The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-24
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A little son of Mrs. Brigham, of West
Concord, N. H., went to play in a field in
which was flock of sheep, the other
day, and was set upon by buck and
butted to death, his body being terribly
mangled.
&C. g. Williams, of Petersham, Mass,
has recent had piece of granite one
and quarter inches long, and weighing
half an ounce, taken from the back of his
head, where 1t has lodged for nineteen
years.
"A marriage occurred at Haverhill,
Mass, lately, between a man eighty -one
years old and a woman of twenty-three,
who sustains the marriage relation of
grandmother to persons much older than
herself, and also that of great-grand-
mother.
"A Winooski (Vt.) business man of a
speculative turn of mind recently
bought the claim of strolling troupe of
violinists and harpers which entered the
village, for fifty cents, and sent around
clerk to take the pennies, realizing
seventy cents, gain of twenty cents
over his investment.
-Binny Rockwell, an Erie (Pa.) Coun-
ty boy, thought he would take advantage
OF squirrel by climbing halfway up
the tree before shooting. While draw
ing the gun up after him it was dis
charged, the contents passing through
his hand, which was in the way. The
animal escaped.
-Great excitement was caused in a
rich family in New York by the unac-
countable disappearance of gold snuff
box, richly set with brilliants, and equal
satisfaction when young gentleman of
six acknowledged that he had utilized it
as coffin, and buried it with his pet
canary in the garden.
Patrick Mccartney, Jr., of Provi-
dcnce, Il. l., mixed some arsenic with
meal in pan to kill rats and hid it
away behind some barrels and bags in
his barn, where he thought nobody but
rats would find it, and told nobody of it,
Unfortunately the man who cleaned out
the stall did find it and cmptiei it into
the manager of McCatfrey's horse (which
he valued at $500, and the animal ate
enough of it to kill him.
Mr.. A. 8. Haven, hardware dealer,
whose place was injured by the explosion
on Washington street, Boston, some
time since, hae large cat, which was
quite a pet with all connected with the
establishment. The morning after the
accident the animal was missing, and
Mr.. II. supposed he was killed, but five
mornings afterward, in removing the
safe from the ruins, the cat was found
beneath it perfectly sound and much re-
joiccd at being released.
Rev. s. J. Douglass. Baptist clergy
man, of Springfield, N. Y, had four
bright, active boys, the oldest aged thir-
teen and the youngest eight years. The
boys were playing lately in their faith
er's yard, and on being called to dinner
started, boy-like, on run. When near
the house the youngest boy stumbled
and fell headlong into a large kettle OF
boiling soap. The little fellow was res
cued as soon as possible, but was dread.
fully burned and died in a few hours.
The Bangor Wing is informed that a
few days ago three young men in Ellis
worth, Me-, finding they could not pro
cure liquor at the agency except for me
dicinal purposes, got prescription fol
some sort of liniment, principally com
posed of alcohol, but containing root!
and herbs. This was procured, and afte1
removing the drugs they INDUCED il
liberal rotations. The result proved tina
the liquor was poisoned by the substance!
contained in the prescri ption. One o.
the parties, named Hurley, died, and tn,
other two were not expected to live.