Putnam patriot., 1927-07-29
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The MIilimautIc cores pOuaenl To the same morning publication in the Rose of New England reads what IS going on in the borough Of Daniel sau might be surmised. On thr day after the Danlelson writer boasts of his belief in pumas his Nllllmantic brother goes him many better with story iu which bullets fly. or flew, in the direction of the puma The puma, however. also Hew. or did tiY. ahead Of the bullets and is doubtless on its ,gay back to the eastern end of the county where the citizens have not treated il so roughly. Until some other story of the puma breaks We give herewith the very latest word picture of the puma's peregrinattons emanating from the home of the county sheriff. the county detective et al. In the event the kitty IS seen playing about in some other back yard before we go to press it will be our endeavor Co let They Say read CTS have the story because the puma is getting Go be very mysteriously important visitor in our midst and as such is considered news. This IS three o'clock in the morning tale from the city of cotton thread
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 "Can it be that the panther or puma that has been giving Wood stock fright and more or less trouble, was visitor in Vii limantic early Tuesday morning This question was one which revolged throughout the minds of police officers and citizens sometime after 5 o'clock this morning as they searched the woods at the Pleasant street end Of the footbridge. pleasant hostler of the local garage of the New Eng l land Transportation company was crossing the footbridga on his way Co work about 3 o'clock. Clearly visi- | ble in the rays of an electric light. he saw the bough of an oyerhanging tree. near Pleasant streent. bend low and from 1t dropped herce looking animal some three feet long and with piercing eyes that flashed fire red. The animal was described as having been of very light gray color. The | hostler did not taTy long As fast as nature allows man Co travel by shoe-leather express. the man eros sed the bridge and running into a res l taurant he told of his experience. i Lieutenant Leahy at police headQuart CTS was notified and the police flash signal soon had half of the police ready for the hunt. The flashing ayes were seen glaring from a ledge on the 1 bank of the Willimantic river which | the bridge spans Officer F Rudolf ! laramee tried his marksmanship with | revolver. firing two shots but appar entity failed Co hit a vital spot for Che animal disappeared Tracks of an anl- maj said to be larger than those of a dog or domestic eat were clearly yisi- ble While some believe that the Woodstock invader has realized that l # is unwelcome there and has come to these parts. others assume that the animal may have been a wildcat
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 Man may be the only animal that laughs and weeps but it has become known that at least this unusual puma weeps for man in Woodstock has heard it cry The very day before Mfr. or Mrs. Puma visited Willimantic t was being hunted by a posse. ae- cerding to special dispatch from EanA " oou1AoSh uaANN SafN -okAt AN this story for the first time the puma appears as the aggressors, having sim gle handed and four footed made an at tack on an automobile. The item, which best tells the story, omits to say whether the machine attacked a Ford. otherwise it Is herewith com lpiete:
 East Woodstock. July 25.-With heavily armed posses again on the trail after six months rest. and resi-. dents in this vicinity once more guarding their livestock. search was renewed today for the puma that ter rorized East Woodstock residents last winter
 ! Reports that the animal was at