Sunday, December 1, 2024

Simon Roberson of Griffin's Township Bagged Two Bear in One Week, Dec. 1, 1924

Martin County Man Brings Down Two Bears

Williamston, Nov. 30—Simon P. Roberson of Griffin’s township has the championship among bear hunters of Martin County. He bagged two bears in one week.

On Monday Mrs. Nick Daniel saw a bear go ambling by her home in leisurely fashion and then attempt to crawl over a wire fence nearby. She telephoned to some neighbors and they came with dogs and guns and began the chase, which Mr. Roberson soon ended with a single shot at bruin.

Tuesday night, Messrs. Roberson and W.C. Whitley were coon hunting near the place the bear was killed. In a few minutes after their arrival the dogs were on the trail of a coon, so they thought, and had him “tree’d” in a few minutes. When the men arrived, they saw not a coon but a big black bear “a setting up the tree.” Again, Mr. Roberson shot once and the second bear was added to his list.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, December 1, 1924

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068271/1924-12-01/ed-1/seq-1/#words=DECEMBER+1%2C+1924

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