are coming pretty clos to praying that the present cold snaI
 may continue for a few days, tha
 their harvest may be completed. It i
 estimated that there is already housed
 enough for local needs and the mill car.
 Il Library Notes. l A Christian Science paper comes ev . cry day to Slater library. also a month ly periodical, and there is set O.
 books on the life of Mary Baker Eddy None of these are subscribed for by thu library, but are sent by publishers | Books are exchanged on Tuesdays
 Thursdays and Saturdays only, bu ! the reading room is open every even ing.
 Gardiner Glass Entertained.
 The Gardiner class of the Methods ; church was entertained Tuesday even, !, ing by Mrs. Alex McClnggage and Mis- Margaret McCluggage. After the busi. ness meeting, games were played an( refreshments served,
 Whiting Olsen Engagement. } MT. and Mrs. Frank c. Whiting an 2 nounce the engagement of their daugh l ter, Miss Elizabeth Camille Whiting, tt
 Henry Edward Olsen.