.Meneee, a student at the College, was
after a rabbit with a shot-gun in tho
c itiipus Friday afternoon, and in getting
over n fence, he attempted to lower the
hammer of his gun when his thumb
slipped oil' and the gun was discharged
part of tht contents striking an old colored
man named Cro.sthwaite, who was
about loO irds distant. One shot struck
him in the lip, one in the breast and one
in the thumb, indicting slight wounds.
Georgetown Times.
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DUVTIIS XATIMIAI. Wl OrilKKW'ISK.
Miss Annie Ashlock furnishes us with
the following. Mrs. Tilford Rutherford,
who was Miss Tine Mershon, of the Gilbert's
Creek neighborhood, but who removed
with her husband to Tioga, Tex.,
several ycare ago, died recently of consumption,
aged about (X). She leaves a
husband and live children, all grown.
Xear the same place in Texas, Mr. John
Young and his nephew wore struck by
lightning and iiibtuntly killed. The bolt
also killed the horses and torethe wagon
they were pulling to pieces. Mr. Young
married Miss Lizzie IluCman, daughter
of the Widow HuH'man, of this county,
several years ago, after a short, sharp
and decisive courtship, the particulars of
which we gave at tho time. Ho was in
good circumstances and leaves his wife,
who has no children, with n pretty good
fortune.
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Tho Richmond Climax mentions the
deaths of Mrs. Roht. Hades, "J I, Isaiah
Finnell, 75, John Davis, 0-1, and .Mrs.
Xaney Maupin, Gil.
Mrs. George Bowman and Fount II.
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