Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-10-15
News Items.

A English horse dealer shipped to
Liverpool from Philadelphia Wednes-
day % head OF American horses.
In Petersburg, Va. the assessors
books, just completed, show an increase
in taxable values of $4,000 over last
years report.
Two unknown men were struck by a
tram on the Central railroad, near
Crawford, n. j., Friday night. and
killed.
The barn of Addison Turner, in Rap
pahannock county, Va, was destroyed
by an incendary fire one night last
week. Loss 81, 200; no insurance.
During the year ended September 60
26. 1919 pounds Of leaf tobacco were
sold IN the tobacco warehouses at DAN
VILE, Va. at an average OF $l20l per
100 pounds.
The large barn of DR.. W. /. Trout,
near Fort LilOeton, Pa, with the years
crop Of hay and grain. was burned We'd
nesday night. Loss $4,000. No In
surance.
\ balloon was found on the Green
Bay road, fifty miles north Of Milwau-
kee, Wis, on Saturday, but it's thought
to be stray balloon from some county
fair and not The lost one Of Prof. wise.
Judge Henry Hayden was shot and
killed at Cenlralia, Wis, last Thursday
by ". Il. Cochran, cashier OF The First
National Bank Of that place, for alles-
ed intimacy with Cochran's wife.
The two largest single holders Of Unit
ed States registered bonds are Nh. ".
H. Vanderbilt. Of New York, and Mr.
J. {. Flood, Of San Francisco, each OF
whom has 35,OOO,0O0.
a balloon was seen over Dubuqac,
Iowa. Ii was very high and had car
attached. but 10 person could be seen
IL IL. II travelled south, slowly rising
and e,liing Ia ills course.
Robt. ". Turner, the druggists cieik
at TORONTO, Canada. who was struck on
the head with q blackthon tick by
Lawrence Smith, Tor improper intimacy
with his wife, died yesterday.
Tacro IS d rush Of the grain business
on The Northern Pacific. The duluth
elevators are full Of heat, their capac"
ity being $4,000 bushels, aud the total
in cars and store IS estimated al 1900
coo bushels.
Lip. Hunter, a colored hoy, aged -
years, at Owensboro, KY, reached bis
hand INTO q hollow log TO catch rabbit,
and was bitten bya coppcrhead snake
a quart Of whisky was poured down
hin. but he died in short time
A verdict for 1850 has been obtain
ed By Jennie \. Acton in the supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts against
the Filchburg railroad for injuries re-
ccived when her carriage WAS struck b.
an engine al a crossing some time ago.
Col. Norycl Cobb, manager oisthe
Roekbrldse Alum Springs, Va" acc'-
dentally shot himself Tuesday afternoon
while hunting near the spring. The
ball entered The bowels. and Col. Cobb
died Wednesday morning from The effect
OF tro wound. Deceased WAS at on"
time manager Of lie American Hotel
Richmond.
The ex- Empress Eugene receives no
one. and dimes alone in her own apart
ment. She remains deeply depressed
The interchangeable she Is
said TO have purchased IN Syria for a
country.soat, IS 400 years old. One Of
its pecuharities is ,hat the 'front.' contains
l22 windows.
Al Sulphur Springs, Texas. Thursday
nieht. while City Marshal john Nouna
was taking drinl; sith a friend, some
one outside Of the saloon shot Norris
through the heart. killing him instant
ly. and escaping in The darkness. The
assassin is supposed to be friend Of a
man snol by Norris while resisting a
marshal's arrest.
Mrs. Ellen Collins, widow Of Mark
Collins, formerly councilman o. Cork
Ireland, and mother Of Ben Collins,
weather reporter Of the New York Her
aid, and Of Jerome T. Collins. whO
sailed with the Bennett Arctic eXpedi-
ton. grieyed so much over the depart
ure o. her son jerome that her healtl
failed and she died "Wednesday in NeA
York
4 mob attacked a negro cabin, neal
Dallas. Texas, Early Saturday morning
and demanded of Esther, the womal
ilivlng there, the surrender Of her son
Charley, who had committed some Of
Tense. Beng refused they fired into
The house. wounding a girl. \ sho
was returned, and Que OF the moi
wounded. The door was then forced
and Charley was taken ont and riddlc'
with buckshot.
A cable dispatch to the New Yori
Telegram IN reference to yesterday
races says: Previous 90 tie start fol
the Greac Challenge Stakes, Lollypol
kicked Mr.. Lorillard's Parole on the Of
hind thigh. Archer, Paroles jockey
decided that his mount was too mucl
injured to contest Tie race. DR.. Carr,
examined Paroles injury. aud said that
if The kick had been an inch lower !
would have broken the leg. Parole vii
belaid mp Cor many weeks"