Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-11-28
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Veil-lOImeu, anu bnOulu COlu MCdehcA W
delayed it will, no doubt, continue to
grow and mature.
Cherry Grove correspondent of the
Rockingham Register Mr. Isaac Richie,
of Brooks Gap, came to an untimely
death last Monday by drowning in
spring which hardly covered his face. He
probably had an apoplectic stroke but
this IS only conjecture. as we have not
heard the particulars.
Trenton Mills correspondent of the
State Republican, under date of the l4th,
says: Ella Deane, eolored woman on
the farm of William +. johnson, near
Trenton Mills, Cumberland county, Va,
on last Wednesday night gave birth to
three children, all of whom are girls and
up to the present time are doing well.
Shenandoah Valley: On last Monday
night, Mr.. John Kesler, a cripple, well
known in this community, it seems,
stayed all night at Mr. Jacob Clem's who
resides on the Valley pike, two miles north
of this place. DR.. F. E. Rice, coming to
this place, brought him 10 Mr.. Thomas's
place of business. lie was taken in, and
coon after hc commenced shaking. ard
was paralyzrt. 10 was cared for iheir,
TIL Wednos day when he was moved TO a
private room III the Jonas Bodell house
by the direction of Mr. L. L. Zrl!c. over
seer of the poor, where he is receiving all
the attention that can be given him. DR.
C. C. Henkcl was called in. Mr.. Kcsler
is in very precarious condition.
Stepherdstown Register: The local
train between IIagerstOwn and Shenan-
doah, on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
has been fitted out with an improved
heating apparatus. All the trains on the
load will in the future be supplied with
this improved method of heating.
Geo. B. Charlton has brought suit for
$4,000 damages against the B. e. o.
Railroad for alleged wrongful ejectment
from train. Nj. Charlton purchased a
thousand.inile ticket last August, but
having mslaid it be notified the company
that 1t had been lost. Subsequently, Mr.
Charlton found the ticket and presented
it for passage between Martinsburc and
Baltimore. The conductor refused to re-
cei,e 1t. thinking it was in the possession
of some one who had fonnd it after the
loss.
Winchester Ntcs The celebrated Chan
tillg farm in Fairfax county. $50 acres,
has been sold to J. Il. Weaver, OF George
town. for 81. 600 cash. There have been
but two owners of Chau;illy in period
of more thar hundred ycars-Mrs.
Stuart. the late owner, and her father. q.
R.F. Turborsir, who died before le2O.-
Mrs. Stya.t was the mother of Mis-
, Robert ". Hunter, of Winchester and
Chautilly is well known TO many in thu
city.
Mayor W. Il. Alexander, of Winchester
is in Charlestown defending some youna
men charged with breaking into b. ~ .
cars and stealing goods. Three Others VIII
had been sentenced to the penitentlary q
the MAY term OF court were brought bacl
to testify. One of these was George Fry
A few weeks ago young Fry, who was a
the time in the penitentiary, confessed Il
another startling crime perpetrated y.
the gang. 1t will be- remembered that Of
the frat Sunday night in this year
freight train ra3 into switch that ha
been broken open at Chew's Siding, nea
Charlestown, on the Shenandoah Vale
Railroad, and was badly wrecked. Brak'
man Alvey Funk was very badly hurt an
other tram men injured. Fry says b
, party broke open the switch tor tho pu
pose Of wrecking tho express train. II
express was behind time, so the freigl
train was tie victim.
Abont 9.45 o'clock on Sunday nigl
several employees of the d. L o. railroa
= seated in the train dispatcher's office
. the depot, saw flames bursting from Il
. root of the engine house, in which W
= passenger engine No. 733 Although tie
: ran as rapidly as possible to the spot th
5 flames had spread with such rapidity tn
y 1t was impossible to get the engine out
+ An alarm was sounded and tho fire d
u partment responded promptly. Tho bul!
g inp was an old, wooden structul
IS thoroughly saturated with oil, and burn'
80 rapidly that it was useless to deloge
y with water, and the fremen turned the
II attention toward saving large pile
bark and other property nearby. Sup'
,ntendent Prince and the other offici'
re and employees of the road werc early
c. the scene and worked herOically TO sa
d the company's property The engi
5, house was doomed from the first, b
T rood Judgment and sharp work kept t
I flames from spreading. The engine W
re damaged to the extent of 81 600 or 81 p
N ,,nd the loss on the house amounted
rs $500, covered by Insurance.
ly 1t is supposed the flames originated
"a the roof, where the stove pipa pass
e through. The Waterman usually o. dr
re- c onld not be found and it is thought
L. was absent from his post.
v, Stanton Spectator: Messrs Villa
y, e. Gray, real estate agents, were indci
- at the last term OF the County Court
he selling real estate at more than one pli
I'D on only one State license. The Comm
tT sioners of the Revenue have held that
rs State license Nuld he paid wherever
= real estate agent did business. Bnt nj
" The advise of counsel. Messrs. Williams
~ GRAY refused to pay more than one st
~, license and madc test case to he declt
q g by the Courts. intending TO carry 10
the Court OF Appeals. The Counsel
williams 81 Gray moved to quash the
81 y dictment at this time, as the statute
Tic onires only one State license to enab
IN soil onCWlerr in