Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
News from NeighbOring COun-
ties.

quashed On the jury was Abraham
Switzer, respectable merchant nearly
seventy years old. Among the spectators
of the trial, and taking much interest in
il in behalf of the sal0 on was John Long.
lie was more or less drunk, and after the
Jurors were dismissed called the aged juror
aside and violently assaulted him. Mayor
Gordon fined Long so for the assault,
and ON Satnrd ay last Long was brought
before the Judge Of the Hastings Court
for assaulting one of the jurors OF the
court. By this time he was quite sober
and expressed the deepest regret at the
occurrence, saying he was in such con-
dition at the time that he didn't know
what he was doing. The Judge fined him
SO and sent him to Jail for 10 days.
Harrisonburg People At his home near
IIarrisouburg, on the evening of the Sth
inst. DIR. S. A. Coilman died in the G2 year
Of his age.
DR.. CofTman was graduate Of Jefier-
son Medical College, Philadelphia, and
in early life practiced successfully in the
counties Of Rocking ham and Shenandoah,
soon assuming the first rank among the
physicians Of the Valley. lie retired
from his profession when yet compare
lively a young man and associated him.
self with the political events of the state.
lie was member of the State Conven-
ton of l-Gl and State Senator from Rock
ingham. He Withdrew from active busi-
ness some years ago, and wasliying quiet
~ at his home when the dread summons
came. 800. Some six weeks ago Henry
Frank, one mile west Of Singers Glen,
this county, while digging a stock pond
near spring which had gone dry, three
feet below the surface, came across
portion Of the skeleton Of some huge ami
nal OF the distant past. Without attach
ing any Importance to this discovery, he
threw the bones ont on the bank, together
with the soil he was removing. The
neighbors who CHANGED along carried
away such portions as they desired, and
Mr.. Frank then secured the remainder,
which have been since purchased by DIR.
Zrllc, Of Edom. Among the collection
is a part Of huge tusk now about two
feet long, and thought to be only one
fourth of the whole tusk. The animal is
supposed to have been the mastodon.
Spirit Of the I'dIley: One day week be-
fore last, so we are informed, Mr.. Giles
Deyier senior cditorof the Register, one of
our swect-tompercd citizens, who never
gets madder than hornets when they are
triled with, happened i'm the large yard
That fronts Tom Wauen's livery stables,
and while there, with his back turned
against danger, Billy goat that he had
not observed, and who is n michelyious
fellow when he sees coat tails dangling IN
the airas if in tantilization, made at our
good brothers hind quarters with head
down and determination to do some
thing desperate on square butt But
Billy missed his mark just an inch or two,
and if his exploit was not successful rs a
butt it was "go between " and
" straddle,7 for in the twinkling Of an eye
our brother was seen with lurid face
grasping Billy's horns, sitting astridc the
goats shoulders yelling, "woa! woa.
Billy while his goatship dashed at full
speed around The yard. The unexpected
rider of the goat had, in his younger life,
been trained in mule riding, but the mule
wa, q kicker not butter and he was
therefore not prepared for the novelty OF a
goat ride, and "pitch Oh, which next
followed, our dear brother being tossed.
Ike a toy, in the air, and falling on terra
frma like a log Of wood, with a thump.
Thus lay fallen manhood Alas, that a
frsky and mschevious Billy goat should
have caused the downfall.
Rockingham Register: Several gentle
men from Harrisonburg happened to be
in Washington last week, and, as a mat
ter Of course called upon their Congress
man, Col. O'Ferrall, to pay their respects,
and, as one OF his visitors remarked to rs,
found him earning every dollar OF his
salary. Piles of letters were upon his
table from all parts of his district, some
on business, many from persons wanting
Office, and there was one the COlone read
his friends, the contents of which are too
good to be kept from the public. 1t was
from the extreme rural districts, we imag-
inc, but strictly business. 1t stated that
the writer had lot Of very fine turkeys
for sale, aud as he supposed those fowls
(by some called our national bird }
would be in great demand at the Capital
during the approaching Inauguration sea-
son, the Colonel was requestedto - round
10 the various hotels and sos the very best
price that could be gotten and report to
the writer at once.
Winchester Times The second trial Of
Wesley Honesty (ncgro) indicted for the
murder of Joseph Mclaul (whito) wa
called on Monday morning in the Corpora
ton Court. From a jury Of twenty-four
men summoned by the Court from this city
not one proved to be a competent Juror.
Judge Clarke then ordered City Sergeant
Crebs to proceed to Stanton and summon
a Jury Of twenty-four men which has been
furnished by the Judge Of that city, and
TO have them in Court tomorrow (Tburs-
day) at o'clock, to which time the trial
was adjourned on motion Of the counsel
for the defence upon the ground that i'm
poftant witnesses could not be gotten hero
before. ...... The Valley Echo published at
Niddlotown, in it, last issue announces
that the publication will be suspend
ed until further notice, and says, we ex-
tend thanks to tho citizens Of Middletown
for the support they have given the paper
while under our control. Lack of patron
age, however, is the cause of the suspen-
sion. A village the size Of Middletown
can not support local paper unless the
merchants advertise Literally. Had VIC the
time 10 devote to the paper the circulation
might be extended. Other work at pres
ent however demands all our time
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