PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

] (By Telcerapli.T-Sptcim .Oorraapandantl- ' • . - ■ Palmflreton, August) 13. • Mr. J. A', M'Crca, of Stoney (Seek, met . with a vory painful; accident in-'a ; peouliar ' manner.! Ho was assisting to get k very luge . pig out of a dray, when the, animal, jumping, suadenly, but one, of its hoofs on tbo hack . of Mr. M'Crje's hand, which was resting on the cart, ' inflicting' a' severe injury. Medical aid was summoned, and a number of stitchcs had to be put in. : Mrs.' Charlotte Davis, aged 76, another '. early, pioneer, passed away-this morning.:. The-deceased, lady had resided in the colony for fifty'.years;;}, She; leaves' a . husbiuid (Mr. Nathaniel Davis, of Ashhurst) and six ' ohildren. ' ....... ■ ' The death is announced of Miss Harwood, • '..sister of Mrs. M., A.'; M'Lcnnan,. of College . Street West. ' Dcceascdj; who was seventy ' years, of age, was born m Devonshire, England, and-came to New Zealand about sixteen . ". years ago,. ' V..: • Whilst coming in. to town yesterday morning, accompanied by . his -.wife, Mr. Harold , Henderson, a well-known', met 'with;' what might eaisiiy, have, been a fatal aociiienls.* > Driving along Aorangi Eoad, whicJi 'is very narrow and daugerdus, arid" bounded on each , side with , a very deep and wide drain, the . horse shied and backed . the occupants into the : ditch, the trap .coming mi. top of them. : . In its struggles to get' free the horso.broke : tho trap' and harness -to pieces, •' and also broko Mrs.' Henderson's arm. Mr. Hondor- ' son escaped - .with- a'-few- and- minor. ; injuries; This is not Ul9 first accident whioh has'«curfed-'Jn'thb''vic'initj\-''-: :' - Mr.' Nathan, roa d engineer, has. put on .twenty men.to. clear away the J recent slipson'tho Gorge-R<iad,-and a'startf has '.boon;.mado nt;tho .big , slip, . as. Mr. ; • Nathan isUrixious to'know if any foiind,i»' , tion is left one which to form,the new road.