Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-06
NEWS FROM MElGHBORING COUNTIES.

ming about 40 o'clock, as Ticket agent
Sheppard went into the ticket Office of
the c. Il O. r. r., he heard a noise inside.
lie hastily got a match and struck
light. The thief who had made the noise
had escaped taking with him the cash
drawer which he had wrenchcd of its
place at the ticket window. The alarm
was given and the police gave chase. The
thief fed with the drawers to an old
building near Lushbaugh Bros factory.
There he stripped one box of about 500
in notes, hut left in the other one abont
$50 in silver. The thief made good his es-
cape out of the building ..-.-. Last week
tramp baker from Milwaukee was employ
ed Temporarily at the w. l.. Asylum, the
regular baker having left. The German
boy who assists in the bake house had
saved and put hy money which made
large roll of notes. One morning last
week the tramp baker disappeared and it
was found that the German boys trunk
had been broken open and his roll Of notes
taken. The tramp had doubtless acct
dentally seen the roll. Unfortunately for
the thief, who thus suddenly gave mp his
good situation, the money was Conieder-
ate notes which the boy had gathered IA
a curiosity. The tramp is now ont on the
cold and heartless world with nothing but
Confederate money in his pocket.
Shenandoah Valley Web. Covington,
colored, who works for Simon fogle' near
this place, fell from on apple tree, Friday.
Anax, which he was using, fell from the
tree, cutting his right hand, in the PALM
near the thumb, very severely..---.on
last Saturday, whilst Messrs. James Cush-
man aud r. n. Meniiee were out hunting,
the latter gentleman discovered several
snakes gathered together in knot.
On closer observation, the hunters
found they had killed four snakes-hay-
ing shot of the heads Of three of thenl-a
fifth snake near the others attempting to
escape was also slOt.----. We had duflhB
I tlis week one OF the heaviest rains. that
VIC had since ls77-thc high water of that
year being rcarly reached. A good deal
of corn and fencing were washed away
Nessr.. VIM. Gaines, j. C.. Sibert, Rev.
W. H. one, W. K. Strayer, JOS. llnpp'
Mrs. Susan Henkel, Samuel Ilupp, Moses
Zirkle. and others, whose lands are on
Smith Creek, being among the number
who were thus damaged
PAGE Courier: Last Wednesday night
two men. Elliot Finks and John Hurt,
both under the influence of bad liquor
went to the residence Of Mr.. Sram Kite
who lives near tie foot of the Ridge ID
Madison. and demanded admittance' Taf-
inc they were IN quest Of brandy. Mr.. H.
soon discovered their condition, and re-
fused 70 admit them. They persisted I'D
tbeir efforts and forced the door open,
when Mr.. X, who had retired arose and
ordered them out. They left and went To
the store room, near by, which they began
,o stone Mr. Kite then took his shot gun
and went where the men were. ScuiI'
ensued i'm which Hurt was shot III ire
shoulder and breast, from which he dled
on Saturday. Hurt, our informant says
had hold of the gun when 1t was DIS
charged, accidentally, as claimed by ki'e'
Mr.. Kite had an examination Thursday,
when be was acquitted. Ia! ~ Monday
morning of this week our town was sad
dened by the announcement that MhH
Eddie Hudson, daughter Of Mr.. J. Is. Hnd-
son. had departed this life. On Sunday
NIGHT between and 9 o'clock she ceased
IN breathe the air of earth. She was III
IN DAYS Of malignant fever. The ply
sician's skill and unceasing care OF reia-
tives and friends could not arrest its pro-
cress. The subject of this notice was q
, years of age on the 18th day Of this month
> She was an only daughter, and one vel
worthy to be the JOY of her parents hearts
= the desire Of their eyes, as upon her then
minds indeed were set. When child sh'
3 was of sweet and amiable disposition
and under the Christian influence OF he
3 home. her inherited good qualities broad
, ened as she grew in statue...---.All ga
/ on Thursday the rain fell steadily, ana 10
/ ward, night il began TO come down d
/, torrents. which continued without c's7'
p finn fill o'clock Friday morning. 10
i wards evening the Hawksbill began {
o rise rapidly and By midnight it wa boom
ing, sweeping corn and fencing 81 inc al
;acent lowlands and causing the dwellei
along the banks to begin to conslder It
-, moving TO safer and higher quarters hi
, stream, with the exception OF the uhpI'
, cedepted food Of II, was fuller than 1t ha
q. been known for % years.
: We have not had time to gather an a'
- oount of the damage before sending I'm
= Couricrv TO press, and will have to dele
,,srticnlars TIL next week. The damag
d, to the railroad is very great, and no IRAN
=, sill probably run before Sunday. III
. case Of lock jaw, under the charge OF d
II Johu f. Long. mentioned in this pap'
"a several weeks ago, recovered, wh'n
!. mite unusual in such maladleS'
20 Stanton Spectator A man aged aoo'
q % years giving his name as Henry KIM
40 but believed to be really named VIM
20 ROGERS. was arrested Friday last at IL
=. most Office in this city under the followir
nt circumstances;-
ID A robbery had been committed IN Mar
bo land by breaking open atrnnk from WINE
at blank checks Of Riggs 4 Co., BanEe'
n Washington, bad been taken. A chez
ia. purporting to have been drawn by ).
Colbert, payable to II. A. Holt, aud
st HIM endorsed payable to Henry King, 5
70 for $500 90, was forwarded to Riggs y {
:, bv Rogers alias King, who requested I
remittance to be sent to him through mi
IN staunton. The answer came feturni
lni the check saying Mr.. J. II. Colbert h
not so much az that amount to his cred
ne. Cant. Waters, our efficient Chief OF Pom
lie having had information Of Rogers's NOV
qt ments found him at the post office
search Of the letter, which was there
stated above. He arrested him, and
ds forger-robber is now in custody. A det'
',d tive came on here and identified him.
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