Lincoln Bear Hunt Poem Published In Bluefield News
A staged feature presents Abraham Lincoln credited with a bear chase poem and a tale of Burkes Garden hunting. The piece invites readers to submit bear and deer stories and notes the Atlantic Monthly published Lincoln verse titled The Bear Hunt from circa 1846, with the Morgan collection housing the manuscript.
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Bluefield
Virginia News
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Burkes Garden
Atlantic Monthly
Morgan
The Bear Skin Dispute and the Proud Whelp
In a rugged scene a hunter dies from wounds after a bear hunt. A clamor rises over who claims the skin with the crowd debating truth and justice like lawyers. A boastsful doglike rival arrives, snarls, and proclaims victory, provoking ridicule.
Local Ball Game Delights Crowd Over Comedy Skits
Several hundred spectators at the tower on Saturday enjoyed a real baseball contest between the Fats and Leans. Notable moments came from Carl Ralston and Rev. R. E. Earley as the Leans won 7 to 6 in a seven inning affair while other locals like Warden Brumfield and Thorne delivered strong plays and comic moments amused the crowd.
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A. B. Sutton
Carl Ralston
Ralston
R. E. Earley
Methodist Church
George Bowling
Bane Witten
Walter Brumfield
Jim Burton
Brumfield
Rat Wade
Slats Thorne
Tommy Bourne
Shell
Davidsons
Burton
Bromfield
Allen Warden
Thorne
Fats
Bourne
Barley
Warden
Bowling
Witten
Sutton
Painter
A. Davidson
Wade
Buchanan
J. Davidson
Holbrook
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Gate City
Earley
Ebenezer
J. T. Spracher
Mr. Spracher
Virginia Side
Mary Rice
Bluefield, Va
J. H. Bates
Osaka
Japan
Rondon
York
Berlin
Paris
Quality Furniture
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
The
Green Lantern
Bluefield, Virginia
S. N. Huffard
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