Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-11
EXCHANGE NOTES.

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Basic City Adrarce Z. D. Swift, presi'
dent Of the Swift Powder and Cartridge
Co., of Cincinnati, yesterday purchased
of j. II. Rankin Of this city, I9l acres OF
land lying near this place, upon which
will be located the Swift Powder Mill and
Cartridge Manufacturing Company's new
plant. The capacity of the mill will be
forty thousand pounds of powder per day.
Blasting, mining, sporting and all other
kinds of powder will be manufactured by
this concern, and about twenty thousand
cartridges will be turned out daily. Near
ly five hundred men will be employed at
the works. Over $4,000 worth of bran
new machinery is now at Richmond and
will be shipped here in few days. Next
to the DupCnts Latin 4 Rand and the Hoz-
cords, the Swift mill will be the largest in
the country. Mr. Swift has been here
several days arranging for the consumma-
tion of the deal which was satisfactorily
closed yesterday. He left last evening
for Cincinnati, but will return in a few
days to superintend the work of erection
of the necessary buildings for the plant.
Slrasburg Tirginidn and Ntrs Philip
Weatherall is the name worthily carried
for 81 years by its owner who IS a respect
ed colored barber in this place. In the
year 1853 he had sister sold by Mr..
Ripley, of Red Banks, IN this county, TO a
Mr.. Cook, of Washington, d. c, This
sister eloped with the man she married
and obtained her freedom by getting into
Canada and there all trace was lost of her
to her brother. Thirty eight years had
elapsed when 10y mere accident Philip
learned a couple of months ago that bis
sister was at Chambersburg, Pa, and de-
termined that he would visit her there
This he did last week and the reunion
was naturally happy one. Time had
and neither recognized the other, but the
JOY of the brother in again meeting with
his favorite sister after this long lapse OF
years may be imagined. Philips sister
returned to the State few years ago is
now widow in comfortable circumstan
ces, and is respected by those who know
her in Chambersburg. She will be re-
membered by some of the readers of this
paper in this county.
Page Courier Chas. NJ. Sindiinger, son
of Mr.. Sindlinger, who lives about mile
north of Shenandoah City, this county,
was instantly killed on the railroad track
near his fathers home last Sunday morn
ing. The young man, we are informed,
was subject to epileptic fits. AMI on the
morning of his death bad just recovered
from convulsicn. and as was his habit
when recovering from tie malady, bad
left his fathers hone running rapidly,
taking the railroad upon this occasion as
his route. lie ran about two hundred
yards when he fell exhausted, AMI before
help could reach hm the early morning
tram came dashing around curve, throw
ing him from the track, breaking both
legs, one arm, AMI iIflicting other il
juries, killing him instantly. Mr. Sind
llnger was about % years of age, ard had
been afflicted from his birth. The blow
is a severe ore 10 the family, and in their
misfortune have the sympathy Of all
their friends. DR.. Hudson, Coroner, view
ed the body, and with the above facts,
related to him by the family, deemed an
inquest unnecessary. Singular to state,
about eighteen months ago, Mr.. Sind
fingers sOn-in-law, Mr.. Coughlin, was
killed near the same place.