Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-12-15
Valley News.

CleDuuuOdu FUttc1 LIZ nAs ~'",S'
this place, bought \ shoat the 9th day
OF Dec. 1879, which weighed 9lt
pounds gross. He weighed it aud
butchered it on the 4th day OF Dec.
1880. 1t weighed gross $50 lbs. aud net'
468. 1t lost from gross 10 net . little
over one sixth. 1t gained on an aver
age pearly one and one-filth pounds
per day from the timo it is was put up
till it wac bu,chered. Who can beat
that. Stock, Poland China and Berk'
shire. Dr.. s. P. c. Henkel OF this
place, several days ago slaughtered
three hogs which .elghed GIT pounds -
average $3.50.
Old Commonwealth On Thursday
morning last our young friend Mr. WILL
Gambill, employed at the B. q .. X.
r. depot IN this place met with pain-
full accident. He was coupling cars
when the fore6nger and thumb OF bis
left hand were caught between The
bumpers and badly mashed. DIR. j. ID.
Neff mas called IN, who rendered nee
ess Try surgical attention. The thumb
was saved but not the finger.
Page Courier: The Shenandoah VAL
le, Railroad Company, it is stated, will
be a purchaser for the Atlantic, Mississ-
iopi & Ohio railroad, (of which Gen.
Malone was lately president.) at Its
sale in February next. Should they be-
come the owners Of this line, direct
outlet to the est and South will at
once be secured on the completion OF
the link between Waynesboro and
Salem.
Br.dgewater Journal: On Monday
evening last. while DR.. Sam. Bell, Of
Long Glade, was driving to his home
from Milncsvile, his horse became
frightened at the rattlinS OF some table
ware that he had in the buggy and ran
off. The doctor became entangled in
the wheels and was dragged some dis
lance, bruislug aud managing him fear
fully. Fortunately no bones were
broken, but he received internal injuries
that are serious, but DR.. 7. FL. B.
Brown, his attending physician, informs
Us that they are not fatal.
Stanton Tindicator Mrs. Robert
Taylor, Of Riverheads district, died a
few days ago. Size was most estima
BILE lady, aud in her life had met with a
most remarkable incident. 1t will BE-
remembered that she was in sane sever
al years ago for long period ard while
demented drove an eight penny nail
through her skull into her brain. Alter
the nail was extracted by the attending
hysician she became entirely sane anc
had enjoyed excellent mental health M
to the time OF her death.
On Saturday last. a colored woman
named Cary Ann Watson, was shot IN
Charlottesville. Sue had been separat'
ed from her husband wto is employed
On the railroad near Waynesboro, anf
on that night a colored man named
Willis Jones, employed on Capt. Bush
construction train, stopped Of at Char
lottesvil!e and visited the woman t.
give her news of her husband. h'
wa Ike d out with her and as she reached
her gate returning home. he shot her II
the back. He then fed to his train bu
was captured there by citizens au'
lodged n Jail.
we learn from Mr.. Geo. L. Peyton
who was in the city on Tuesday, tha
the contract for the grand hotel at the
White Sulphur, has been awarded Il
Chas. Cyle, of Baltimore, the amour
being $500, 600. II will be IN the Torn
of a hollow square-the present hole
forming one side OF the square, and VII
cover tour acres Of pround-bcins pro
badly the largest hotel in America. l
is 10 be built of brick and will be com
pletrd by July 1st. All of the WOO
work viii be made in Baltimore AM
shipped ready to be fitted in place
After July lst the guests at the "hl''
Sulphur will see nothing OF work golnI
on. Mr.. J. Crawford Nelson is tn
architect Of the work.
) The ball room will be in wing whIc'
is to be run from where the present oaii
room is, and It will be built not onl
with view to the ample accommoda
lion of the dancers, but, Tor The con
yenjeuce Of those who wish 10 look on
there will be raised tiers of seats iron
which the brilliant sight eau be com
manded. The present ballroom VII
be thrown into the dinlng-room, there
by making that spacious dining'roon
still larger. Work will be commence
at first on the kitchen.