Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-17
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Courier That was sharp an
swers of little Iuray girl one day this
week when told by stranger whom she
met on one of our streets that he was
lost, and asked her what was the name OF
this place, New York, Boston, Chicago, or
London She replied that it was neither,
but that the people who lived here
thought as great as either the places he
named. The stranger" was our iocular
friend Isaac Long, Esq of Albemarle,
and the little girl one of the number that
live about midway on Court street.
Winchester Leader The cases Of Geo.
May, Richard Wilmington, and Henry
Dixon, indicted at the present term of
County Court tor HOUSEKEEPING, were
disposed Of on Wednesday. All three
plead guilty, which facilitated matters.
MAY was sentenced to The penitentary
for years, Wilmington do, and Dixon
for n years, the latter being colored.
Mrs. Rebecca Z. Marston, relIct Of JOS
Marston, died very suddenly at her resi-
depce on Cork street. She was enjoying
her ordinary health on Monday. aud re
tired as usual that night, but Tuesday
morning her lifeless body was found In
bed, she having expired some time dur
ing the night apparently without a
struggle. Decd was about ~ years of
age and a member OF the Lutheran
church
TThe above named lady was we'll
known in Edinburg, having resided there
for many years, her husband dying there
s)me years ago. She was a sister of Mr..
L. W. Grove, of that place.-EO. OF HER
AID.
Clarke Courier A case In which the
public felt some interest. because there
were others who had executed similar
notes, was decided in the Circuit Court
last week. DR.. r. P. Page bad contracted
with the Shenandoah Valley Hedge
Fence Co. for planting and completing n
hedge fence on his land. and executed a
note to pay for the work. The note was
'old shortly after 1t was made to the
Union Bank of Winchester. The Hedge
Fence Co. failed to complete the contract
for which tho note was consideration
md DR.. Page declined to pay it. The
Bank sued, and the court having ruled
that the Banks purchase was protected
f the Hedge Fence Co, had, mp to the
vale of the note complied with its part of
The contract, and there being no proof to
The contrary, DR.. Page lost the case.
Thursday night Mary Richardson,
,olored, occupying a small building on
Mrs. A. w. Cooks farm, locked her three
children up in the house and walked to
on visit. During her absence,
from causes no human being is able to ex-
plain, the building caught fire and the
,hree little helpless children, the eldest OF
which was about three years, persisted |
With the destruction Of the house. Had |
he door been left unfastened perhaps |
here would have been one or two victims |
ess for the fire to deyour.
Stanton VALLEY Vir9inian On Friday |
asst, while the hands were at work on the |
Mcbride survey, about II miles west of
Stanton, under the dire ,tion of Messrs. |
w. D. Rlppetoe and Harry Wegner, a |
terrific explosion of powder keg &C. |
cured, which severely injured SIX men,
It seems the men had retired TO frame |
building near where they are mining for |
anthracite coal to await the discharge OF |
q blast. One of the men had picked up q |
piece of fuse and as he entered the house
vet a match to it and was holding it |
while it fixed out. There was keg OF |
powder near by in the house at the time |
and spark from the fuse fell on 1t. A |
terrible explosion took place, seriously, |
and probably fatally, injuring q Mr. |
and Mr.. Payne, (oolored), and |
painfully iniuring two young Rlppetoes,
nephews of Mr.. w. d. Rippetoe, and Mr..
Whalem, the boss at the mines.
A messenger was dispatched TO Mr..
Wegner, who was at his home in Staun-
ton, informing him Of the accident, and |
rs quick as possible he repaired to the
mines with the necessary bandsges,
&C., for the relief Of the suf
ierefs. The clothing of several Of the men |
we're ignited, and Mr.. Friediey. one of
hem, in sheet of fame. jumped into the
,reek near by and rolled in the water to
the fire. He Is seriously i'm
ured and his condition very critical.