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2 Resolved, That the closing ground be on that flat of woods between John Templeton's and Widow Blain's fields; and Robert Orr, sen. Esq. Ezekiel Lewis, John Brown, Esq. John Patton, Elisha Wicks, & Andrew M'Kee shall be a committee to mark out the inner closing circles, which shall be done early on the morning of the day on which the hunt will take place; the outer circle shall be a quarter of a mile from the centre; the inner at such distance as they shall consider best.
Resolved further, That the citizens of Sugarcreek and the neighboring townships of Armstrong and Butler counties be invited to attend early, between 7 and 8 o'clock A. M. on Thursday, the 17th of next month (April.) No horn shall be sounded until eight o'clock, when the signal for march will be given at John Foster's, and extend each way until the signal becomes general. No fire arms shall be permitted, nor any liquor until after the hunt be finished. No dogs shall be let loose until orders be given; and those who attend shall be provided with horns, bells and clubs as usual on similar occasions.
The proceedings of this meeting are requested to be published in both the Kittanning newspapers.
(Signed) ROBERT ORR, Ch'n.
JOHN BROWN, Sec. 63
In the issue of April 5th we find : Indiana, April 3.
Tuesday last was the day appointed for the Centre Hunt. At an early hour the lines were formed, and a long and loud peal of the Court-House bell an- nounced the time for the general advance. At 12 o'clock the inner circle was formed; when informa- tion was speedily conveyed around the lines that a Wolf was encircled. Every man was on the alert, anxiously awaiting the nearer approach of the fero- cious animal. After making several fruitless at- tempts to make his escape, he was simultaneously attacked by men and dogs, and after a short conflict he fell the trophy of his vigilant and eager adver- saries. This fierce and bloody recontre being ended, and the temporary vacancy occasioned by it in par- ticular parts of the circle, being filled up, at a report of a gun fired by one of the general officers, the whole line commenced its march to the centre circle, where it soon arrived in good order. The number of Foxes captured at the centre were seven; but we have since been informed that eight were taken after the company had dispersed, which was done in a manner becoming sober and humane victors. We have also been informed that a second Wolf was enclosed previous to the forming of the inner circle, but owing to the unfortunate kindness of a country lady, was permitted to escape. It was agreed by the general officers that the proceeds arising from the sale of the trophies, be given as a donation to the poor of Centre township. Whig.
CIRCULAR WOLF HUNT. (April 5, 12 and 19, 1828.)
At a meeting of the citizens of the borough of Kittanning, held at the house of Mr. John Mechling, on Thursday the 3d inst. Mr. MICHAEL MECHLING was called to the chair, and Simon Torney and James Thompson were appointed secretaries : When, on motion, a committee of three, consisting of Dr. S. S. Neale, James Thompson and Robert Brown, Esq'rs were appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.
After retiring a short time, the committee re- ported the following preamble and resolutions :
That whereas, it is within the knowledge of this meeting, that of late many depredations have been committed on sheep, poultry, &c. in the adjoining country by wolves, foxes, and other carniverous animals, and that for the purpose of destroying them, and preserving the property of the farmers, that a general "turnout" of the people, for the pur- pose of forming a general hunt, would contribute in a great degree to effect this end : Therefore,
Resolved, That the citizens of Kittanning and the neighboring townships be earnestly requested to at- tend a general hunt on Saturday, the 19th inst.
Resolved, That a committee of eight be appointed to make the necessary regulations for conducting with regularity said hunt; whereupon, Philip Mech- ling, Fredk. Rohrer, Dr. S. S. Neale, Simon Torney, James E. Brown, Thomas Blair, J. M. Jordan and John R. Johnston, Esquires, were appointed said committee.
The committee met, and made the following regu- lations :
Commencing at the mouth of Piney creek, thence to the mouth of Cowanshannock-captains, Daniel Guld, sen. John Campbell, James Patton, Gasper
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Tarr, John Quigly-marshals, Wm. Templeton, Wm. L. Peart, Isaac M'Connell, Thomas Donaldson.
From the mouth of Cowanshannock to Kittanning -captains, Robert Patrick, sen. Daniel Lemmon, Thomas Irwin, James Gibson, John Hollebaugh, John Bowser (big)-marshals, Joseph M. Jordan, Fredk. Rohrer and Arch'd Dickey.
From Kittanning to the mouth of Fort run- captains, Walter Sloan, David M'Kelvy, Thomas M'Master, Isaac Wible, John Cook, George Simpson, Jacob Williard, and Joseph Stivenson-marshals, Jo- seph Brown, David Crawford, John P. Brown and Alexander Colwell.
