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Show LIST OF ACCIDEMS, Wm. Griffith Loses a .beg. On Satarday Last Wm. Griffith a 12-year olii lad of Clarkston, met with a terrible accident. In company witL his 9-year old brother be was operatic a sulky plow in tb Clark-ston Clark-ston fields. Upon nrgiBe the horses f twsrd Uie auamils jumped, . and 1. 1... .H,i.n iiuivMuent inrew tbe boy from the seat and his leg caught iD the wheel. A compound fracu roof the knee was the result, lue pone protruding Ironi wbe skiu. A" m ponanl arery was severed, and the liUle brother," wilb admirable pres. ence of mind, unfastened a bri-be I strap from the harness and tied around Inn brother's leg, stupi- rg I th3 flow o' blood. The iujuret l V was brouuht to J-ogau, wiiere D.'tf Budge uud CroXill amputated Ue leg a the lower tl'iid of the thigh. The boy acted heroically all through the painful experience, and ii bow i progressing as well as could be expected. ex-pected. Setb the 12 )ear old son of Mr. and ilr. J. M. Blair of this city, was thrown from a horse S-turUy evening siisiaiiiiiig 60uie very painful pain-ful '.hough not dvmgeroos injur.es. His head was badly cut one -su laywig the skuli bare 9 inches. T:ie hoy was ai-o considerably bruis-d. D,. On. sail :.tten:ied his injuries and ua ia njw doing well. A son .if Mrs. H dvorsoa on the lelund ran two rusty nails into ht3 Aiiee the ot-er dav, and although suffering much paiu the boy la gew IlLnji along ad riiibt. ''3,, |