Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-15
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.



selling q glass of whisky at Whitehall,
III.
"A couple were married Lafayette,
Ind, the other day in balloon, one mile
above the earth.
A little boy at Salem, son of J. NJ.
Armstrong, had an eye put out by stone
thrown by playmate
A young girl at Greenbush, n, Y,
died from fright on account Of the thun-
der and lightning, the other day.
A little child of Mr.. Crowley, of
Shawano, Wis died recently, from the
effects of eating unripe currants.
A young child at Pittsfeld, n H.,
was frightened TO death on the 4th Of
July by the discharge Of cannon.
"A three year.old son of Andrew
Smith, Of Montgomery, Ind, was recent
ly drowned in a spring on his fathers
farm
A rhinoceros escaped from men
agerie in Vermont recently, and gave the
farmers free show by wandering through
their meadows.
"A little child Of Ira Davidson, of AL.
Logan, Mich, was killed the other day by
elixir of vitrol taken in mistake for
! syrup Of rhubarb.
A young couple were introduced to
each other in Bonaparte, Iowa, recently.
They fell in love, cOurted, and were mar
ried within three days.
A little girl ten years Of age living in
Pella, Iowa, amused herself skipping the
rope the other day She had reached four
1 hundred when she fell dead
| A farmer in Jefferson H., lost two
| fine horses-cause, the horses got loose,
and ate Paris green mixed with flour,
which had been careessly left where they
| could get at It,
DR.. Brooke, of Plymouth, Ind, kick
ed at a rat the other day, and the animal
| disappeared up his trowsersleg. The doc
/ tor turned few double summersaults,
and the rat escaped at his wrist
A few weeks ago Joseph Titus, Of
Bclleport, L. l., was bitten by dog,
which at the time was not thought to be
mad. Titus was taken sick recently, and
his suffering was terrible, hydrOphobia
killing him in forty eight hours.
"A little two-year old daughter of T.
r. Davis, of Coal Valley, H., got hold of
vial containing a mixture of qdinine
and morphine powders, and swallowed
50 much Of the mixture that she died
from the effects in few hours.
William Hamilton, of Upton, Ind,
was thrown before the bar of
mower, the other day, and cut into
shrcds In spite of the fact that he
was horribly mangled from head to foot,
he lived several hours.
"A Mrs. Kaenzburg, of Detroit, was
recently cleaning pair of gloves with
gasoline, when IN some way the fluid
ignited, and both hands were so badly
burned before the gloves could be re-
moved that amputation was necessary.
An old negro servant of Charles
Perkins, of Camden S. c., was 50 af-
fectcd by the death of his master, recently,
that he refused food, saying he did
not desire to live, and after eighteen days
died Of starvation.
Tony Michael, a La Crosse (Wis.)
boy, eight years old, was thrown into the
water by his companions, the other day,
because he was unable to swim, and afraid
to 90 into the stream. He clambered out,
and was thrown in again, when he sank
and was drowned.
Halifax, n s., has a brave girl Of
seventeen named Emma LOngard Her
fathers house being attacked by bur
glar, the other night, she dressed herself
in an absent brothers clothes, and with
poker so belabored the rascal that his re-
Covery is doubtful,
A cat with one kitten, in Marion
County, Ky. brought a mouse to her off.
spring the other day, for its MONDAY
meal but the kitten adopted the Young