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Show A I'ECL'LAR ACCIDENT. Monday evenir.g.Mareh 2nd,a very sei'ous accident oceured to Hattie, a live vear old daughter ol John and Fllen M. Skinner. It seems the little Kill in question, ques-tion, was sent from the (rout room to the kitchen to get some wood fur the stove.and while in the act of carrying the wood fell forward over a stool, that was unnoticed setting on the tloortlie led side of her neck striking a sharp poin.about a half inch in d ameter, of one of the pieces ol wood, went right through the side of her neck. When picked up by her mother, the peice ol wood, which weighed several pounds, was hangiing from her neck, i ne wood was drawn trom her neck as soon as possible by her mother, and in doing so the piece offtesH cirne with it. Doctor McCurtam was cal ed in and dressed the Wound, after which the child rested much easier. He stated. that had the stick struck the ju rul.u vein which it just gazed, she would not have lived twenty intimites. ! caver Utunian |