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

"A boy six years of age, son Of j. G..
Sperry, of New London, MINI, was re-
Gently crushed to death under some logs,
which his brother set rolling in order to
uncover squirrel.
AS Martin Stohl was working with
his team on the railroad, near Ypsilanti,
Mich, a sudden whistle from passing
engine frightened one of his horses to
death. The horse gave one leap and fell
lead.
A little two.and. a half year-old daugh-
ter of John Budd, of Abba, Iowa, the
other day, in the absence of her mother,
got hold of cup of I've and drank it,,
from the effects Of which she died soon
after.
Hermann and Peter Stockman, Of
Jefferson City, Mo, aged fifteen and sev.
enteen, went out to hunt turkeys tne other
day, They separated, ana the elder
shot the younger in the bushes for tur-
key,
"A former New York State Senator,
once a promising and talented citizen, but
now a deserted 0utcast, fell down a cellar
in New York City the other morning, in
3 state of gross intoxication, and was
seriously injured.
AT a recent fire in Fond du Lac, Wis,
one man with great difficulty carried a
barrel Of flour from the burning house,
and, after emptying its contents in the
yard, removed the barrel to place of
safety.
A gentleman in Syracuse took a nap
upon his parlor sofa. A little daughter,
who was eating cherries, playfully
snapped a cherry stone at him, and 1t
lodged in his ear The only way to get it
out was to bore a hole in the center of i
and pick it out with a fine wire
AT Columbus, Ohio, a few days ago,
a young boy, named Charles Marion, de-
sccndcd into well to recover a water
bucket he had dropped, and, as he did not
return, u neghbor, Frank Dolan, went
down and found the boy dead, and before
he could ascend became sutiOCatcd by
damp air, and was himself dead before he
could be rescued
Two Pennsylvania women called for
their husbands at a bar-room the other
evening. One broke the ice-pitcher over
her husbands head, the other satisfied
herself with doing the same for two de-
canters, but made up for it by throwing
the cat and her kittens into a barrel of
cider; these little bursts of playfulncss
over, they took their husbands to theiI
quiet homes.
A well authenticated case of spon,
taneOus combustion lately occurred in a
New York warehouse, originating in
some silk twist, which had been packed
while damp in tight case, with two lay
ers Of thick paper and one of oil-cloth be
tween the goods and the inside Of the
case. Goods similarly packed, which
had not taken fire, were found to be char
red so as TO render them worthless.
A woman has been found in Mercer
County, Penn, courageous enough to
give up her life rather than her money on
the demand of robbers. She was found
alone in house by two rutlians, and,
though choied until she was insensjble,
refused to tell where the money was. She
was finally rescued and both her money
and her life were saved She gave as hcI
reason for not giving the desired intor
nation that she might as well be dead as
| alive without money.
Some five years ago, Saginaw
| Mich boy, then about sixteen years OF
age, was employed as clerk, and beng
tIlhIEt'i w ilu 0LtdiluS my ttIbo u4iN
threatened with exposure, paid twenty
five dollars and gave a mortgage for one
| hundred dollars IN a city Oh, his OWL
property, The latter was good for moth
| ing, being executed by minor. He ha.
since behaved himself in all respects prop
| erlv, and on coming to the age Of twenty
one, sued his former employer for The
twenty-five dollars taken from him, anC
has Just recovered it.
Mrs. Angelo Bazini Of New Yor}
/ City, had child which was troubled witt
a very sore mouth. The other evening
an honest-looking countryman passeC
Mrs Bassins door, noticed the chlId'l
atliiction, and offered to cure it. Thc
mother, anxious to do anything which
could possibly relieve the child, accom-
! panied the man to drug store, ant
/ bought somcthing-she was ignorant o
its nature-whiCh was to be applied t.
the child's mouth with brush. The ap
plication was made in accordance will
the accommodating strangers directions
and the baby died within twentyfou
hours. The stuff was oil of yitriol