Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-14
HAPS AND MISHAPS.

The authorities of the Michigan State
University, of Ann Arbor, Mich, have
recently suspended seventy-one students
for hazing"
In Middlebury, Vt, little boy while
playing with his father put out that
fathers eye by scratching it with his
fnger-nail.
Sarah Parker, servant, was burned to
death in Newport, KY, the other day
while making an experiment of kindling
the fire with coal oil.
Geo. Van Velser, a confidential clerk
of the Hudson River Railroad at New
York, disappeared the other day with
$4,000 of the company's money
"A ten-year-old boy at Austin, Cook
County, Ill, died recently from the effects
OF a chill caused by apailful of cold water
thrown over him by another boy.
"A few days ago steam boiler in a
saw-mill at Picton, Ont, exploded and
killed the engineer, his son and the fire.
man, and seriously injured four others.
"A woman was struck by lightning
near Utica, N. Y, the other day, the
fluid passing through the steel of her
corset and making it pretty hot for her.
She recovered
Nellie Hickey, a little girl eight
years Of age, residing at No. POI Blue
Island avenue, Chicago, died few days
ago from epilepsy, induced by over-in-
diligence in skippingrope pleasures.
"A few days ago James Sargent, Of
ParsOnsfield, Me-, was examining load
ed revolver, when it was discharged, the
ball entering the side of his little girl,
eight years old. She died in two hours.
"A Boston servant girl who thought
| she heard burglar in the house jumped
| from window across an alley more than
| ten feet wide into a window Of another
| building, the other night, and there was
no burglar round after all.
"A little boy near Knoxville, Tenn,
rode horse with simply halter and
! turned the horse out After he took oil
the halter he struck the animal with 1t,
! WhereupOn the horse turned, kicked him
! in the head and killed him.
An Ann Arbor Mich ninny, for the
sake Of perpetrating a huge Joke on his
| friends, caused a notice of his death to be
published in the papers, and mailed them
copies. He was surprised to flnd how
resignedly they took his demise.
Three of the children of Ezra L. Rob-
bins, Of Preston, Conn, have died within
! less than month, and the mother and
! the other two children were recently very
| sick-all because about foot OF water
has been allowed to stand in the cellar.
Stephen Flanagan, boy employed
in G. Rogers plating factory at Meriden,
! Conn, was found dead the other night,
! drenched with chloride of silver from a
| barrel overturned on him. 1t is supposed
h ~, 1aYr, Of ami
| osity and was overcome by the exhala
| ton.
| "A recent walking match between
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
| Herald, and John Whipple, a famous
amateur pedestrian, for So 900 side, was
won by Bennett The distance was 9
miles and II 5-16 rods. Time, 1 hour 45
minutes 50 seconds. WhippIe was nearly
seven minutes behind.
"A citizen of Orange County, Ind,
| asked one of his little children a few DAYS
| ago to bring him drink of water, and,
| the little child not moving as rapidly as
| the father thought it should, swore he
| would knock its brains out, and Selling
| a club struck the child over the head,
| killing it instantly, and fed. The neigh
| bOrs found the murdered child on the
| floor and accused the mother OF the crime
of killing it, and could not get a confes-
sion from her until she was hung to a
post
Not long ago a man pretending to be
The business agent Of Mark Twain ad.
vertised lecture in Dubuque, and sta
toned himself in the ticket box on the
evening of the appointed day to gather in
| the shekels. At o'clock he closed the
office and departed, leaving 500 people
wondering what caused the extraordinary
delay of the speaker Next day the
swindler was arrested, acquitted and
again arrested. The indignant Dubuquers
are determined to find out what DISPOSE
ton he made Of the money.
"A lady in the country was unwist
enough to fit out her boy of five with fish
| ing tackle. Soon she heard a shout from
| the BARNARD. and found one of her very