Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-26
State Items.

session of the canal at Portage, and
appointed A. J. Weir Waterman in
charge of the property.
The New London Times saws the
scarlet fever in its most malignant
form, has broken out in the town of
Lebanon, in Waur4ca Co, and is
spreading rapidly,
"A boy named ia Flour, in Uew-
lttyille, Clark county, while firing off
a Shot gun, for fun, hit one boy in the
ankle, grazed another ones forehead,
put a few shot into another ones arm,
and sprinkled the face Of another one,
1t was uce sport.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says, a
FIRE broke out in the bar-room Of the
Plankinton House, to the great alarm
Of the guests who came near joining
in a general stampede. The fire was,
fortunately, discovered before it had
made much Roadway.
The Manitowoc Tribune says ::
Mrs. Dobert, Of Memee, who had suf-
fered with fits of insanity, left her
home during one Of the coolest days
last month, with her babe, and vas
not found until some days after III a
cedar swamp, near st. Nazian--mothcr
and child, Of course, frozen to death
The Racine county Aryus relates
the miraculous escape Of teamster,
who, while driving down a hill with a
load Of wood, had it capsize, the wood
hiding him completely from view.
Strange to say, after being extricated
from his uncomfortable position, he
was able to reload and drive along.
Major Henry Villas, young law
yer Of Appleton son Of Hon. J.. b.
Villas, Of Madison, was found dead in
his bed at the Newhall House, Mil
waukee, on Thursday afternoon Of last
week. lie had evidently lain down to
rest, taking off his clothing, and died
alone. The surgeons are of the opin-
ion that he died Of heart disease
Young Villas had been brought up in
Madison, whore he was a great favor
ite with the young people.
Poon CANDY" krLEp.-Last Mon
day morning, Frank Hin received a dis
patch from Road Master &. II. Daniels,
Of the West Wisconsin Road, from Eau
Claire, stating that Andrew Words.
worth was killed, in4uiring if he knew
where his relatives live Frank replied
that all anybody here knew of them was,
they lived near Bcloit.
Poor Andy. He will be remembered
as a kind, good, intelligent boy, who
lahorcd for Frank Hin about two years,
ard was in kiIbourn about a year after
ward, Last spring he went to Grand
Rapids, ran one or more trips down the
river, and then went AS freight brake
man on the W ", r. Il, In this dan
gcrous vocation he WAS probably killed.
We remember well the many hours
he used to sit in our office last winter,
a quiet, obliging boy, ever ready to do
a favor to all, and appearing to wish
well, as he did well, to all mankind. ---
Poor Andy - KWolau Mirror,
cu,.a >,..,., a. WI.
dav cyep;nr I,st Mr. Ucrry ucTr,n
,r o,d rirerv mann ,vus so~iG,.,y irnot
fatally injured by.a trca foll;na ,non
him The accident occurred some ii
miles north of this c;tv un,r \,,cut :
min II ,nnaars th,t the co,nnonv had
sat down brs;ln free. a d., ono. ana
st,rtod = fro Cor fho ,,,rn,so IF arm
Inc ana n,tiny the;r ..o.rnb " Will
enioying thr,nso,yne tbcy WOW, s,,rtInd
bv the falI;nu Of the trca Tho tror
LODGED AGAINST another. and while en-
deavoripa to escane. the SECOND tree
fell, striking Mr. Mclean on the head
and left shoulder crushing him down
and inNictinr terrible wonu1. For a
Ion, time he waa xnnse1nss md over
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