Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-18

summer and transplanted it into a
green house. Ii now carries half a
dozen melons, which will average
twenty pounds each.
The latest shade of gray, called
enlightened mouse will not long
be fashionable, for they say that
as soon as lady dons a garment
made of it she feels an irresistible
inclination to climb on the piano,
grab her skirts tightly around her
ankles and screams bloody murder
Miss McDonold was found in her
house near the scene Of the Lillian
Madison murder, last week with
her throat cut. There was con
siderable excitement over 1t IN
Richmond, everybody being ready
for another tragedy trial, but the
jury at the inquest decided 1t to be
q case of suicide.
Sawyer Hasler, in a mill at Mil
ton. up on the Susquehanna, was
about to feed a hungry circular
saw with a watcr-sOaked log when
he caught a glimpse of a fish IN
the hollow. Further search showed
no less than eight big bass alive
and houncing in the log, which
had been drawn mp from a pond.
A double wedding took place in
the northern end of Berkeley coun-
tv, a week ago, that has very much
the appearance of a retallatory
measure. Mr.. Benjamin Sanders
married Miss Lena Harris, and Mr..
Robert Harris, brother of bride
No. /. married Miss Elizabeth
Sanders, sister of groom No. l.
John Paine, who died last Mon
day at the advanced age of ninety
two, is remembered by old New
York people as an extensive seller
of lottery tickets in 1886. Fifty
years ago the lottery business,
much ike auction selling today,
was a respectable and well.paying
pursuit. Much Of Mr.. Paine's
fortune was made in this way.
A character of Seaford, Pa, is
known by the name Of "Car John
Allen, from the fact that he, with
his wife and eight children, lived
in an old car, which was originally
used as a depot Of the Delaware
railroad at Seaford. After being
abandoned as a depot, Mr.. Allen
patched it up and occupied it as a
d yelling. lie is now well of,
being the owner of ten thousand
dollars in Government bonds.
A Charlottesville merchant, Jnc.
A. Council, had party of men
disguised with large and grotesque
masks and placed in pony carn-
age to parade the streets to DIS
tribute advertisements and other
wise drum for castOm for his store.
When the party reached the public
square the police authorities or
dered the turnout off the streets
without giving any reason, and
the merchant has entered suit for
damages against the city.
Mr.. Kennedy Wright, one Of the
Oldest residents Dorchester county,
Pa, died on Tuesday last, at llar-
locks. He was eighty years of
age, and was the direct ancestor Of
two hundred and eighty-five chill
dren and great-gTshdchildren, to
say nothing aboct a regiment OF
nephews, neieces, great-nieces, &c.
He has thirteen children now liv-
ing. Most of his descendants live
OH the Eastern Shore, but many
are scattered about through the
State.
1t is reported that the Theodore
Walton syndicate has secured the
Dundas property at Broad and
Walnut streets, Philadelphia, for
the erection of a great hotel
Capitalists have long had their eye
upon this property, which has been
proposed as a theatre, music gar
den and almost everything for pub
lie use. But every time, upon the
disclosure Of the uses to which the
property was to be put, the price
has been raised. The hotel syndi
cate for a long while stood out at
S25O,OOO, but they have finally
given the S3OO,OOO eXacted 10y the
owners. The site for the hotel is
magnificent. It has three fronts,
Broad, Walnut and SAMSON streets,
and is situated in the most fashion
able neighbOrhOOd,
4 ludierOus incident occurred
at a rabbit hunt near llOhOkuS, y.
j., on Saturday. The hound start
ed the "cottOntail" in a piece OF
short brush on a side hill. The
hunter could witness the race at a
great distance, and soon saw the
rabbit making a circle. As be
came out from the brush he was
seen to stop suddenly. On rushed
the hound, and, as he lowered his
head to seize the little animal, the
rabbit gave spring to one side,
and the dog doubled up like Il ball.
When he was letting himself out,
the rabbit was making time OH the
back track. The hound was soon