Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-11-19

vas not expected. Unlil the last
month or TWO. However, he continued
to discharge the responsible duties OF
his office and did not give up IN il his
suneriu.s entirely iucapacittd HIM for
business. His remains will be taken
today TO Wincht slcr Ills former home,
and will lie laid beside those Of his wife
, no died in June last. The most
rem arkablc natural curiosity that we
nave ever seen was The headless chicken
which VAS on exhibition in Town last
week. Tits hold chanticlotr WAS
ehCadcd seven months ago but has
hccn very liNcy colpse ever since
No.hing Tut a etrmp of the neck re-
mains Int this he lucks under his wirg
lust as naturally as if the head were
there IL is f,d by means Of a syringe
3 tat and healthy looking, and seen
>uti' no meow, nieuce from his
d, CAPT alton save the loss of his crow.
Shenandoah TSHey: a long arch
way. under the ground. III The land oil
Mr.. Stone burner. near Mt. Jackson, has
recent, been dicovored. Its 100 yards
lnnr. Beautifully formed, and is soon 10
he explored. 1t Vas discovered whilst
a party vas blowing for rocks TO mike
Robbers entered the house Of
San,' Bow man. near Red Banks, III
iii, Co... On the 3Oth nll., and stole a
pair pants. vest. watch aud gloves OF
Mr.. john B rton; about $1,000 in mon
ey from Mr.. sam Bowman. and son
$500 600 in bonds. belonging to Il
Bowman heirs. For the first lime. in
our recollection. wafer is being sold
ncre-lrom 10 to 20 cents per barrel
Ills very scarce the cisterns about
div" and very little in wells. People
i'll he put to great inconvenience,
,c do not soon have rain. nue.
,ouns. black bear. wei ,hias about 10
lbs. was kill bY Mr.. Eugene 4. Woods
who was accomp by Mr.. John
Sister, il Meadow Gap. about 9 miles
y. Z. Of tins place.. Last week, Mr.
NJ. White William,on. living near this
place. sol d 10 Mr.. John Shert hog IL
months I'D. weighing Obs. Its dam,
(uow ~ eishing $50 lbs. was bought BY
NJ. ", Of N. Corbin, Paris, Ky.
NJ. JOHN p. Zrkle buSht IA mate OF the
al owe of Mr.. W. which he values at
5000. ....As this paper went to press,
about g. o'clO,k. tie alarm of fire was
yven-he Soulieln end OF town being
lighted up. The S,newall FIRE Conn
pany, with engine, persons on foot and
horseback started Tor tie fire, all soon
discovering it was beyond the town cor
ppration limits. Ii was caused ly the
uruins OF Il stable filled with hay. be-
ougiug TO The Wlliomsons, some Two
miles from tOwD.
Tue loss is estimated at 500.
Tree hOrscs were burned-one be-
longing to Judge Allen of BOielOurt
county the other two to The William
sons. One horse was saved.
lis not known how the fire ORR
mated.
Stanton TmdicQtor In the Circuit
Court. yesterday, a charter of Incorpa'
lion was granted to the Central Iron
Company cf Vrginia"-with capitO
stock OF $500. geo. the said ,,compan, t,
hold real estate not to exceed 100000
acres the principal Offices OF said Com
pany to be- located and its chief bust
hess transacted in the city of Stanton,
and at their works. The following are
The officers OF the company. 4. ii
Cartlett. StquulOn' President and DrSc
Tor; II. NJ. Bell. StauntOn. Sec:etdr,
and Treasurer, and Director. JOIN
Echols. Stanton. Thomas Cochran
Philadelphia, II. y. PoOl, Philadelphia
aud j. f. Lewis. Ferrol, Va. Directors
Last Monday, as DR.. A. NJ. Faunt
leroy got on the Chesapeake & Ohi'
train to goy' 10 Elizabeth Furnace, h
was asked gy the parents, WHO were ol
the train TO examine Their little chill,
three years old which was severel
bruised ana cut about the head. Tn
injuries fad been sustained under tn
following remarkable circumstances
Mr.. Geo. w. Kidd aud lady Of Blan,
county. Va. were on the Baltimore
Ohio road returning with their two chill
dren ironb Kansas. On Saturday nigh
shortly alter passing Wheeling tn
mother missed her child and thinking
had gone 20 lis father few seats off il
the same car went to him, but found l..
had not sgcn 1t. The car was searche
amid a painful scene, the mother Scream
ing III her terror. but the little on
could not be found. The train which
had been going at the rate Of thr
! miles an hour. was then backed slowl
= for a mile. lookout being kept on eac
: side OF the track. In a few moment
+ the conductor saw the child standing u
D in a pile of brush. 1t cried out as h
approached it aud didn't want TO b
taken up by him. 1t WAS soon restore
' to its anxious parents and when I'll
train teached Grafton medical assistanc
. was rendered BY DR.. Van Kirk. Tt