Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
EXCHANGE NOTES.


Shenandoah Valley; The Strayer-K ag'y
farm, near New Market, Va, was sold at
public sale, Saturday, Aug. y, 1886, to
Mr.. Joseph Hnpp, at $1,000 per ACRE..
Mrs. Siram p. IIenkel residing at the
Plains, Rockingham Co, Va sent to onr
Office cornstalk grown on her land,
which has seven ears; nearly all ofwhich
are well developed. This is quite a curl
osty,-one ear for each day in the week.
Tinchester Nacs Last Friday morning
about Q o'clok. Mr. Alfred Henry, a worthy
resident Of this place, came near losing his
life by the caving IN Of ditch on German
street, between Loudoun and Braddook
streets. There is AN extensive leak in the
water main in the southern portion of the
town, and Superintendent Mutton has been
looking for 1t for some weeks. The ditch
where Mr.. Henry met with this dangerous
accident was opened with view OF dis
covering this leak This digging was done
in made earth and was consequently inse-
cure. Whilst Mr.. Henry was working IN
the ditch several cart loads OF earth and
stone fell on him. Fortunately he man
aged to keep on his feet, while he was
buried beneath the dirt from his chest
down. and he was rescued with great diff
Guilty. but not before he had tainted. lie
received severe injuries about the breast,
his lungs being slightly affected by the
great pressure against his breast. Though
no bones were broken his suiferings were
excruciating for a few days. and it WAS
question whether Mr.. Henry would live,
but at last accounts he is recovering slow
ly.
Shenandoah Press Mr.. Lewis Tussing,
who resides about q miles west of this
place, lost child from diphtheria on Sat-
urday last. "A little daughter Of Mr..
Milton Pence, of near Forestyille, was run
over by a colt a few days ago and her thigh
was broken, Drs Carter, OF forestyille,
and C. e. Henkel, Of this place, rendered
medical aid. AT his residence near
Quicksburg, on Saturday morning last,
September 4, 1856, Mr. Jacob Kipps, aged
~ years, 3 months and 2 days. Mr.. Kipps
was one of the oldest, if not the oldest,
man in this neighbOrhOod, and he and MI
Roller, who resides about three miles
south of this place, and who is, We think,
in the nineties, we're together in the war
of lsl2....It is with sadness that we an
nounce the death Of Carrie, the 4-year old
daughter of Mr. George w. Tidler Of Slate
Mills, Rappabannock county Va. Carrie
had been a resident Of this place for the
past year, living with her aunt, Miss Eta
Tidler, and only two weeks ago she in
company with her aunt went on visit 10
her father at Slate Mills. Diphtheria,
which had been in the family Of Mr.. It'd
Ter, but from whicbal the other members
of his family had recovered. fastened
upon the little visitor, and on Monday she
breathed her last Much sympathy is eK-
tended tho bereaved ones.
Stanton Spectator. Shortly after tho
opening Of the Supreme Court Of Appeals,
on the 10th instant, Captain Jacob p. Ef-
finger, Of TIarrisonburg was addressing
the body, and before concluding took his
seat, remarking that he was apprehensivo
that he would be paralyzed. His fears
were realized, for he was instantly par
italy paralyzcd. lie was assisted TO his
lodgings at the Virginia Hotol. The Drs.
Henkel were soon in attendance minister
ing relief His left leg and arm were more
seriously affected than any other part OF
his body-his speech very slightly. He
was sufficiently recovered TO return to
Harrisonbnrg the following day.
Fayeiie v. Td) Democrat: On last Sat
urday a. Mr. Floyd Tucker, adsaf-mute.
was walking along the tram railroad
above the saw mill on Armstrong creek,
he was run over by the car and mangled
in the most horrible manner The partic-
ulars a. near as we could learn are az fol-
lows Mr. Tucker had been working for
sometime with the lumbermen. On satur'
day he quit work at noon, to 60 down
the creek 70 meet man who had promised
to pay him some money on that evening
As he was walking down the tram road,
thinking no doubt OF his appointment, a
car loaded with,three saw-logs came down
the road at rapid speed and ran over
him, breaking one leg, dislocating his ank-
les, decorating the thigh Of the other Lex,
crushing in ono size, tearing the ribs loose
from the back bone, and breaking them in
three pieces. Assistance was rendered as
soon a. possible, and he was taken to a
shanty, there being no house near. Strange
to say he is yet Tuesday nighDstill alive.
While physician and friends are doing all
they can for him, there are no hopes Of bis
recovery Mr. Tucker is a good man. He
has one child but is separated from his
wife. lie is fifty.one years old.