Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-10-08
Valley News.


50. 900 900 have been secured tor the
shenandoah Valley railroad. which will
insure its early completion to the Ches-
apeake md Ohio road at one end and
IFS connection with the Western Mary
land at the other hep. Reg.
We leara from the Fredericksburg
Ne,os that Mr.. John r. Ficklen, who
last session received the degree OF Bach
elor IF Letters from the University .!
Virginia, has accepted the professorship
OF Ancient Languages IN the University
of louisiana.
Staunt0n indicator Misfortunes
never come slngle.-A little daughter
of Mr.. Calvin Conner, about 10 years
old, some time during last winter, fell
on the Ice and injured one leg, which
has proved to be very serious. Some
weeks ago the nature of the hurt devel.
oped in distressing form. On examin-
alton, the thigh bone of the little suffer
er was found to be utterly decayed, and
Amputatlon a necessity to save lite.-
Drs. Gibson, of Staunton, and Jones
and Myers, Of Waynesboro, cOncurred
in removing the limb above the knee.
which was successfully performed, and
the life Of bright little girl and the on.
IL daughter of Mr. Conner may be saved.
To add to the distress Of this stricken
family, Mr.. Coner himself was kicked
By vicious animal and had an arm
broken, within day or two, which will
disable him for the present And, fur.
Their, his eldest son, lad aged about
IL, has for number Of years been the
victim Of white swelling, which bids fair
to be a permanent evil.
Stanton Spectator : Prof. Z. Louis
Ide. Prof. OF music IN the Wesleyan Fee
male Institute and Staunton Female
Seminary, of this city, has been placed
upon the programme for an address on
music at the Fourth National Sunday
School Convention OF the Evangelical
Lutheran church, to be held at Lewis
town, Pennsylvania, on the 4th, 9Th and
9th days Of next month. This is highly
complimentary to Prof. Ide as a talent
ed musician, and also to the schools
which employ him as indicative of the
high grade Of talent employed by them
to teach the young ladies who attenC
these colleges, the science Of music
This convention promises TO be an oc'
casion OF very great interest and prof
to all who may be present, and il vii
doubtless be very largely attended,.
Scarcely a week passes that we are no
called upon to chronicle the destruction
of some ones barn by incendiarism.-
This week il Is that of Mrs. johnson, or
South River. Besides the destruction
Of the barn, the whole crop of her ten
ant, Mr.. George Harris, consisting o
800 bushels Of wheat, his entire crop o
hay, &C., was destroyed. A separator
belonging 10 Mr.. James Steele. ofGreen
vile, which had been moved 10 the BARI
on the day previous. was also consider
|, ably damaged.
No effort should be spared by tn
community and the county officers t.
find out the offender and bring him T.
/ punishment. A stop must be put Il
= this thing, or no PERSONS property vii
be safe.
Page Courier Prof. Eggleston, tn
distinguished mining engineer Of tn
School Mines, Columbia College, n. Y
is now at the Shenandoah Iron Work
in this county, and will devote severa
; days to the examination Of the vas
: mineral deposits of our county.