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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
A Sly Old Coon.

A somewhat remarkable story ot the
strength of small animal is told by q
young man.named George Martin. who
lives IN Jefferson county, near the Old
ham county line, on the river road. He
says that very frequently Of late he has
noticed quite a number of his hens and
Other fowl mlssing. He thought al
first that they found their way Of the
roost into the hands Of some ot the
neighbering negroes, and one night
determined TO watch. He remained up
all night. but nothing put in an appear
ance, and bis fowls remained undls-
turbcd. Some Of his neishbors were
troubled iu the same manner, and they
at length came to the conclusion that it
wss O coon or fox that was dong he
mischief. Mr.. Martin set small steel
trap in the entrance OF his chicken
house and left small hole just over it,
so any animal passing through would
have to step in it. The trap was fast
ened 10 a ten-psand weight by strong
string, lie thinking it would be strong
enough to hold auy animal that would
step into it. In the morning, when he
awoke, lie found The trap lying several
feet away from the coop, with part Of
the string attached. Some animal had
got fast 10 it, broken the string, and
by some means escaped and left the
trap behind. The next night he put
stronger trap in the opening, and fas-
tened il 10 the weight With IN iron
chain. When he went to look in the
morning, both the trap and weight were
gone. He did not know what to make
OF this, and supposed that some one had
stolen it, but he happened to look up
into large tree that stood ln the yard |
and saw something tangled ia the limbs. |
Upon closer inspection it proved to be |
a large coon. with the trap and weight |
attached. The coon had become fas-
tened 10 the trap, and, being unable 10
extricate himself, had pulled it after
him 10 the tree, and climbed up among |
the branches. This seems somewhat
remarkable, bat Mr.. Martin, who Is a
very reliable man, vouches for the
story.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

as his eyes rest upon her countenance
for he sees therein a great change.
There is deeper shadow upon il ant
his stricken heart tells him that it has
falles from the wing Of death. With
his lips he touches her forehead-it is
cold clammy, and he starts at the
chilling contact. He takes her thin and
colorless hand it, too, is cold. With
a strong effort he masters his feelings,
lest their exhibition should disturb, aud
thus injure his wife, iu whose pulses
life was beating with but feeble mo-
ton.
The hours pass on. There is still
ness through the house, for the inmates
speak to each other 10 lov whispers or
walk through the rooms and passages
stealthily and noi,elessly.
Alas! Hope hath failed. The wife
and mother is about to die. Hark she
is uttering something in low, MUIR
muring voice, and sudden light has
flashed over her face. What does she
say?
MY children y
She is looking around, eagerly.
0ne by one they are brought to her.
Wlllie-sweet faced, bright eyed, loy-
ing hearted Willie, is lifted, sleeping,
from his little bed aud laid beside his
dying mother. Grace, with her long,
dark lashes resting upon her sweet,
young cheeks, and all unconscious OF
the sad loss she is about 10 sustain, is
held for her to impress last kiss on
her lips, and brow, and cheek; an d
then the feeble infant, to which she
gave birth a few days before, and to-
ward which her mothers heart is yearn-
ing with most intense affection, is
laid against her bosom. A little while
she looks upon the treasures Of her
heart, and then lifts her fearful eyes
to the face OF her husband. Her lips
culver for a moment, and then came
forth, sobbing the words
oh, how can 1 leave you all? Who
will be a mother to my children? Who
will love them as | love them? Oh, it
is hard 1t is hard'
Her lips closed, and her voice sunk
into silence. But tears Qllsten on her
cheeks and the expression of her pale
face is sad beyond conception.
For half an hour Stiffness like that
of death broods over the chamber; and
new the last struggle has come. The
over-tried and overworked physical
system can 10 longer react upon the
inhuent life of the spirit, and death
quickly closes the brief earthly exis-
tence Of one who hoped to live for her
husband and children, yet committed
daily some act Of violence against the
unchanglng laws Of health.
There is bereaved husband and
three motherless children lett in the
hushed and lonely house.
What a strange, sad providence y
This is SAID on every side.
Is it strange? Was it providence?
Let the reader glance back at the
brief history of Mrs. Carlton and an
swer these questions for himself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
p @ & TIC AL.
The Farmers Seventy Years

