Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-21

business near Rosedale, North Carolina,
met with a very serious mud painful ae-
cident on the 18th of April, 1856. All his
fingers on his right hand were cut oil by
an edging saw. HIS thumb was badly
| decorated. bat fortunately it was saved.
He is doing well. and is now able TO go
about again with Lis hand in sling. He
expects in the course of 10, or three
weeks to bo able 10 take charge Of his
mill again....On last Saturday May +,
1856, at H. o'clock, A. VI. Charles j..
Guaid. aged II years, son of Mr.. Henry
Guard of this place. was rather seriously
shot He aud David l.. Wise, aged II,
son OF Mr.. +. S. Wise, OF tins place, 10
seems, went into MI Wisc's stable 10
shoot rats Young Wise bad an old army
musket, the barrel ~ which had been re-
duced i'm length. With defective lock.
loaded with shot 10 went OH by some
mishap, the load taking effect iu Young
Guards right, lower jaw, just below the
ear, fracturng The houc and passing ont,
near the corner OF his mouth. leaving
large and CHASTITY wound A numb'r of
boys soon ran go the scene, and whilst
number OF them soon pal,d ON account OF
the gush Of blood. Young Charles J..
Windle took courage enough TO hid mp
the boy, tin MIL s Wise came and took
charge Of the wourded, who WAS then
carried to his home, by Messrs &. q. liupp
and Solon G.. llenksl. Dr. q. G.. llcnael
dressed the wound and the boy is dong
as well ~ could be expected This should
be a warning to boys in regard TO sporting
with IRE arms, and to others. For gun,
as we once heard ana old nan say, "is
dangerous thing with ont lock, stock, or
barrel, a. he saw q man down street
beating his wife with the ramrod."
Winchester Times: On Wednesday night
last r. Yates Hcnkcl, Of Baltimore, Gener-
al Superintendent Of Washington Tels
phone Company, William G. X. Stump,
manager of telephones in this city, and
Henry G. Mayhem, repairer Of lines, after
adjusting the telephones in Berrryyillc
started for home They reached the Ope-
Quon about IL o'clock. The moon was
obscurcd by clouds Mayhew went down
to the bank and although the creek was
very high (l,nowiug the ford thought hc
could cross it safely. lie returned TO The
wagon and so reported. All three got ON
the front seat and Mayhem drove down
the road into the stream. Immediately
after entering the horse went down over
his back Nayhcw must have become
frightened, M he at once threw ihc lines
upon the animal and exclaimed. 1--WE are
all lost ,' and jumped into the rear poi
ton Of the wagon. Hcnkcl. with wonder
ful sclfposscssion and remarkable ncr'c-
got out in the water, which was very deep
and running with great'rapidity took hold
Of the horse-collar,w one hand and with
the other took his knife ont OF his pocket,
opened il and began cutting the horse
from the wagon. I'm the meantime Stump
got ont on same side Of horse and caught
bold of one Of the rings which the lines go
through. Stump has but one hand. All
Of this was but q few moments work.
Just as Ilcnkel cut ;he last strap stump.
acting on his suggestion, caught hold Of
the tail of the horse and both were
brought safely 10 this side about 100 yards
below where they entered. Poor Mayhem,
it is thought drowned IN the wagon. as it
turned Just after IIcnkcl and stump jump
ed ont. The side curtains were hu'f.n,d
down and the rear curtain was iastcr 81
bv two buttons. There wasa II foot
ladder and some wire iu the wagon and
the general impression seems 90 he tlat
ne never succeeded in getting into tie
stream Neither llcnkcl nor Stump can
swim Mayhem wa, good swimmer Tie
body was not recovered until SUNDAY
afternoon. although search was made
daily for t. on Sunday thc Winchester
Light Infantry. al which Do was q mcm-
Der. and citizens Ia the number oi 100. TO-
gethcr with resident, along the Auc 90
Opcquon, gave iLuoush search and
were about go c.yc 70 mp, many having Zee
turned home, W hen M. Lang jauncy. one
of the Stockholders Of the Northern Viz
gina Telephone Company, with hook
found the remains lying across % io- at
the breast Of Jack.on's dam, some thrcc
miles from tic Ecrryyillo road. They
we're removed TO Woods mill, and after
being properly dressed for burial, were
placed in coffin and takci TO bis lcreay-
ed widow and three little ones. llc was
in hrs 30lh year.
Uinel,sfci. Neirs plrlins mill. located