The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-31
Gu rweekly Chapter OF Accidents.

Mrs. Barbara Ward, Of Hickory
township, while ironing, dropped to the
floor and died instantly.
Rev. r. II. Hilton with Mr.. r. H.
Smith, going home from Episcopal Con-
v~ention, upsetted, and his collar-bone
broken. But is rapidly recovering.
Little son of Mr.. NJ. n. Hill run
over by a loaded wagon but no bones
broken, says Pittsboro Record.
Sorry to learn from Monroe Express
that Mr.. Geo. c. McLarty, was painfully
hurt by falling or the gunwale of a boat
in which he was standing to fish.
Daughter of Henry Barringer, study
Sunday School lesson, overturned lamp !:
death next day, says Greensboro Bugle.
4 sad, but wonderfully common, fate.
-Kinston Free Press saws: mir. A.
d. PARROTS house near Falling creek
WAS burned Tuesday night. 1t seems
tn It a little negro child two or three
wears old took a burning broom and set
fire to the bed and other articles of fur
%niture in the Nothing was saved"
Henderson Gold Leafsays: MIR. j.
II. Wells, who happened to break his
thiSh "h-iS PioStiSihS ohS OA'
w. Reavis' trotters at the race track
near town on the 9th enst., died from
the result of his injuries on Friday
night"
Little Walter Worley. the Rocking
ham Spirit says, caught hi. arm in the
betting of Midway cotton mill, and was so
injured that death resulted. -Mr. Glen
Manly's horse ran away. says Newbern
Journal, and smashed the buggy In
pieces Willis Ellis was thrown
out by a runaway mule. and his ribs bro
ken by the wagon wheels passing over
him, says Statesville Landmark.
DIR. Mathews reports that Mrs. w.
S. Emmett, an aged lady living with her
and broke a shoulder bone.-Maj R E
Wilson, formerly Of Salisbury, q gallant,
one legged ex confederate, got a fall down
Charlotte. The Observer Of that town
also reports q bad accident to DIR j P
McCombs.
Chatham Record, 18th :-'On last
Friday a man from the upper part of
Moore county, uaned Ritter, went to
Cameron with his two little grand-sons
for a load of corn, and, after getting his
load camped that night near the town.
During the night it began to rain, so, in
order to keep his corn dry (Which was in
bags he took all Of it put Of the wagon
end placed the bags in piles under q
shelter, and he and the boys made their
beds near the bags, one OF which (while
they were asleep) fell from the pile upon
one of the boys and killed him instantly.
And. US if to verify the old saving that
"misfortunes never come singly.' be-
fore Mr.. Ritter reached home with the
corpse Of one grand son the other was
kicked in the face by n of the team,
and, it is thought, MORALLY wounded
A single issue of Wilmington Rerieu
says little Frank, son of Capt. Z d Myer.
WAS kicked by = horse, but is now al
right; Albert Cause was badly hurt BY
being thrown; Mr.. Archie Black was ia
tally injured at SINNERS Marine Rail
way . negro woman and boy fell of the
Camp Meeting boat boy was drown
ed and Annie Williams. enc of thu
mourners At the camp-neeting, had her
back broken on Sunday. She was kneel-
ing at the altar when Milly Morris, who
is generally known On account OF hei enor
nous size, commenced to shout and fel
over on the unfortunate woman, break
ing her back. Medical assistance va
summoned.