Show FINE DOG IS STUNG TO BEES caught fast in trap near log used as hive animal could not escape carver ont patrick rooney who has a farm six miles northeast of here lost a valuable collie dog recent ly in a most unusual manner the animal was a female and was such a great pet of the farmer that he burled her in a casket such as would be used tor a child rooney Is i hunter and trapper as well as a farmer and on his eions sally the collie was his con stant companion the dog had been taught to retrieve his game run foxes aid make herself generally useful she knew where all the were set as well as did rooney and on more than one cold morning last winter she made the trapper s rounds for him barking excitedly at the door when she found game and taking her master to the trap containing it at night sally had the range of the farm and so when about two clock one morning rooney heard her bark ing he concluded that she had dis covered a skunk and was keeping it away from the hen house he therefore turned over to sleep but the barking kept up and after a time rooney became thoroughly awake and realized that his pet was in trouble getting into his trousers and grab bing his he hastened across the meadow to the edge of the woods whence the sounds came and blun dered upon the dog caught by the toot in a forgotten mink trap set months before As he bent over to release the spring rooney heard an angry buzzing in the air and felt as though he had been priced by a thou sand needles he instantly realized that he was be set by a swarm of bees and that they were stinging the dog to death he worked desperately despe and released sally and then taking her in bis arms fled to the shelter of his house followed clear to the door by the bees sally seemed to rally for a time but at day light she died and rooney was heart broken he later found that the bees had hived in a log to which he had fastened the chain of the trap when sally pulled on the chain she brought them out |