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Vernon Batter: On the morning of the Fourth, about three o’clock, Mr. Harvey Hartwell and several oth er persons from this place were engaged in firing the cannon they had borrowed from North Vernon. They had only succeeded in firing a very few times, and being in a hurry to see how fast they could fire, failed to swab the gun out after firing, but immediately com menced reloading, and while in the act the load was discharged, blowing the clothes off of Mr. Hartwell and burning his arms, body and face terri bly. He was quite severely hurt, although not dangerously. Tas blackberry crop in Trimble ‘county is the largest and finest ever known, but, owing to the lack of de mand by Cincinnati dealers, who have hitherto monopolized the greater por tion of the crop, the fruit remains un picked, and is rotting and wasting in large quantities. “This loss will be partially remedied, however, by the new canning factory in this city, which’ will utilize a considerable amount of the berries. David Grieve, a paralytic cripple, accompanied by his wife and four children, arrived in the city, one day last week, having been conveyed thither in a small wagon, drawn by three dogs, while another wagon, con taining the household goods, was drawn by a fourth dog. After re maining a day or so, the cavalcade wended its way to Lexington, Ind. Ar to date, over $5,000 have been subscribed in this city to the Madison and Brooksburg turnpike road. This sum, it is thought, will insure the completion of the road to Bee Camp. There will be a meeting at Brooks burg tomorrow Thursday, at 1 p. m. to obtain subscriptions to the capital stock of the road.
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Madison Weekly Herald
Madison, Indiana, US
Wed, Jul 17, 1878
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