Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-09-12
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.
"A little girl in Van Vert County

john Keys committed sulClue, near
GAINESVILLE, Ohio the other day, by pur-
posely eating wild parsnips.
A child Of G. Hamilton, near Waiver
ly, H., was killed recently by having the
wrong medicine administered to it.
Mrs. Lowe, of Terrc Haute, Ind,
broke both ankles and one arm by
jumping from runaway express wag.
on.
A boy near Rome, Ga, fired into
some bushes, killing companion who had
concealed himself in order to brighten
some passcrs-by.
A son of Captain George West, of
canal boat Chicago Belle, was smothered
in corn-bin in an elevator at Utica, Ill,
a few days ago.
After being lost for three days two
little girls four years of age were found
wandering along the river bottom near
Madelia, Mimi.
A little son of Mr. Page, living near
Saginaw City, Mich, was recently choked
to death by a cartridge lodging in his
throat,
The two-year old son of Widow
Thielen, of Minneapolis, Mimi, was gored
to death, the other day, by an enraged
COW.
"A seven-year old daughter Of Mrs,
Hanchen, of Alton, Ill, died of lockjaw
the other morning. She ran nail into
her foot a week previous.
A woman living near Lynnville, Ind,
died the other day, from the shock occa-
stoned by the intelligence that her son
was sentenced to be hung.
Little Sammy Butler, the two.year-
old son of Samuel Butler, of Grove Lake,
Mimi, was choked to death the other
morning with piece of bean pod.
Two children were recently badly
poisoned near New London, Wis, from
drinking water from well in which
dead toad was afterward found.
A little son of Angus Mcleod, of
Sugar Grove, H., fourteen months old,
fell into tub of water few days ago,
and was drowned.
A young man named jain had his
head split open by circular saw in the
town Of Jefferson, Wis, the other day.
Death followed instantaneously.
"A lady in New Haven was so affected
recently by the death of pet cat that she
dressed the remains and exposed them to
view before burying them.
John Brewer, of Prairie City, H.,
seventeen years of age, was accidentally
killed few days ago, by the discharge of
gun lying in the wagon in which he was
riding.
Patrick Cavanaugh, Of ROckbridge,
ILL.,, was much terrified about the comet,
He got up in the night to see if it was
coming, and fell downstairs and killed
himself.
A little four year-old boy, named
Kicker, was torn SO fearfuly by large
savage dog, in Detroit, Mich, the other
day, that no hope was entertained of his
recovery
A Folsom (Cal.) hog drank SO much
sour lager, thrown out OF a brewery the
other day, that it became thoroughly
drunk and behaved in most discredita
BILE manner for hop.
Alexander Mckinney, boy fourteen
years Old living with his parents in South
Rockford, ILL.,, committed suicide by hang.
ing himself few days ago. Fear of chas
tisement was the probable cause,
"A can of powder exploded the other
night at Ellettsyille, Ind, severely injur
ing five persons, who were firing cannon
at the conclusion of Greeley and Brown
speech. Two of them would die
A young lady in Connecticut was
scared into commissions a few days since,
by sitting down on sofa on which there
lay cane carved to represent serpent,
which she mistook for live snake.
Mr. Bergschmidt, of st. Peter Mimi,
while hunting, struck his dog with his
loaded gun, which went off, emptying its
contents into Mr. Bergschmidts abdomen
His injury would probably prove fatal.
AT Red Bud, H., circus rhinoceros
broke loose, killed two men, crippled
two, did So, 600 worth of damage to prop
erty, took a walk down street, and was
finally captured in vacant house.
During very hot night recently in
New York City, Mr.. X. A. Warren de
termined to keep cool, opened his third
story window, pulled his bed up to it,
went to sleep, and rolled out on the pave
ment. 1t killed him,
A moth flew into the ear of an engi.
neer on an express train, under full head
way, near Green Castle, Ind, the other
day, with such force as to set the man
craZv The train had to be stopped and
surgical aid procured to relieve Linn.
--Zem Spurgeon, of New Providence,
Ind, took down his gun the other night
he set the butt upon the floor, put his toe
upon the trigger and blew into the muz
zle to learn il it was loaded The latest
funeral expenses in his family are due to
the fact that il was loaded,
The other night the Kansas Pacific
passenger train lost its sleepingca and
the cond lctor discovered it and went
back sixt5 miles before he found it, and
the passengers were sleeping in peaceful
innocence, waiting for freight train to
run into them.
AT Normal, H., few days ago, a
little child was thrown out of a wagon,
head FIRST, against box with such force
that It's head split the boards and went
through. Its throat was very badly cut
and torn by the spinters and rough edges
OF the broken boards.
A New Jersey mlkman was feeding
two calves the other day, during ire
mendous thunder shower. Tie man was
standing with calf on each side of him.
A fearful fash of lightning struck dead
both the calves, but siEgularly enough,
did no injury to the milkman.
Began and Wilson, two men who en-
tered the house of Mrs. Hardy, wealthy
New York lady, not long since and after
gagging and tying her, placed apistol to
her head and torch at her feet, and
frightened her into telling them where
her valuables were, have been sent to
State Prison for twenty years,
An ordinary black spider in a grist
mill in Manchester, n, H., few days
ago, caught small mouse bound him
closely, and was hosting him into his par
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