PETERSFIELD
ACCIDENT FROM A REAPING HOOK.—On Friday a painful and distressing accident happened to Miss Lake, of Gardeners Farm, Steep, from which the loss of one, if not two, fingers of the hand, it is feared, will ensue. It appears that early in the afternoon of the day named, the unfortunate sufferer was in the act of cutting away some stuff from a hedge for the purpose of getting clyders growing therein for young goslings, and in striking with the hook, it by some means came in contact with the left hand, on which, at the time was a thick tanned leather glove. The force of the blow was so great that the leather, with the forefinger, was cut through at the first joint, hanging only by a small portion, and the second finger was also seriously injured. No time was lost (as far as the disadvantages of the necessary preparation, and two miles travel would allow with the consequent loss of blood) in proceeding to the surgery of Dr. Leachman, at Petersfield, who being absent at the time, Mr. Holt, from the firm of Messrs. Whicher and Cross, was quickly in attendance, and who, having carefully relieved the almost severed part from the surrounding leather, and placing splints upon the same with the necessary dressings, left the sufferer to the advantages from time and further skilful treatment for her hoped for recovery.