-
All, there he is, lad at the plough
He bests the boys for work.
And whstsoe'er the task might be
None ever saw him shirk.
And. he can laugh, too. till his eyes
Run oer with nirthful tears,
And sing full many an old-time song
In spite Of seventy years.
"Good morning, friends tits twelve O'Clock;
Time for hah-hour's rest"
And farmer John took out his lunch
And ate 1t with Iest.
"A harder task it is," he said,
ethan following up these steers
Or mending fences, far, for me
To feelmy seventy years.
"You ask me why feel so young,
I'm cure, friends, can't tell.
But think 1t is my coed wifes fault
Who's kept me up so well;
For women such as she are scarce
In this poor vale Of tears;
She's given me love, and hope, and strength
For more than forty yesrs.
"And then my boys have all done well,
AS far as they have gone,
And that thing warns an old mans blood,
And helps him up and on,
My girls have never csuseds 8 psng,
Or raised up anxious fears;
Then wonder not that feel young
And hale at seventy years.
"why don't my good boys do my work
And let me sit and rest?
Ah friends, thst wouldn't do for me-
like my own way best.
They have their duty have miRe,
And. till the end appears,
mean to smell the soil, my friends"
Said the man Of seven ty years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
Two Queer Stories.

But perhaps the most curious and
valuable recovery OF book long sough
for occurred tv the late Mr.. Grenville
" hose most muniicent bequest Of bis
extraordinary library 10 the British Mu'
scum entitled him 10 the gratitude OF al
scholars. | mention the fact on The
authority of my late honored friend Mr.
Amyot, The secretary, friend and bIo'
grapher Of Wyndham, and for so many
years Treasurer of the society Of Anti
ouaries and Director of the Camden
Society. Among the choicest books in
his library Mr.. Grenville possessed one
of two volumes Of an excessively rare
ffteener, I think, the Mazarine Bible,
printed on vellum and magnlficently
bound: Of course he was very anxious
TO get copy of the missing volume
also on yellum, but he hoped almost
against hope. After many years. how
evei, he had the unexpected and almost
unexampled good fortune to get not on
ly copy on yellum, bat the identical
copy, as shown by the binding, which
had been 80 long separated from the
one in his possession. Mr.. GrenVille,
when showing the books to Mr.. Amyot
and to Samuel Rogers, who was there
al the same time, told the history OF bis
good fortune.
Amyot said 1t was the most remark
able coincidence he had ever heard.
Rogers did not quite agree to this,
and proceeded to mention the follow
ing, which he thought still more remark
able.
An officer who was ordered to India
went, on the day before leaving Eng-
land, to bis lawyers, in Linco!n's Inn
Fields. The day being wet be took
hackney coach. aud hen he got out as
be was paying the driver, dropped a
shilling. He looked in the mud and
slush for it in vain, and so did the
coaehman. On his return home alter
some years service he had again occa-
sion TO 90 10 his lawyers in Lincoln's
Inn Fields. When leaving, be recol-
lected his lost shilling, aud by seme
unaccountable impulse began to look
for it, when strange To say, just at the
very spot where he had paid the coach
man, and on the very edge Ofthe curb
stone; be found
The shilling!' was the hasty cOnciu-
sion OF my excellent friend.
Not exactly said ROBBERS, but
twelye-penny-worth Of cOppers wrapped
up IN brown paper!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
Hitting a Pump.

Mick, heer you wor in 6ght last
night
BE jabers I was thin, an met the
toughest dvil | ever faced.in me lile.'
Where did you meet hlm?'
Outside of Barney Scully's au' he was
as thin as US both put together
Tell US all about it, but gives no
lies.'
Now, Timothy, you nIver caught Q
lie comm out o. me mouth
NO, Mick for. begorra, ey fly 20
fast that It's the devils own ] b to catch
them.'
We'll l was comm out o. ScullI's
purity full OF Land-league entangls-
ment-'
What the dlVil's Land-league en-
tsnglementT interrupted Thimothy.
whist, yer sowl! It's the polite
name for whiskey, sure. Well, L was
comm out o. Scully's an ?ist as 1 got
outside l ran agin a thin man, and, be
the powdhers O. pewthur, he downed
me jumped 10 me feet, an SEEM be
had somethid' in his hand, sez to hin,
sez 1, Lay down yer stick, bad luck TO
ye, aud fight me like man,
why, YOU fool, said Timathy, Il.
MAS Scully's pump ye wor talkin' To. l
was there and saw the whole thing
You did, Tim Thin, bad scran TO
me, if liver bit pump again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

