The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-17
BRIGHAM BITS.
A EewsY Letter From q Herald
Correspondent.
no the Edilor Of rEE HEaArpg

To the Editor of rRK HKRAIps
A H. Snow. Esq., manager of the
Box Elder Hsrdwa,es1o.' business in
this city, returned yesterday morning
from visit TO his farm at Deweyyille,
and reports terrible accident to man
in the. mountains near that place last
Monday. The man started on foot
from Mendon. Cache County intending
to travel south, and thinking he would
shorten his journey, he, with great
difficulty crossed the mountains, but in
descending the west side Of the noun
tains east of Deweyville be encountered
some large and perpendicular cliffs and
in endsaYoring to descend ore OF the
lodges he lost his footing and fell about
sixteenfeet over, the fall broke MS left
leg Just above the ankle. he also
spraIned his right. ankle and thus
the poor man was disabled and alone
among those huge lodges and 81 III,
with no one TO render him any assist.
Gnce. He undertook TO crawl 70 en-
deavor to save his lite and he was forty.
eight hours in that dreadful situation.
Mr.. Rasmus Larson, who Is in the ern-
ploy Of a. II. Snow, found the unfor-
tunate man in the brush east OF Mr.
Shows farm, in a condition more dead
than alive and conveyed him to The rail-
road and sent him TO the hospital at SaIt
Lake. The man appeared respectable
and had some little money in his nos
session. In the excitement, Mr.. lar
son did not learn the mans name or
any particulars of him more than thai
he left Mendon TO travel south on foot.
Ano he; frigntful accident occurred
no widow Jones' farm q little north of
Brigham City. On Wednesday last Al
about O'Clock p. m, q girl about
10 years OF age was assisting
her brother, who was about IL
years OF age, to haul up some grain.
The girl was on the load.E Her brother
told her 10 drive on, which she did. and
away, throwing the girl of the load.
The wagon wheels passed over her
chest, lnhicung fatal injuries. As soon
as possible she was conveyed home.
DR.. Darlington, Of this city, was sent
for. and rendered what aid he could
but all efforts TO save her life were fruit
less, and she expired atsbout o'clock
PIN. The girls parents are
both dead, and she had been living
with her aunt.
on Tuesday last a man OF
medium height, with light-brown
and about % years OF
age. who gave the name OF Charles
Tavior, entered our Co op. store. ano
Mr.. Thomas Blackburn
said he wished to get sbout So worth Of
goods, and the same were TO be charged
70 Mr.. Garfield. of Promontory. Tn.
clerk said he could not let the goods
go without an order from Mr..
Garfield, which rather vexed the
stranger, and he left the store.
In short time, however. he retained
and again approaching Mr.. Blackburn,
inquired who was running "this She
Bang" Mr.. Blackburn in return in
quired his business, Whereupon the
stranger presented a paper which the
clerk took and read. II was written in
q fair, business hand as follows:
"PRoxeSroRY. Aug. 10, 1885.
"Dedr Sir-Please let bearer, Chas. +.
have goods to the amount OF
80, and charge the same TO me.
JoHN e CAxPBEIL.
PSI will be in and pay bills 5y
Aug. S0th. il &c"
The clerk at one suspected the order
to be forgery and SAID he could NOS
honor that order withoutfu further identi-
icAtion. The stranger became very
angry and demanded his '.order" bacE,
put the clerk declined to give 10 M,
lpon which the man of false pretenses
inquired for the residence Of the sheriff
and shortly afterwards fell into the
hands OF the police and was loo ed mp,
and remained there till the next mora
ng. when he was demonstrated with by
he proper authorities in regard TO
ais offense. The man partly con-
essed his wrong. saying he was
trunk az the time, ETC.. etc. After some
Tery straight and pointed crumbs OF
advice had been administered he w.s al
owed 10 go. il is hoped, to discontinue
as endeavors to obtain goods under
alse pretenses.
II is on de- that our Presbyterian
riands here will hold q conference in
Brigham City in q short time, probably
Il the Court House. the meetings TO
continue three or four days.
1ouIs truly. JSO. 4.
BRIGHAM Cry, August II. ISL.