Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-25

,,as the immediate cause of his death.
yoorefeH Examiner The principal at
trsction Of decoration day was the Little
Maintain Brass Band" The band is COM
nos,d entirely of sons of the late hngh
p.,r who live on the mountain, back oil
Oak Grove. The band is composed oil the
smallest specimens we ever saw carry a
horn. Beauregard Barr, aged about u
vears. is leader Fred. Barr, aged H.
blows the bass Dick Barr, aged IL, blows
the tenor; John aged II, first alto Burn'
eoed @ second alto, and George, aged
heats the kettle drum. They make hrst'
rate music. and were complimenied on al
.i,es There il another member Of the
I'D bomc--he was too small to come to
town II is something remarkable how
we'll these little fellows play, considering
the fact that they have learned II all
themselves.
Staupion Spectator The libel SUIT Of
Charles l.. Cooke VS. The Valley Mutual
Life Insurance Company. which occupied
the Circuit Court for three weeks, was
concluded OH last Monday afternoon the
Jury rendering a verdict OF one cent
damage. The testimony was concluded
ON last Friday, when the Judge announced
that the time for argument for each SIDE
would be limited to six honrs. On that
afternoon. the argument was opened by
Cant. James Bumgardner Jr, in behalf
of the plaintif. Saturday was occupied
nv Mai Thos. G. Elder and Geo. NJ.
Cochran. Esq in behalf Of the defendant.
On Monday, the argument was concluded
by Judge II. W. shefley in behalf OF the
plaintiff. Each Of the counsel mado able
and elaborate arguments
From the expressions Of the two parties
if wonld seem that the verdict OF the jury
Is satisfactory to both parties-a result ~
rare ~ it is satisfactory. The plaintiff
sonobt the vindication Of his character,
and is satisfied with the result, ~ il the
defendant. The payment Of the costs oil
fine suit is divided between the parties
that is, each party pays his own costs.
The Judge declined to impose the whole
costa mon the defendant, as he did not
consider the libel malicious.
II seems that there was difference OF
opinion among the jury as to the elect Of
the verdct-some believing that it would
throw the costs upon the defendant
Sfapnton Jindicafor William Lusk, Of
Underwater. Rockingham, and WIN.
Fisblake. Of Pittsburg, Pa, have been
mt in iail in Salem, Roanoke county,
CHARGED with robbing the person of hr.
Nfosby Of watch aud chain and $50 in
money. and stealing from Mr.. Gallaher'
of Roanoke, a watch wv. ;. +. Waller
and his maiden sister, Of Spottsy lvania
county. both venerable relatives OF Judge
Robert Waller Of that county, WERE II is
Thought fatally beaten 10y two col"Tcd
women. who entered the housc late ffi-
dav night and after Telling the feeble old
people. carried of 5000 and some jewelfy.
Mr. Waller recovered sufficiently to name
,b, assailants. and the whole county was
ont hunting them. Miss Waller is dead
Mrs. Margaret Arnold, who was born
in Auqusta county, Va, July !, III, is
vet living in remarkable state OF prcser-
walton near Holland, Ohio. She was
married eighty-fyc years ago, and now
lives with her youngest son who Is seventy
two years old, and sprigbtly a. young
man II il said that Mrs. Arnold has two
sisters living in Iowa, one Of whom Is
Il2. and the other LOG years old, an aver
are for the three Of 100 years and total
Of 327 wears. Those who may drop INTO
the store Of Mr.. Geo. b. Crawford on
Aupusta street, VIII see something they
have never saw before in stanton
heautiful butter made in an Augusta
creamery. 1t looks tempting AZ can he III
its nice little prints packed in reirigeT-
ator. II comes in from the creamery every
morning packed in ice boxes. II Is 10
nice in its quality, the ncatness oil ITS
handling, and everything connected Win
il that il il little short Of q curiosity 49,
The Deaf Mute and Blind Institution OF
West Virginia at Romncy, closed its seS-
SION last week, and its scholars were
sh ipped to their homes for vacation.
Many Of them live in the Southern part
Of West Virginia and have to come around
by the b. Il o. road aud take the t. " d.
road at Staunton toreach there. Monday
afternoon the Valley Railroad Agent here
received dispatch from Winchester say'
inc that car load Of blind muleH wonld
be in Stanton Monday afternoon ANA Ia
tell the c. q O. agent To hold the CheSa-
neake A. Ohio train for them. Agent
summerson Of the c. a o. was Informed
and mnch puzzled at the same time a
ear load of blind mules to be attached to
passenger train WAS something the T. ~
O. had never hauled before After con
sultation il was decided to ask Win
chester station to repeat the message and
it was repeated "blind and mntes,@, and
shortly after the special car eo'wlu
blind and mute pupils rolled into the
Stanton depot in time for the trip West