From the mouth of Fort run to the mouth of Crooked creek-captains, Levi Green, Geo. Shaeffer, Matthew Conner, Jacob Iseman, Nathaniel Campbell, Geo. Munroe, Wm. Sloan-marshals, John Monroe, James Green sen. James Sloan and Alexander Rey- nolds.
From the mouth of Crooked creek to Walker's mill-captains, Samuel Green, jr. Geo. Wolf, Jacob Williams, James Rowlands, Charles Daugherty, James Robinson, Michael Richards, Peter Echinger, Daniel Hileman, Mathias Wolf, John Howser and Jacob Hileman-marshals, Geo. Ross, John Mech- ling, Philip Klingensmith.
From Walker's mill to the mouth of Cherry run- captains, John Walker, James Kilgore, Robert Wal- ker, (big) Wm. Hurtman, Joshua Spencer, John Beck, John Robb, (dutch) Clark Hall, Isaac Wagle, jr. John King, Geo. A. King, John Wright-mar- shals, Geo. Gourley, James Hall, Michael Shall, John Weigley, Simon Torney, Wm. Irwin.
From the mouth of Cherry run to where the old road crosses Cherry run, near John Nolder's-cap- tains Henry Davis, Peter Schotts, Israel Shall, John Schottz, John Fox, James Nolder, John Nolder- marshals, George Peter Shaeffer, Anthony Mont- gomery, Anthony Helffreigh, Jacob Mechling, Solo- mon Hileman.
From the old road, up Cherry run, to Archibald M'Intosh's-captains, Samuel Nolder, James Moore, John Robb, Daniel Ruffner, Saml. Sturgeon, Fredk. Hileman, George Howser-marshals, John Hileman, Wm. Coulter, J. S. C. Woodward, John R. Johnston, James Ritchart, John Reynolds.
From Archibald M'Intosh's to M'Bride's mill-cap- tains James Lewis, David Olinger, Robert Nowry, Hugh Blainy, John Hileman, jr. John Williams, John Cravenor, Samuel Beer, jr. Francis Roop, Thomas Beer, Maurice Bowers-marshals Arch'd M'Intosh, Henry M'Bride, Robert Woodward, Jesse Williams, Philip Mechling, Geo. W. Smith, Isaac Scott and Robert Speer.
From M'Bride's mill to Beck's mill by the township line-captains Hamlet Totten, James Craig, Wm. M'Gahey, Martin Schrecongost, Archibald M'Gahey, Philip Cravenor, Jacob Mackafoos, Peter Schrecon- gost, Geo. Cravenor jr .- marshals, Alex. Foster, S. S. Neale, Henry Schrecongost, T. Struthers, John Calhoon, Stophel Schrecongost.
From Beck's mill to Col. Robert Walker's-cap- tains Adam Beck, Moses Dill, Alex. Oliver, Alex. M'Ilwain, Abraham Zimmerman, Geo. Waggeman, Frederick Yockey, John Davis, Benj. Anthony, Alex- ander White-marshals James White, Jacob Beck, Robert Walker, Noah Calhoon, James M'Cullough, Joseph Mosgrove.
From Robert Walker's to the mouth of Piney creek-captains, William White, David White, Alex- ander M'Allister, George Wilt, Robert Patrick, Jr. Benjamin Peart, Anthony Schrecongost, Jacob
Schrecongost, Jr. James Walker, James Eaton, Jacob Kness, George Forsythe, William Richison-mar- shals, Thos. Taylor, Samuel Mechling, Josiah E. Stevenson, John Mosgrove, Michael Truby, Jr. An- drew Donaldson, Jonathan Yount.
To meet at 8 o'clock in the morning of the 19th of this month.
The captains will be particular to place them- selves in the line in the order they are named, with their commands on the right. The signal will be given at Becks mill precisely at 8 o'clock in the morning, and will be continued round to the right and left, which will be the signal for marching. No horns will be blown until the signal is given.
That the closing ground be on the farm of Rich- ard Graham; and the following named persons are appointed general officers to lay off the ground, viz : Robert Brown, David Johnston, Samuel Matthews, Esq'rs. Geo. Williams, Richard Graham, Jacob Hou- ser, Adam Olinger, Michael Blose, and Benjamin Schrecongost, whose duty it shall be to mark out the inclosing circles, which shall be done early in the morning of the day on which the hunt shall take place. The outer circle shall be a quarter of a mile from the centre, the inner at such distances as they shall consider best.
