Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-13


the room, Miss Grove went hurriedly
down stairs to secure a light, returning
with which she found Miss Grayson dead.
Her friends have known for some time
that she was the victim Of consumption,
and yet they were not prepared for so
sudden n death. She WAS an intelligent
young lady, possessed Of many excellent
qualities which greatly eudeared her to
her friends and relatives.
Shenandoah ldHey A grey squirrel was
caught in the store room Of Nessrs Cooper
Bros, on Monday night, by one Of the
statesmen, Mr.. Ridenonr. Another squirrel
was found in Mr.. RS house, mucL fright
ening some Of the lady inmates.-..We
learn a cyclone passed through portion
of Texas. 1t struck Mr. J. w. r. Moore's
house at Froza, Texas. The house was
blown from its foundation and turned
over on its side and one side Of it was
nearly all blown away. Ii was COM
plete wreck The family finally took
refuge in the residences of their neigh
bors. His daughter Nette WAS blown
about 30 feet distant, but that proved
beneficial::to her, as it placed her beyond
the reach Of the falling timbers None OF
the family were seriously hurt....On last
Tuesday, at the New Market Depot, abont
two miles and a quarter from this place,
Miss BRYAN Mofiett, daughter of Mr. Geo.
A. Moffett who resides near the Plains,
Rockingham county, Va. met with pain
full accident. II seems that while Miss
Moffett, who is very fond Of horses, was
examining a horse which her father had
recently purchased, the horse turned and
kicked her in the side and on her arm
cutting deep cash just above the elbow.
DIR. c. G. Henkel was telegraphed for 10
render the necessary attention. In ~
minutes he reached the place, ready to
give the proper attention.
Stdunton Tindicaior w. A. Freed liv-
ing near Fishersville, has n colt weighing
5273 pounds and only four months old.
The colt was sired by Geo +. Freed's cele-
bratcd Percheron horse. A committee OF
three weighed the colt, and pronounce 1t
a most extraordinary weight for 70 young
an animal Rev w. w. Houston, Of
Wyoming, Ohio, has been spending his
vacation at the Warm Springs, and has
been filling the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
church there. His son, Llvington Hons
ton, has been in Lexington visiting rela-
tives there, the family being widely con
nectel with well known families in Rock
bridge and Augusta, including the Wad-
dells. On Monday afternoon about u
o'clock at Leyburn's dam, near two miles
from Lexington, young Houston went in
bathing with several Young friends. lie
got under the fall of the water over the
dam, and being unable to extricate him
self, was drowned, His family were
telegraphed and on Tuesday afternoon his
father reached Lexington. His mother
and another son reached Stanton from
the Warm Springs Wednesday afternoon,
and were met at the depot here by Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. A. Waddell Of this city, and
the wife Of Rev. Thos i. Preston, Of
Lexington, who had come here to meet
her. The sad party went on to Lexing-
ton that evening on tho train. The body
Of her son had not yet been recover
ed when the mother reached there
He was bright boy of only seventeen
wears, and would the coming session have
entered az student at Washington and
Lee University II had only been the
Saturday before that his father was in
Lexington on visit and saw him in full
health and promise of life.
.Strdsbmg Necs Last week wAs an
nonnced the death Of John +. Sherry, OF
Washington, brother-inlaw of Mr.. A. l..
Spenpler, of this Office. lie had crushed
the middle and fore fingers of his right
band. and died while under tho influence
of ether, which was administered while
the fingers were being amputatod. Fol-
lowing is the statement of DR. Morgan.
the physician who did the amputating. 1t
10 nroper TO add that after examination
bv tho coroner, Dr. Morgan was exhoner-
ated from all blame in this distressing
accident:
.sWhen we got 10 Mr Sheiry's hous" |
examined his heart and questioned him
very particularly about himself. asked
him if lac had ever had rheumatism, and
whether he had ever been treated for
heart disease, and received answers in the
negative. lie had proposed in case the
ampu:ation Of his finger was necessary,
when at his Office. 10 take ether. lie said
he had often taken it, aud had often PIT
bim.elf 10 sleep with it, and he feared No
harm from its use. Determining that il
WAS necessary to amputate part Of the
spper, got him under the influence Of
tho ether, and, after examining his pulse
and seeing that he was breathing freely,
called the gentleman who was assisting
me to take hold Of the patients arm and
TO continue to administer the ether slowly
and 10 stop every few minutes 30 as only
to keep him under its influence. l ther
proceeded to amputate the fingers. had
ampntated the middle Gnger, every few
mlnutes during which ] noticed his con
dition, hiy breathing, and pulse. l thel
proceeded to the index hngef when
noticed sort Of resilessness about The