Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-03
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Tuesday morning. Being alone at the
time none Of the particulars of the ca
family are known. Her husband and
two small children are assured of the
sympathy of their friends and neighbors
in tins unexpected and sore bereavement.
Shenandoah Press On Monday afler-
noon last, lightning struck and set fire TO
barn belonging to Mr. Noah Minnick,
who resides in Rockingham county, about
FIVE miles southwest of this place, com
pletely destroying the building. Two
horses, a wheat fan, two tons OF hay and
about twelve bushels OF wheat were con-
sumed by the flames. Mr.. Minnick had
commenced harvesting. but was forced to
stop by the rain, and it was only a short
while before the lightning struck the barn
that the horses ere placed therein. It is
supposed that the horses were either
stunned or killed by the Lightning bolt
that set fire to the barn.
The IIagerstown Globe Of Tuesday says
"Mr. J. Smith, residing along the Ante
tam, several miles east of this city, went
into his Stable one morning last week TO
feed young calf The rats are extremely
plentiful and destructive about his barn,
fairly swarming the place and becoming
bold in their deDredatiuns. Dir. Smith
looked for bis calf and Mas surprised to
find the animal missing. He then went
into the barnyaid and continued the
search but 10 calf VAS to be seen. Upon
returning TO tie stable, he noticed a
quantity of hair and several bOEes lying
about, in the midst Of which at Il asst two
dozen large sized rats were holding high
carnival. The rats bad that night evil
IDENTIFY attacked the poor calf, killed it
and almost consumed the carcass"
Stanton TipdicaiOr &: On Wednesday
morning, at the farm of DR.. WaymaD,
near Spring Hill, DR. WIS teu.year-Old
son Edward, was starting out to hunt,
" hen his gun accidentally exploded the
charge striking Orlando, the 2 year old
child of VIM. PANEL, tenant on the
farm. The child died in an hour from
the time of the accident.
Mai Jed Ho chkiss informs the editor
of the GordOnsvile m-HerdM hat syn
dicae has subscribed sufficient capital to
build a railroad from the Fayette, w. Va,
coal fields to Sbendun. and that thence
its most direct route to deep water wOnld
be 10y way of GordonsSille TO some point
on the lover Chesapeake bay in Middle
sex.
The Supreme Court OF Appeals of Vir-
ginia at Wyiheville. Thursday, handed
down an opinion in the case of Peyton u.s..
Stuart appealed from the Circuit Court of
Augusta. The decree of the lower court
was reversed, opinion by Judge Lacey !;
Judges Lewis and Fauntleroy dissenting.
No further information from Wytheville
has been received IN Stanton than the
reversal of The lower court-ao grounds
taken in the opinion having reached here.
1t is stated. however, from other quarters,
that the decision of the highest court
carries with it all the appellant, Mr.. Pey-
ton, cOntended for. The suit was brought
by w. A. Stuart, owner of the White
Sulphur Springs property. - recover an
amount approximating $50, 900 from Ger.
L. PeytOn, former lessee of Ihat water
M place. In the lower court the decree
was in favor Of Mr.. Stuart, and Its effect
would have been, 1t is stated, to have
f., financially ruined Col. Peyton. Whether
there will lie another trial of the suit is
yet to be learned from the full opinion of
the Court Of Appeals
P5ge Courier : The contested e'ecti, n
cases the particulars Of which we have
heretofore given-came before the County
Court last Monday on demurrer to the
notices served by the contestants. The
demurrer was argued by Messrs. S. S.
Turner and Marshall Mccormick for the
contcstees and by Messrs. Newman and
Armstrong for the contestants. The de-
mnrrer was sustained by Judge Brand,
the contestants appealing from bis de-
cslon TO Judge Turner of the Circuit
! Conrt, before whom the matter was argued
yesterday.
Since the above was written Judge
Turner of he Circuit Court, has heard the
argument on the appeals and has affirm
ed the decision OF Judge Brand, of the
County Court, which gives the offices Ia
Messrs Parks, attorney for the common
wealth, Broyles, commissioner OF the
revenue. and Rosser, sheriff.
The "June drop" is now taking place
and under the branches Of the trees the
grodud is covered with undeveloped fruit
Fruit growers say that when the limbs OF
the trees are weighed heavily with fruit
the June drop is of considerable leaetit
as it lightens the weight, which th,
branches would be unable 90 bear.
Mr. J. X. Bartlett, of Baltimore, The
young and energetic president of the V. l.
& |. Co., spent several days of last week
IN Luray looking after the interests of biz
Company. He states in the most conf
dent and emphatic terms that contracts
have already been signed by prominen
business men of Baltimore which provide
for ample means to meet all maturet
obligations on the 18th of July. HI
farther stated that the report of the salt
OF the Caverns for 1925 600 was correct
That such sale had been effected anC
would have been cOnsnmmated but fo
the earnest objection on the part of larg'
aud Influential stockholders of the V. l.
& l. Co., who were not willing to par
with this valuable property Of the Com
pany. and who preferred to put up th'
money instead required to meet the Com
pany's obligations.
Mrs. John NJ. Woodward, of Ida, thi
county, one day last week was in the to
of a cherry tree, when the limb on wbic
she was standing split off, precipitIng he
10 the ground, distance of between A
and 80 feet. She fell into larg
hamper basket of cherries, breaking tn
violence of her fall, which doubles
saved her life. As it happened, she We
badly bruised and stunned and hal bot
c wrists 5rOkeD. In all the chapter
= cherry tree accidents, this we think is tn
e most remarkable of all, and the wonde
It is that she was not killed. She is dom
well. however.
Il In retaliation, we suppose, for the ba
], way the tree served Mrs. W., Mr.. Woo
?, ward tackled it and took from it 10 busl
u els of cherries. Altogether it was II
e maIkab;e fall, remarkable escape, and r
?. markable yield of fruit.
y Winchester Nelcs On Saturday NOR
G ing Mr. Joseph Font, aged 66 years, r
a siding near Gainsboro, met death IN
m singular manner. He bad been subject
( frs for ten years past and last March,
one of them, fell and fractured his sku
His mind had not been right since. La
Saturday he seemed to be in good splrl
and walked around IN the harvest iie
f. for some time. Later he was found STAN
II 1 -. bo IF -ha hOue