Accidental Shooting At Dexter

Last Momlay was n iluy for J:iy Allen, 8 lad of about 1G years, son of the proprietor of the Allen house, Dexter. 1 n company with Chas. Smith, a yoiing inui froin Detroit whois visitiiiR tuere.he took a boat and went lip the Huron river duck huntiuff. Toward niglit, as the two were returning home, and while wlthtn about a mileofthevlllage, Smlth called Alicn's attention to the careless marnier In whien he was cairying his run- aa old arniy musket, loaded with ljf ozs. of No. 2 shot. The butt of the gun was laying n tlie boat with the muzzle pointed directly at Vllen's body. Allen tlien took hold ot the gun and bwed it down, and is he di.l so the hani.ner struck onc of the rtbsof the boat and ex,.loded it. The mnzzle was only about six inches from Allen, and the enf.re charge, wadding and all, went luto the ander sideol bisleft thigh, tearingthe tlebh i" h horrible maiiner. The concussion knocked Allen out mt the water, but Sinitb succeeded, by grasp[„. his dollies, in hauling him back tato the boat again. They got home as won as possible and called Dr. Lee w ho probed fnr the ebaixe, but suceeeded In extuictent, but he is doins as well as coma uc expected.