Smyrna times., 1934-08-30

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up stairs the little fellow wa:
found lying insensible with bull.
let hole in his breast. In his play
he had lifted the lid of a trunk anc
found inside a revolver with which
by some means he had shot him
self. He lay unconscious for sew
eral hours and his case was con-
sidered hopeless, but he has since
rallied and at this writing seems
to be gaining permanent strength
Drs. Harmonson, of Clayton, anG
Clifton, of this town, have not been
able to find the bullet. The sup
position is that it struck a rib and
glanced to one side.
B. A. HAzELL AND JOHN R.
WILSON, LOSE ALUABL E
HORSES A HAZEL lost a val
liable horse last week-a roadster
of excellent speed that he would
not have taken $500 for. 1t had
given evidence of a fever, not at
all alarming, and fell dead sudden
ly in the morning without warn
ing that anything serious was the
matter John R. Wilson also lost
a horse, six years old, whose death
he can not account for. When he
left the farm the night before the
animal was perfectly well and ate
the next morning with the usual
heartiness. 1t was dead in ten
minutes from the time it was dis
covered to be ailing What made
the death the more trying to Mr.
Wilson was that he had contract
ed for its sale to Stephen Postles,
of Camden, for $780, and met Mr..
Postles on the road to pay him
the money and take the animal
away. Mr.. Pugh and Mr.. Farrell
near A. G. Cummins phosphate
factory each lost a horse last week
with the staggers.
R. H. DARRAH A LUCKY
LAND PURCHASER H. Oar
rah, who about three years ago
bought the DR.. Gootee farm on the
Middle Alley road, has also been
one of the many lucky purchasers
of farms which have come to this
section during the past few years.
He has had the good fortune of
having three full crops of peaches
in succession, this year some of his
trees yielding as high as nine and
ten baskets to the tree and all fine
large fruit. Mr. Darrah thinks
that with this years peach crop
the farm will have cleared itself |
from the profit of peaches alone;
about one-fourth of the farm is un-
der that fruit. Mr.. Darrah has al |
so made some substantial improve
ments on his farm, having put up /
fine out-buildings the past year,
and intends putting up a larger
house during the coming
fall or spring. In MIR. Darrah's
case we might bring in the old pro-
verb, Industry brings its own re-
ward" to supplement the providen-
tial luck"
ACCIDENT AT CLAYTON-O
Saturday Ex-Coroner Jackson, of
kenton. narrowly escaped a very
serious accident at Clayton. He
started across the track in the face
If an approaching train he did not
see. A man threw up his hands
IS a signal of danger but there was
lot room to turn and besides the
horse had become frightened and
he only thing was to dash ahead,
the train, but colliding
With a vehicle in which sat a wom- |
IN with baby. Fortunately in
he collision the single tree of Mr.. {
Tackson's carriage broke simultan-
'ous with which the gears slipped
rom the horse leaving nothing at I
ached to him but the reins in Mr. I
Tackson's hands in holding onto {
which ne was thrown from the car {
iage to the ground and SO sever
ly hurt as to need medical attend
Lnce and be conveyed to his home !
'he vehicle struck received no ma I
erial injury. The woman on be- I
ng asked if she wasn't very much I
replied, looking down I
t her little one, Il wasn't thinking T
bout a thing but this baby" I
PERSONALS A. HAZEL left !
n Monday for four months COM !.
nercial trip in the snuff region. !
Samuel G.. Pratt, Of Pittsburg,
"a, is home on a weeks visit to .
is mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt. !
Mrs. Mary Roberts and son, :
ames Roberts, of Wilmington, are :
.uests Of ]. w. Jones. !
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell returned )
n Saturday from a six weeks Wis !
/ to her sister, Mrs. Cramer, in :
tasca, Ill !
Miss Gertie Bunnell, of Philadel-
hia, is making a visit of two or :,
nore weeks to our town with i'm !
rowing health. Her sister, Belle,