Seriously Injured - (Joseph Petty)

Joseph Petty seems to be having his share of hard luck this fall. Not long since he nearly had his fingers severed from his left hand by accident and also was thrown out of a wagon in which he was riding, injuring his shoulder very badly from which accident he had not fully recovered, and now again he comes to us with another misfortune. While he was engaged in doing chores Tuesday morning, one of his horses jumped against him knocking him down injuring his shoulder again quite severely. He at present hardly able to use his arm to any great extent and it is feared he will be unable to resume his work which requires his most careful thought this winter. Joe thinks if this is the way farming is going to use him, he will retire in the spring and move to town. He is at present meditating on having an auction sale in the late spring.