The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-09-06
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

I'm the year 1S45 the late James Bid
well, then post-rider from Middletown to
Saybrook, did errands for the people liv-
ing on his post-route, deposited their
money, collected their bills, etc. He de-
posted that year, for gentleman living
in town down the river, in the Middle
town Savings Bank, the sum of $3.50.
The gentleman visited the bank for the
first time last Tuesday, bringing his bank
book with the original deposit to have the
interest added to it. Great was his sur
prise to find that in thirty two years it had
accumulated $S75.18 interest, making in
all due on his book to May 1, 81 OPS. 10.
-NeU Hapen tCons.) Palladium
At Highmarket, Lewis County, the six
year-Old daughter of Mrs. Theodore Mark
ham was left alone in charge of baby.
In trying to light lamp to heat milk for
the baby, the child set her own clothes on
fire. She started to run out doors, fearing
the house or baby would be burned; buf
noticing that pieces of her burning clothes
had dropped on the floor, she carefully
extinguished them. She finally got out of
doors and threw herself into horse
trough, putting out the fire. She then re.
turned to the house and, as patiently as
her agony would permit, waited for her
mother. When Mrs. Markham returned
the little one said; Mother, saved the
house, but shall die.n She lived one
hour and half after the accident RocA.
ester IN. ~ Cypress.
"A few weeks ago a boy in Lancaster.
Pa, fell between the bumpers of NOV.
ing train, but his pantaloons catching on
some portion OF the car he was held sus.
pended over the rail without injury until
the train stopped, when he was released.
Had the cloth in his trousers been pooI
stuff the lad would have been killed.
This incident shows the advantage Of
wearing strong clothing. In Lancaster
County, few days ago, man who was
| driving threshing- machine had one OF
the legs OF his pantaloons caught in the
couplings and torn completely off. Had
the cloth been of sterner stuff the man
probably would have been killed. The
moral of this incident is-weIl, it is SC
plainly and Numerically opposed to the
first, that il is hardly worth while indicat
ing .-Norristoont Pap Herald.
On Saturday morning strange acct
dent happened at a small boarding house
at the foot Of Union street. A little boy
year and a half old, named Jimmie Kus
sell, walked out OF the rear door of the
house, and went in between two build
ings, which are only about nine inches
apart at one end, and very much less al
the other, until he wedged himself in SC
that he could not move either way. His
mother discovered where he was, but
could not get to him His sister about
twelve years old, went upstairs and at
tempted to 60 down to his assistance; she
got down SO she could reach him, but al
this point she slipped, and was SO fas
tened that it was impossible for her t.
move. A large crowd congregated, but il
was found impossible for any one to gel
in between the buildings, and the chill
dren were obliged to remain in their I'm
| mfortable quarters until place abou
three feet square had been sawed out Of
the side of the house, when they we're re-
leased. Bangor (Ne.) Wing.