Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-06
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The Brucetown correspondent of the
| Times says James Smith, an old man OF
30 years, called at the blacksmith shop OF
Z. NJ. Lanham, a young man OF 80 years,
to have some work done. Some little DIS
pute arose, and Lanham struck the veneer
able Mr. Smith with heavy pair Of tongs,
knocking him to the ground and render
ing him unconscious for an hour or more.
Mr. Smith sustained fractured rib in
falling.
The Loudoun Mirror says; Last Monday
night some mscreant entered the harvest
field Of Mr.. Thos Miskell, living on the
Thrasher farm Of G. r. Paxton. near
Broad Run, and burned his self-bnder.
The machine had been used during the
day aud left standing out during the
night. When the hands returned to the
field Tuesday morning to resume work,
they found the irons aud pile Of ashes.
Such iiendishness merits the severest
punishment, il the perpetrators could be
detected.
The Rockingham Register says: Mr.. b.
+. Richie of Dayton, lost his pocket
book containing about $3.50 in cash, and
bonds to the amount Of about $500 on
May court. A close lookout was kept up,
and on last Saturday, Mr.. p. S. Thomas,
who for some time suspected Frank Paul.
colored, received sufficient evidence Of his
guilt and swore out warrant before
Justice Rohr, and he with policeman
Nicholas, went to the house of Joseph
Jackson and found Paul in the second
story locked in a room. Paul confessed
to having found the pocket-book and re-
turned SIP Of the money, all that he
had left, and says he destroyed the book
and bonds. He was lodged in jail until
Monday, when he had hearing before
Justice Rohr, and was sent on to await
the action of the grand jury.
The Warren Sentinel says: Henry N.
Richards had in his employ for several
months a young colOred man, Frank
Morton, of Rappahannock county, in
dustrious and obedient, and on Saturday
evening last while on the upper end of the
farm he and his brother Thomas conclud-
ed to swim to the east side Of the Shenan-
doah river TO get drink Of water from
the spring at the foot of Spruce Hill, and
were accompanied by Frank, who, when
near tho spring was taken with cramps,
and though Henry and Thomas made
strenuous efforts to save him at great risks
to their own lives, he was drowned. His
body was recovered that evening and
buried Sunday evening from the residence
of Mai. Richards.
The Page Courier says: Several weeks
ago gentleman from the Marksville
neighborhood in this county received a
proposition from Louisville firm Offering
him the agency for enlarging pictures for
this county, and as starter" they would
enlarge Out VI HIS bWu kihbioi "h''h
would prove a good specimen for him to
show. He sent the picture and in due
course Of mail he received notice that the
Copy" had been made, but to make IT
show well be should have it framed in one
of their handsome frames which they
would send it with at a cost of from $3.50
to 1880, but that they recommended a
1915 frame, which they regarded the
most suitable for his picture. Mr.
wrote them to return his picture. that he
didn't want frame or "copy." Though
about two weeks have elapsed he has
been unable to hear from them since
Their game is very apparent; get yonI
picture, which may be one highly priced
and then make you pay to get it back by
charging eight or ten times the value OF
the frame. Beware of all schemes where
large values are offered for trivial con
sideration.