Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-31
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS,

"A baby boy in California died from
eating pink blossoms.
On Wednesday last a man named Jas.
Warwick went to the houseof a Bohemian
woman living on Elk street, and finding
there little girl nine years old, alone,
deliberately, and to satisfy petty spite
against the child's mother, placed the lit
tie girl upon hot stove, burning her back
and extremities in a horrible manner
Warwick was arrested. He is a married
man and has a family. Dis
patch.
The stage-robbers of, Texas seem to
try to be as mild-manpere as possible.
Two of them stopped stage from Eagle
Pass, last week, in which were three pas
sengers, Sergeant of the United States
Army, Mr.. Cole, of New York, and Mr.
Melfont, of Fort Clark. These were quiet
ly surrendering all they had, but some
money handed out by Mr.. Melfont was
dropped, and he stopped to pick it up,
probably as an act of politeness to the
robber who was covering him with his
six-shooter. BuG the latter misunderstood
the action and blazed away. Fortunately
he missed, and being assured Mr. Melfont
was not endeavOring TO pick up dagger
| at his feet, I" excused himself" for his
haste. No doubt if he had killed him he
would have expressed "unfeigned regrets"
at the unfortunate accident. ''-Ne6o Or
leans Republican.
Last night Squire Meador and Judge
Bonnifield arrived here the latter
on hunting and fishing excursion.
When the Judge gravely announced
that he was going to fish everybody looked
Incredulous, for the river is high and the
water muddy. The Judge, however,
quietly prepared his bait, put his hooks
and lines in order, and this morning
started to the river. About two o'clock
he made his appearance with eight of the
finest trout | ever saw. This surprised
even the Piutes. His hooks and lines
were examined and found to be of the or
binary kind, but the bait had a peculiar
smell, and, upon investigation, was found
to be nothing more nor less than pieces of
beef soaked in mixture of sugar, whisky
and port wine. The news spread among
the PIutds, and they are swarming here
from all directions and catching MANY fine
trout Winneanucca (NeU.) S5laer State.
After the train hal left Mechanics
vile the rain came down in a torrent, and
the roof Of the car sprang a leak A
J S'e1IS 81 uSCIAtI) NlOi h-C1tUl,
lovely, moved uneaSily N her seat. the
water dripping from the roof was spelling
her handsome dress. A Young gentle
man, also beautiful, looked up from his
newspaper, and, overcome by the radi-
| ance of her glance, offered to exchange
seats with her and 70 take the wet corner
himself. With a sweet smile and mu-
steal Thank you, SIR" the change of
| base was effected. Then they edged their
way into conversation, and soon there was
a splutter Of confidential whispers. Final
~ there was an awkward pause, broken
by the 9entleman's saying, "Here is a
Troy paper; perhaps You would like to
read the news?" Thank YOU, +" was the
fair ones reply; II should like to hear
the news very much, but l can't read. -
Troy IN. y Press.
"A ten-year- older who boards with his
parents on Congress- street, east, near
hastings, has lately taken strange no.
ton that he would like to be chimney
sweep. Wednesday afternoon he armed
himself with broom, crept out of an attic
window upon the roof, and selected a
large chimney connected with ''blind''
fireplace as an experimental field of Cd
erations. The journey down was easy
enough, indeed, the last ten feet was
passed over in a very rapid manner, but
when the ambitious urchin undertook to
climb gracefully up by the pressure of
his knees and back against the side of the
chimney, he found it to be tougher Job
than he anticipated. After ten minutes
exertion he became alarmed, and in TWEEN
ty minutes was bowling at the top of his
voice. The neighbors heard his shrieks,
after he was nearly dead with fright and
exhaustion, and finally succeeded in trac-
ing the sounds to the chimney. A rope
was then let down, and in few minutes
the blubbering youth was drawn up to
the daylight and put through a course of
discipline, which will no doubt prove
highly beneficial in its results.-Detrost
Tribune