Pig Heads, Pig Heads, Roly Poly Pig Heads

Here's something you don't see every day.

On Halloween night in Western Germany, a semi spilled two tons of pig heads on the highway.

"Oh look Hans, there are so many wonderful pig heads on the autobahn".

I'm wondering where two tons of pig heads were headed. A schnitzel factory? A Halloween masquerade ball? The Say It With Swine boutique? The movie set for I Was A Teenage Pighead?

At press time, Carrie White was unavailable for comment.

Clark Resident Killed In Horse Riding Accident

September 1856--As appeared in the Coshocton Democrat.

On Saturday, Aug. 29th, James Patterson, of Clark Township, was killed very suddenly. He had been riding a horse race, and was again trying the speed of his horse, which suddenly flew the track, unseating Mr. Patterson, and throwing him violently to the ground. His friends found him injured in the severest manner. He had a deep cut upon his temple; his left arm was broken in two places, and several of his ribs were also broken. He breathed two or three times and then died. He the deceased, was 22 years of age, and highly respected by a large circle of acquaintances.

Brakeman Killed By High Speed Train

August 1911--Clinton Frew, a 25 year old brakeman on the Pennsylvania line stepped from behind his train at Trinway and stepped directly in the path of the high speed east bound No. 30 train. The brakeman's body was thrown with such force that he struck another brakeman, Charles Hutchins, who was fatally injured.

As there were no witnesses, how the accident occurred is a matter of speculation.

The brakeman's body was brought to a Wolfe's morgue in Coshocton and he was buried here.

Area Man Survives Crash With Train

July 1910-- Charles Mobley counted his lucky stars on warm July night and lived to tell his story of surviving a train collision.

Mobley's horse and buggy were struck by the westbound #25 train after Mobley fell asleep on his way home. In the Coshocton Daily Age, Mobley recounted his near brush with instant death. He said he started home at about midnight and on the way became drowsy and dropped asleep. He didn't wake up until the crash.

The horse, with no one in control, wandered onto the Rock Run Crossing just as the train approached. The engine struck the horse in the head killing it instantly. Mobley was thrown into the side of the engine, knocked unconscious, and landed in a ditch. After regaining consciousness, Mobley set out on foot and summoned a neighbor to assist him. When they arrived, they found the buggy slightly damaged and the dead horse. Mobley walked away with a bruised knee.

The horse was buried near the river and Charles Mobley counted himself lucky.

Railroad Tracks Blocked By Wagon Filled With Wheat

July 1911--A wagon loaded with wheat broke down on a railroad crossing near West Lafayette and was struck by an east bound passenger train. Wheat was scattered over the tracks and passengers helped clear the wagon and wheat so that the train could proceed.

The wagon owner tried to beat the train and had his wagon break down on the crossing. The engineer saw what was happening and pulled his emergency break. Nonetheless, the wagon was struck and wheat scattered.

Remember kiddies, wheat wagons and locomotives don't mix.