Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-17
HAPS AND MISHAPS.

"A little child of Henry Sleighton, of
Albion, Mich, was chOked to death by a
peanut.
Mrs Adelia Bennett, of North Ian
sing Mich, committed suicide with strych-
nine Cause not stated
M L. Everhart, of Burr Oak, Mich,
hung himself recently Dependency
caused by the death of his wife instigatcd
the deed.
"A young man in Virginia shot his
brother dead because the latter was accus-
toned to get intoxicated.
A little child of James Murray, Of
Manchester, Wis, was fatally scalded re-
Gently by turning kettle of hot I've upon
itself.
"A blacksmith at Shakopee, Mimi
drank immoderately of cold water, when
over-heated, and died in a few minutes.
"A boy in Lebanon County, Pa, met
his death by not stopping when his wheel
barrow did, and thereby getting impaled
on one Of the handles
AT Tuftonboro, n. H., recently, light
ming struck the house of Mrs Drew, in
stantly killing her and considerably dam
aging the building.
At Lansing, Iowa, while young son
of Mr.. Prayer was running down hill, to-
ward the town, he fell down, breaking his
neck and killing him instantly.
Charles H. Mcdonald, Nashville
printer while temporarily insane, the
other day, attempted to commit suicide
by stabbing himself and afterwards cut
ting his throat. His recovery was doubt
full.
William Kennedy, a prominent mer-
chant in New Brighton, Pa, became en-
barrassed financially, and committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the forehead.
He died almost instantly.
"A Sioux City mother who was on
board train, held her infant up to the
window, and the youngster sprang out
The train was backed and the baby re-
covered unhurt.
A son of Samuel Gilpin, of Ash
Grove, H., undertook to establish com
munication between the kerosene can and
the fire. He succeeded admirably, but his
parents cannot be comforted.
An insane man moving grass in a
Pennsylvania meadow, with three others,
suddenly turned, and running his scythe
through one of them, John Myer, killed
him instantly.
"A seven-year daughter of Captain
Edward A. Cole, of Memphis, was burned
by mosquito-net catching fire. Her
father was severely burned in attempting
to save his child.
One more unfortunate She lives
near Green Bay, Wis, and undertook to
kindle bonfire, to drive off the mosqui-
toes, with the aid of kerosene Her beau
ty will hereafter only be known through
the medium of an old photograph.
The Fry family, at st. Paul, have been
seriously troubled with bed-bugs of late,
but have finally succeeded in getting rid
of them For speedy and at the same
time thoroughly effective method of abol-
ishing these unpleasant household pests,
we never heard of anything neater. The
operation is performed in the evening,
and is best conducted by the light of a
tallow candle. Taking a kerosene can in
one hand, and the candle in the other, you
commence making liberal application
of the oil to all the joints and crevices OF
the bedstead, keeping the candle mean
while in close proximity to the can so
I'that you can be sure to hit all the infested
spots. The flame of the candle will
naturally ignite the kerosene if you are
sufficiently careful and the result will be
beautiful display of pyrotechnics which
will at once cause every bed-bug to come
out of his hole to see what is going on.
Pretty soon the whole fire department
will arrive, and put on few streams OF
water, and you have the thing accom-
plished. The Fry family roasted twelve
year-old boy in their first attempt, but a
younger child, or decrepid Old woman,
or even your mother-in-law would proba-
bly, answer quite as well. It is generally
best to have your house insured for its
full value before commencing this expert
ment
The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives the
tornado in Northern Wisconsin: A
pleasure party from that city, who were
out on Elkhart Lake when the hurricane
commenced, succeeded, through grea1
danger, in getting safely to snole' anu
took refuge in a cottage: the mouse soon
began to rock, ana finally the PACK POI
ton, used as kitchen, was TORN opeh'