Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-24
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Ne,cs of Dec. 18th: On Wednes-
day morning last, difficulty occurred at
Gainesville, in this county, between
Clinton Berry and man named Dawson,
both colored, in which Dawson was shot
and probably fatally injured.
We regret to note the death OF a little
child of L. T. Brumback, ESQ., Of this
county. It's death was caused by diphthe-
ria, that dread disease, which is prevail
ing, it would seem, as an epidemic in some
sections of our country.
Winchester Nors Of Dec. 18th: Hog
cholera to the contrary notwithstanding
some fat and big porkers are being
brought into town from the country. In
tins connection It may not be amiss to ms
urge buyers to be little careful when
laying IN pork, since large porker was
sold by countryman TO one Of our towns
man, some days ago, which had evidently
been victim Of cholera. When an at
tempt was made TO cut the hog mp, the
unAavory odor from his hogship chung to
the hands Of the butchers for day. or
two The hog was gently lald'away and
the countryman notified to take it away
and refund the money! request with
which the countryman seems to take a
long time in complying.
Staunfon VirgiRian Of Dec. 10th Under
the bill recently passed by Congress
staunton is given the free postal delivery
system. It requires the gross receipts at
the post Office to be $4,000, the streets to
be paved and lighted, and the houses
numbered. These conditions are all met
here, and we suppose the free delivery
will follow. Danvlle, Alexandria and
Portsmouth are also TO receive the benefit
of the system.
The Roanoke Construction Co. has been
chartered at Roanoke, Va. to engage in
mining and manufacturing and build rail
roads, with ID. +. Houston as president
II. S. Trout, vicc-presidcnt; and 5. w.
Jamison, secretary and treasurer. The
capital stock is to be not less than $4,000
nor more than s2jO,OOO. The principal OBJ
iect of the company is to build the Craig
Co.'S railroad, from Roanoke to New Cas-
tie, previously reported.
Stdunton Jindicator Of Dec. nth: Mr.
II. L. Gallaher, widely known coutrac-
tor on railroad and public works died at
Waynesboro on Monday last, Of paralysis,
in his seventy fourth year lie was one
Of the contractors on the old Virginia
Central railroad of Virginia, and his
latest work was done on public improve
ments in Washington city. lie was in
TERED at Waynesboro on Tuesday last.
In the wreck on the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, two miles south Of Lock Laird,
Rockbridgc, the two engines drawing the
rear freight which ran into the freight in
front, were rushing around curve when
the collision occurred. The engines
mounted each other and rolled down into
the canal bed. Under one Of them was
caught Engineer St. Clair. On his body
was found SiOS.35, all his savings from
his wages.
With twelve inches snow on the ground
it would be thought that the most cruel
pot hunter wonld not HINT starving par
tridges. But such has not been the case,
and the poor, weak, and starving birds
have been slaughtered right and left
Some of those brought TO town hadn't
morscl of food in their craws. They had
not had much more strength than was re-
quired to stand up to be shot. One man
brought two or three hundred Of the
birds thus slaughtered to town for sale.