Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-06-09
Valley News.

day night, Mess. Sam'l. Grim and Bran
ner, living near this place, had kille'
by dogs two sheep, and FIVE vousded
seven others are still missing. The
three dogs committing the depredations
have been killed and "the hides are il
the tan yard" The loss has been APP
praised.
Winchester News Mr.. Henry Tevalt
died on Sunday evening last at the
residence of Mr.. Geo. W, Grim. lie
was a Christian gentleman. and had
reached the age of60 years.
Mrs. Smith, wife OF Capt. E. r. Smith,
died Of paralysis last Monday morning.
She had been a great sufferer Tor many
years. She was an estlmable lady.
Our esteemed townsman, Mr.. Wash
ington South, was called to Funkstown,
Nd, on Monday last, by the death OF
his sister, Mrs. Crawford, Of that place,
which occurred on Sunday.
Clarke Csnrier Maj. U. L. Boyce
has purchased, at the cost OF alOO, a
bell formerly the property of Lord
Fairfax, of Grsenway Court, 1t wa:
brought from England, where it was
made in 1850 that date beng stamped
upon it, and weighs so pounds. This
bell wa. presented 10 tho Meade Memo
rial Church, Of this place, and was sold
for the use and benefit OF said church to
Mai. Boyce, who, we understands, in
tends to present it to the engine " Fair
fax" OF the S. V. r. R.
Warren Sentinel Misses Mary and
Virginia Cloud OF this town, left Balti-
more this week for California, on visit
to their sister, residing at Salinas Mon
terry county, and expected to remain
there some months. The Scarlet Fe-
YER is prevailing, in malignant form,
in the Ccdarville neighborhood. To-
bias Stickley lost with it his fine four
year old son, Peter, Wednesday, and
there are six cases of it in his family
and that Of his brother, Jos. NJ. Stick"
ley. Nay the ravages of this scourge
soon be STAYED. About the middle
OF last Week Rev. 5. g. Ferguson lett
here, with his wife, mother and two
children, for a visit to relations and
friends in Clarke county. and Charles
town. On stopping the arst night with
a relative, near Boyceville, his bright,
slxnyear old son, Allemong, was taken
with Scarlet Fever, and died Sunday
morning. This was indeed a sad afiic-
ton, for on 18th OF last November, Mr..
Ferguson lost with the same dreaded
disease his son Hanson, aged 3 years
and SIX mon Tbs, after an attack OF only
few hours. lie has now but one child
living, an infant daughter. This COM
munlty deeply sympatizcs with Mr.. f.
and his estimable wife in their bereave-
ment.
| Spirit of the Fallcy: Oa last Tuesday
night between the hours of ten and
eleven o'clock our generally quiet
town at that hour Of night was thrown
in fever of excitement by the alarm OF
fire. and it was sson discovered that
the alarm came from East Market
street, and the handsome residence OF
our worthy townsman WIN. Bucher,
Esq. The fire orig mated in an ont
building that was used for wash
house and in which there had been a
celored woman washing that day, in a
very short space Of time after the first
alarm wa. given the flames had spread
to the dwelling and owing to the lack
of water to stop their progress the
whole structure was soon ono solid
sheet OF FIRE. In this outbuildi0g they
did not use a stove but had a very large
fireplace, and it had been the habit OF
Mrs. Butcher 10 have water thrown on
the FIRE after they were through for the
day. aud to mako sure that 1t had been
done she always went in person to see
to it, bat on this day she told the wo"
man TO see that it was all pat out and
that every thing was safe and forgot to
see TO it as was her usual custom, the
result was certainly a disastrous one,
The fire engines were promptly OIL
hand and every effort made to save the
building, but with no effect, as there
was no water to be had with the ex-
eeption of few cisterns which were
soon exhausted and then the large
crowd that had gathered there could Go
nothing but stand and sec the fruits
OF years ofhard labor aud economy on
the part Of Mr.. Butcher destroyed, una
bic to turn a hand to save it. The
most Of the furniture, together witt
doors, window blinds, sash, &C., wer'
saysd, but in a damaged condition
Mr.. Butcher informs US that he los
most of his bed clothing, canned fruits
cutlery, cooking stove, &C., and estl
: mates his loss at not less than s3,OOO
on which he had no insurance. Thi
! loss falls heavily npon one Of our mos
I | Lnn.n,-;,,nr o,tinnna nnd Ua feel aurn tha