A SHARP THRUsT.-A New Haven
paper, the other day, published the fol-
lowing: Yesterday young man loaded
down With . good supply of lead PEN
ellis, pens, aud writing paper, carried
in his vest and coat pockets; called at
the town agents Office, and wanted a
license to peddle bis wares. When In
formed that as he was a NONRESIDENT
his license would cost him twenty-five
dollars for this town, and twenty-five
dollars additional for every other town
in the State that he attempted TO DO
business in, the young man 'wore' de
left in disgust, after informing the clerk
that Connecticut was the land OF the
peddlers. He said: You can 6nd them
all over The Wes, d ii; every other
man you meet out there is q Connecll'
cut tramp. The pedler is floating
miserable wretch, anyhow; aud DOM
suppose there is any show for me here.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

THE OTHER FELLER.-How easy IL
is to see the sins Of other people. Even
a child can do that. A Bosten Sunday
school superintendent tells us OF an
experience of his, in proof Of this truth.
One Sunday be found ia his school a
class OF urchins, recently gathered IN
from the streets, without teacher for
the day so he took them ln band' lie
came right down 10 the FIRST principles,
and talked Of sin and salvation. One Of
his pointed questions was; rs there any
sinner IN this class I? Instantly the aus
yer came from one Of the brightest oil
the boys, who pointed at the end OF the
seat, and said, Yes, that teller down
there.' That boy was more outspoken
than he would have been ifhe bad been
longer in the school bet his mode ol
living was much like that of those long
under christian training. There Is nc
sorrow like our sorrow, and no ain Ike
that feller's down there.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Too FAsTIDIoUs-Whlle lady
selects her ribbons with an amount ol
care simply inde'cribable, and indeed
lmmeasurable with our present INSULT
clent means of computation, the average
man will seize upon the first neckti e
offered TO him with confidence in the
wisdom of his choice, which Is positively
indecent. A woman making a deer
study of what tints her complexion will
bear and what it will not, heightens hel
charms when her decision IS made,
while man with a blazing red nose
calls out complacently with a necktis o.
pale blue to set ones teeth on edge
withal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

young Husband'-House cleaning
means for the women to tie towels
around their heads and run the men ln-
10 the street without any breakfast
every morning for week or so, while
they break lamps and spill whitcwast
on the stairs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

A man recently lynshed 10 Arkansas
was believed to have been innocent oi
any CRIME, until it was ascertained that
although he had never been In the army
he attached Colonel to his signature
when writing his name. Then 1t was
the general opinion that lynching was
too good for him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
A Miners LACK.

About four years ago a'poOr but in'
dustrions prospecter in California had
the misfortune, or good fortune to lose
his horse. 1t was an old bay horse,
and. like bis master, was a wandering
prospecter, only that he prospected fol
grass, while his master prospected for
quartz. This particular day the old
bay mare wandered farther than he was
won't to do, probably because the
punches of grass we're few and far be-
tween. At any rate. The prospscter de
sired to move camp but could not do SO
without the assistance of bis horse. He
must needs find him. He was at last
successful, and while returning with
the truant he noticed the head ct
mountain ram sticking in the rocks.
Stooplng to examine 1t, he saw rich
looking quartz scattered about, and
following it up, be hit upon what is
now the noted Ramshorn Miue-the
longest and richest silver ledge that we
know of. The district was named Bay
Horse. as it should have been, and ls
the richest silver dis rict in the Salmon
River country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

At dinner host introduced 10 the
favorable notice Of the company a splen-
did truffled pheasant. 1sn'tit beau
typ he said. DIR -Se.and. so gave it
10 me- killed 1t himself 'Ah, what
was he treating it for p asked one Of the
guests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Capt. Bogardus's feat Of breaking
500 glass balls in twenty-five minutes
aud fifteen seconds has been excelled
by Philadelphia man, who was carry
Ing a basket of glass balls 10 shooting
range and stepped on a banana peel.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Some men have the faculty OF lock.
ing on the bright eide OF things. A
South End man who was refused BY q
girl didn't weep over missing bride,
but congratulated himself 90 escaping
m mother-in-law.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Philanthropy, as generally under.
stood, consists in profession Of affec-
ton for people on the other side Of the
planet. whom we really care nothing
about, and generosity consists in send
ing them all the cid things we don't
know what 10 do With.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Vassar has one smart girl who will
IN the hereafter be heard OF in women's
rights societies, She described straw
as being hollow thing with lo-cent
man OIL one end oLi and a 2o-cent
drisk on the other end.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

A Baltimore editor died of heart dis
case the other day. People who have
imagined that editors have no hearts
will now see how badly t,ey we're de-
ceived.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

