Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-09
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Warren Sentinel 4 new and substantial
Ferry boat has been built ID. j. Hoshour
for the Fork Ferry Co., and is now in
operation Just above Carsons ford on the
Shenandoah river. and is a great con-
venience to tho public and supplies a
want felt by the people Of tho Fork ever
since the loss Of the first boat by freshet.
Shenandoah TdIlcy: Mr. p. c. Wike,
student Of Concordia College, Conover,
North Carolins, has accepted tho call eH-
tended to him to take charge of four
Lutheran congregations situated in the
ncighborhoad Of Woodstock, Shenandoah
county, rather the northern portion OF the
Valley.
The Harrisonbnrg "Farm and Home"
estimates that not less than one hundred
and fifty people have gone aud will 20
West from Rockingham, Shenandoah and
Augusta counties this spring Pfty-eight
active, energetic Young men left these
three counties last week to find homes
elsewhere 1t pertinently asks How
lsng can Virginia stand this draini
Winchester Ncrs, April 2d Mr.. Asa
10y, a wood hauler, was downed Monday
afternoon while attempting TO cross Hogue
creek in one-horse wagon. The horse
rot out safely. A Newfoundland dog, tho
property of DR.. Rogers Of Pughtown,
tried to rescue the drowning man, bat he
would not loose tho hold he had on the
wagon and the efforts OF the dog were
unavailing. Mr. 10y hauled wood to Win
chester for many year, and was well
known as an inonensve gentleman.
Page Nars Mrs David Splitter, daught-
or Of Mr. John Grove, died very suddenly
at hor home, Oh Friday. March 9th. She
was walking about in tho yard = few
hours previous to her death. About ,
o'clock in the afternoon she was taken
in, her husband came to this place for
physician. and before his return, abe was
dead. She leaves husband and family
Of children and numerous relatives to
mourn her loss.
Rockingham Register: On Monday last
u. Shelley Lewis, Esq. purchased for the
sum Of $4,000 the Spirit Of the I'diley
newspaper in lIarrsonburg, and will take
charge as editor and owner to day, April
lsf Mr.. Lewis is son Of ex-senator
John +. Lewis, and was formerly l.. 5.
District Attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of Virginia.
Winchester Tines The dry goods aud
grocery ware house Of MI VIM. " Eddy,
near the depot, was discovered to be on fire
few minutes after 10 o'clock last Tuesday
night. by diut Of excellent management
the fire department (Which was on the
ground promptly after the alarm was
sounded) tho structure was saved. The
contents Of the front portion, where the
goods were kept, was almost entirely de
slroyed. A large crowd wa, attracted to
the scrne The loss il est mated at So, 900,
The insurance adlusters we're here on
Monday. Risks has been written through
the agency OF Messrs. llansbrough 4 Car
ter covering the loss. The origin Of the
FIRE has not been definitely ascsrtaned.
Stanton JiHdicaior. \ correspondent OF
the indicator, writing from Farmville,
sends the following remarkable item Of
recovery Of hearing REV. Or. Theodrick
/ Pryor of Nottoway c. H., who will be
recolected On the most venerable member
Of the General Assembly when it met in
Staunton i've years ago, Is now - years
old. lie bas been very deaf for years but
has recently recovered bis heaiing in a
remarkable way Ao woke in the night
not long siuce, aud hearing the ticking Of
the clock asked his wife what that Was
She told him in surprise what it WAS lie
remarked that il had been many year
since he had heard It. The next morning
he found his hearing Was entirely restor-
ed. II is not unusual 10 hear Of second
sight, but second hearing Is something
very unusual If not heretofore unhearl Of.
Dr. Pryor il in vigorous health and rides
horseback to his country appointments.
preaching several times every Sunday"
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. T. r.
White, head of the commission firm Of r.
r. White e. Co., Of New Orleans, arrived
here on the afternoon train from the East
and registered at tho Virginia Hotel
After that, he went to the telegraph e1ice
and wired his wife at home that he had
arrived all safe and would leave on
Thursday for New York. lie had stopped
hero on his journey, to visit his adopted
daughter, a niece Of his wife, who Is q
pupil at the Virginia Female Institute.
Wednesday morning after breakfast no
said he was suffering from indigestion and
told a servant to bring him n glass Of hot
water. A few minutes after, no counter
manded the order saying that no felt bot
ter. he was suffering from an oppressive
feeling in the chest. He took carriage
and drove to the Virginia Female In,ti-
tute, and after vIsitiag his daughter start
ed to walk back. 4 block below tho
Institute. in front of Maj. II. NJ. Bella
residence, he foil to the pavement. Mr..
Charles Mcduiiin, passing on his Wagon,
saw tho fall aud dismonntinP ran to him.
lie was unconscious. Sir. McGnflin got
help and by the kind invitation Of the
ladies at Mr. 8. D. TimbeTlakeS, carried
Mr.. White ia there. lie was already dead,
of heart disease When the sad nows
became known, Capt. N. 81. McIlhapy
Prof Berkeley Minor OF ths Institute
Rov W. V. hpllbeq, rector OF Trinity
church, and Mr. Jno. a. CtOwle OF the
Virginia Hotel, whose guest he was, gave
every attention that could w gerdeled
The body was taken IT, the hotel where
it was encasod IN burial oasket, Mrs
White was informed by telegraph Of ;he
sad event. Mr.. White had tbs appear
ancc Of having long sufferercd from Ill
health, and a clerk Of an Arkansas Hot
Springs Hotel recognized him after death
~ having been guest for his health at
those Springs At the request Of Mrs.
Gen. Stuart Of the Virginia Female insti-