The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06
Rural Happenings.

WALTuAM, Dec. g lS70-Rain, mud and
rough roads now predominant.
Services regularly at the church. although
no new minister is yet retained.
1t is thought Prof. Bateman, of Knox Col
Iege, will deliver lecture here during the
holidays
Those roof CcmcntCrS who have been hum
bugging our citizens would now, if here, re-
ceiye warm reception from some of their
victims.
Prof. Dusso and his class of vocal music
are getting along lcarncdly.
Considerable blowing has been done here
this fall.
Pedro Hercules, of Ophir was married the
ether day
Our post Office affair has fell through for
the present
Corn all husked, and bu,chcring is now the
order of the day. TON PAIN.
SANDWICH, Dec. 3, 1S79-II II. Pratt had a
leg broken by runaway team, which broke
loose ana ran about a half mile attached to
a double wagon.
Lyel Carr, Sandwich artist of excellent
note, IS achieving wonders in Chicago by his
tirstCass paintings.
That historic stone" section corner"
which indicates the corner of sections %, 26,
80 and 80, in the heart of our city, from which
the town was laid out, was discovered by our
local surveyor a few days ago. For % years
the exact location Of the corner was not known
Mr.. Petit, of the Repubttcan office of your
city spent last Tuesday visiting friends here,
Mrs Charley Bradwcll met with very
pleasant surprise the other evening, by Il
number of her friends donating her a good
many valuable presents
Grant Darncl son Of Enoch Darnell, liv-
ing with his father few miles southeast of
Sandwich, died Thanksgiving noon, from the
effects OF Kick in the stomach from the 'gen.
tlest horse on the farm" The lad was II wears
Old the youngest child and pride of the family.
Mr. Darnell Is one of the early settlers IN this
vicinity, and has the sympathy of large mum
bers of friends.
William Berry is our pump maker, and has
quite family of Children-"each rs dear as
the other" Thanksgiving afternoon his little
boy Perley, about six years old, was trying to
initiate the older boys by attempting to jump
on car OF the 2 o'clock freight train from The
east just east Of the Touring mill Thcothcrs
got on, but little Perley was ierkcd under the
wheels aud both legs cut off, one below aud the
other above the knee. After being carried
nome Drs. Armstrong and Ballon amputated
the legs above the knee. The poor sufferer is
still alive, but suffering untold agonies, and it
IS extremely doubtful if he will live. This
adds another to the fearful list of sad accidents
that have happened in this vicinity. The boys
Will remember it but short time, when anotn.
or will "run the gauntlet"
An extremely sad case of insanity has occur.
red here within the past week The victim is
the wife Of Harrison Brigham. Mrs Brig.
nam was formerly Mrs. Thrall, and is a cousin
to Mrs. Samuel Raymond of Ottawa. Her
sonin law, ii. ). Gilbert, of Utica, is also en-
gagged ia buying grain in your city For some
years she has complained at times Of an in
tense pain in her back Last Sunday while
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gilbert, She attend.
cd church in Utica. While in church she had
severe attack of pain in her head and con.
cluded to lecture the minister" as | have
been Informed. Before doing so. however, she
iairted, and was assisted TO the residence of
Mrs. Gilbert in delerious state. DIR. Bascom.
Of Ottawa, was subsequently called. The pa.
iient got worse and still more distracted A
carriage was procured and she was taken TO
Sandwich. Since her arrival at home she has
become wholly distracted and insane: her
condition at times is that OF raving maniac,
while again she is extremely foolish and inact
i've. Occasionally in her rawlings she requires