Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-08-27
Valley News.

whilst cunning last week. died OF his
wound on Saturday morning last. He
was bright and interesting boy, and
his unlimely death is much deplored by
all who knew him. For some years e
attended school at the Shenandoah VAL
ley Academy. He was buried in Mt.
Hebron Cemetery.
Harrisonburg Commonwealth .: Mr.. e..
L. Cline, deputy sheriff of Page county,
passed through here on Monday en- route
from Richmond, where he had been to
procure a requisition from the Governor
for the arrest of Grayson, the Luray
Bank defaulter, who is under surveil'
lance IN Ohio, and from whence he will
be brought home in few days.
Alexandra Gazette The trial Of G..
W. Jameson for the murder of d. NJ.
Ream, has been set for trial at Culpcper
Court House on Tuesday next. Judge
Williams, of Orange county, will pre-
side at the trial.
Rockingham Register: w. Il. Bow =
man auctioneer for j. S. Harnsberger,
Com, on Saturday last sold house
and lot IN McGaheysvllle to DR.. W. a.
Conn, interchangeable, for $1,000
Also 40 acres of land on South Naked
Creek, in the Eastern portion OF this
county to Mr.. Thos. a. Eaton. for the
sum Of $500. =. On Sunday evening
last a northern bound freight train on
the Valley Branch OF the b. Il 0. r.
r.. near Linville, struck and killed two
horses belonging to Mr.. d. Glover, the
only horses he possessed, which FALLS
very heavily upon nm, as he is very
poor man.
Warren Sentinel: Rumors are cur
rent Of the discovery of magnificent
cave a few miles south of this town..
Master Dory Cone, about Il years OF
age. son OF D. Cone. Esq, of Rlyerton,
caught bass few days ago webbing
five pounds and six ounces.
Stanton Tmaicator : Saturday eve
Mug about 6l o'clock the express tram
going west on the c. & o. road, near
Charleston, IAN over and killed BENZ.
Moves, who was lying asleep on the
track with a jug OF whiskey at his side.
His right arm was cut of and his skull
fractured. DR.. Henderson, who was on
the train, attended him. but lie only
lived a few minutes. He was thirty
years of age. and leaves wife and
child in Kansas. aud three brothers in
the Kanawha Valley. The conductor
on the train wa. L. A. Vest. and the
engineer, Thomas Smith. The engIn-
eer did not see No, es in time to stop
the train.
Mr.. Geo. ". Fauber, Superintendent
of the County Poor House, has been IN
the habit of keeping MS money in
small box placed for safety within a
trap door made IN the ceiling OF his
room. This box. on Thursday Of last
week. contained three 800 notes, otheI
notes of smaller denominations ano
gold and silver, the whole aggregatins
5000. add on that day Mr.. F. and his
wife left home to pay visit to some
friends on South river. On their re-
turn last Wednesday the little box was
found lying in the yard empty, its hid
ing place having been entered by som'
one familiar with it, Mr.. Fauber Is al
Industrious and thrifty man and 1t +
to be hoped his loss may be speedily
made good BY the capture of both THE
aud money.
Old Commonwealth : We hear it ru-
tnored. aud no doubt the rumors arr
true, that J. p. Hauck, Esq, of Snen
andoah Iron Works, has purchased Thu
handsome residence and grounds OF
Easi-Market Street. built and 50 Ion.
occupied By c. c. Slrayer, Esq. Mr.
II. expects to move to this place mex
Spring, we learn. Also, that his part
ner in business, Mr.. y. L. Wallis, ha
purchased the pleasa 1t and commodl
Gus property occupied by Joseph An
drew. Esq, on German street, to whlcl
he will remove next Spring. Mr.. Stray
err will build new house yet this fall
We hear, and has already begun opera
tons in that direction.
Mr.. Geo. ". Fraley, OF this place
threshed his wheat last Wednesday, an'
from three acres sewing got III bushels
of clean wheat. We call that pretty
good weld for-we were going to say
poor land, but we won't Tor .tralel
doesn't allow his land to stay poor
but it is good yield for Monterey land
Can Crabbottom beat it?-Hiqhlano
Recorder.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.-On last
Morning little boy of Mr., a. I. Ste
phensou, on Jackson's river, aged IL
months, becoming restless, its little SIS
ter gave it a small vial to play with,
picking up the vial from a small box in
which were other bottles. 1t was not
discovered till some time afterwards,
when its effects became apparent, thai
the wal contained McCrums elixir o
opium. A messenger was at once sem
for doctor and for Mr.. Stephenson, The
childs father who had, that mornn!
come to town on business. Every eflor
wss made to save the child's life, bu
all to no purpose. 1t passed ava.
without ever, to any degree. rallyin
from the Supplying effects Of a drue
aud was buried at Stony Run Church