Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-12

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. -Oa Friday last,
Mrs. Bunch. wife Of Fountain Bunch
near Mt. Sidney, met With a sad accident,
at the residence of Daniel Miller, near
Mt. Sdaey She was helping Mr.. N Her
to make Sorghum moasses anil had gone
to the Sorgham Press to get the Juice -
While doing 50 she raised up, it is sup
posed to look into The Press, when her
head was caught between the beam, to
which the horse was attached, and the
frame of the Press. and terribly crushed
and her neck broken. She was killed so
quickly that Mr.. Miller was not aware Of
the accident. until she fell in mangled
cond tion by his side. She leaves a nus
band and three little children who have
the sympathy of all who have heard of
this sad accident - Stanton Indicator.
Rev. Thomas D. Bell, so we'll and SO
long known to the people Of this part of
Virginia. has been elected Evangelist Of
West Hanover Presbytery, and has re-
moved from Broadway 10 the immediate
vicinity OF Scoftsyilie in A lbe1arle coun
ty. His fcid of labor as an Evangelist,
will embrace Scotsyjlc. Howardsyillc,
Buckingham O. H.. and Cambol land G.
Il. Il Is numerous friends in the Valley
will be gratifel to know that he is TO oc-
cupy an inviting field Of labor, and that
his family will be comfortably situated
Register
Accounts from Wisconsin bring but
few particulars the fear ful fires il tie
Northwest. except hlat they are raging
worse :han ever Thirty men are repor-
ten TO have been burucI ta death at enc
place, M entire town has probably been
laid i'll ashes. aud hundreds o: square
miles of territory had been devastated.
SAvAYNAH, October The story Of
the recent land sink in Orange county,
Florida, is a hoaA. There has been 40
such phcnCmeaou i'll that section. This
statement you'd seem to be Unnecessary
out for The fact that several Respectable
and widely ifcul ted papers Il t the North
have published the ridiculous story, with
serious editorial comments.
A man recently came to has death in a
curious manner at Venice, Italy. He
Was landing near bronze automaton,
which tolied the time of day. with his
head between tie bell and hammer. The
hour came around without lis notice the
automaton struck one, and kuockel lis
brains out.
The next LegisIa ture will elect II e
county Judiciary for six years. This
itself ought to Induce every Conservative
to cling to and vote With his party.
The Culpeper Observer says: During
a protracted meeting held in The VI. u.
Church, at Stevcnsburg, few nights
since. some unknown person, jumping
over the pcwS, struck his head agsin.
two lamps, knocking them down causing
them 10 expIode-the bike reached
almost to the ceiling. Tue church won a
possibly have been burned down out for
some young men present, who pulled of
their coats, aud with them, extiDguishod
the FIRE. Twas awful to witness the
jumping out oft the windows, and the cries
aud silrieks OF the females. Several re-
eeiyed severe bruises.
SALE OF LAND james Fl. Williams,
administrator, sold last Saturday the
Russell tract of land, lying about Is
miles from " inchester and contain inn
5l2 acres, to j W Craig, Of Pcnnsylva-
MIA, for $3.50. The tract has on it a
storehouse, dwelling and mill. = W;nches
ter NewS.