Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-28
Valley News.

Warren Sentinel. Mr.. Jonas Hook
man, now confined in our jail upon the
charge of murder, has employed Gen.
Jas. II. Williams to assist Giles Cook,
Jr., in defending him and we understand
that his counsel will next week apply
to Judge Turner to grant HIM bail.
Mr.. Jonas Hickman, whose arrest
upon the charge of having murdered
James Foster on the 18th Of April.
1879, was noticed in last weeks issue,
had his preliminary examination on the
18th and 10Th in the Courthouse here
before Justices q. E. Roy and John
w. NARROW, who, after the ex-
animation of a number Of witnesses
for the Commonwealth and two for the
accused, sent him on to answer an in
dctment at the Juno term OF our Coun-
ty Court. S. S. Turner for tho Con-
monwealth, and Giles Cook, Jr., for
the prisoner.
Spirit of Jefferson Probably the old
est railroad conductor in the United
States, now 10 the active discharge of
bis duties, is Captain Lewis Barley, oil
of Winchester, Va, running on the
mail and passenger line of the Valley
branch of the B. & o. r. r. He enter
ed the service of the old Winchester
and Potomac Company in lS4l, and has
been continually engaged in the busi-
ness, running on the old Virginia Cen
trail (now the chesapeake and Ohio)
during the war, and since and upt to the
present on the Valley Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio, which includes the
old Winchester and Potomac. He has
travelled over eleven hundred thousand
miles. or more than enough 10 60 forty
times around the world, and is, to all
appearances, good for many hundred
miles more.
Rockingham Register: On Friday
afternoon last, Mr.. James Landes, who
resides some four miles Southeast OF
Harrisonburg, with Mrs. Landes, at
tended the funeral OF Miss Sallie Wise
who was buried that afternoon. They
left at their home two children, one q
boy, aged years, and his little sister.
While the funeral services were pro-
crossing in Mt. Zion Church, news
was brought to the church that the
little boy had fallen IN we'll near Mr..
Landes house. Mr.. Landes and Others
hurried to the spot, and in short time
secured the body but life was extinct.
II Is easy to imagine the extreme grief
and agony Of the parents oyer the sad
death OF their boy.
Shenandoah Valley: On last Saturday
a week, Jabob, con Of David Funk
houser, met with painful accident,
near Orkney Springs, in this county.
He was returning to his home from the
Powder Springs Church and Oh riding
up behind his brothers. horse, he re-
ceived kick from his (brethcr'sl horse
resulting in fracture Of the knee pan
of the left knee. DR.. Irwin rendered
the necessary surgical attention.
Harrisonburg Commonwealth The
Harrsonburg Guards now number sew
enty-Gve members. On Monday night
last they unanimously resolved to go to
Winchester on the 9th Of June TO parti'
cipate in the ceremonies Of decoration
day in that city. The company is COM
posed OF the repres entative young men
of this place, and wherever they may
90 will reflect credit upon our town, by
their good behavior and gentlemanly
department, as we'll as attract attention
by the proficiency Of their drill, the re-
suit of the careful instruction Of most
efficient officers.
The annual meeting OF the Confer
ence of German Baptists which begins
at Broadway in this county on Tuesday
June Sd, and which will continue for
four days, promises 10 be one OF the
largest gatherings of the kind that has
ever assembled in the State. Delega-
tons will be present from all parts OF
the country. and probably a few FROM
England. The West will be strongly
represented, special arrangements for
transportation having already been
made. Commodious buildings for
services and for the accommodation OF
the brethren have already. been erected,
and others are still going up. The i'm
mense dining hall will have a seating
capacity Of nearly 900. 1t is expected
that not less than 5000 people will be
present. Bread, bacon, beef and other
provisions have been .erdered in i'm
mense quantities. In our next issue we
will give full account of the prepara-
tons which will then be about COM
plete.
Peter Long, Esq. Of Dayton, met
with painful accident on Saturday last.
He was filing saw at his mill, and
the machinery being suddenly and IN
expectedly started bro ught the saw in
contact with his leg, just below the
knee, cutting and lascerating the flesh
and splintering the bone badly.
On Monday evening Mr.. Felix 7.
Sheetz came near being drowned, to-
gether with his sster-in-law who was
with him in buggy, in attempting to
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