The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-08-03
NEIGHBoRING ITEMS.

fErricoArs N A RAGR-At Maldop T,.s
day, Young lady met a yonnr man ON
the street. who had been slanderiny her
She drew pistol on the fellow To shoo,
MN, but he took TO tree and hil him.
self so well, that when she came near and
advanced on him. he commenced CRYING
murder and, fortunately for him. ia,
pistol snapped, and he jumped from be
NINA the tree, caught her ky the arms
when both shouted mnrier-it WAS n cry.
ing Duet. and parties hearing the shrek.
came forward aud separated them
,hdrtcStai, Courier.
FATAL AocDENr-Sanis Grocan WAS Sc.
rionsly injured on Friday at the Saw Mill.
on The ChesapeakeN Ohio X. X Compauv
lie was experimenting the saving of 7.
log, when an iron dog, connected with the
machinery flew from it, place. strikin,
hun full in the breast, MASKING him I,sr
iuIiy and breaking his ribs. so that il !.
impossible for him to recover-tIarlss.
ton Courier.
LIGHTNING The harm OF Mr. John Leon.
ari of Madison township. Gallio count,
was struck by lightning on the MOL, ~
me ,u'h MT, and consid crs.bly damaged
MT Ia had just left the barn To 20 TO the
house AMI narrowly escaped sudden death
Mr A Shnler OF the same township had
ms barn struck during the same storm
ana greatly damaged. One singular cir.
cnmstsnce IN connection with the latter
incident, was the tact that on the nicLt ol
the accident, Mr. and Mrs. Shnler wers
alranI TO iemain at home, IRON unknown
and unusual cause, and had taken ;heir
llttle children and gone to a neighbors. he.
tore the storm, Who saws there is not a
Special Providence, that watches over our
interests! Two other buildings IN the same
neighborhood, which were protected hv
lightning rods, were struck. the fluid mass.
my down the rods, no harm following -
Nsigs 70 Ncics.
\ SAD CASE 1t has been known TO most
Of our citizens that the wife of John FnnIk-
ner' >r., had been laborng under an aberi
alton al the mind fnr some time onr
county Court proceedings will show the IT,
gal action i'll the ease The lady was nc.
coW panied 20 Lexington 10y her husband
Capt Metal aud evcral lady friends --
She evlncci no distaste to remaining there
but rather seemed to take it as "a matter ol
course. her vagaries beng OF AN absurd vet
mild a"d inoiicnsi,e order Mrs. Faulkner
wa. la'ly universally loved and re spectch
and her ailliction causes a gloom among
'rlenls and neighbors The DR. Mt the
Asylum had hopes OF her reeovery.-Bg
Sandy Hsroid.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Otto Faehrman a
German, and an expert dyer in the employ
oI Parsons, Appleton Il Co., at the Kama
VIVA Mills. met with serious and almost
'atal accident on Saturday morning last
II seems that he was pu ting wool INTO n
dye tank, filled with boiling I've water. and
while leaning over lac tell in and scaldel
himself learlully, but had the presence of
mind To draw himself on when he fell To
the floor, and attracted the attention OF
other EMPLOYEES lev his screams of agony
lie was Immediately taken to the resi-.
Iencc Of Capt Farley, opposite, and DR.
Com-t"ck came, whom he discovered thai
he vas burned badly from the upper part
OF ISIS breast. down to lis knees and III.
-km dropped oil il many places from the
Scaid, which penetrated imwardiv. Faehr
man had the presence ct mind. being a
chemist, To drink over Il pint oi whisky.
which had the effect OF throwing the heat
out upon the body lie was placed under
chololorm 10y DR. Comstock, and all wa.
done that couli be for his welfare. Last
evening he was very bad but there r. hope-
co. his Ultimate recovery.