Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-27
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IL MT. L. w. Io"dTu3 oi HeDrOu, We are
innebted for the following particulars of an
accident which happened on Thursday last,
resulting in the death of Mr.. John Evans.
an old resident OF an the town of Hebron.
The particulars as we learn them are as
follows: Mr.. Evans had been to Fort At.
kinson with load of wood and was return
ing to his home, and when within about
hal mile from his home bis team became
unmanageable and started into run, taking
at first one side of the road and then the
other, and finally throwing Mr.. Evans from
the sled. This was witnessed, at distance,
by Mr.. Frank Florine, who was some dis
lance i'll advance with his team, Mr.. Florine
went Immediately to the assistance of Mr..
Evans, assisted him on his sleigh and car
ried him home, and medical aid was pro.
cured, when it was found that his back was
broken just behind his shoulders Mr.
Evans fingered in great agony until 10 o.
clock Sunday morning, the 18th inst, when
be expired. His funeral was held at the
village of Hebron on Tuesday, where large
concourse of citizens, in mournful silence,
followed the remains to their last resting
place.
Charles Puerner, son of our fellow towns
man Joseph Puerner, met with an accident
on Wednesday of last week, in the shops of
the Wisconsin Manufacturing Co., which
came very near proving fatal. 1t seems
that he was engaged in carrying bed-rsils
into the bedstead department, and in so
doing, had to pass number of pulleys that
run machinery in the third story.-Abeut
10 o'clock, while passing that place with a
load of rails, it seems he got to close to one
of the pulleys, the pulley catching the rails,
hurting the boy qhite distance and land
ing him up against board partition. The
boy receiv ed such severe blow that be lay
unconscious. and in that state was found a
short time after and taken to the house of
MIR. Prell, near by. Medical aid was imme-
diately procured and after about an hour
and a half be returned to consciousness.
A committe from the Universalist State
Convention are to visit the Liberal Institute
to-day. The committee consists of some
fourteen or more persons.
Their business, we understand, is to in
spect the property, look into the condition
of the school, g., and report to a mass
meeting of Universalists to be held at the
city of Racine on the Sd and 4th days of
February next; and the mass meeting are
to consider the propriety of permanent
endowment 10 the Institute of not less than
$4,000.
This committee is composed of some Of
the wealthiest Universalsts of the State,
and as they report, so the convention will,
in all probability, act.
In spite of the exceedingly cold weather
AID the sickness of NJ. Stoppenbach, the
new Jail is approaching completion. The
building has been kept thoroughly heated
day and night and men have been kept
constantly at work. The masons say that
they will finish their work on Friday next.
The upper story of the residence will be
ready for the paint this week The whole
building will probably be ready for oc-
cupancy as soon as Mr.. Stoppenbach is able
toSe about.
By announcement in another column it
will be seen that the ladies of st. Johns
Church have decided on Monday. Febru-
airy lst as the opening OF their grand fair
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