Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
State News.

There were 1863 deeds recorded in the
Clerks Office of Botetourt county for the
month of November.
A committee has under consideration
the matter of building a new or remodel
ing the county jail at Staunton.
A license to practice medicine wai
granted IN Roanoke last week to Mrs
Washington. The lady has been a regu
lar practitioner for ten years.
A Buna Vista tirmhas been fined in tn,
Rockbridge county court 500, for selling
bitters, the court holding that the bitter
contained too large quantity OF alcohol
At baby show in Norfolk, Va, las
week, two twins were exhibited, age(
four months. Martha, the largest
weighed three pounds and her sister
Mabel, weighed two pounds.
A large and wealthy company has beer
formed in Boston to operate the tin mIne
in Rockbridge county, and options are be
ing taken on lands contiguous to the 10
cation of the mines.
The "Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. N. C
A." at Stanton, held fest only tire,
nights of last week, and the net receipt
OF the various booths, tables, &C., wer,
$3.50. See what the ladies can do.
Sam Bigger and two sehoolmates wen
hunting in Cumberland county a few
days ago, when by some carelossnes
Sans gun became lEterlocked with tina
of one of the other boys and was dis
charged, the contents tearing through
Sans abdomen. Death ensued severa
hours later.
Aromantic marriage occurred in NOrfoll
last week. Mr.. Walter COdd and Mis-
Annie Flemming were married at the res
idence of Rev. w. J. Wray. The couple
were walking ont when the proposal wa
made, and a license being procured they
Immediately proceeded to the preacher
residence, where they we're made one.
large barn belonging to the Bueni
Vista Plaster company, near Saltville
Washington county, was totally destroy
ed by fire Thursday night, together Will
portion Of its contents-'ix head of cat
tie and three horses. Thirty-six head
of cattle and six horses were taken from
the barn while it. was in flames. TIL,
loss is about s., 900 with no insurance.
A few days ago Mr. Horace Moffetp
eleven-year old boy of RappahannOcl
county, while in the woods saw a strange
animal mp tree. lie went homo, go
the assistance of cOlOred boy of his owl
age and three dogs. The boys cut the
tree down when a wild cat about the siZ'
of fox in attempting to jump fell to thu
ground. Before it recovered from th'
fall the dogs killed it. 1t could have
whipped dozen dogs but for being stun
ned by the fall.
Mayor Haughawont, of Lexington, hal
been troubled for some time past by ma
licious persons. About week since &
large bomb was placed upon his porch
VIII ich, fortunately, was extinguished be
fore it could explode. Again Thursday
night about IL o'clock large firecrackel
was thrown oyer into his yard. He, how
ever, was on guard, his shotgun loaded
with thirty buckshot, and he explosion
of the iirecracker was followed Ivy the re
port Of the mayors gun. The miscreants
fled.
Valentine the Virginia sculptor, hal
Just completed what is pronounced to be
an excellent bust of Commodore Matthew v
Fontaine Marry. the distinguished physi
cal geographer, who is known every
whore as the pathfinder of the Sea-" and
it will be shipped to New York to b.
placed IN the hall of the Southern Society
The bust, which is a copy of mode
made many years ago, is to be presented
to the society by Mr.. James X. Wenth
ore OF its members, now a resident o
Richmond, who married a daughter o
Commodore Maury.
They have peculiar way of their Owl
of dealing with immoral scoundrels il
Roanoke City. Some time ago a married
man put up at Roanoke clearinghouse
and while there wrote a note to q respect
able girl of thirteen, who was living II
the house, making an indecent propose
to her, The girl showed the note to he
relatives, and a council of war was held
1t was decided to give the fellow +;
thrashlng and when he came up to dinner
was summoned before the impromptT
court. The evidence of his guilt was il
the hands of the little girl, and while bt
bowed his guilty head one of the ladies
thrashed him until he was sore. He wal
then taken to the door and kicked out,