Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-02-03
MlDDLEB ROCK.

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT UNDER DISTRESSING CIR
CUMsTANCEs.
1.-THE following letter was intended for the
issue of last week but it was not received till
Wednesday morning after the paper of last
week was printed and mailed.
A horrible accident occurred here last Fri
day night or rather Saturday morning before
daylight which resulted in the terrible injury
of Charles Argenbright, a son of Moses Argen-
bright. His mother was very i'll, and he went
TO Frank Arehart, got horse, and came to
this place for DR., McChesney. 1t seems he
was getting off the horse, when his foot hung
in the stirrup. The horse took fright and COM
menced running He fell to the ground and
the horse dashed down thestreet at full speed.
In falling, it seems his coat and overcoat
spread out under his head and thus partly
saved his head from the rough frozen ground.
1t being o'clock in the morning, Of course
no one was out to stop the horse, which was
young and powerful one. Oh! horrors who
can imagine a mans feelings-a wild horse
loose and running, a mans foot fast in the stir
rup. No one to stop him. He soon would be
out Of town, and there would be no hope at
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50 watches over even the sparrows that not
one falls to the ground without his knowledge,
the stirrup breaks, and the horse, after drag
ging the poor unfortunate boy about 100 yards,
dashes on and on and at this writing has not
been found. His cries for help aroused some
of the citizens, who came to his assistance.
There seemed to be no place for the poor I'M
fortunate boy to go, or rather to be taken. No
good Samaritan at hand. But Mr.. Harvey
Berry, who is class-leader at Oakland Chapel,
and the man who was burned out of house and
home not long since, losing nearly everything
he had, took him in, and he and his good wife
got out of bed at that late hour and gave him
their only bed Mrs. Berry is not in good
health either. But being both good Christians,
they could not refuse to take him in, seeing
that we must live up to the golden rule or we
cannot be saved when we die. They deserve
the greatest praise for this Christian act and
Christian duty performed in thus obeying the
positive commandment. of God. Ye shall
know the tree by its fruit. DR.. McChesney
hurried on, but alas death had relieved the
poor mother and her newly-born babe of all
sorrows and troubles earthly. She was inter
red at Mt. Tabor cemetery on Sunday last.
NJ V. Splitter furnisheda handsome casket, in
which was buried the mother and her babe in
the same grave. She never knew of the awful
fate of her boy. He is about Is years old, and
has always been we'll thought of.by every one.
He has the sympathies of all, as well as the
bereaved husband and family. He will prob
ably get WELL but is badly hurt, indeed. His
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about miles, but he could not stand them to
touch him. Nearly all the skin and flesh is
off his legs and arms and back which, of
course is so sore he cannot stand to be touch
ed. 1t is to be hoped he will recover He was
grieved very much when informed of his
mothers death. He never got to see her again.
1t is particularly sad case, and heart would
have to be as stone if not moved to pity, and
assistance.
Mr.. Berry and his good wife have certainly
shown that they have the old-time soul-saving
Methodist religion, in that they are the worst
prepared to do for him of any one in town, in
consequence of their recent fire. But they did
not consider anything, in a time like that, but
doing their Christian duty, and they have
certainly done it, for which they are receiving
the praise of all, and the blessings of God will
follow. Mr. Argenbrght is a sober honest,
and industrious man. His wife was Miss
Stogdale They have family of children
This is, indeed a sad case. May the God of
consolation heal all their wounded, broken
hearts, and sanctify this dispensation of Di-
vine Providence to their good, and as the wife
and mother can never come to them, they
may prepare to meet her ina better world than
this where there is no more parting, and where
God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes
Quite number of people have been sick in
the neighborhood lately.
A young man returning from Staunton with
4-horse wagon with hay-ladders on, which,
when the horses were trotting and he cracking
his whip, made lots of noise, which frightened
a horse hitched to a rockaway, in which were
Misses Davis and Christopher, making him
run and throw them out near Capt. Fulcher's,
injuring them and breaking their carriage.
He kept on, looked back and saw the harm he
had done, but never stopped to assist them.