George do you love me ? 4 did
you know how foDdly-but-' %,
George, hov can you say but" What
has changed you p well, Clare, have
a prejudice, a-a-what under the sun
were you caresing that dog for" o,
George, how unjust to poor Fido! He IS
ONLY afriend.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

The worthiest men are most injured
by ISLANDERS so We usually dnd that TO
be the best fruit which the birds have
been picking at.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

An exchange says that there is death
in some soda water pipes, The cool
coil which promises to bring ,health be-
comes a mortal coil which shsfi.s you
of.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

A Providence gIrl on being told that
her false hair was coming OF, replied
that it was no such thing, as she didn't
wear false hair. And then she went
and looked 10 the mirror.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

The eruption caused BY contact with
poison ivy may often be quickly re-
lieved by the local application Of 'blus
stone, which is sulphate Of copper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
SHENANDOAH HERALD
Advertising Rates,

Advertisements will be inserted st One polis
FER quare of ten lines, or less for the first inssr
ION, and so cents for each subsequent insertion
unless the number Of insertions be nsrkedur
the manuscript, II will be published until forsi.
sndcharged accordingly.
Notices in the local column viii be inse ,ssi
ten cents per line, each insertion.
Advertisements for three montas os longer
nedsertst lower rates
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Time works wonders, as the woman
said when she got married alter q
thirteen years's courtship.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

There is a whole sermon in the Per-
sian saying, In oil thy quarrels leave
the door open for reconciliation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Children should be warned not to
take what doesn't belong to them -
especially the measles and smallpox.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Come young man go 70 college, learn
to.pllol boat race aad bfiss homo Z
pretty diploma.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Most men know what they hate F; few
what they love.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
NOrARIEs PUBLIC.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

pAv1s p1sr-Dr. @. A. Brown, Obed Funk and
Jas B. Jackson. 80, ,,.caSo,. eno,,dor
ioSssTor-J. n. RodeGer, Martin striekler'
Levi H. Cullers. A,, 1n.
CoffmAn, Samuel Rinker. r,,.. Y.cob
AxHBY.-saml. HAmmsn, Samuel Aingreo, 'Ao0O
LTr'NChri,tian Shirley, D. P. zirkle, John H.
Pence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

They say that Bright Eyer mother
doesn't like Tibbles, and says he's nc
account white man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Joaquin Miller says he has wept on
reading some Of his own poems Righli
So would we if we had written 'em.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

More have been ruined by their ser
wants than by their masters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

G.K. HEST, NJ FlhhEh'
sraIaste Penn. College. Gradus1e o~' O'N'S'
ks. hiNA SURGEON DEETIsTs,
OIL Main st. WINCHESTER, Va.
win spend one week each month AZ S~n.,ons oo1s,T
...,S,tsd 70 their care guaranteed to give sa.is
f.cSon. Terms moderate. For Painlese t6 era q,
non OF teeth NJ ram OXIDE Gas sla aon ma
c.lysnsmisn ad Uocol Anaesthsucs useu'
~ once in sr ickler House.
June 1-lyr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17

Who takes all the snuff in the world
no one Nose.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
CIVILIANS L GRABILL, .,rxrs
WOODSTOCK, VA.

". are prepared to Insure property in the vir, t
,ipis Firsand Marine Insurance company, 1uU
S.s Ixnrhhurs BANKING and Insurance Company
sa.S "a erst class companies and insure ~ the
ssusl premiums
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
CONSTABLES.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

SUPEklNl EN"HNA VI
u woodstock,
oo, u.rsrvvs
,.n u:.i,s Inn.
DAvIs,-G A. BroWn' arr"OA
SDarr. nh sp,ksr. Jacob
sIoSRWALL.-Sos' O0i' -
JoHNsoS.-E b. sna'ei' OAD'''
hADIsoS,-'os' Noi-'i'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
Steam Saw Mill For Sale

good 80 hor.e power STEAM ad, saw ssn M1al. nor =
s.S,s Fncine. Alnost % easily moved a. any D
az s,esii mijls IL bssx eapseity OF cutting lV.oo
Szs( osr dsy when well manned. IL IL nor 10
neirhborhood tbst viii furnish egs,om % snusnt
the humber. x,...
rAAs No. LENUHL ENsWILkk,
June /, gI--amo. pd. M Jackson ".
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-17
PARISH PHYSICIAN.

