Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-28
EXCHANGE NOTES.

EXCHANGE NOTES.
ShephGdsiolrn Rcgistr At Shenandoah
Junction, on the line Of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, a new camp meeting
ground has been laid out, to be known as
Aglionby Camp. Buildings will be erected
al once, and camp will be opened on July
II and couiinue for one week. The
Baptist congregations ol Martinsburg,
CAarlcsiown and Beryylle will unite IA
the ,crvicr.
Buckingham Register Nr j. b. Roller
of Aii Crawford, in This county, owns per
hans The oldest horse in the Valley OF
Virginia. HIS name is George is Of
good size, Gay in color, and does bis work
in four-horse team every day. lie is
rrlict of the war and has no pedigree, and
las been owned 10y Sir Roller for 81 years,
and was 10 years old when he got him,
making him 81 years old. "Old George"
puts in SIX full days every week, and
when he is turned out for q short Craze,
kicks mp his heels with all the vim and
vigor Of youth. lie has the "U. 81
brand on him
Umchcstcr Ndrs 4 young man named
George Green, from Msrtinsburg, was
arrested by officer Stottlomeyer Sunday
for disturbing public worship at Hope
well, and lodged in Jail. lie was sent on
20 the grand iury....At the last torn oil
the Corporation Court two negroes tsok
out naturalization papers, and we mention
the fact because it is very rare. The first
was John Warren, native of Mexico.
and the second JOS. Walker, who was
born i'm Cuba, and brought to South
Carolina and owned by Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton.
Siaunfon Iindicator On Mr.. VIM.
Wholcys farm near stanton, out Of
herd of : COWS, three gave birth to twins,
one Hostein and the other two Dur
ham. This is an unusual occurrence to
hear of three out Of eight cows on ono
farm giving birth to twins. Tuesday,
the firm Of West & Sublett received two
empty cars at their siding to load with
sumac. On unlocking car Mr.. Sumpter
sublett saw, lying in the cornor of it,
man thinly clad, weak and trembling,
and not able to speak above n whisper.
lie proved to be foreigner who could say
only one English word-"Cincnnati," and
who had been in the car and locked up
and unable TO get ont. When Mr.. Sublett
gave him water he gulped it down like an
animals and when he gave him two lunches
that he and his father had brought
down with them, the poor fellow deveur-
ed them ravenously. To a person who
could understand his language, he said he
had gotten in the car in city in the
West seven days ago and bad been locked
up there and could make no one hear him.
II is not impossible that he was one Of tho
Chicago Anarchists who fled to the empty
cars from the police during the week OF
the riot. and had been in hiding since.
Ial,y virgrnidn DR.. Crawford il
authority for the statement that there was
heavy hail storm near Mt Sidney last
week. He picked up two Of the pieces
that weighed pounds. . Joshua Robin
son, Esq who sold for n largo sum the
mineral right on tract adjoining that Of
the Mcs-r- Coyncr, and received a goodly
suni in hand. with his good wife visited
| Siaunton a little more than a week ago.
Having spent the day in shopping they
started on the return trip, but during
their stay IN Stanton vey heavy rain
fell which caused Christian creek 10 over
flow its banks. On reaching the fordlng
inst above where tho Waynesboro road
crosses. they drove in not thinking it past
fordiug. Before getting half way across,
their wagon-a2 horse one-was capsized
and both Mr. L. and his wife thrown into
the boiling, seething, muddy stream. Mrs.
| +. caught her husband by the arm, but
he with great presence Of mind, babe her
release his arm and catch by his coat tail.
She did 40. and although the good lady
tips the scales at considerably over 200
lbs, her gallant spouse managed-after
battling with the strength Of a giant
against the swift current-to effect n
landing en the opposite shore. after hay-
ing washed more than 200 yards down
stream. and some distance below the
bridge. the abutments Of which they
barely missed in their hAsty trip. There
is no doubt but they would both have
drowned but for Mr.. RS presence Of mind
first in causing his wife to release his
arm aud second, in grasping the friendly
branch Of a tree that hung just IN reach
as they we're being swiftly carried to de-
struction. The team and wagon washed
several hundred yards further down land
ing near Brands mill. No hurt WAS sus-
tanned 10y the horses. but part Of the
wagon, together with the greater portion
Of their days purchases, went on toward
the Potomac and have not since been
heard from. Mr. X. will he greatly obliged
for any information leading to the re-
covery Of two suits OF mems clothing and
the missing part Of his wagon Doubt
less, ere this time, some one Ina, fshcd ont
some of the missing property.
,.rtttuu ia. ,l,vo a.. l..rr tbaf
Mr J. T. Hamilton found one of the snts
and had it delivered to its owner.
HDnsonburg Pcaple The first tender Of
coupons for taxes in Rockingham was
made on "wednesday by Capt. w. s.
Luriy, who offered them in payment of
his license "a attorney. Under the silly
instructions from Richmond Treasurer
Reherd refused them. Capt. Lurty will
practice without license, and is safe under
the decisions Of the United States Su-
preme Court. While we would prefer to
see all taxes paid in money, yet we recoo-
nize the folly of resisting the inevita-
bic .. On last Saturday morning ~ Dir.
Lee Hammer wife and babe, Of Pendle-
ton county, were crossing Dry River bs-
low Rawley Springs, near Mr. John
Joseph's. az the river was nearly crossed,
a trace broke, causing most dangerous
accident. Mr.. Hammer drew the lines
when he discovered the trace had broken,
| and by some means the horse was thrown
backward upon part Of tho buggy,
crushing the wheels and breaking the
shafts Tho river was high and Mr..
Hammer was taking some two new bug