Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-05-29
AIiddEebrOOk News.
WALTER GooDE SHOOTS MILTON KooGLkl

| WALTER GooDE SHOOTS MILTON KOoGLER.
The general appearance of the growing crop
around here indicates that we are enjoying
very fine season. There is general demand
here for pasture for stock which Is paid for a
So psr month, but none scarcely to be hsd
Very inferior pasture has been bringiIS e tb,
above price readily. One person made las
season of very rocky bluffy field of about Il
acres, and the greater part of the grass wal
furze grass, about sis per month besides pas
| turing a lot of his own stock. With such &
chance to make 1t pay. it is very strange thai
most farmers do not pasture instead of NOW;
| ing the fields as 1t would pay much better.
| The practices of DIGGING hogs on Sunday has
again come into vogue around here. We give
| it a Kidding year ors ago and 1t was dis
| continued to some extent. There is nothing
| that CRATES SO harshly upon a refined persons
sensitivenas as to be coming home from
divine services on the Lords day and see iot
| of boys with several mongrel ours tearing hog
| to pieces.
We have had fine teacher here during the
past winter in the person of Prof. GOODWIN Of
Nottoway county, Va. Most of the patrons to
whom we have talked on the subject, are very
much pleased with his endeavor to teach their
children.
Several worthy farmers of this vicinity have
had the pleasure of attending Circuit Court las
jurors.) and from the length of time they re-
manned, they must be very able jurymen, as
the judge released a good many who were
drawn on juriss. and retained them to the
last.
The Young Mems Christian Association
building which is nearing completion in
Staunton will be one of the finest buildings in
II tIa
highest sense of the word, and in point of con-
struction the work manship cannot be beaten.
1t will be great source of qualification to the
country folks to see a town clock once more.
Our village is blessed with butcher in the
person of Mr. George L. Glover, who butchers
nice beeves once or twice q week. So people
can once in a while lay aside rancid golden
hog meat and exercise their chops on a steak.
This village was the scene of a shooting af-
fray on Friday last, between Walter Goode and
Milton Koogler. 1t appears that there was an
old grudge between the parties and messages
had been passing from one to the other for
some time. TIE parties came face to face on
the day above named in MeCorkle Brothers
store where Goode was a clerk. Some words
were passed in regard to the messages which
had been passing heretofore between them.
Goode ran to a show case in the store and took
therefrom a revolver and began to load it. at
the same time telling Koogier that he was 60
ing to shoot him. Koogler at once got into his
buggy and started to drive away. He had got
ten probably 20 steps away, when Goode came
out of the store and fired the revolver at the
back of the vehicle. The ball struck Koogler
in the back between the shoulders and glanced
IF. About all the damage 1t did was to split his
coat for few inches and bruise his back max.
ing spot about as large as dollar in silver
The wound or bruise was examined by DIR
Dunlap who said if the ball had penetrated, in
slant death would have resulted. 1t is, indeed
very fortunate that matters are no worse than
they ara. Keogier proceeded to Staunton
where he procured warrant for Goodies ar
rest, and placed it in the hands of an officer.
Goode left this place directly after the shooting
and has not been heard from since. He is Il
son of Mr.. Samuel Goode who used to own the
Hot Springs in Bath couaty. His mother,
very estimable lady, was daughter OF the
late Col. Gatewood of Bath county. The affair
is very much depiored by every one, and great
relief is felt that the shot did not perform the
mission upon which 1t was sent Mr.. Koogler
is a son of Mr. G. d. Koogler OF Summerdean,
where they run large steam stanneFy. He IS
en- enterprIsing young man and stands higd In
the estimation of the people, as did also Goode.
AT this writing thsra has been nothing learned
of Goodies whereabouts.