The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-08

ACCIDENTS. The other day, as Mr.
Smith, the dray man, was loading his
trucks with wood from the top of q
large pile, his foot slipped and he fell
70 the ground, letting the whole weight
Of large stick fall upon his hand
which was resting upon the end OF one
OF the standards OF the trucks. The
part Of the hand upon which the stick
fell i mashed into > jelly.
Yesterday little Willie, son Of
Deputy Sheriff Humphrey, fell frOnl a
barn loft and barely escaped fatal inju-
~. He was insensIble for some time
after the tall, but was shortly brought
around by Dr. Rice, and viii soon be
ready for further mischief
Yesterday Wash. Anderson received
. very severe cut on the knee Of his
right leg from q hand-ax. He was
hewing Sstlck at CheFry's foundry,
when the Ak glanced and struck him
on the inside OF the right leg at the
knee joint, infiicting very deep and
painful wound.
One day last week, in unloading
some stone for the foundation Of the
new warehouse of IIestlake & Howell,
VIM. IRestlake had his right hand
caught between two large rocks and
crushed all out Of shape, breaking the
wiring finger and mltilating the whole
hand in q horrible manner.
Last Monday evening WIN Jackson
and Thurston Haekleman had lively
little accident neat this city. They
were driving along at a pretty rapid
rate in q carriage, when the bolt which
holds the running gears together came
out, letting the front wheels slip out
from under the carriage, and thus
pitching both of the young gents to
the ground. The boys were bruised
up little, and some Of the minor parts
Of the carriage wen broken, but, all
parties and things connected with the
snash-up are at present ''doing Rs we'll
As could be expected under the eircum-
stances"
Last Saturday mo Fning, bright and
etTty, gay and lively party Of young
ladies and gentlemen might have
been seen vending their way out of
the suburbs of this romantic village
towards the towering heights Of Peter
son's~Butte. Well, there was nothing
strange In that; but, ''in the course OF
human events" they arrived at the
base of the above mentioned mole
hill, and double buggy, in going
around the side Of rather steep hill,
split the hub OF the hind wheel which
was on the lower side OF the road,
which caused the vehicle to turn over
in q very uneeremonious manner.
Then commenced an exodus from that
tIi-fated carriage, which for rapIdity
of moYement has ne yer been equaIIed.
First came a young lady, then young
gentleman, then another lady, one and
all lodging in the co yer Of the carriage,
which was raised at the time OF the
-zzsslsaf BY that time the carriage
top had received ali 1t could conven-
ienEIy hold and the driver was hustled
On over this mass Of struggling hu-
manity and deposited without much
ceremony into a rail fence. This rail
fence had been built in such close
proximity to the scene Of the accident
that it stopped the preliminary ar
nngements which were there being
made fora largesized funeraI-in which
the occupants Of the carriage were to
o1lcsate as corpses-by furnishing q
good brace for the driver, who held on
70 the strings and thus prevented the
horses from joining in the sport. 1t
was all over in few moments, but It
took = good while to pick over the
assorted cargo, which consisted Of
pickle bottles, canned oysters, girls,
sandwiches, cakes, and several other
sweet commodities which are indie
pensable TO q party Of modern "pic-
nieeuH A slide was rugged under the
carriage, and two Thoroughly Iydisgusted
individuals fled out for Lebapon.. /
marching over the hill to the soui-in-i
spring music brought forth by the re.
naairder Of the party whistIing the
March The young men, after
reaching Ls5a ano>., procured a hack
through the kindness Of that whole
souIed gentleman, Or. Ballard, then
went back and took in their compan-
ions in misfortune and started for this
city, where they arrived in due time,
dfstieF II mol wiser party than they |
were on starting out in the morning.
The casualtiesofthe party were neither
numerous or serious. One young lady
received several lainful bruises, and
the other, falling underneath, was
Impressed into sch a small space
That she could have Aeen covered with.
out diaicnlty with aIpyster-can. Also
one young gentIemaihas hole IN his
shin which exactly the end OF 4 |
rail which was foundHyine through
the air near the scene the disaster.
Thus endeth the first tpter.
PREACHING AT SoDl1L1E-Tast
sunday Prof Emery, Of wallis beId |
religious services at SodaN We. and uas
listened to by large and kentlve an an
dience. Prof. Emery, tother with
Prof. Arnold, President Of AgricnI-
turaf College of Corvallis, Rev n
NJ Loyeii' Of Daiias' are present
xusticating at the springs at klaviIIo
FIRsT WHEAT.-The firsabad %
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