No fire arms will be permitted; each man will be particular to arm himself with a good club, horns, bells, rattles, &c. &c. Dogs taken must be led, and in no case let loose till orders to that effect be given by the commanding officers.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Columbian and Gazette.
MICHAEL MECHLING, Ch'n.
SIMON TORNEY, JAMES THOMPSON, Secretaries.
TOBY TOWNSHIP CIRCULAR HUNT. (April 5, 1828.)
At a meeting of a number of the inhabitants of Toby township, convened at the house of Matthew Hozey, on Thursday the 3d instant, to agree on measures preparatory to a circular hunt, Dr. JOHN M. RANKIN, was appointed chairman, & DAVID LAW- SON, secretary, when the following arrangement and resolutions were unanimously agreed to.
Resolved, That the inhabitants of Sugar creek, Perry, Clarion and Redbank townships, are respect- fully invited to accompany the inhabitants of Toby township, on Friday the IIth instant, at 8 o'clock, A. M. to assist in forming a line or circle, commenc- ing at John M'Gee's; thence to Mortimer's mill, James M'Gee & Thomas M'Clure captains, Alex. M'Kain, Esq. marshal. Thence to Thomas Conner's ; Christopher Truby, jr. John Conner, Simeon Truby, Nicholas Walley, captains, John Miller, jr .- marshal. -Thence to John C. Kissinger's; David M'Kibbin, Robert Platt, Samuel Crow, Lewis Greenewalt, cap- tains, Nicholas Eykus, marshal. Thence to Alexan- der Moorhead's; John C. Kissinger, Thomas Saxon, Adam Creek, Thomas Hagerty, captains, Benj. Coe, Esq. marshal. Thence to Andrew Hozey's, Wm. Thompson jr. Wm. Rankin, captains, Richard Rey- nolds, marshal .- Thence to Jacob Weaver's; James P. Reynolds, David Reynolds, William Coursen, Sam- uel Austin, captains, John M. Rankin, marshal. Thence to the mouth of Weaver's run; P. Lobough,
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Henry Rigle, captains; George Means, marshal. Thence to John Lawson's, John Ben, Jacob Brown, Wm. Maxwell, Alex. Blair, jr. Jacob Bash, captains, John B. M'Comb, marshal .- Thence to John Reed's ; Stephen Fiddler, John Blair, Charles Flick, captains, Alex. Duncan, marshal. Thence to James Watter- son's; Oliver Gray, John Gold, Andrew Earley, James Craig, James Rankin, John Lawson, Geo. Buzzard, Henry Watterson, Isaac Hull, David Mor- timer, Geo. Hawk, captains, Wm. Randolph John Buzzard, John Reed, Matthew Hozey, marshals. Thence to the beginning at John M'Gee's, David Rankin, Robt. Newel, Walker Elder, captains, James Waterson, marshal. The captains to station them- selves in the order in which they are named.
Resolved, That all who wish to participate in the hunt, are requested to be punctual in attending at some of the points on the extreme line, precisely at 8 o'clock, A. M. and the officers to have their lines formed and ready to move at half past 8 o'clock, at which time the horns are to be sounded, and not before, the signal sound for march to be first given at John M'Gee's; all proceeding in a direct course to the centre, on the farm of Joseph Rankin, Esq. all halting at the outer line until they are properly formed, and marched by the marshals being dis- mounted to the inner line, the signal to halt to be given by the firing of a gun, and there remain until all the game are killed.
Resolved, That James Hunter, D. Lawson, Benj. Rankin, James Carson and Wm. Thompson, be a
committee to mark out the ground in such manner as they may think best, one of whom shall fire the signal gun, after which signal any person is at lib- erty to kill any dog let loose without orders from some of the said committee.
Resolved, That all captains shall wear a white bandage round their hats, no horns shall be carried by a marshal, and no spiritous liquor will be per- mitted to be sold within the bounds of the hunt at the risk of losing their casks, and such other penalty as the law will inflict.
Resolved, That all dogs must be led during the hunt, and the owners of all dogs in the bounds of the hunt other than those which are led, are re- quested to confine them until the hunt is ended.
Resolved, That all persons attending this hunt are considered as subscribing to the above resolutions, and are hereby bound to abide by their provisions.
Resolved, That the committee appointed to mark out the centre circle, be a committee for the purpose of disposing of the proceeds of the hunt, to such humane charitable or other purpose or purposes as they may think proper
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the chairman and secretary, and published in the papers of this county.
JOHN M. RANKIN, Chairman. DAVID LAWSON, Secretary.
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