Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-11

level waste OF aahcs was "hlA WI "" ~
mounds OF unconsumed iron machinery
} and about $500 worth Of wire that had
Just been bought for cloth cards. Mr. Ran
Kin was insured for - 600 in the Phoenix
Co., 81 900 in the Virginia State, $1,000 in
the Hamburg Bremen, and on the build
ines for 81, $40 in the East Augusta Mutu-
al Insurance Co. His loss, above his in
surance. is estimated at about $4,000.
The origin of the fire is not clearly as
certaincd, but the circumstances attend
ing it point strongly to its Icing the worl;
Of m inccpdiary. That aftcrnoona wagon
! load Of Hour was put in the mill, but after
/ the ire not u vestige Of its ashes could be
found. It is Thought that the mill was
broken OPEN the flour stolen, and the
/ binding then fired to better conceal the
/ theft.
This calamity to Mr.. Rankin will be
universally regretted. lie has been a citi.
zen full of energy and enterprise in our
county. Since he has been running hi,
wooden mill he has put up some twenty
buildings IN the vicinity, including school
houses, churchcs, dwellings and store
houses. In his mill he had just been to
the expense of reftting it largely witt
new and moro modern machinery, and he
mad so firmly established the character Of
] -. l., =. -
wooden goods his easily found q market
To meet the demand, he some months age
established a depot in Stanton on An
gusta street, under the management OF
Mr. j. W. Fisher, for their sale. He is a
man Of unhoundcd charity and It is said
! that no man in want ever went from his
! door unrelicved.
! Winchester Nelcs We are sorry to hear
/ that Prof. j. |. H. Baker was 20 unfor-
4 tunate rs to cut his thumb off Saturday.
Ho was butchering turkey aud made a
wrong cut. That is what n man gets by
| killing turkeys. The Abingdon Jir.
ginian saws that Judge Ward, 80 seriously
wounded 10y DR.. Wm Y. White shortly
before the election, is reported TO be
slowly recovering. Is soon a. the Judge
is well enough to be moved he will be
taken 10 Winchester, where his father
resides lin The case involving the
ownership Of the Shenandoah river at
/ Harper's Ferry, on trial in the Circuit
Court OF Jefferson comfy, W. Va, the
jury was discharged Monday. being IN.
able to agree. This is the Mason ease ...
On last Saturday night, at Amis-yille
I Rnppahanhock county VIM. Pratt, col
orcd, shot and killed Buck Foley, also
colored in q quarrel about woman
Pratt made his escape and q reward ha'
been offered for his apprehension.
Miss Lizzie Hardy, daughter Of Mr. sam
| Hardy. aged about . years, died sud
denly last Monday morning, nj an early
hour, Of neuralgia Of the heart Wills
she had been complaining for some day
her death was unexpected She vas a
Young lady much beloved 10y n larg'
circle Of relatives and friends. Mr
Lewis George, aged = years. died at tn,
residence Of his son-inlaw. Mr.. John II
Clayton, near White Hall, in this comfy
last SUNDAY, Of paralysis IIc was a
worthy gentleman and highly rcrspcctc'
by all who knew him. 4 very few weeks
since his son died very suddenly and grie
over his death, it is thought, hasfcne'
The death of this aged gentleman.
Page courier: Since onr report of las
week, Mr.. Geo W Grandstan has los
another child from diphiLcra, makiul
three deaths in his family within few
weeks Of that disease ...-.. Last WcAncs
day, when one Of the freight trains wa
moving near Bcntonvillc, brakeman oi
the train, named Jones, Of IlagcrstoW II
discovered . deer, about half grown, stand
ing on the side Of the track. Making ~
effort TO escape, Mr.. J. jumped from tn
oar and seized the deer and held it n
easy captive. Mr.. J. priced his gam
very highly and took it to his home il
IIagcrstown where he will keep it a. a pei
The deer, il is supposed had been chase
by dogs, aud when found was broke
down.
Shepberdstown Register: The helr
or engine used at North Mountain, abou
eight miles from Martinsburg, was di'
} patched from there Monday evening in
mcdiately followed by an empty engine
which ran down and overlook the help,
about five miles north Of Martlusburg-
8 The engines were both thrown down tn
bank, and one Of the nine men was killc
and the Others injured. The man kille
was Charles J. Dooley, resident of Ma
tinsbnrg. aud employed rs brakeman o
tho second division Of the Baltimore an
! Ohio Railroah 800. The case Of Potter
J Icaplcy aud his wife, Grace b. Loaple.
. vs.. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Con
pany, suit for damages laid AT 500, 0C
r and which occupied the attention Of II
Circuit Court at HagcrstOwn for two day
was concluded Saturday evening with
b, verdict against the company for $50
The case was removed 20 that court froi
, Frederick county. The plaintiff elaine
that Grace Il. Leapley on n certain da
, and date purchased ticket at the city
Washington for Tascarora, on the Me
/. ropolitan Branch Of tho Baltimore NJ
Ohio Railroad Company that she vi
}. carried beyond the station and the ca
stopped where there was no platform
r.. that the conductor ordered and directt
her to get Off the train that there WI
g neglect TO provide steps or other meal
Of descent from the ears. by reason wher
"a Of she was compelled TO leap from II
train to the ground, being thereby 81
o riously injured and crippled.
Rockingham Register: On Saturd'
. evening last about dark, as VIM =. Bios
Esq, was on his way home, in attemptr
II TO get in the wagon going mp Rcd Iii
his foot slipped from the brake-bar and
y fell, striking his side against the bar al
breaking one or two ribs. The wag'
" passed over Mr.. Blose's leg, also, bnt Il
ing empty did nothing moro than brui
~ it, Mr.. B!oSe has boen very unfortunat
having bad several ribs broken only
10 short time ago by the limb Of tree IA
ing on him We hopo lac may speed