Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-07
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Courier There is a walnut tree at
Port Republic, 80 the Inpedendent says, that
bears five different kinds of fuit..-.--.
Farmer Zirkle, than whom there IS not
more successful one IN the county, hnish-
ed complaining last Thursday, April I'D
His rule has been always to plant as early
as he could, and his experience Is that in
about nine crops out of ten, the earlier
planting the surer and better the CROP.
Early one morning last week a lady, whose
name we have not learned, accompanied
by little boy, were crossing the trestle
over Pass Run, few rods this side Of Kim
ball, When an unexpected extra engine
came dashing around the curve from the
direction of Luray. The frightened wo-
man and child leaped f,om the trestle TO
the stream below, a distance Of about
twelve feet, aud fortunately escaped I'M
hurt. Right here we feel it duty to
warn all against this dangerous practicoe
1t is one in which IL is dangerous to b.
safe, for however sure you may be that 1t
is not Irregular" train time, you never
know when An extra will come bound
ing along Stop it
lStaunfon JfHdicafor Monday afternoon,
Constable Newton Watts. Of Middle River
District, one of the most efficient officers
in the county, was standing in the County
Court Clerks office. His pistol, sell
cocker, was in tho pistol pocket OF his
pants, with the muzzle up. Seeing
friend no wished to speak to outside, he
lightly leaped over the window sill to the
portico. Az he leaped over, the hammer
Of the pistol struck the edge of the sill and
the charge was fired. The bullet went
up through his coat and passed out just
At the small of the back. 10 was n mar
row escape from death, for with a deilec-
ton Of quarter Of an inch the ball would
have traversed the entire upper portion of
his body
UincLester Mars q: On Monday OF last
week. a son Of Mr.. James ii. Williams,
living near Stephens City, in this county,
while going home from the field with his
horse, was trampled to death by the
animal. The horse ran away and the lad
became entangled in the harness.
StdnnioH Spectator Tradition hands
down an account OF conflict between
Indians on the Cow-pasture river on the
lands Of Col. Thos sitlington near Mill
boro', Bath county. The late flood wash
ed the small mound and exposed TO view
five large skeletons in good state OF
preseryation The coal and water
station knswn as Brands" is three miles
East Of this city, on the Chesapeake
Ohio Railway. VIM. II. 1Ialk, aged about
sixty years, was in charge Of the pump
supplying the tank with water lie has
been in the service Of the Company twenty
years or more-a man Of good repute and
highly esteemed His home is in the West
end Of the city, where he leaves vile
and four children. Yesterday. about 20
minutes to II A. NJ, the local freight, No.
Is. bound West, was standing on he
siding, steam escaping from tho engine,
making considerable noise. Through
freight, No. %, Eastward bound, was ar-
preaching, and to pass II at that place. II
is presumed that Halk did not hear the
approaching train or notice it, for when
il W as within 40 yards Of the place where
he was standing beside the track be step
ped on it and continued to walk East
wardly, though the whistle Of % announc-
ed its approach. Halk confined on the
track, apparently for the purpose Of cross
ing in rear Of Il, when %, coming upon
him, the pilot showed him aside-his body
rolling along the track several yards. His
head was horribly mangled, causing In
slant death. This is tie account given
by an employee Of the railroad at Brands
A passenger on the local freight, which
was waiting to be passed, says the APP
engine did not whistle. nor
does he think the pilot struck Halk, who
fell about the time the engine passed him,
bis head falling under the line over which
the ends Of the projecting fixtures Of the
boxes and brakes would pass. lie think
his head was msngled by those projections
az they passed over it. The body was taken
to the undertaking rooms Of Bickle &
Hamrick, where it was dressed and en-
cased and then conveyed to his residence.