Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-10-23

that Nhlstleman mas lOst hNe Onii"i'"
with diphtheria. Mr.. Alexander McCray /
has lost three children with the same /
disease. Rev. c. A. Joyce's little daughter 4
has had a severe attack, but is improv-
ing slowly.
The shepberdstown Register On Thurs
day morning the house occupied by Mr.. /
William Butler. on the farm owned by his /
father, Mr.. c. T. Butler, was entirely de
stroyed by fire, together with nearly all /
the contents. Among the articles destroy /
ed was a wallet containing $40 in bank /
notes and valuable papers. Mr.. William
Buffers loss will not fall much short Of
$500.
Charlestown Free Press The gable end |
WAS blown out of the stone mill on the |
Roper place, two miles from town, on
Monday night. Damage about s6OO....---
The barn Of Mr.. James NJ. Ransom was
nearly destroyed by the storm on Mon
day evening the roof was blown off and
an end and side knocked down. A part OF
the front wall of the stone dwelling near
the Academy, property Of Mr.. F. b.
Souders, felt the force of the storm and
fell down.
Stanton Spectator: Nothing has yet
been learned of the fate or whereabouts OF
John w. Corrol, city Treasurer, who left
here for Richmond on the oath of Septem-
Der. His strange disappearance Is still IN
volved in mystery that no one seems able
to solve..... The horse of Dr. Crawford
of Mt. Sidney fell down whilst he was rid
ing him, and catching the Dr.'s leg, broke
one Of the small bones Heis getting well,
Lut is using crutches. .---.. Sabbath night
last. after the conclusion of the services
at the Baptist Church, Miss Lizzie Paris
whilst descending the steps at the church
entrance, fell, dislocating her left wrist
and breaking the small bone. She was
conveyed Immediately to DR.. Shelton's
Office near by under intense suffering,
where DR.. S. soon gave relief to the young
lady, whose home is some distance from
the church. After the surgeons attention,
and becoming composed sufficiently, she
was borne to the residence Of Rev. DR.. Mel
son, pastor OF the Church and not far from
it, and is now doing well.
New Market Press Messrs. 0. Salyards
and VIM. Baker, Of this place, who bad
been held in Jail for several months, were
released on last Friday.
New Market Valley: Mr.. C. Theis re-
ports that, on last Tuesday morning, his
turbine wheel at Granny Island Mills, was
so clogged up with fish that came down in
the muddy water caused by the heavy
rains on Monday and Monday night. Tho
fish gathered from the wheel were large,
nice ones. 1--WE learn from private
letter, that c. +. Manor, Young man OF
near this place, met with mishap several
days ago, which, but for proper thought
fitness, might have proved fatal 1t
seems new FIGURING mill was started at
Gentle, Powhatan county, Va. Every
thing worked nicely, till some noise was
heard. One Of The party ran at once and
II down the head gate, and in looking
for the cause Of the noise, found Mr.. {.
E. Manor caught by the wheel at the
head Of the boiling chest, and wound up
tightly, his clothing being badly tn and
tattered. So pressed and choked was he,
that he turned black, and was taken for
colored man, until he was cut loose, and
recovered enough to rise to his feet. No
bones were broken, and, although his
arms and breast are considerably scratch
/ ell and bruised, it is thought, we are glad
to learn, he will be able to 90 to work in
a few days.
Winchester Times Early on Thursday
morning last the residence of Mr. Atwell
Shell, on South Kent street, was entered
by thieves who proceeded to administer
an opiate (supposed to be chlorOform) Ia
Mr.. 5. and wife. After rendering them
unconscious they took the keys from theiI
clothing near the bed and opened the
drawers where the aged couple kept their
money. The total loss was about 5000
From what we have learned we think that
the thieves were parties who must have
been familiar with the house.
Rockingham Register; A few days age
Silas Vance, living on North River, hat
the misfortune to have one of his finger
caught in a cider mill, and severely
mashed the end. lie Immediately place.
the finger on block with the aid Of
person present, placed hand axe on tn
finger and with a hammer severed tn
bruised end, and is now doing well, ridinl
around as usual. Mr.. Vance is 72years o
age.
Winchester Leader One day this weel
Mrs. n. w. Richardson Of this place, Will
in her yard, fell and broke her nose .----
Mr.. Lycurgus Mcdonald, Of Hampshir
county, w. Va, grew SIX pumpkins o.
one vine, the aggregate weight of whlc
was 251 pounds One of these pumpkins
exhibited at our Fair, weighed % pounds
At the residence Of the brides bro
, Their, Mr.. John Seabright, in this city, b
DR.. Hubbard, on Thursday evening, }. d
, Fry, Of Ednburg, Va, aud Miss Lizzl
Magruder, Of Winchester....--. octobe
18th. 1885, at the residence Of the bride
mother in this place, Lemuel A. Sheets
. of Woodstock, Va, and Miss Fannie May
hew, of Winchester
t Valley Yirginian On Saturday nigl
4 last difficulty occurred between SIM
+ son Morris and Jacob Raines, near POI
2 Republic, in which Raines was fatal
d shot by Norris. Other parties we're draw
into the fracas, but no other person WI
l. hurt. Five men implicated were srreste'
q The late rains have brought up the ca
n " sewed wheat splehdldly. almost u
A last grain having terminated. The thu
= " sprouted green leaves are above Il
y drill rows, causing the fields to show
. beautiful green covering ike the fir
warm spell Of early spring. Our farme
are about through with their seeding, IL
a acreage being very large, and 40 the
= vorable weather will start every grain '
all feel happy over the first prOspoc
The difference between now aud last ia
ID is very great, the first sowed fields shov
ly ing far better in few weeks than the b,
= of last year did up to Christmas. A
- - vorable season will give this section
immense crop.