Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-03-26
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The People Rev. Geo. Brown, of Warm
Syringe, has been called to tho pastorate
of the Presbyterian church AT Cross
Roads, made vacant by the resignation Of
Rev. s. a. Watkins.
1t is reported that Victoria Furnace, at
Goshen. Va, is in a short time TO go into
blast. and that the company have orders
now on hand that will give employment
10 two hundred hands for the remainder
of the year.
Stanton Cindicaior At the First Bap-
tist Church Tuesday night Lieutenat-
Governor John Z. Massey made an ad-
dress. in which he said that he preached
At the old Presbyterian Church in Staun-
ton once when there was not white
Baptist residing here. They have m
creased with amazing rapidity since that
time. The very church in which he was
speaking. il now one Of the strongest in
virginia. and has 400 members. after
colonizing the Waynesboro', Greenville,
and Stanton Second Church congrega-
ton.
Winchester Ne,cs On last Thursday
morning Judge Clark, Of the Corporation
Court. after the reading Of the action Of
the Court Of Appeals in these cases, by
deputy clerk c. W. Hollis, sentenced
Banks and Honesty, convicted of the
murder Of yonng MeFaul in November,
1874. to be hanged on Friday, the 4th
day of June, between the hours of andl2
o'clock, in the yard Of the Jail Of this
county. The doomed men appeared com
posed during tho deliveryof the sentence,
Honesty expressing his preparation and
willingness to die.
Three children OF Mr.. W. G. Hutch
eson. who lives on the fair grounds, at
Lexington, were ont H. their fathers
garden Oh the 18th, and they found what
was supposed to be radishes growing in
the ground, which they pulled up and be-
gan TO eat. A considerable portion was
consumed on the part Of the children (;
but it was not discovered until they had
eaten q large part Of the stuff that 1t was
polk root, and not radishes. The little
ones were taken deathly sick, "a polk
root is poisonous, and it was with dith-
Guilty that they we're saved.
Mrs. Jennie Smith cooks for Mr.. a. W.
Hartman, Jr. near Lexington, and lives in
a building ON the place some little die
lance from the main building. Lat
Thursday morning she left her house to
20 to Mr.. HIS, for the purpose of prcpar-
ing breakfast, and left her children alone
After she had been away for some time
the oldest child came running TO her say
ing ono of the children was dying. She
hurried home and found one Of the little
ones some distance from the building
badly burnt. II IA supposed the child's
clothing took fire by accident, or the
children were playing with tho fire The
child died in great agony.
Stanton vrginidn The Gne barn Of the
late Rev. Daniel Yonnt, near Crimora,
was burned last week, together with lot
Of valuable live stock and farm implo-
ments. .. The depot at Gfeenvllle sta
ton. on the S. V. X. r., was burned
Thursday night. II is supposed TO have
been set on fire. The agent succeeded In
saving his tickets and some papers.
house belonging TO Mr.. Carson, near
Moscow, was burned last week ...... Last
week, fifteen boys sent here by the Chill
dren's Aid Society, Of New York. arrived
in the city In charge OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Carder. They were fine, healthy look
ing lot and were taken by farmers Of the
county as assistants. There was quite a
rivalry between the parties applying for
them, and each found a homo without
difficulty.