A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Tioga http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1700 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=52307 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: The Wellsboro Agitator Article Date: May 13 1884 Article Description: Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges Article Text: Neighboring Counties Interesting Items From Our Local Exchanges - Clarence W. Mayer aged 6 years was run over and maimed on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore railroad and his parents have recovered $10,000 damages. - Mr. Nelson Pye of Ellis Creek near Waverly, N. Y. who has been in destitute circumstances was recently made heir to $9,000 by the death of a brother at Penn Yan. - Mr. Tenkyck Biles formerly of Bath, N. Y. committed suicide by shooting at his home in Princeton Ill on the 7th of April. He was 4_ years of age. The act of self destruction is attributed to poor health. - Willis Gunn and his son Jesse courted the same young lady at Monroe, Ga. They quarreled over the affair. The son married the girl and his father sent him word that he would kill him. Both Gunns therefore went gunning and the elder failed to shoot quickly enough to save his own life. - The Bradford-Reporter calls the attention of farmers to the fact that the best creamery cheese has brought over a shilling a pound during the past six months and has averaged fifteen cents for the last three months and thinks the question of establishing some cheese factories in that county worthy the consideration of farmers. - A farmer is an adjoining county who has tried it and knows whereof he speaks says that farmers and all others who wish to get rid of burdocks can do so effectually by cutting them a little below the surface of the ground and pouring into the little cavity thus made a teaspoon or two of kerosene oil which kills the root to a dead certainty. - Orator Holcomb, an aged and infirm citizen of LeRoy, Bradford county, met with a painful accident a few days ago, causing the dislocation of his shoulder. While in his barn caring for his cow and while in the act of currying the animal she threw her head around striking him with such force as to knock him down causing the dislocation. - The farm house of Mr. Alvin Ayres, near Canton, Bradford county on the Union road, was burned to the ground on the 28th of April. Mr. Ayres and his men were away from the house at work at the time the fire broke out and but little furniture and clothing were saved. It is supposed that the fire originated in the upper story from the chimney. - J. M. Mitchell, proprietor of the Canton foundry, met with a very painful and serious accident a few days ago. He was at work at the furnace, taking off a heat, when a piece of molten iron flew up and struck him in his right eye, burning it severely and lodging there. Dr. W. T. Davison succeeded in removing the iron and Mr. Mitchell is comfortable as can be expected. It was at first feared that he would loose the sight of that eye but indications now point to complete recovery. - A few days ago two sons of Mr. Daniel Woodard, of Armenia, Bradford county, aged respectively 14 and 11 years, were at work in a field driving stakes. The youngest boy was holding a stake while his brother was pounding and thinking his brother had got through, he let go the stake and turned around when the blade of the axe struck him on the nose, cutting a good share of that member completely off. The boy was taken into the house and the severed portion of his nose replaced, and it is now hoped it will grow fast again. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com