Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-12-20
VIRGINIA NEWS COLUMN.


setting fire to the town of Rocky
Mount on the night Of the 9TH of De-
tOber, we're tried in the county
court of Franklin county last week
add convicted. They were all sen
fenced to be hung. Their names
are George Early, VIM. Woods,
Boyd Woods and Mamie Woods.
Two other persons are held for
trial as being accessories to the
crime. In the cOnilagratl0n II
buildings were burned.
Mr.. r. II. VI. Harrison, a well
known Richmond druggist, was
shot Saturday evening with n par
lor rifle IN the hands of n hoy
named John Sutlih and badly
wounded. The ball struck Mr..
Harrison just back of his right ear,
but was extracted by physician,
and at last accounts the wounded
gentleman was doing well. The
boy claims that the shooting was
accidental.
II. J. Barnes, of Richmond, sur
rendered himself to the authorities
Saturday, hearing that warrant
was out for his arrest from Rocky
Mount. n. g., charging murder.
His father had written him to- come
home, as the matter had been set.
tied, and he was on his way to
Rocky Mount when he was told
that q warrant was out for him.
John S. Funk, an enterprisine
Rockingham stock.raiser, sold last
week to a Baltimore dealer ten
head OF wether lambs. They aver
aged 1l9 pounds, and, at six cents
gross, brought him the neat SUN OF
S7.1 per head.
Mr.. VIM. a. Gambler, OF Campbell
county, was born on the 30th Of
May, 1896, while General Wash.
ingtOn was President. He is there
fore, in his ninety.lfth year, and
has lived under every President OF
the United States. He still enjoys
good health and the full possession
OF his faculties.
Major j. G. Gluck, Of Richie
county, w. Va, is a large sheep
raiser. lie protects his sheep from
dogs by putting bell on every
tenth sheep. The changing of 30
many bells trlghtens the dogs away,
Is b is experience, AMI that of his
neighbors.
The clerk OF Nelson County
Court last week issued a license
for the marriage of Mr. James
Whitehead, aged eighty-four years
and fifteen days, 10 Miss Sarah
Campbell, agel seventy years and
seventeen days.
Gov. Lee has received a letter
from President Wilson, Of the sub
tropical exposition Of Florida, IN
viting him to deliver the opening
address before the exposition,
which takes place January %. II
is probable that Coy. Lee VIII
accept.
Trains on the Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad crossed BanniS-
ter river bridge Friday for the first
time. Trains now run within one
mile of Halifax Court House, and
the track il laid to a point five
miles from South.Boston.
A bill was introduced in both
Houses of the Legislature yester-
day to incorporate the Atlantic,
Allegheny x Western Railroad
Company. The company is author
ixed TO construct either narrow or
standard gusge road from u point
on the West Virginia line, either
in Highland, Augusta or Rocking
ham county, and thence through
Shenandoah, Page, Bath and Rock
lngham thence to some point on
other the Potomac, RappahannOck
or York river that may be deemed
expedient.
The appointment Of Otis II.
Russell to be postmaster at Rich
mOnd has raised row that the
Democrats can't well understand.
Mr.. s. Blair Morris is indignant
because in the "cOmprOmlse" he
understood If he Withdrew from the
race that some friend OF Gen. Ma
hone would be appointed Assistant
Post master, while Mr. John l..
Grubbs a friend of John $. Wise
has been given the place. On the
other hand, John s. Wise is report
ed as indignant and "a threatening
to oppose the confirmation of Rus
sell by the Senate,
John Beazley, a prominent citi-
zen of Chesterfield county, was
murdered Dec. Nth 10y his maniac
stop-brother, Henry Beazley. The
murdered man was a wIdower, and
after his wlfe's death undertook
the charge of his step-brother rath-
er than send him to lunalic
asylum,
Wm. q. Van Meter, a leading
farmer of Hardy county, died last
week, aged Is years.
The handsome villa residence of
3. MEG. Fisher, in Ashland, was
destroyed by fire Saturday.
Richmond is TO have a Masonic
widows and orphans home. Mr..
A. G.. BabcOck has headed the sub.
scription list with $4,000, and some
other brother has offered n site IN
the suburbs.
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