Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Rockingham Register Hog cholera is
raging in Page county in a malignant
form. One farmer has lost more than
fifty hogs.
Page Courier Hon. A. K. Grim has dis
covered strong indications of large and
rich deposits of copper on his farm near
Marksville. 1t is in the lowlsnds, con-
venient to railroads, and he will have
specimens of it on exhibition IN Luray in
few days.
Mr.. Jonathan Weatherholtz informs us
that last Saturday morning water began
to flow from a point in the road near his
residence, on Dry Run, where none had
been seen for five years. Five years ago
after a long drought the same thing oc-
CURED, aud for sometime afterwards we
had an abundance Of rain. This is said
to be a common occurrence.
A special from Clifton Forge to the
Richmond Times, says: A man was found
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floating in Jackson river west of this
town on the morning of the l4th. The
body was of a man of sandy hair with a
light moustache. He was five feet eight
inches high, and apparently about thirty
five years old. 1t IS supposed to be the
body of John Dull, of Stanton, who was
last seen here about ten days ago.
Decomposition had set in, and the re-
mains we're not fully identified. The
coroner's verdict was accidental drown
ing
The Clifton Forge Rtrieio Dorsey, an
eleven year-od son of Mr.. Robert HAM
iltou. of this city, had his left hand blown
of at the wrist last Sunday evening, and
Is now suffering terribly from the wound.
The little fellow was on the west side OF
Smith creek, opposite the Presbyterian
church. and found in the wagon road at
that point couple of dynamite caps
Not knowing what they were OF under
standing their dangerous character, be
attempted to force them together to make
a whistle, when they exploded with the
result stated. In addition to losing his
LETT hand, some of the fingers Of the right
were lacerated, the upper part of his face
burned and several burns on the breast.
We are glad to believe the little fellow
will recover, although his sufferings are
intense.
Warrenton Tirginidn q: During Friday
and Saturday Of last week the sugar mill
at Sugarland, which is of the latest i'm
proved diffusion pattern was set in opera
ton and on Wednesday the mill was in
full blast when the tlrst sugar ever manu-
featured in Virginia was turned out. or
course it is difficult to tell the quality Of
the sugar until it is separated in the
centrifugal machine but Judging from
appearances aud from the ease with
which the sugar was chrystalized, it IS Of
superior quality. Nearly two sugar
wagons we're made from less than p tons
of field cane, which represents about half
a days run.
Rockbridge Nacs Minnie Renick,
half grown little col ored girl, met witt
her death on Tuesday under most dis
tressing circumstances. With a Gem
panion, she was starting fire will
matches and the coal oil can, and thu
, same old story followed. The matches
served to ignite the oil and the can ex
ploded and threw the burning content
over the child. She was terribly burned
and after lingering in great agony fol
about four hours she died. She was
daughter of Asbury Renick and the acct
dent occurred at the end of Lewis st. oil
the eastern side OF the town.
Stanton Spectator Mr.. G. W. F
Mace, a prominent citizen OF Botetourt
county, LIVING near Houston, met with
fatal accident the evening of the 18th
inst. He was on a load OF straw enter
ing his barn and was knocked off by
cross beam and fell on his head, breaking
his neck. His wife was IN Roanoke a
% the time, having been called there by the
death Of her grandohild that day.