Show HARD WORK TO KILL BEAR North Carolina Men Evidently Not the Marksmei Their Fathers Were Some of the citizens of tho Ashland section had a novel experience In killing a big black bear recently He was discovered passing across tho bottoms of the Bushnell plantation about noon by Alfred Jones a colored color-ed tenant on the place who notified all the farmers In the neighborhood A number of men came with their dogs and their guns and proceeded to locate the beast The dogs soon struck tho track and several of the hunters got within close range at 2 oclock Five or six loads were fired Into him before ho had apparently noticed any onslaught Firing continued for several hours with slight effect and several fierce fights between the dogs and tho bear occurred but he apparently made no effort to attack any of the huntsmen Late In tho afternoon after considerable consid-erable dodging In a thick swamp ho climbed a largo tree Several shots were fired at him from below and ho went out on a limb which was so small It broke under his weight When ho fell to tho ground Mr Ed Harrlll was at very close range and got a good aim at a point Just below tho heart which ended the conflict Mr Summers who sent for his wagon carried the bear to the nearest near-est scales and found that ho weighed 267 pounds Charlotto Observer |