Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-08-14
NEWS FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

Warren Sentinel: Last week a German
carp, weighing fraction over nine
pounds, was taken from the pond of Chas.
G Marshall, which had been put therein
with others three years ago...--.Tho
Ebenezer Association of the Primitive
Baptist Church will meet on Friday, 2lst
inst. with Naked Creek Church, Rock
ingham county. on the line Of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad. Reduced fare has
been arranged for.
Rockingham Register Mr.. Armentrout,
below Keezletown, who had both Of his
legs broken several weeks ago at saw
mill on Tuesday evening last had the
misfortune to break one Of them over
again. He had been getting along very
well until this accident. Geo. J..
. Deneale, living about - miles south Of
IIarrisonburg, sowed 6 acres Of white
Russian oats, which he threshed out the
other day aud it measured l2j bushels, OF
over 20 bushels TO the acre. One wagon
/ load Of these oats yielded - l-2 bushels
which was over two bushels to the dozen.
winchester News Randolph Mason, a
coloryd desperate, who shot Sid Pinkett at
Upperyille a year ago, and escaped from
/ iai, was recaptured recently..---.A hail
storm Saturday afternoon did great dam
age on the farms Of Messrs. James CHM
and John ". Boyd, on,the Opequon.----.
/ Beverly Howard colored, was recently,
at Warrenton, sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary for burning steam
thresher belonging to John Anderson,
near Delapanc Station, few weeks ago.
...... Mr.. Jacob Fouke, a survivor of the
war Of 1912, who died in Philadelphia,
July 2i, was cousin of Mr.. Thomas
| Strider, of this city. He was born IN
Charlestown in 1896, and when boy
marched to Baltimore. In tho attack on
Fort McHenry by the British he was
severely wounded in the shoulder.
Winchester Times: w. +. Weller,
former agent Of the Valley railroad at
Mt Sidney, aud later well-known dealer
in agricultural implements in stanton
was committed TO Jail Monday, the ID, on
the charge Of forgery. .---.On Sunday,
August 9th, Thomas Jamison, a negro boy,
aged eighteen, attempted to commit a
rape upon the six-year old daughter of
Charles Dorman, respectable colored
man, who resides near Braggtown, in this
county. Jamison was arrested by officer
stottlemyer and brought before Justice
Maurice NJ. Lynch, who committed him to
await the action Of the grand jury
Mr.. y. W. Solenberger, on his fine farm on
the Opequon, while threshing oats last
week had the misfortune TO lose about
200 bushels by fire from a spark from the
engine. But for the timely arrival Of a
barrel of water from the OpequoD, this
would have been quite a serious conllagra-
ton, az all his wheat and oats were
stacked at this yard. Threshermen can
not be too particular in keeping their hues
and smoke stacks in order.
Shenandoah Valley On day this week
two horses, belonging 10 Mr.. John w.
Burke, died-One near the White House,
on the west side Of the river-the other in
his stable at this place. Mr. g. has lost
five horses since first Of January On
Tuesday, Mrs. Lewis Zeiler, Of this place,
was so unfortunate as to break her right
arm at the wrist. II seems, she caught
her foot on the doorstep, and In falling
met with the accident. Mrs. James
Strickler. near this place, has hen that
laid 12l eggs in succession, day after day.
She il now taking a short recess, and
speaks Of going to some watering place.
We learn from one Of our ex-
changes, that DR.. A. d. Brubaker, Of
Wapakoneta, Ohio, formerly Of Page
County, Va, shot, under great proyoca-
ton, Ed. Kindle, a western ruftan, kind
of local celebrity, and killed him. Mr..
b. claims il was in selfdefense. lie was
arrested and bailed, giving a small bond
for his appearance.