Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-10
EDINBURG NOTES.

The picnic to come off at the Narrow
Passage on next Saturday, promises to be
a grand affair. We expect a very inter-
esting game of base ball.
Johnnie Mcdonald is home on visit OF
a couple weeks, from Roanoke. lie re-
ports very favorable Of all the boys from
here who have found employment there
though a wreck on the road somewhat
frightened Cubbage and John Bowman
We thought it impossible for anything to
brighten either of those boys.
The leap-year party, given at the pleas
ant home Of Mr.. g. w. Dlnges, on last
Monday night, was, we learn, a very de-
clded success at least so reports the bach
elors and widower; suppose they are ca
pable to Judge. The account given of the
royal feast prepared by the good lady OF
the housebold caused us TO wish we had
been there.
The Eureka House seemed to be crowd
cd almost to overlooking, with tho drum
mor" fraternity, on last Sunday. In iact'
this has gotten to be quite headquarters
for the commercial traveller, all of whom
report it a No. stopping point Joe ana
his good mama know just how to do things
up nice.
One of tho latest sash fasteners for WIN
dows IA a small semi lunar shaped piece OF
metal. which IS screwed fast to the sash.
II is delusion and snare. AS soon as
il wears the least bit, it IL apt to let the
window down with a smash, to the great
danger of heads and hands. Mrs. Sheriff
Wightman, Of this place, had finger
most painfully mashed IN this way on
Saturday morning Of last week.
We are now offering premium to the
little boy for stealing, as demonstrated
one ay last week. One little fellow, who
seems to have full privilege to almost any
house in town, day or night, stepped into
the house Of Mr.. r. Z. stoneburner and
carried off his watch. He then called on
A gentleman and sold it for thirty cents,
thus obtaining encouragement to do so
again. We see he is still running at large.
The heavy rain storm Of Sunday after
noon that passed over this place was
accompanied with a strong electrical dis
turbance, the thunder and lightning be-
ing very severe. During tho progress OF
the storm n bolt struck walnut tree
close to tho stable of Mr.. L. T. Stonebur-
ner, ard leaping from it divided INTO two
bolts, they entering shed. built along
the end Of the stable, through the roof at
opposite ends, the one killing Mr.. i. 1.
stoneburner's valuable riding horse and
the other killing fine mule. In the
main part of the building were four mules
one Of which was knocked down but not
lpinred in any way. In the feeding en-
try. but a few feet from the unfortunate
horse and mule, Mr.. Frank p. Hntchin-
son was engaged in mixing feed, and his
escape was one Of the most narrow and
singular on record. The deadly flash
passed so close to him as to actually
scorch his lips, but strange to say did not
shock him in the least. From the stable
the lighting passed to the house short
distance off, on the porch of which Mr. h.
II. Stoneburrer and wife were sitting at
the time. While it is not thought that
either of them were struck yet they we're
strongly affected by the subtle fluid. Mr..
Stoneburner suddenly found his leg twist
ed and numbed, leaving it quite sore and
lame. His wife was forced back sew
eral feet through an open door onto the
stairway where her husband found her
limp and insensible, but she revived 10 a
short time, and we are glad to say is none
the worse for her singular experience
Strange to say, that during the storm the
lightning struck corner Tost Of a hog
pen at the mill Of the Stoneburner broth
ers. and running down into the pen broke
the back of a fine hog.