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Show I Parowan Promptings j "May 13th 11)03. A most distressing uccident ocunrred hero ubqit dusk last Saturday night. Wl)en Wllford Miller aged 12, was dragged to death by n horse. Willie the boy was taking tlio harness off, the animal beeamo frlghjoncd nnd started to run, with n rope tied to li s neck, the other end of tho rope caught the boy's foot. Tho boy was dragged about tyo miles nnd when tho animi1 was caught tho llttlofelloy was dead. It is strange Unit tho rope shpuld have caught N,u hoy us It dirt, as thero whs no loop in It. It is said that the animal anim-al is a very spirited 0110, am tho boy's stepfather was. extra caitici)3 in consequence, con-sequence, and wits careful to unhitch he traces and let down the tongue of the vehicle, bufqro trusting tlio boy to uiko off tho harness, a jqb which ho had dopo niiipy times befpro. No posslhio blame attaches to any one, It seems to be one of those unfortunate affairs that no reasonable prppaulious oulil have averted; and under similar clruumstanccs, it might not happen ,igain In years. Tlio family have tho sympathy of the entire eomunmity. |