Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-06
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Rock 2 gisier: John lrving'
colorcd, was tried and convicte last
week in the County c. Zeal s5s
bushels Of wheat, IL Of Edward
shipplett, who live . Pleasant Val
ley, and sentenced to two years in the
penltentiary.
Broadway Enterprise On reliable au-
thority we are advised that: satisfactory
arrangements have already been eonclud-
ed with a syndicate of New York Bank
ers TO take all of the Bonds of the
Broadway & West Va. r. r. Co. This
insures beyond a doubt that the railroad
will be built and in operation from the
West Va. line eastward to Underwater IN
the near future.
Front Royal and Riverton Gazette
Walter Williams, of Happy Creek, a
brakeman on the Il. 81 D., accidently fell
between two cars, while switching at
strasburg last Saturday and had his leg
arm and side badly mashed. Luckily,
however, after one truck had passed over
him, he rolled himself from the track,
thereby saving himself from being run
over bv the engine. He was brought to
his home on the "Cannon Ball" train.
Winchester Leader Snake stories out
of season are often to be taken with sew
eral grains of allowance, but this one Is
beyond question. Last Saturday week,
while the ground was coated by snow
two large copper-heads were killed by
Mr.. w. p. Griffith on his farm about
miles east of this city, The snakes were
discovered by bis daughter, and soon
paid the penalty of rashly trying to force
the season. They squirmed a good deal
when attacked, bnt wero too torpid to
make their escape.
Hagcrstown Mail 1t has been always
commonly said that if a redbird picks the
fingers or the skin Of any other part, it
dies immed lately. A gentleman of this
city Yesterday received two by express
from the South, and they were beautiful
birds. All along the line people were
cautioned against poking their fingers into
the box, but at Hagerstown, at the very
end of the route, a boy let his curiosity
get ahead OF bis prudence, and he stuck
his fin. er in the cage. The female bird
Immediately peclol the finger and ahoE'-
~ afterwards died. The person who has
over heard Of this popularity on The part
Of rodbirls, can step forward and oTp'air'
The Hali.4x Recorder says: Goa. thc
Lvnohburg and Durham train LAT Mon
dav was a small, decrepid old negro, who,
nevertheless, was active ia mind and
seemed only physically bowed Ivy the
weight Of yeaIs. Capt. PARCEL gave rs
-hs old mans account Of himself as fol
( lows: TIE is. native Of Person county
NC. and was on hie WAY to RoXhoro ;
his aye Was l'o year, bee Thought; lie
knew be year, old w5en ode
stars fe, l yondcr;' be h..l been
married tines; by bis first wife he
had thu n ,hildreen his sacor wife
presented I'm will aa; hi ihFd
increaeed the nam Igortance Ct
his family with eight; his fourth and
fifth were even with contribution Of
ten each. making a total of ffty-seyen -
The old mans name is Charles Beasley.
sbephcrdstown Register: Mrs. Sally c.
Barley, of strasburg, Virginia, the widow
of Nathaniel Barley, formerly of this
place, has just received pension from
the government. Nat Barley entered the
Confederate Army in 1-Gl, as member
of the Hamtramclc Guards, afterwards
COMPANY "B" Of the Second Virginia In
fantrv. and remained with that company
until carly in the spring of 1861, when he
deserted. While his regiment was III
winter quarters near PIsgah Church in
Orange county. Nat. managed TO borrow
all the mohcy from his comrades that nc
could. and when the regiment left for twc
weeks picket duty at Morton's Ford he
made some excuse to be left in camp, and
when bis company returned he could moi
be found and was never seen afterwards
by any of his company. Hc is reported
TO have returned homo and then moved
to Willlamsport, Nd. Whether he en-
listed in the Federal Army or not, IS no
known He died some ten or twelv'
, years ago.