Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-08-20
Valley News.


come off, which started the horse and
in the runaway that ensued, his mether
was severely hurt and he received
some cOztusions about the head, right
arm and left leg, but his wife and sons
escaped any injury. a negro girl, some
10 or 20 years old, was arrested here
last week on charge of lnfantclde.
When brought before justice Roy, she
was sent to Fauquier county where the
crime is alleged to have been commit
ted. ...... n man was drowned at
Long Island on Sunday, and on Mon
day TWO men were drowned at Atlantic
CITY, and another one al Cape May.
Surf. bathing will become unpopular at
this rate. II is almost as fatal as yell
low fever. :. On the Oath ult., Ander-
son Foster, Of Bentonville, in this
county. accidentally fell down the steps
of the residence Of Casper w. Burner,
two miles West Of Front Royal, and
received injuries from which he died on
the 3lst ul,.-He was cripple from
rheumatism and q good citizen.
Martinsburg Statesman Mrs. Tan
quarry, of Frederick county, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. p.
Hyde, in Martinsburg, had one Of the
fingers of her right hand broken and
severely bruised BY the falling OF a
window one day last week. This is the
second accident that has betallen thi.
lady within few months, both Of a
painful character.
Spirdofhe Valley: The fine barn OIL
the farm belonging to the estate OF
Abraham SINNERS, (Simmers' Hollow
near Lacey Springs, was destroyed b
fire on Tuesday the 22d lust. about 10
O'Clock. All the contents were de-
slroyed, consisting OF the crop Of hay.
oats and rye, and some machinery. TIL
wheat crop had been threshed out and
hauled off. Mr.. Morgan Chapman IS
tenant on the farm and the fire is sup
posed TO have originated through a son
Of that gentleman shooting pigeons thai
lreuuented the barn. We believe that
there was no insurance.
South Branch hteNigencer i: On Sat-
urday night last, the Steam Thrcshing
Machine, belonging to Mr.. Sanford
Whip, was set at the stack yard of Nh.
Abram Johnson, on Patterson's Creek,
Mineral county, preparatory for thrash
lug on Monday. During that night
some unknown villain set fire to the
Machine standing between two ricks OF
wheat, and the whole was burned. The
loss in wheat is some four or five hum
dred bushels.
The Keyssr Echo says on Sunday
afternoon Col. John johnson was re-
turning from camp meeting at Burling-
ton. and when near Headsville he dis
covered something wrong with the har-
ness. He stopped his team and wa;
getting out Of the carriage when hi;
foot slipped, and he fell heavily to the
pike. His shoulder was somewhat
Bruised, and the shock made HIM very
sick, but he soon recovered and drove
on home.
Ninety acres of wheat on the farm Of
Colonel John 7. Gibson. near Charles
town, the Spirit of Jefferson under
stands, yielded 300 bushels-an aver.
age of 80 bushels per acre.
Rockingham Register: a party pref
ty well known to orr citizens by the
name Of Gypsie Nicelet, who formerly
carried the mail on the Valley pike,
asked and received lodging from our
friend Mr.. r. Dinklc, near MI. Craw-
ford, on Tuesday night last.
Mr.. Diukle, upon investigating his
coat Wednesday morning, found a2l.OC
missing, also the tramp. The "gypsie"
took passage at Wcyer's Cave on the
through express North, and was disem.
barked here by officers Bralthwaite and
Willis, and returned to Mt. Crawford in
care of the constable. $3.50 of the
money was found on his person.
Clarke Courier d: We are informed
that the Rev. p. p. Phillips, now loca-
ted at Trenton, n. j., has been tender
ed and call from he vestry of Grace
Church, Berryyille, to the rectorshp OF
said Church.
DR.. W. 5. Bradford, well known cit.
izen of this county, had the misfol tune
to break his arm recently, by stepping
from his porch in the dark. The irac-
ture occurred above the elbow.
Two match games of base ball were
played at Wildwood last Thursday, one
between the Upperville and Wildwood
club s, and the other between the Upper
vile and Berryville clubs. The Up.
perville club was successful in the frs
game, but the Berryvillc boys reversed
the order of things by beating them
scores.
Corn has greatly improved in thi
county since the recent rains.
At the tournament held at Shannon.
dale Springs, the following knights, il
the order named, we're successful: Prof
F. Sinclair, James Eaton, Newton War
rem and Vim. Lloyd. The attcndanc,
was very large, and everything passet
off pleasantly. =
The Rev. s. s. Ware has accepte,
the call rendered him by the Vestries 0
of the EpiscoDal churches at Goresvillo