"The Italian, who has perambulated Dexter Streets and peddled ice cream this season, had his foot crushed while working at rail laying near Silver's Mills Tuesday last. The troller or handcar ran onto his foot, pinching one side of it under the wheel much as the accident to the boy James Martine had last week occurred. Dr. Thatcher attended him. His name is John Russ." This article, which appeared in the August 30, 1889 edition of The Eastern State, reveals the difficulty and pain involved in bringing the railroad to Dexter.

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