Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-10
sTRAsBURG NEWS.

sTRAsBURG NEWS.
Mis- Lizzie Filler, Of London county,
Va. Is at present visiting her friend, Miss
.Jnlia l. Abbott, east-,nd, Main street
The denizens of this bailwick who have
. nronensitv TO mngle in the "maddenng
crowd'sianobe strife,' can crafty their in /
clinations on Monday next, county court
dov That the crowd will be many,
mixed. aud notified, goes without saying.
After an unusually successful term as
ureceptor. in the Lutheran Home school
nj Louisville, Pa. Miss Julia l.. Abbott Is
at her home 10 spend the summer laca-
tion. Her many friends here give her a
warm welcome.
A serious, and which may yet rove a
fatal accident, happened to Nr. Joseph
Strosnider. of this place, on Monday
afternoon, July 9th, he being kicked on
III, temple by horse, while engaged IN
GETTING the animal in the traces, hitehed
ar tbe time to a harvesting machine. AT
tbis time his condition is critical. Much
svmnathv is manifested for the unicitu-
nate man by our whole community.
The cherry ard raspberry crops are
about over in this section. There was
LARGE quantities of each OF these luscious
frnlts gathered and preserved in different
WAYS for winter use. The harvest OF
dew berries. backber rites, and the ever
ponular huckebcrry. is said to lee enor-
mons. and large quantities OF these berries,
which mother earth has so lavlshly lul-
niSbed. will doubtless lie utilized ioi home
comforts. especially as sugar Is now so
cheap. Thanks to the Mckinley bill.
The Strasburg Steam Flourng Mil is
now finished, and at present force OF
skilled artizans from Pennsylvania and
elsewhere, are engaged il placing IN 20
sition the new and improved machinery
IN this new and elegant building. Man
aoer Saith expects to be IN full opelallOn
some time during August, and then
"e,eat Julius Caesar" want the fur Cor
more properly the flour fiy. so TO SPEAK
Aud Just here it may DO the proper thing
TO say that "Yc who have wheat to grind
prepare to grind it now"
The wheat harvest in this section Is
abou- oyer. the crop is a fair one, but
secured under many backs, owing 10
tie lodged and tangled condition Of the
wheat incident to The heavy rain storm
which visited this locality a6Out ripeulng
time. Tie weather for The past ten days
has been delightful and ut the present
writing gentle lain is ldlliug which viii
rapidly advance the gardens and corn
crop. 4 good crop Of corn IS anticipated
and at the present time is looking well.
The cbildren's day services at the Chris
tan church, on Sunday last, at p, IN D.,
was success in every particular. Ibe
church was handsomely decorated with
floral offerings. The well conceived and
splendidly arranged program, reflects
much credit on the projectors. Inc inu-
sic. instrumental and vocal, was enchant
ling, aud the happy faces and glad voices
OF the children we're IN un's)n Win the
general surroundings, aud for the time
being seemed to transport the large an
dience to the realms Of fairy-iand.
On Tuesday morning last July 7ih, ouI
people were shocked at the intelligence OF
a terrific explosion which occurred at TIE
lSticklev Quarry, north Of this place about
miles, on the b. 81 o. K. r, by whict
Mr.. Samuel Mclntull, of POwclPs Fort,
lost his life instantly. Mr. Arthur Miller
also of the Fort, was leaful1y mutilated
and Mr.. Robert Keister, of this place ter
ribly injured, the two latter gentiemei
both having tLeir thumbs torn on an'
arms broken in several places. Shorl' J
after the accident he attending physi
clans, Drs. Brown and Sydnor, amputate'
: Mr.. KeisteI's right arm midway bet"eei
the whist and elbow. They also ampu
tated the thumb Of his left hand; his leu
arm also being broken in two PAGES. Ar
, Miller. whose injuries are thought to ID
even worse than Mr. Keister's, refused u
have his arm taken off, although the doc
tors claim that amputatlOn 10 necessary IL
order to save his life. Up to this wIitinS 1T
. protests againts having the arm ampu
tated, and late reports have 1t, that lie j
resting as comfortable as conld be eX
: pected The remains of Mr.. Sam1 Nc
lntulff were sent to this place soon ate
: the accident. and were taken charge o
and properly dressed and enclosed In
: suitable casket and shipped by the south
: bound mail train To Woodstock, thence I
!, his home in the Fort The same tral
u brought M the two badly wounded mer
: Messrs. Keister and Miller, who were me
at the train's arrival by host OF on
!. citizens. aud conveyed in ambulances
i tenderly as possible, the one to the HON
i of bis father, Mr.. Amos Keister, the oth'
" (Mr. Miller) being taken to the Tesldehc
Il of Mr. Georse McClauahan. This feari'
~ catastrophe was Occascned Ivy attemp
81 lng to drill out a oa led sand blast, whlj
y had failed 10 90 off the afternoon prior
= the explosion, and shows criminal u
i iT competency, or a reckless and willIul dl
)! regard of human life on the part OF tho
ar in authority who would order men 10
III post of duty so terribly fraught with
~ =, most certain death a gloom Ike pS,
il has settled upon orr community Siuoo -
Us sad event and much sympathy is expires
II ell for the helpless victims ana 'n'
AZ families.