Show LOCAL BOY MEETS WITH UNUSUAL experience 0 A charged wire hanging within reach of a small boy nearly caused his death on sunday afternoon and today cooper jones is recovering from an experience he will long remember he is the 10 year old od son of mr and mrs cecil jones although cooper was warned not to touch the wire he decided to test the warning and on taking hold of the dangling end he found that he could not let go the electricity burned a hole in his hand before help came vint bronson near whose home the accident occurred rushed out with an axe and severed the wire breaking the contact whereupon cooper fell into the ditch which runs along center street the fast moving water nearly drowned him before he was pulled out A flow of blood from nose and mouth apparently patently ly caused by the contact with the charged wire was a third shock to contend with he was taken to his home where f first aid treatment was given by his grandmother mrs may 1 I cooper |