Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
EXCHANGE NOTES.

chant, of Augusta county, passed through
our city on Wednesday evening with
seven car loads Of export cattle for Balti'
more, whence they Will be shipped 10
England. They were four year olds-
purchased in Monroe county. w. Va, and
averaged in weight over 1900 lbs. each.
Shenandoah VaUey Mr. Herbert Bar
bee, sculptor, Luray, Va, was in town
Tuesday, and brought with him bust OF
our distinguished citizen, Prof Joseph
Salyards, a. M..Feceased 1t IS modelled
from memory, Mr.. b. having been a former
pupil of Prof Sand IS most striking
! likeness, worthy the skill Of the artist.
Mr.. b. shows a handsome design for
monument, surmounted by life-like bust
all 10 feet high-which he would like
TO see erected TO the memory Of Prof.
Salyards. The design aud bust may he
seen at DR. {. c. Htnkeps drug store for
few days, and q pleasure VIII be afford
ed to all who feel an interest in the mat
ter, TO examine them.
Prof. Salyards was public benefactor,
deserving a monument to mark his grave,
which we hope will be erected by his pu-
pills and friends, at no distant day.
Rockingham Register One day last
week Mr.. John Shank. son of the Rev.
Samuel Shank, who lives near CowGns
Station, was fatally injured by a runaway
team. The particulars, so far as we have
been able to learn them, are as follows
The young man was seeding wheat with a
drill on his fathers farm near Broadway.
He stopped to fill mp the drill or make
some necessary adjustment, when his
team started to run. Springing forward
Mr.. Shank caught one of the horses, but
was thrown violently to the ground, and
was struck fairly on the chest by one of
the horses hoofs, ard the drill was drawn |
over his PROSTATE body. His injuries
were of terrible nature, and death en-
sued in few hours. Tie deceased was
a young man of high standing in his
community, and his funeral at Zion
Mennonite church, near COwans, last
Friday, vas one of the largest ever seen
there. His widow is the daughter of Mr..
NJ. J. Zigler, of Broadway.
John j. Ofheld, a young man from Md
lson county charged with stealing horse
belonging to George NJ. Nicholas near
Port Republic last spring, was tried last
week, and the jury late Saturday return
ed verdict of guilty, fixing his punish
ment at five years in the penltentiary.-
The Commonwealth Attorney was as
sisted in the prosecution by Winfield
Llggett. ESQ, and Messrs John Z. Roller
and James b. Stephenson appeared for
the defence. An appeal was taken from
the finding of the court, bnt was suisse
quen1y abandoned, and the prisoner re-
ceived sentence Monday morning. The
sheriff will escort three prisoners to Rich
mond this week: Oilield, James NJ. Bell,
and young Roadcap, who was convicted
at the last term of court of ieionlous
assault.
Strasbug Tirginian ard Mas: o rtown
has a veteran visitor in the person OF Mr..
Robert Supiuger, a brother OF Mr.. John
Supinger, lately deceased Mr.. Snpinger
is accompanied by his daughter and they
are the guests of Mr.. +. +. Bell. He left
this county when 26 years of age and is
now 50. During the period of difference
he has lived IN Ohio and his home now is
at Blanchester in the Buckeye State
Old Mrs. GOode, upwards OF 20 years OF
age, died at the POor-h0use IN this county
Thursday OF last week and was buried IN
the county grounds at that in.ti,ution.-
We are informed hat the deceased was a
very respectable Old lady who had sons
living in tie county, and mary relatives
besides. who permitted tbs worthy wO-
man 10 die pauper and pensIOuer upon
the county of the public to their iguominy
and shame. Think of il a mother who
had reared With tender care her offspring
and thew to permit her 10 be carried
''over the hills to the Poor house, and die
as a brHte without their loving presence
4 Ia 1tor as. |
exit into another and, It Il
hoped, better world.
We once knew of several son in little
town in Eastern Va, who were about to
permit their father, on their application,
to be carried to the county alms-house.-
A number OF prominent citizens determin-
ed that they would Iaze 10 tho ground
the house IN which they lived If they did
so, and not permit such unrrincipled
brutes to live among them. Their de-
was discovered and they did
not allow the inhuman proceeding to go
on. We cannot conceive how the heart of
man can be so devoid of lilial affection as
to permit parent to undergo such treat
ment. Slch people can learn lessons
from watching the brute creati
Mrs. Ida Finn, living on Church street,
says the u orld, Lad thrill
ing experience on last Saturday afternoon
thar she does not care to pass through
gain very soon. Her Gfeen months old
child had disappeared. There was no
chance for the child 10 get ont of the
yard, as the gates were all closed. With
out hesitating, the mother, with a two
weeks old babe in her arms, rushed to the
cisteru and there saw the missing little
one struggling in the water.
1t took but minute for Mrs. Finn to
the situation, and laying the
babe on the grass, she jumped into the
cisIeru after the other child. In doing so
she made an cutlery which was heard by
her brother, George Finn, who immedi-
ately went to the rescue. Regardless of the
fact that he only had one arm, Mr.. Finn
succeeded in clasping tho child from the
arms of the mother.
The latter was however struggling In
the water, and Mr.. Finn hardly had the
strength to pull her out when Others
came and assisted him. The cistern was
9 feet in depth and there was aboutI seven
feet of water in it. Mrs. Finn retained
her self possession well, but after it was
all over She suffered from a severe nervous