Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-29

colored people is still going toward,
their nightly services being attended by
many whites.
Last Saturday afternoon team Of
four horses belonging 10 Mr.. Elkanah
Fawcett, aud driven by Mr.. James
White, in going out Of town, became
frightened on 'otato Hill, and ran away.
The saddle horse, fine animal, slipped
and fell, the others dragging him, until
his leg was broken. He had to be shot
on the ground. The driver was also
severely injured.
During the confusion incident to the
runaway, news was brought to Mr..
Fawcett that his daughter, young lady
AGED about sixteen years, had died of
scarlet fever.
We learn that a man named Largent'
residing in Morgan county, West Va
lost his life some days ago by a fall on
the ice. lie had been chopping wood
and fell with the axe in his hand, the
blade cutting lis forehead in such a
horrible manner as to cause death.
There is report on the streets that
Fanny Washington, a mulatto girl and
courtosan, was bu.ned TO death in Il
house Of ill-lame in Washington city,
some days ago. Size excited the
jealousy of several women, who caught
her, tied her, saturated her with coal
oil. ana Sc. her aire.
Shenandoah Valley On last Satur-
day, January Is, Mr.. Moses Zirkle, late
Of Fishersyillc, Augusta Co., Va, pur-
chased a farm owned By Mr.. James W.
Bradford. situated just this side Of MI.
Jackson. on the Valley Turnpike. in
this county, containing Coz acres, FOX
$l20 per acre, cash. Nj. ZrE,c VIII
take possession about Inc middle Of
March, and we welcome LIN back TO
his native county as one Of its bes.
citizens.
Spirit ofhc Valley: MIS-. Rabecca
Canada, woman aged about so years,
while attempting to cross frozen
stream in the vicinity Of Cowan's Sta
ton, on Monday oflast week, slipped
and broke her lee just above the knee,
She was attended by DR.. Alexander,
but her extreme age makes her chance
Tor getting over her misbap safely.
rather slim. She is, however, dong
well.
Staunton J'mdicator:: \ few days
since Mr.. Joseph B. Woodward, deputy
clerk of Augusta County Court, issued
marriage license to a couple, the lady
being only twelve years and three
months and The gentleman twenty-five
years and six months old. "Quite
youns wife, sir" remarked the polite
clerk. Yes, "replied the level-headed
groom, that's the kind | wanted. l
want one that you can raise to your
ways" The groom may not have
known how wise he was-there's lots
Of trouble with 'em sometimes when
they've been raised to somebody else's
ways.
Lexington GascHe: We have always
been a strong believer in plaster and
clover. We think if our farmers would
turn their attention to stock raising and
to clover crops our county would soon
recover from the effects Of hard times.
As an instance oihOw it pays we have
lust learned Of a farmer on Kerr's creek,
Mr.. samuel Il. Moore, an enterprising
and valuable citizen, who this year on a
small area has gathered and threshed
over one hundred bushels Of clover
seed This will pay better than a
whcal crop, with comparatively no cost
al all. In addition. there was the first
crop Of grass, either saved as hay or
eaten Of by stock, which was also very
remuncratiye.
Warren Sentinel: DR.. Sears, the
manager OF the Peabody fund, through
DR.. Ruancr, has promised G. E. Roy,
Esq, $500 for tho benefit Of the graded
school at this town.
Judge Rob't II. Turner has sold his
house and nmety-three acres near this
town to Mr.. Robin. Gentry for .s5,-
700. most of the purchase money being
paid down.
Page Courier: Page county pays $2O4
of her tax in coupons.
Page county has 43 distillcries. Only
one makes whskey-all The rest apple
jack.
L-1Ae1 Atto lNItitAh4|h ~ e'CN'
coo and yet HASN'T public school. How
long can this be tolerated ?
1t is proposed to hold a meeting at
the Courthouse on next Monday, county
court day, to consider the call for Re-
Advisers convention, made by the Re-
Adiusters Of the General Assembly.
Winchester Times : Mr.. Addison
Cater is suffering from a dislocated
wrist, the result Of a fall on the ice last
week.
BY fall on the ice, recently, Mrs.
Julia, widow Of the late Col. Robt. L.
Baker, broke her arm.
Mr.. Gee. Z. Bushnell sleeps in q
room warmed by a drum connected with
a coal stove in his storcroom beneath
Que night last week the drum filled
with GAS and bursted while Nj. b. was