Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-08-16
A Cat With Our Valley Exchanges,

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Thursday night as freight train on
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
was approaching Charlottesville a man
who, it is supposed, was stealing ride
was struck by the bridge and knocked
between the cars. The train passed
over his arm, cutting it off near the
shoulder. A physician was summoned.
who upon his arrival attempted to tie up
up the lacerated arteries, but they had
contracted so much he could not get at
them. 1t Is reported that the man can
not live.
Recently while Mrs. John Kibler,
who lives at Springfield, in Page county
was sitting at her room window, her
husband being absent, a negro man
walked up to the window and demanded
something TO eat. Mrs. Kibler got up
and got loaf Of bread, and WAS going
TO cut off some for him. He told him
it was all the bread baked IN the house,
and she could not do il. He told her
1t was a id lie, and rushing against
the door, broke it opan, aud threw a
stick at her.
Mr.. Harrison Furr, an aged man
living on the farm of Mr.. Isaac Hepler,
Middle River, met with a painful accl-
dent last week. While building a
haystack he fell from the top, and his
thigh striking pointed fence stake,
penetrated through it. He was held in
that position for some fifteen or twenty
minutes until assistance came. The
wound is severe, but not considered
dangerous.
Strasburg Neps: Mrs. Aunie Hupp,
of Srasburg, reports the largest yield
of potatoes that we have yet heard OF.
From 2 seej.potatoes, 3 pecks wer c
harvested. The variety was the I'M
proved Early Rose.
The Valley Chris tan Convention oil
the Disciples Of Christ, will convene al
Walnut Spring Church, near Strasburs,
Friday before the fourth Sunday oil
August. The Introductory sermon will
be preached on Friday by Elder John
Pirkey. The business sessions OF the
convention will be open to all. Preach
ing at night and on Sunday. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Messrs. NJ. L. Walton, Z. E. Stick
! lev and A. G. Wynkoop, commission
ers, sold on Saturday last, portion oil
the Joseph Mountz estate, at Capon
Roads, as follows: Fifty acres of wood
land TO Marcellus Keller, at 1915 an
acre, and ten acres to Geo. II. Saum
and r. D. FunkhOuser, at $500 an
acre. The sale of the remainder OF the
home tract, los acres, has been post
poned until Thursday, August 3lst, at
which time it will be offered for sale,
on the premises, at eleven O'Clock, a. M
Winchester Neacs Mr.. William IL.
STREET. died last Sunday morning at bis
residence in this place, after long and
painful illness, aged 76 years. Mr..
STREET. was one of our Oldest and best
koown citizens, and for many years a
prominent merchant. He was the
Youngest child of Rev. Christian STREET.,
pastor of the Lutheran chur ch IN this
place century ago.
Messrs. J. Z. Russell and L. b.
Hancock have, we learn, purchased the
beautiful farm "Sprlngdale," five miles
from Winchester, on the Valley turn
pike, containing 3SS acres. The farm
has been placed ID splendid order by
Mr.. Harrison, whose enterprise aud
| liberality will still, we nope III"
remunerauye field in this neighbol'
hood.
A handful OF Mahoneites met IN the
Court House Hall last Monday and
proceeded to appoint delegates TO the
| Warrenton Congressional Convention.
Col. E. S. Baker and Lycurgus Savage
were appointed delegates with Gel T.
E. Shry ock and Capt. Pierce as alter
mates. By the way Capt. Pierce would
make very good sacrifice for this dls'
trict. Let the Narrentou ConvenLloi
do the handsome thing aud nominate
him