Maurert
ovERsEERs POOR.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-06
Donsesuc markets.
Bv telegraph

U.t
NEw YORK. Dec. 3-Evening.-FlOur market
opened shaderstronger and closed quiet and about
steady with only moderate export demand and a
light local trade inquiry.
Receipts OF Flour 90 733 bbls;exports IL. 432bbs;
sales 16, 200 bbls; mo- at 3 35d A 10; Superfne
Western and State 25@5 25;common to good ext.
Western and State 0O,35 IS; good to choice Wes-
terri extra ct 8 80G9 90 common to choice White
Wheat Western extra ESQ 8 25;fancy do at 30
40 90; common to good extra Ohio at S5d8 %,
common to choice extra St. Louis at s 250 20,
Pstent Minnesota extra at 1897 20; choice to
o ty Mill extra at 0nta7 is W I; 14OO bbls MOI
at 3 1894 70; 300 Super6ne 26G5 %; 1900 bbls
low extra 00n5 604S00 bbls Winter Wheat extra
at 5 $500 90; $500 bbls Minnesota extra 106
9 90: Southern flour steady. Whesf-receipts ;
734 bush exports 161 2 bush; unsettled; cash
advance lost and fell off "a lac, closing shade
frmer with limited export demand and fairly active
business on speculative account; sales 2,457,uOO
bush, including 81 900 bush on the scot ungrad-
ed Spring ! 1O@1 80; ungraded Red at 3ll11 40;
No do 3sA. No Q do l 4214@i 4314; No do
No do 12,' 90 bush at 4O11 Al. Rye dull and
weak 97c@t OIL. Corn-cssh lots strong; options
opened about 1a01c higher, closing weak with the
advance lost and moderate trade, receipts 99,975
bush. exports "a, LAG BUSH sales ,436,0O0 BUSH
including "a, 600 on spot; ungraded at 65@7214
73Mc; steamer Yellow 701ac; White Southern at
Tic; Yellow do at 7oc No Q for December at 70Q
70bsc, closing at 7bc; do January at II rs 1894 c.
closing TIC; February 70 6174s4 c, closing 1875 c.
Outs 4 @ts higher and moderately active; -eceipts
80 800 bush; sales BOG, 900 bush No at 491ac do
Waite at soc: No Q at 60@5Oasc new; 5l1sc old
do White 5ls4 @52c; No at 5O14c do White at
531ac; Mixed Western at 49052c: do White $40
541ac; Mixed State at 6l9521a; White do 52i5(a2
b8c, including $4,000 bush No for January 60ss
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-06
MINoR rRI .EGRAMs

A Zanzibar despatch says that on the Sd
inst. Capt. Brownrigg, of tho British man-of-
war London, with ten men in a steam pinnace
attempted to capture dhow flying French
colors and loaded with slaves. The Arab crew
resisted fercely and Capt. Browning and three
men were killed, one severely and two slightly
wounded. The dhow escaped.
Two men were killed and two fatally injured
by an accident on the Selma & New Orleans
railroad yesterday.
Mrs. Coleman, who shot George T. Coles in
New York, was yesterday to four years in the
State prison.
M. Carnas has been elected President of the
Swiss Council of State, and Visier Vice Presi-
dent. Both are radicals.
Charles E. Furlong, of the Bank of British
North America, charged with embezzling
$500 of the banks funds, has been arrested
and pleaded guilty.
The deadlock in the silk trade in japan has
been removed by tho practical submission of
American and European merchants to the
Japanese demands.
Sir Evelen Wood will be appointed Governor
of Natal.
Fire at Marietta, Ga, yesterday destroyed
several business houses Loss $40, 900.
Doyle, the convicted bond robber, has been
granted new trial on technical grounds.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Burglary.

Burglary.
PENNINGTON, Dec 5-The store of Tarbox
Brothers here was broken into Saturday nieb !,
and small quantity of money and goooN
taken. The burglars have not been discovered.
Drowned.
SKowHRGAN, Dec. 5-Minnie Adams OF
Madison, aged fifteen, was drowned Saturday
afternoon while skating in Madison pond. The
body was recovered yesterday morning in
twenty-five feet of water.
KILLED by Falling Tree.
BETHEL, Dec. 5.-Peter Powers, a promi-
nent citizen, aged rs, was killed by tree
Saturday.
Fatally Shot.
FARMReToN, Dec. Prank Ellsworth OF
Salem, aged 10 years, was killed yesterday by
the accidental discharge of gun.
Serious Accident.
CALAIS, Dec. R. E. Patterson, contractor
for The St. Croix cotton mill at Milton, N. B..
was seriously injured this afternoon by large
wooden horse falling from the roof and strik.
ing him on the head and shoulders He was
insensible for some time