Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-08-31

! ACCIDENT Wednesday last Charles
Vines, aged about 20 years: son of Mr.
John Vines Of this County, fell down
whilst wading III the river to shoot a
dack The gun was discharged the
contents entering his bowels, inhicting a
severe, if it does not prove a fatal,
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Since penning the above we have in
formation of the death of the young
man. Virginia Free Press.
VALLEY RAILROAD. The Staunton'
Virginian understands that the
friends of the respective proposed routes of
the Valley railroad are actively at work.
The amount suggested az necessary to
serurc the location of the route on the
Brdgewater and G lade route has been
taken A meeting was held at Bdrk S
Mill on Tuesday last in the interest Of
Mount Sidney route, when $1,000 were
subscribed. A meet ting was to have been
held at Mount Hope on the 26th in be-
halfof the Mount Sidney route. In the
mean time the engineers are industriously
making the final survey on the glade
route. When that is completed. which
will be in few weeks, the determine
ton of the route will be made.
On Thursday last fine rain fell at
Stanton and vicinity, but extended on
ly a few miles from this place.
On the same day, a severe storm of
wind accompanied with hail and rain, be-
tween q and o'clock, visited that sec
ton of our county lying between the
neehborhood Of Walace's Mill, on the
Little Calf Pasture, past Summerdeau
and Middlebrook and ending near Jas.
Bumgardner's and John j. Lawrcw's. In
its course it destroyed the corn, fruit,
gardens, and even broke down trees,
tearing some up by the roots. The dam
age to the corn was especially severe.
The creeks and branches in :he locality
visited were much swollen aud carried
away fences, water-gaps, 81. Hail fell
thick and fast aad hehail stones var led
in size from small marble to hens
egg, and laid on the ground, in some
places. for about 2f hours. -Staun ton
Vindjcafor.
FaBDERIcKsBURG ITEMS. I'VE were
visited last night with heavy shower of
rain-in fact, for a. while it came down
in torrents, accompanied with sharp
thunder and vivid flashes of ligh ing.
1t is estimated that at least fly tnous-
and melons have been brought, to this
market during the present season Thou
sand passed oser Scots bridge, from
Stafford, in enc day Sumac is being
purchased in small quantities. Our
farmers say it don't pay at present prices
to gather and prepare it for use -Herald,
9th.
DEATH FROM SUNsTRoKg.-One day last
week, Mr.. John K iger, brother to Mr..
Wm. 6. Kiger, of this place, died in
Martinsburg from the effect of sunstroke.
His remains were brought here for inter
mcnt- Winchester News.
ACCIDENTALLY SHor.-M7e learn by
parties from Orkney that one of the mem.
bers Of the Hepner House band was shot
on Thursday evening last, by Mr.. Thomas
Detrick, Of this place. The ball entered
the thigh and passed up towards the waist,
inAlcting a very painful, though, it l.
said, not dangerous wound.
We have not been able to gather all
the particulars, but our informant says
the shooting was unquestionably tine re-
suit OF careless handling Of the pistol
We will state, too, that there is differ
ence of opinion upon this point.-Dene-
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