New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
Bristol News
BLACK BEAR TAKEN AFTER HARD FIGHT
Caught in Wildcat Section and
 Brought Into City
GASSED FROM ITS CAVE

Community Chest Ol1lcefS Licc1eu -
 Morris Raffel Disposes Of Business r Boy Struck By Auto, But
 Escapes Injury.
 After a terrific struggle, in which two of a hunting party of three were knocked down and clawed, the black bear which has been seen on numerous occasions throughout the
 countryside north of Bristol and Pennington, was captured at 5:15
 p. m. yesterday by George H. Quin- ion of the Quinion Coal and Truck ing Co. and Harlan B. Norton. i former fire chief and a member of the firm of Snyder and Norton. { Councilman Homer H. Judd, the
 third member of the party which
 started out, was forced to leave the
 scene before the capture was eff fected. The hugh plantigrade,
 which weighs approximately 300
 pounds, was placed in a cage and is
 TOW on exhibition at the store of
 the Bristol Hardware Company at 51 North Main street, where thou
 sands came to view 1t during the day.
 Following the discovery of bear
 tracks in the Pennington district about three months ago. the three local hunters made preparations for
 the capture of the animal. It was finally traced to his lair in the Wild cat section where he settled for the remainder of the winter. Traps
 were set near the entrance to the l bears habitat but it was not until i yesterday that a determined effort
 was made to capture 1t. Early in the afternoon the three men
 started out, armed with chains.
 rope, sulphur and tear bombs and
 started the process of smoking the
 bear out. It was not, however. till
 early In the evening that bruin, ! unable to stand the gas at@ck ven- tured forth, He immediately be- ! came enmeshed in trap and the struggle began. George Quinion
 was made the object of his first assault with the result that his
 hunting coat was torn from him, his
 face and arms gashed by the bears claws and was about to be extermin- ated when Norton entered the fray. ! An iron bar used as a club tended to
 stop the animal and 1t was finally i subdued.
 It was then placed in a cage,
 which was enclosed with heavy wire
 and the roaming of the bear was put to an end.
 MT Quinion stated this morning
 that the bear would be offered to
 the city for Rockwell Park. Stephen Terry Meeting
 A meeting of Stephen Terry lodge,
 No. 50, I. o. o. F., will be held at 8 , o'clock this evening in Stephen | Ferry hall The matter of erecting a lodge building will be discussed. Holiday Observance Tomorrow, Lincoln's birthday, will be observed by the city offices and all of the banking institutions of the city. The post office, library and stores will remain open as usual. Boys Club Auxiliary A meeting of the ladies' auxiliary | of the Bristol Boys club will be held at 7:30 o'clock Monday even- ing, February 14, in the club rooms. Addresses Mems League Earl J. Arnold, former secretary Of the local chamber of commerce and until recently assistant secre- tary of the Aake Worth, Florida chamber delivered an address last evening before the Mems League of | Terryville. Mir. Arnold took for his subject, Florida, Before and After the Hurricane"
 Playing Waterbury 1 The basketball team representing the Bristol Boys club will line up this evening at the Boys club gym against the Waterbury Boys club quintet. zetarsli. Carlson. Lugg, Brannick and Riordan will start the game for the local tossers. Burlington Ave. Community Club meeting of the Burlington Ave nue Community club will be held on Saturday evening. February 12. l Following the business session there | will be an entertainment program and card games will be enjoyed. Refreshments will be served. Community Chest Officers The following officers have been elected by the board of trustees of tf, Bristol Community Chest: Pres ident, Morton c. Treadway: first vice. president Edwin H. Goodridge; second vic~ president, W. Raymond ! Crumb; treasurer, Harold Reid: sec retary, Charles R. Riley; auditors, Roy Greene and Joseph Valentine, Jr.
 Sells Business Morris Raffel, who for the past 1 years has conducted a drygoods bus