The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-04
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

"A Barnet (Vt.) man discovered rat
sheep on one of the recent cold mornings,
nearly frozen to death.
The editor of the Lyndon (Vt)
Union would have us believe that he has
a butterfly fitting about his house which
he found in an old letter, where it had
lain for over five years, and which came
to life upon being exposed to light and
heat.
-Four German laborers crossed Lake
Champlain ON the ice from the New
York side to Burlington, VT, lately, and
missed the stage going back. In at
tempting to return on foot one of the
men was frozen to death and the other
three were severely nipped and frost.bit-
ten.
AN accident of an unusual character
occurred enc day lately at the Lyon pa
per mill at Rockville, Mass. On the out
side of the buildings runs an upright
shaft, aud watch dog belonging to G.
T. Croker, standing near, was caught on
it by the tail and wound up until the
caudal acpendage was torn off short from
the body.
"A Portsmouth IN. H. boy, while
fishing years ago, broke the barb of a
fish-hook off in his right thumb, The
barb, after circulating through his anato-
my for seven years, much to his discom-
fort, finally came out at the left shoulder
in the form of pimple. The victim of
this barb-arous joke saw the point at once
and extracted it.
The wife of Mr.. William Field. of
Newport, r. l., died lately under circum.
stances somewhat singular. She had
been i'll tor considerable time but was
thought to be recovering. Indeed. she
ate what for her was a hearty dinner,
after which she lay down on a lounge.
After lying there awhile she arose and
announced her belief that she was about
to die, and despite the discussions of her
friends had herself arrayed for that
event and the same afternoon passed
away.
"A young beau, of Rumney, got lost
in snow-drift, recently, while returning
frem visit to his sweetheart. He would
have persisted had it not been for the ef-
forts of some kind-hearted neighbors
who heard his cries and came to his re-
lief. The moral conveyed by this ad-
venture was not lost upon this young
man, however, for the following week he
called in the parson and his "going
counting" business closed up. He now
spends his evenings with his wife, sitting
by Ills own fireside, where winds and
storm do not modest or make him afraid.
"A very remark able casualty recen
" occurred in St. Lo uis County, Mo
Mr.. j. j. Kelly, man about fifty
eight years old, was riding in light
spring wagon from Kirkwood to Web
ster, and to keep his feet warm had put
lot of hot bricks in the bottom of the
wagon and covered them with straw.
When about midway between Webster
and Kirkwood the straw burst into a
blaze and set fire to the wagon Mr..
Kelly's size and weight prevented him
from getting out speedily, unless by the
dangerous feat CT jumping out, and he
attempted to put out the flames without
leaving the wagon, and in doing so his
clothing caught fire. He then got out,
AMI, singularly enough, instead OF at
tending to putting the fire out on his
burning clothing ran to the horses head
and seized the bride to prevent his run
ming away. He stood in that position,
apparently dumbfounded, until he was
so badly burned that his recovery was
thought to be impossible. One of his
ears was actually burned off. A neighbor
passing on the road found him in that
situation, and after extinguishing his
burning clothing conveyed him to his
home near Webster.