Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-24
FICHANGE NCIES.

Harrisonburg Spirit: On Thursday,
Oct. 6, Mr.. Charles Hsrnsberger, a we'll
known farmer residing in the Elkton
neighborhoO6, met with a singular deatE.
He went to the barn to fix place for
some corn which was to be hauled in
About two hours afterwards some of the
family found him lying upon the lower
floor in an unconscious condition, his skull
being cracked and blood oozing from his
ears and nose. His hat was found in the
NOW or room above, and it is supposed
that in moving about he stepped back
wards and fell through hole in the up
per foor-s sort of trap door-to the floor
below.
Shenandoah Press On Thursday night
of last week, some person or persons set
fire to Kipp's school house. west of Quicks-
burg, and the building was completely
destroyed. Before the building was fired,
the stove and pipe were carried out and
placed in the road, and from the turkey
bones and feathers strewn round it is sup
posed those who are responsible for the
fire had turkey roast to wind up their
nights work. Mr.. John Kipp is out a
turkey and Mr., Reuben Golliday is minus
some bread, and this looks very much as
if they had been visited previous to the
house burning and the turkey roast. The
building burned bad been condemned,
and new school house has been COM
menced, so that the fire caused but little
real loss.
stanton indicator Mr.. Charles E..
White, aged thirty-three, formerly of
Stanton, and later foreman of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad at Salem, was
killed there Sunday evening about z
O'Clock, by stepping in front of a coming
train to escape another. His head was
severed from his body. His body was
brought to Staunton and inferred in
Thornrose Cemetery, Tuesday. He was
son of Mr.. John D. White, formerly
of Stanton, who was killed at Romeo
verte, w. Va., some years ago while
snatching the child Of his son, Augustus
E. White, from the front of an engine,
saving the child but losing his OWL
life.
Last week, the congregation of Mt Cal
vary colored Baptist church elected
Washington Gillian, Aleck Barber, Jeffer'
son Kemp, and Sister Mary Smith at
Trustees of the church, and the names
were sent to Judge Grattsn of the Hust-
Iings Court for appointment. The Judge
declined to appoint Sister Mary Smith on
the ground that it was not clear that the
laws Of Virginia made women eligible to
such position.
The Port Republic correspondent Of
the Rockingham Register says: w, P. r.
Weaver, SON of ]. NJ. Weaver, Esq, bad
the good luck to shoot several watermelon
rOgues q week or so ago. Prentice found
his melons disappearing, and instituted a
watch. He found lot of about fifty,
which had been stolen from the stcb,
hidden in the corn. he had them
watched night and day. Several nights
after he found them be and Mr.. Chambers,
an employee on the farm, were watching
the melons when he heard footsteps APP
preaching. He waited until he saw them
hunting for the pile of stolen melons,
(which had been moved) when challenge
8 rush, command to halt, the report of
shot guns, a scream of agony, and silence
again reigned supreme. Prentice was I'M
certain whether his shot told OF not. until
few days ago he was told he had shot
three men-one slightly, one severely,
and one dangerously, the last being still
in bed. They belonged to saw mill in
the neighborhood, which has not been
seen since, but lived IN the Blue Ridge -
We say hurrah, tor Prentice If all our
farmers would do the same it would be q
good thing. AS it is, it IS impossible to
raise melons or even fruit, without keep
ing ND a constant watch. II some more
Of these petty thieves were punished, thi'
habit of invading orchards and meier
patches would be stopped.