Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-15
EXCHANGE NOTES.

U;uckester Nc1rs : Daniel WOtring, aged
16 wears. Youngest son of Maj. ID. +. Wot-
ring, near Hayfeld this county, met with
n probably fatal accident last Monday.
He was cunning for birds, and whilst IN
the act Of firing the gun burst piece OF
which striking him above the right eye
penetrating the brain and fracturing his
skull. Dir. Love rendered surgical aid
but it is thought he is fatally injured. The
family have the sympathy of the com
munity,
Paqe Courier There are 100 men in the
Fox Mountain ore bank at Mines, day
and night. The Furnace since resumption
of work is doing well and running at full
oapacity. There are also about seventy
five operatives at tie Furnace. The price
paid per day is from 81 to Sl.75--- .Messrs
John Freeze. Jos. Freeze and Henry Z.
Shenk killed quite large bear near New
port last Saturday night. 1t weighe d
go mounds and measured 6 feet inch
from tip to tip.
.StrasJurQ Necs Mr.. Sidney Sales, Of
Mountain Falls, Frederick county, lost two
children last week of diptheria. AFTER
a lingering illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Funk
bouser. wife of Mr.. Absalom Funkhouser,
died near Lebanon church, in this county,
on last Saturday morning, aged II years
and 70 DAYS. She was buried on Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. L. L. Smith, of this
Mace. officiating. A large concourse OF
neonle assembled at her funeral services,
testifying their regard for her worth and
Christian life. She was a member for
MANY years Of Lebanon church; and had
been married for SO years.
Staunton VindicGtor One Of Augustus
oldest citizens, Mr. WIN. Guthrie, whose
death at 90 years of age was noticed two
weeks ago, left most of his valuable es-
tate worth about $40, OOO to the Mission
Board, home and foreign of the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN church. He also made
beouest of $500 to Rev. DR.. J. n. Craig,
the Secretary Of the Board OF Home
Missions. Mrs. Margaret Guthrie, his
brothers widow, left also $500 to Ut
Craig, TO be given to him with accrued
interest when he shall reach the age Ol
seventy. She also bequcathed larg'
sum TO the Mission Boards of the Presby
terian Church South =. Edward Baldwin
one of the worst colored rOughs in TIN
county. was convicted in the County
Court. last Thursday, of killing Henry
Harvey, (colored), and sentenced TO eigh
teen years in the State prison. iii
bro,ber killed a colored rival in love, II
Roanoke, not many months since, an'
then shot himself dead. The murder b.
Edward was committed in dance hons
at Wavnesboro. Harvey had gotten int
fight with another brother Of Edward
when the latter rushed on him and plung
cd butcher knife into bis body. Ate
conviction. Edward expressed great re
joicing that it wasn't sentence OF deatl
which he had feared IA singular accl
dent occurred on the Staun ton road
mile or 20 from Fishorsville Ia st FRIDAY
by which Mr.. Samuel II. Steele, OF tha
nelrhborhood, lost his wagon and loa'
An old colored man named Samuel Mile
was driving load of IS bales Of straw
Fishsrsville station for shipme ut, and
he drove he sat upon the load smoking h
nine. Some fire had dropped unnoiioe
from his pipe and smouldered until II
wagon reached the top Of the hill at IL
old Shumate place when tho WIND SUI
!. denly famed it into blaze. The drlv'
in an instant found himself enyeloped
= flames and had to jump for his life, gettIr
considerably singed even then. with u
help of the boy be succeeded in getting u
70 team unhitcbed Just in time. but the loa
and wagon were consumed, and 10
. pieces of burnt wagon in the middle OF u
road, and heap Of ashes, only remain
excite the wonder Of passing traveller
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