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

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upon the discharge of his duties about
the middle Of August.
Track-laying on the S. V. r. r. was
not pushed as far as Berryville last
week because Of the non-arrival OF iron
We are informed that vessel load Of
iron from England Is looked for every
day-the vessel having left Liverpool
about the middle Of last month.
Hllsville Carroll county, Virginia :
Last Monday evening Mr.. Joshua Mes
ter a respec ted citizen oflhis county,
living about nine miles from Hillsville,
was shot and killed, from ambush, by
an unknown party.
Highland Recorder i: We are reliably
informed that about the %, or 20, of Ju-
ly, Mr. Marion Calhoun, Of Dry Run,
Of the waters OF North Fork, of Pende-
ton county, West Va, had COW thai
gave birth 10 a calf which IS the most
remarkable monstrosity we ever heard
Of. The calf and COW both died. Here )
the DESCRIPTION as it came from the lips
ofone of the men who made the exam
nation The calf had Two perfectly
formed heads. four ears, two tails, two
spinal columns, seven legs, eight feet,
two set of lungs, no liver, no heart, and
the body. all one. OF course it was inn
possible tor such creature to liye.. -.
A young man by the name of Sylvester
Carpenter stole horse belonging to a
Mr.. Taylor, living in the neighborhOod
of Greenbank, West Va, one day last
week, and took the horse to the Hot
Springs and sold him. The horse was
in pasture on Allegheny mountain, and
was not missed for several days. The
owner got on the track, followed and
recovered the horse at the Hot, but the
thiefls sill at large.
Old Commonwealth Martin W.
Holmes brought US bottle of snakes
on Monday. He captured them at the
brick-yard near town, aud they are OF
the kind called Garter" snakes. He
He found only 81 in the family and
bottled the whole Of them. This was a
pretty good haul of snakes, and such a
lot in ones boots would make him feel
uncomfortable. He has filed the bottle
with whiskcy and will thus keep this
interesting family as curiosity. We
would also remark that this is about
tine best use we know Of that can be
made of whiskey-prescrving snakes in
lit. We have heard however that
whiskey will make one see snakes if it,
use is perseyered in.
Trginia Free Press 200 bushels OF
prime wheat we are informed was the
product Of ninety acres Of the farm al
Col. JnO. ThJs. Gibson, near this place.
Mr.. David Barbour was the tiller OF the
soil. Hon. VIM. Mines, Jr., Pres
Idcnt Of the 8. V. r. r., Hon. A. r.
Boteler, David Bilmyre, Esq, Judge
j. Z. Lowell, Col. J. Q. A. Nadeu-
bousch and other members Of the 5. V.
r. II. Directory we're in town On Mon
dat. We understand that the outlook
Tor a speedy construction OF the road 10
its contemplated termma ION in Au-
gusla is better now than at any former
period, and the friends Of The road are
greatly encouraged
Stanton Spectator We learn from
Mr.. Samuel Bycrs, living near Burkc's
Mil, in this county, that he has just
tureshed from D acres OF land, survey
ell by John &. Slower, lO4 bushels of
wheat. The wheat was the Little
Gy pscy,' purchased of Mr.. Robert
Harnsberger. 1t was raised in an old
orchard with Is apple trees on the p
acres and neither fertilizer or manure
used. 1t was threshed by Mr.. Jane g
Roller who can testify as to the cols
roctpooa of fbia Of ofon,on,