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N. Y. ; October 8, Robert Watson, Hornell, aged 22, preparing 

 to going into the woods to hunt, when in some way, he was shot 

 dead ; it is said he was cleaning gnn ; October 10, Sirius W. 

 Berger, Putnam Valley, accidentally shot by a companion while 

 hunting; October 12, Miss Jessie Packer, aged 29, accidental 

 discharge of shot-gun in the hands of Charles J. Marshall, at the 

 home of her father, South Waterloo; October 12, Omar Mackey, 

 Flat Creek, accidentally shot himself while out hunting ; according 

 to reports, he was drawing the gun toward him when it was dis- 

 charged, the shot entering his leg; died October 19 at the Oneonta 

 hospital, age 19 ; October 13, Robert Shore, town of Burke, almost 

 instantly killed when shot through thighs while hunting. Shore 

 had a double barrelled gun, fired one shot at a raccoon, the coon 

 fell to the ground and he started to club it with the butt of the 

 gun when the full barrel was discharged, killing him; October 20. 

 Frederick E. Hummel, age 15, Jamesville, shot while hunting 

 ducks, died while being taken to the Irving hospital; George F. 

 Murz, a young farmer of Rotterdam, hunting crows, resting butt 

 of shot-gun on ground, gun accidentally exploded, blowing off right 

 side of face; October 24, Merle Tremper, 16 years, accidentally 

 discharged shot-gun which he was carrying, shot blowing off part 

 of his right shoulder and part of his head; October 27, Ruth 

 Rowley, age 14, was in row boat hunting ducks with her father, 

 shot-gun accidentally discharged, shot taking effect just over the 

 girl's heart; October 27, Clarence Burch, 16 years, fell from a 

 tree while hunting near Leonardsville, the gun being discharged 

 in the fall, contents entering body causing instant death; October 

 27, Harry Botts. Waterloo, age 14. accidentally shot by his com- 

 panion, Harold Flegley; November 3, Louise Clark, age 7, shot 

 by her brother Ernest, age 10, while playing in kitchen with a 

 pump-gun which was accidentally fired. 



