Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-20
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The Lexington Gazette says The SIX
fruit and vegetable cauneries to be operat-
ed in Rockbridge this season, have either
purchased their outfits or have agents in
the north securing the necessary macllin-
cry. Every preparation for the work is
being promptly made, buildings erected
and leased, material contracted for, the
land prepared for crops, &c.
The Montgomery Messenger says lady
Of that county obtained within the last
year from five cows, in addition TO supply
ing her own family with milk and butter,
sfOf pounds Of butter, the money value OF
which was $l62l5. And from the butter
milk she partly raised nine large hogs
Surprising that it takes four gallons OF
milk to the pound of butter, we find that
Mrs. Gardens five cows yielded 32i3
gallons of milk, the weight Of which, at
eight pounds to the gallon, would be
1904 pounds, an average Of over 5000
pounds to the COW.
The Roanoke Times says: The bank OF
the commercial department of the ALLIE.
ghany Institute was broken into Wednes-
day night and robbed Of about $1,000. 1t
appears from the fact that there was no
light in the room, the robber did not
realize that he was taking Confederate
money instead of greenbacks, hence, his
astonishment on looking over his stolen
treasure yesterday morning and finding it
to be a dead currency, can better be I'm
agined than described. Finding he was
suspected he turned the "money" over to
a courle Of innocent friends and started
for the mountains Of Franklin county,
whence he came. These gentlemen de-
livered the "funds"ro Prof Ballentine, of
the Institute, who placed them in the
bank where they belonged
The Page Ne,cs says; The house Of Dir.
J. ID. Susher, in this county, was set on
fire in novel way, on Monday last, and
the flames extinguished with an article
seldom if ever before used for that pur-
pose. Mr. Slushcr kindled fro in the
fireplace and it happened there was
swallows nest in the chimney. The nest
and birds we're set on fire. The swallows
flew ont of the chimney and fell on the
roof, which being dry was soon ablaze.-
Mr.. Slusher cut hole through the roof
but the necessary element, water. was not
AZ hand In an up stairs room was a
barrel of cider Of which it was proposed
TO make vinegar, and with this tho lire
was extinguished. This demonstrates
that cider is not alone valuable as
beverage, but may be used successfully in
other ways.
The following is copied from the War
rem Sentinel of April 18th; Mr.. Thomas
Lake, kind hearted, industrious citizen
of this county, was in Front Royal on
Thursday morning, 5th inst, at an early
hour. transacted his business and hurried
home, a mile distant, to get in place Of
safety from the then approaching storm
and fell dead of heart-disease just as he
got to his door. Had he lived until next
month be would have reached his 77tf
year. and was remarkably active for one
so near four score.
On Thursday morning Of last week thu
sky was darksned with black. angry
clouds. which soon belched forth thu
electricity with which they were charged
and il did some fatal work-on the Eas
side Of the Blue Ridge in RappahannocI
county Jack Hehn, a worthy young whit
man. while blowing for Mr.. Cbas. IL
White with two Of his horses, was strucl
by lightning aud he and the horses wer
instantly killed, and another plowman
near by, was knocked down and stunned
At Bentonville the storm was heavy
killing horse Of Mrs S. f. Fristoe in he
stable, and doing considerable damage
the telegraph poles in that vicinity.
The phenomenal thunder storm OF Las
Thursday seems to have been special
destructive in the neighborhood of Linden
The lightning struck tho store OF Nj
Kern at Barbee's X Roads. 1t also struc
a Mr.. Marshall in the same neighborhood