While out on a hunting expedition in Duplin County Wednesday afternoon, B.F. (Boss) Hooks, who resides out on the Greenleaf-Wilson road, had the misfortune to lose two fingers on one of his hands when his shotgun burst at the breech.
Mr. Hooks was making shells of an unusually high powder in the weapon at the time and this is believed to have been the cause of the accident.
He was carried to a physician’s office as soon after the accident as possible and medical attention rendered the injured member. He was reported yesterday as getting along as well as could be expected under the circumstances.
From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Friday morning, Feb. 26, 1926
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