Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

ScOttsUille C0urier The people
are considerably aroused at the
number OF incend larry fires Of re.
cent occurrence. Among the latest
is the burning of tobacco and corn
houses Of Mat Lane, at Centenary,
and the sassafras mill Of K A..
Baldwin, at Curdsville. Three
darkies have been indicted for this
last offence, and will be tired at the
next court.
GOrdonsriHe Ga.ette One hun
dred and seventy dollars has been
received at this place for cherries
shipped to the New. York market
this season. This is new feature
in trade in this vicinity, and as the
problem, does it pay, seems to be
solved in this point, we may ven
ture to assert that another season
this business will be more extern
sively engaged in, and receipts will
reach the thousands.
A son Of Mr.. SydnOr Roberts, Of
near Red Oak Grove, Charlotte
county, was killed on Tuesday, Of
last week. The sad occurrence
was due to the breaking Of the
breast chain OF the wagon he was
driving, as he drove down a bill,
suddenly precipitahng the weight
Of the wagon against the horses.
causing them to rush dOwn.hill
violently, dashing out n large piece
Of wood (he was hauling wood
which struck his head, breaking
the skull. The deceased was
twenty-five years Of age.
Wytherdic Enterprise: Mr.. G.
Patterson, residing in the eastern
end of CrOcketts Cove, made a
trap on Peak Creek Mountain some
few weeks ago for the purpose Of
catching bears. How well it an
swered the purpose may be known
from the fact that thus far he has
succeeded in capturing four Of
them, nearly an average OF one for
each week. They wee all fully
grown, and one Of the n was un.
usually large. "Calr is Of the
opinion that these animals were
born and reared in the sOlitudes Of
the "mOuntain Businesses and vii.
dernessp of "Martin's Tank" but
we're driven out from their native
haunts by the dire necessities of
hunger.
Fredericksburg Nccs, (Dcm. J says:
We had hoped that the Blair
Educational bill would have been
passed by Congress, and that some
steps would have been taken to rid
our country of that great incubus,
the internal revenue tax but we
have about despaired Of anything
being done with either Of these
measures. The Southern people
are most deeply interested in these
two measures, and it is quite re-
that a Democratic House,
with an almost solid Democratic I
from the South, has not |
done anything with either Of them; |
but neither of them are today any |
nearer being passed by Congress |
than when that body first con-
vened, about six months since.
LcesJurg Mirror About 6 o'clock |
last Tuesday evening, as Harris
Levi, a peddler residing in this
was on one Of his usual
rips through the county, be was
net on the highway, in the vicinity
Of GledesviIle, near Oatlands, by
Boss Dove, a cOlored man, who ap-
him with a drawn knife
md demanded his money. Levi !
being alone, and with pack strap
bed over his shoulders, thus piniOn-
ng as it were, his arms, he was
Unable to defend himself, and in |
hat condition was robbed by Dove |
If $50 in currency. His pack was
Tot disturbed. Dove at once de.
and on Wednesday morn
ne Justice IIempstOnc issued a
warrant tor his arrest, and placed .
t in the hands OF the sheriff, who
$ now looking for the abscoHding
hief.
LYNcHBURG, VA, June 10
Mrs. Harry Smith, wife Of the
sporting editor of the Daily Viz
,inian, today cowhided a man who
wrote her an insulting note. The
elbow proposed a meeting at a
certain place, and Mrs. Smith went
o the street corner designated |
Ilone (her husband being absent
rom town and administered a
ound thrashing before the fellow
.ould take to his heels. Mrs Smith !
Sam. T. Paris, third fore
nan of the city fire department, as
he man, as did other parties who
the affair, but Paris pro-
ests his innocence. The note to
Irs. Smith bore no signature.
In the Corporation Court today
he jury in the case of White, adj
illustrator, VS.. the Virginia Mid
aud Railroad Company brought in
verdict for $4,000 damages for
laintifl. White, an old man, was
IN over and killed in this city by
n engine on the Virginia Midland
Dad. The suit was for $4,000.
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