Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
NEWS FROM pEIGHBORlAG COUNTIES.

/ to Mr. Wise....- Mrs. Rose Nelson, WIG I
Of Rev. Robert Nelson, ID. d, of the /
Protestant Episcopal church, died on Sun
day. Sept. Is, i-.j, al woodburg' Conn.,
where DIR. Nelson has been pastor for the /
past Two years. Mrs. Nelson was a sister
/ of ~. Vim. j. Points. Mr. Nelson's I'-
main, were conveyed to Stanton, Oh last .
Friday.
Winchester News: Mis-. Kate kosen-
berger, residing near Taylor Furnace ana
well known ia Winchester, died very sud
denl, last Tuesday afternoon, at an adj
vauced aye. She was worthy lady and /
loved by all who knew hcr.----.Ihe Vr-
oiui, Conference Of the Mennonite Church !
Viii be- held for the first time at their
cnu,rh al Konstown. beginning Friday, |
October I'd. l--5, communion service oc-
c,rriug ON Sunday. Some - ministers |
nam this State, Pcnnsy WANNA and Mary /
Land. are expected to he IA attendance.
Valley Vmemian. On Sunday night
last. Rev. ID. j. T.. strider, pastor Of the
lst Presbyterian church announced to his
congregation that after prayer and ma
turo reflection, he had arrived At the con
clusion that it was his duty to accept the
Proiessorship o. Moral Philosophy and
Bell. Letters recently rendered by the
Trustees Of W. ~ l.. University. The
| announcement, although not unexpected,
WAS the source of deep regret 10 the CON
gregaton to whom DR.. Strider Is greatly
endeared. and our citizens generally Will
kecnly feel his departure from our midst
Page Courier: Miss sue Rudacil, OF
Rappahannock county, guest OF the
Misses Purcell. who live at Springfield,
obout three miles north of Luray, fell
from the high porch at the residence oil
Mr.. Purcell, last Sunday night sustaining
n fracture Of the thigh She had walked
ont on tho porch, and surprising it had a
balustrade, reached its edge before she
knew 1t. and stepped OIL, distance oil
several feet. Her injuries were promptly
attended. and while she is a great sufferer,
we are glad to know she is recovering as
rapidly as could be expected.
Shenandoah Valley: Mr.. Emanuel
Hoover. living near Fulk's Run, Va, whilst
engaged in threshng wheat on Tuesday
afternoon fell from the top of his barn TO
the floor bclow-a distance of fifteen feet,
-fracturing rib and sustaining numer-
ous severe bruises ......On last Friday
Mr.. Noah Sheets. residing about two miles
from New Market depot, while moving an
apple mill was thrown from the wagon
with the apple mill, and had his left elbow
dislocatcd. and was otherwise injured ..--
On last Friday, DR.. Marion Rhodes resid-
ing about two miles from Broadway
Va. met with a most horrible
accident. II appears, that just before
entering his stable to saddle his horse he
requested that thrcshing machine which
was in motion near by, be stopped till he
could get out his horse, lest be might be-
come frirh tened. The long delay caused
some apprehension. One OF the threshers
entered the stable. and found the doctor
living on the floor with the front part oi
his skull fractured and the broken bones
driven into the brains The fracture cN-
tended down over bis eye 10 his nose. The
bones were removed, the wound leaving
the brain exposed several inches. About
a tablespoonful of brain was lost. The
phv.icians i'm attendance were Drs. StoVcr
and Alexander Of Broadway, and DIR. {.
G. Hcnkcl. of this place. About q hours
after the removal of the bones and dress
inc of the wound, he became partially
rational. recognizing those about him. Our
latest account represents him As still liv-
ing.
We learn from the Fucastlc Herald that
Mr. Joseph Fircstonc, a son of Mr.. ). D..
Fir.,tonc. who lives near Daleyille. in
this county. met with shocking accident
last Thursday, from which he since died
He was engaged in ihreshing clover seed
at Mr. :. j. Moomaw =, and had occasion
, 10 descend from NOW into shed and
i'm sliding down oil of the hay, came IN
contact with the handle of rake which
; ran into h- body about twenty inches.
The fall attracted Mr. Moomaw, who ran to
him. aud with the assistance of colored
man. pulled the handle from his body.
The unfortunate young man was taken 10
hi. home. where he died. lie was about
nineteen years Of age, aud was highly
esteemed by his ncighbors. lie had recent
! ly returned from the west, where he had
lived for some time.
stanton Spccta tor Rev. Geo. l.. Bit
Ter, pastor of Augusta church, commenced
housekeeping at the manse last week, and
the congregation filed the lardcr with an
, outfit memorable ior its liboralty On
last Saturday, Mrs. Younger, wife of K
W. Younger, merchant at Cascade Din
widdie county, took dose Of arsenic
installing it for sails, and died the SAINT
Andrew Cashie has been com
=, mittcd to tho Jail Of Grcenbricr county
W. Va. charged with having stolen from
the cloak room al the White Sulphur
Springs an ovcrcoat belonging TO W. w
Corcorau, Esq, Of the value Of so.
Farm and Home: DR.. Roades, of The
Tenth Legion noighborhood, in Rocking
ham. was badly kicked by his horse ic~
y days ago The kick was above the eye,
;, and was 80 severe ~ to shattcr the skull
, and number ofpirce, of bone were takeI
ont hy his attending surgeons, some o.
whom say hc will recover, whilst Others
of them consider his recovery, at least
doubtful. lie was kicked in the stable
, whit attempting to bride and saddle thu
-. horse.
y There is nothing in which our people
u are more interested than in Southern
Literature and we take particular pleas
u ure in calling the attention of orr people
IL TO the New Southern Magizane, publish
y ed at Louisville, Ky. This publication il
10 under the direction of several Southern
ladies. and it is only necessary for US Il
say that tho principal il Miss Isabelle VI
Leyburn. well known TO our people rs tu'
sister-in-law Of Rev. T. +. Converse, pas
le tor OF the Presbyterian church IN TN
place for a number Of years, since the war