Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-05
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Edrren Sentinel The barn of Jacob
Mlsemer-one Of the best in the county
costing s., 800 was burnt gu Wednesday
night Of last week. He had a policy of
insurance tor $500.
Bristol Neirs Mr.. Jno. T. Statzer, liy-
ing miles north Of town, showed us an
old Spanish coin last Saturday, 5Sl years
old. It little larger than an Ameri-
can dollar. and was plowed mp ia his field
by his sou. On one side 10 beans the
Snani.h coat OF arms. and tho words,
uisnan eft Ind. Rex M.SR +. II. On
the reverse SIDE, the bust of SOME notable,
probably the king, and tho words, Carolus
I'll Del. Gatia 1902
Sfrasbnyg Nr,rs G.. !. johnson, the
driver of the trottins mare, Maggie Mitch
ell who wa. entered in several races at
our late fair. received injuries during a
race at the llagcrstoNn far last Thurs
d,, from which be- has since died. The
,,h,el of his sulky struck The inside
fence. and i'm falling lee pulled the mare
hack mon him. internal Injuries being
,he result James Windle's distillery
situated not far from Cunningham's
Lnrnt mill was burned Wednesday night,
ol last week with contents. Mr..
Windle. heing absent, employed a man to
watch il. but he, becoming frightened.
left and the result was another FIRE In
that vicinity. 1t is not known whether
the fire originated from the careless
ue-s Of the Waterman or was the act OF
au inccndiary.
Siannfon Indicator Mary Anderson or
Mary Brown colored, spent few hours in
the Staunton Jail under peculiar circum-
stances. she was servant in the family
of :. NJ. Keller, of Charlottesville, and
finding the pocket book of her employer
in the house, containing 800, stole it. Her
sole idea was to get fine clothes, and she
took the ears for New York where she laid
i'm a trunk full. She returned from New
York 10 Stanton where she was arrested
and soon taken back to Charlottesville.
Her gticf was loud in it, expression, not
at her arrest or prospective term in the
STATE urison, but at the loss Of the iinery
she had been at 50 much trouble to get
Miss Willie Christian, n daughterl OF
4. G.. Christian, Esq, Of this county, had
very narrow escape, and smashed her
buggy the other day. She was driving
down a long hill near Mint Spring, when
her horse became manageable, gallop-
iug AT a furious rate down the hill,
and for some distance over n very
rourh road, finally upsetting with a
crash among some rocks in front of Mt.
Dice's housc. The buggy ~as broken to
pieces and the horse lay painting on his
back in gully the young lady had made
h,mg leap ~ the vehicle capsized and
III upon her feet in real acrobatic fashion.
When old Mr.. Dice came out and saw Miss
Christian standing amid the wreck laugh
ing. he pronounced it a miraculous
escape, aud it was.
Harrisonburg Spirit Of The galiy In
the case Of Kenney, trustee, vs.. Eiiinger,
which has been pending in the Circuit
Court for years. the Court Of Appeals and
the Supreme Conrt Of the L. s. for con
siderable time, the Judge Of the Circuit
Court. under orders from the Supreme
Court. has had entered decree ordering
the real estate in question to he returned
TO Mr. Eninger, and he to receive rents
&c. since the sale Of the farm TO William
Billheimer. under decree of the Circuit
Court in 1873 The decree provides for
tine deduction from said rents the value OF
the improvement put on the place. The
/ land lies in northeastern portion Of the
( town, embracing over 90 acres, with
good dwelling thereon. Whether Mt
Billhcimcr the purchaser, will lose OF
make. remains to Ice seen. Mr. Efiingel
+ ha, tonight this case hard, and has had
much ~ contend With yet. with bis idea
Of right, energy and determination, h
has succeeded in setting aside all decislonI
of the State courts in the case.