Show 1 I 1 A fatal accident bv our correspondent EDITOR HERALD A fatal accident occurred in this place on saturday ur ar c evening last between 6 aud and 7 oc fock 0 c naping by y which a young man named richard bybee lost hia wis life the particulars areas follows hia his father had bought some new now kind of caps for the young mans pun gun an and d on arriving home gave them to him after supper richi rich ar ard d took his gun down to try one of the tile caps his father cautioned him to bo be careful and advised not to try the caps calls that night but the lad ad replied there was no danger as he be had used the gun tho the day before and land put it away empty being out of bullets the tile young man set the tile butt of the tile gun on the floor put hia his foot on the hammer and his mouth on oil the muzzle to blow down it before capping it when his foot slipped from the hammer and tho the guu gun waa was discharged the contents entering his mouth month and lodging in his brain killin killing g him instantly the juatco of the peace was called upon to hold an inquest over the body A jury being im paneled br brought at in a verdict according cardim to the facts acts davis bartholomew alma W B chaaw chadwick ick being the jurors the deceased wasa young man of great ac t promise beloved by all who knew him lie ile was the son of bluford A and margaret bybee and was in his eighteenth year he ile had been familiar with the use of a gun from chis childhood I 1 the ead md affair has cast a gloom over our town and tho the family have the sincere sympathy of tho the whole settlement the funeral will be held at tho tile schoolhouse tuesday dec ath friends of the family are invited yours respectfully JIM dec 2 |