| Show A SAD mrs harry L slann mann is killed K ili by a Sky skyrocket monday evening one of the saddest accidents that we were called upon to chronicle happen ed cd in corinne about nine monday evening the facts as testified to by witnesses esses to the affair are as follows mrs harry L mann accompanied by her youngest child came up to the business portion of the city to wit ness the display of fireworks then in progress in front of the corinne city drug drugstore store when she reached a j point near smiths grocery store she stooped over to take her child from the sidewalk into her arms fearing that an accident might happen it As the lady was bent over she was truck by the stick of a skyrocket which entirely severed the jugular vein causing instantaneous death joseph was the first one at tile the scene says the rocket struck the pavement first and then the roc ket part dropped oft off and fell into the street while the stick bounded and struck the unfortunate women as stated staled the gentleman saw her fall and ran to her assistance lifting her ber up he be found the stick still im bedded in her bosom to a depth of two inches after af ter withdrawing the stick he placed his hand band over the wound to sto the flow of blood which was running 9 freely A large crowd of people I 1 biad 1 ad gathered upon the scene by this time and everything possible was done dene to save the unfortunate woman but all was without avail she never uttered a word from the time the stick struck her and tha supposition is that death was instantaneous and painless after the body was removed to the decease ds residence judge pitt acting 0 as coroner dummond a jury and held an inquest over the remains the Th jury ejury after hearing all the evidences returned a verdict of accidental killing by the explosion of a skyrocket this was truly a sad ending to what had been a day of enjoyment to most of the citizens of corinne particularly so as three small child ren have been made motherless and lovino loving 0 husband wifeless the funeral was held from the presbyterian Presby teran church tuesday afternoon and the remains were follo followed ivd to there last resting place in the city of the dead by a large cortege of mourning friends to tha mourning husband and little lit tle orphans tile the sympathy of the whole city is extended and the hope is is ex pressed that they may so live that when there race on earth is is done one they may join jain their lost one in a in a better and brighter world corrinne caliope john hickman met with a serious accident thursday evening ile he and T thos if os clotworthy were in the act of killing 0 a beef steer at the t and sir mr hickman ickman II was holding 0 one end of the pole which held the animal in the close pen while his partner dealt the steer a death deat h blow just as mr struck the animal it surged back throwing it its whole weight lt upon the pole knock ng mr hickman ickman II down and cuttino cutting his face in a frightful mannar ile he was soon baroti brought L lit to tooji and placed under tinder the care of dr tubbs who dressed t the it e wounds 1 putting I 1 1 U 1 11 gin in several sti staches st iches filles his upper tipper lip was cut through making it necessary to stia up lip both sides of that member wave trace mr J IV wallace who for a year yea or more inure past ims has filled llie lite petition po of cashier of lite hank bank of commerce iti iii this hia city with considerable satisfaction to the directors and stockholders stock holders lias has recently resigned for the purpose of accepting the position of cashier of llie lite national bank of commerce at To Toco coina iua the latter is one of the die leading banks of washington awl anil lias hab a capital and surplus amounting to S this change has cubed the promo tio lion 11 of bi mr r T J green formerly assistant cashier mr 11 II S martin as assistant cashier cab lder mr wallaces IVal laces stock amo amounting tinting ry to los has been purchased by R NV swazey at sir mr und and mrs wallaces de dc will be sincerely re regretted feted by a large circle of anil and acquaint Acquit tin ances er |
