Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-02-19
Valley News.
Respectfully,
J. w. JONES.

SAD ACCIDENT AND DEATH -One OF our
correspondents furnishes an account OF a sad
and melancholy accident which occurred near
McGaheysville, in this county, on Tuesday
of last week, resulting in the death of young
man Of that neighborhood. On that day
William Henry May, son Of William May.
of that locality, in the 2lst year Of his age,
was killed by the accidental discharge of a
musket which he had with him. He had
gone to Mr.. Huffman's steam saw-mill, tax
ing his gun along. It seems that he was
preparing his pipe to smoke, and had placed
the musket, which was loaded with shot,
down by his side. In this condition, the
butt of the gun slipped, and the hammer
striking the car track of the sawmill, burst
ed cap and discharged the whole load in his
side. He suffered great agony until Thurs
day, when death relieved him of his suffer
DISQUALIFICATION Register.
COUNTERFEIT NOTES IN CIRCULATION
There are great many counterfeit ten dol
lar notes of the 3rd National Bank of Phila-
delphia, Pai, passing around in this vicini-
ty We would warn persons who are not good
judges of money against taking them. They
are well executed and dangerous counter
felt. The die on the upper right end is very
pale and has speckled appearance in the
imitation, instead ola dark and lined ap-
pearance as in the genuine. On the right
end between the small figures 10 is ''Nataon-
al Currency )" in the counterfeit it is "Na-
tionaz Cmreny'-the ommitted The
note is SO we'll executed that it would be we'll
to refuse all ten dollar notes on the bank.
Mr. John Lyle was thrown from his
horse Saturday night, on his way home from
town, and was severely, if not fatally injur-
| ed. He was rendered insensible by the fall,
and laid out all night. He was found the
next day, in an insensible condition, and ta-
ken to the house of Mr.. Noll. Medical aid
was called in, and on examination it was
found that besides other injuries, his skull
is badly fractured. But slight hopes are
| entertained of his recovery. -s1artinsbwy
| New Era.
K1LLED.-A man by the name of John
Nortney, q resident of Martinsbur, G was kill
ed on the railroad bridge below the Depot at
that place, on Wednesday at noon, by an en-
CINE. He was passing over the bridge, and
in getting out of the way Of one engine he
stepped in the way Of another he did not see,
and was literally crushed to pieces. He
leaves wife and several small children. -
| Spirit of Jefferson. ----.. ~.
On Sunday morning last, about church
hour, the hay in shed attached to the premi-
ses of Mr.. VIM. P. Henson, Of this town,
was discovered on fire, the result of children
playing with matches The early arrival of
neighbors prevented the spread Of the flames.
The shed and portion of the hay was des-
troyed .-Charlestoac Free Press.
K1LLED.-The Free Press (Jeferson)
states that a youth about Is years of age,
named Turner, son Of an employee on the
farm of Mr.. Kemp near Rippon. in that
county, was instantly killed on Monday af-
ternoon last by the falling of temporary
straw shed.
The Spirit of Jefferson notices favorably
patent, granted to Messrs. Weiriok, Wei
| Ter and Roller, of Charlestown. for improve
ment in machine for distributing fertilizers.