Coon Hunting In Guilford A Lively Season Tale
In Guilford Connecticut a group of sturdy residents including Harvey Leete James Hotchkiss Oliver Griswold Charles Gladwin Daniel Goldsmith Frederick Blatchley and Samuel Blatchley pursue coon hunting from August to November or December The account describes hunts with dogs in woods moonlight and swamp terrain recounting a dramatic chase where a coon felled by a shot then evades and the four the hunters and dogs collaborate to corner and capture the quarry The four coons weighed fifty to sixty pounds total and were hung at Leete’s blacksmith shop as proof of a successful season with specific noting of the heaviest coon at about four feet from tip to tail and the overall display of game in town.
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New York Sun
Harvey Leete
Guilford
James Henry Hotchkiss
Mr. Leete
Oliver Griswold
Charles Gladwin
Daniel Goldsmith
Frederick Blatehley
Samuel Blatehley
Chevoon
Dod
Coon
Lilla Stexp
Howe
Toni
Lothkie
Sue
Ane
Sa'cloek
Lantania
Simoes
Minish Wat Tarrom
Tiny Walt
Diate Ireland
Dinally
Tomo
Coun
Ruth
Ira
Troy
Hurstling Coon
Tewis
Epps Cocoa Growers Reported in London Sapien
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Epps Cocoa and Growers in London with references to dates, places, and names. The text remains unclear but implies a notice or report involving cocoa producers, possibly during a market or trade context. No coherent events or outcomes are discernible.
The Burglary Tale and a Courtroom Lesson
A Victorian courtroom tale shows a detective and Mrs Flakes identify a suspect by facial quirks and a potato theft. The piece critiques personal identification in trials, detailing misidentifications and the ruinous consequences for innocent suspects in a potantifully tangled night.
Mystery Trial Figures In A Curious Underground Hearing
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The text depicts a disorderly scene with pursuit and moral testing amid a crowd. A figure is chased as others watch, a dining setting appears, and a character, Lin, returns. The passage implies social judgment and oath taking, ending with scattered, unclear actions and personal stumbles.
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