Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-03

years, eight months and fourteen days.
Cant. X was for number Of years
prominent and useful citizen of the coun-
~. and his loss vii, be felt by many who
shared his bounty and were aided by his
liberality. He leaves large circle OF
relatives and friends who will regret to |
hear Of his death 49, The Gem Furnace /
at Mines "chilled" Monday night, Ang.
rs. causing suspension Of work. thus /
throwing out of employment two or three /
hundred mem II will cost about S2O,- /
OOO IN Get il i'm order for work again, and
we are glad to hoir that the managers
have large i0rce ~ work day and night
getting ready The "chilF is a bed OF
solid iron. ~ much sometimes ~ a hun
dred tones. which cools ON the hearth,
caused in his instances 10y the engine
breaking. Its removal Is very dlihenlt
work. a. may be imagined but the mana
gers hope to be able to resumes in three
/ weeks
/ Sia.pfon Tmdicaior The scafolding
from which the painters were working on
the new residence Of Mr.. Joe. jameson,
in Roanoke City, fell last Tuesday
nrecinting Thomas Newman aud l.. II.
Uosey Of stanton, aud Earnest Camp
hell from the caves Thomas NEWMAN
sustained a severe cut on the face, his eye
was badly hurt and he sustained severe
internal Injuries, causing hemorrages. HIS
condition was considered quite serious. +.
H. Uosev caught by one hand to the Intel
Of the upper window and sustained no
other hurt except a severe STRAIN on his
arm Ernest Campbell also caught on to
the window and escaped uninjured IA
remarkable instance of sudden restoration
to SIGHT. recently occurred in this city.
Ahont two years ago Mr.. Y. VI. Bickle' an
oil citizen of Stanton who had been
conducting the undertaking and furniture
business m this city for a number OF yeaTs,
lost his cycsight. lie was attended by
musicians here, and finally went 10
baltimore to n celebrated oculisi, but re-
tnrned without any perceptible relief.
For the last eighteen months he mas Deeh
totally blind, having to be led abont by
his little children, non Of whom he was
able to recognize except by their voices
Abont ten days ago he found that ne
could discover objects about him, and no"
he has recovered so as to he able to walk
, about unattended by any oae' aud recog-
nizes the friends whom he meets MT
picllo's. general health has been good
during his anliction. His friends are high
"a, delighted to learn of his restoration. 49,.
n Iudce David Fultz, the oldes ST member o.
I the Stanton bar, and probably the oldes
r in the State. died on Wednesday last a
q his farm near town. in the 15th year OF hi
, a,e He was born on May 4th, 1902, ant
eycept few years spent in Bath where h
entered the legal profession, no has resld
IF cd here. In lS5l, he was chosen deiegat
Il TOR ,nousta to the Constitutional Con
IT yeniion: during reconstruction he wa
G appointed Judge of the Circuit Court All
# in 1-73 was the candidate for Attorne
Vt General on the Republican State ticke
d headed by Judge Robert W. Hughes !
.. y marked natural ability he added marYe
id ous industry which. with high ntegn'!
made success in his profession unque
n toned from the first. OF late years lie Ia
,e been missed rom the bar, having retired
J hi. farm where he spent most Of his TIM
ID Age had greatly enfcebled Inn ana u
f final attack came on Sunday morning
er n stroke Of vertigo, while he was OF
D. walking lie gradually sank unit
o. Wednesday morning, when he died. Il
at funeral took place yesterday morn'l
from the house, DR.. Mcfarland condue
- ing tho services.