The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-07
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

The river drivers at Fairfield, Me-,
complain of disease of the feet which
they call "foot rot" 1t breaks out in
red pits very similar to smallpox pits,
only they are red and very sore. Nearly
every man driving on the river is or has
been afflicted. One man had to have sew
eral tees amputated in consequence of it.
The town of Northampton, Mass, is
glorying in the honesty of small boy,
too young to undertake wicked jokes, who
was found on the street the other day,
earnestly inquiring where he could find
A. W. Faber. And what do you want
of Mr. Faber?' asked bystander.
Why replied the boy, "you see l
found a piece of rubber that had his name
on it, and Pm going to take it back.'
MIR. Hermann Weigel, a well-known
citizen of Toledo, fell ove1 the precipice
at Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side,
few days ago, and was instantly killed.
The fall was eighty feet. Mr. Weigel was
standing with party of friends lookingat
the rapids. He leaned over the precipice.
His wife thought him to be in a danger
Gus position, and, clutching his coat, she
implored him to move further back. He
jerked away roughly, and, in the act, los
ing his balance, was precipitated below.
"A queer contest was seen near Am
herst station, New Hampshire, few days
ago. In the grass was large black snake,
upon the back of which was little
weasel, who would bite him through, and
then as the snake turned his head to de-
fend himself, would jump. into the air
and very soon spring upon him and bite
again. This was continued until the
snake was bitten from head to tail, his
blood extracted and life extinct. 1t mea-
sured four feet and four inches in length.
"A man was stopped on the road be-
tween Santa Cruz and Sequel, CAL, by
highwayman, with the order to stand and
deliver what coin he had about him. He
stood first-rate, but he didn't hand over
the cash worth picayune. On the con-
trary, he put his hands in his pockets,
drew out from one a twenty dollar gold
piece and from the other six-shooter al
ready cooked, and holding both toward
the road agent asked him to take his
choice. Then it was the footpad's turn to
show-which he did-a mighty rapid
moving pair of heels, and got away.
Turner'S Falls, Mass, has a remarka-
BILE parrot, eighteen years old, that will
throw back its wings in warm weather in
imitation of a man throwing off his coat,
and also simulate the taking of dram,
going through the motions Of drawing the
cork, pouring the contents of the bottle
into glass and emptying the contents
down its throat, illustrating the whole op-
Grafton with appropriate sounds. He was
once attacked and roughly handled by a
henhawk, and although terribly afraid at
the approach of any Of that species, he al
ways tries to cover up his fears by crying
Look out for the chickehsln
The Springvale (Me.) Reporter gives
an account of funny lawsuit in that
town, brought in the name of the State by
Ira Bracket against John II. Powers, for
assault and battery on a boy named Geo.
A. Bracket. Ira Bracket, the grand.
father, wanted the boy Georges hair cut,
and told the barber to cut it as short as he
could over the comb. It was done SO, but
that was shorter than they thought for, 50
he brought suit for damages. The family
made the boy eat with his hat on, because
they can't bear his looks at the table, and
don't send him to school for the boys will
laugh at him. No, malice was shown,
and the barber was discharged ffA
j An extraordinary case of hydropho-
Iphobia occurred in Augusta, Me-, recent
i ". A gentlemanffrom Portland, while
smoking with friend In. the front yard Of
his boarding house, remarked that iii
was coming on, as he felt the symptoms.
He was soon rolling on the ground, froth.
i ing at the mouth and barking like dog.
4 Five persons attempted to hold him. but
were unable to do so during his most &c.
we're commissions. The poor fellow re.
NAMED in this condition twenty foul