Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-04-03

posed of Messrs. VIM. O. Yoger, s.
Richey and A. Broaddus, with authority
to take fiual action 10 the matter. Thi,
COMMITTEE has been ut work on the case
but has as yet signed no contract. We
shall probably be able next week to give
the text of their agreement.
Last Saturday the cellar wall in Ei
Campbell's house at Stony Man, this
county, fell down and opened to light the
skeleton of an infant, which had long
been hid away in its dark recesses Noih-
ing but the bones remained and these
we're small aud frail, indicating clearly
that it was but newly born when placed
there. KNOWING ones" connect the fad
with circumstance that occurred in
that community fifteen or twenty years
ago, and that the Child has probably lain
there ever since. The skeleton was
| buried.
The Bridsewater correspondent of t. e
Spirit Of the valley, under date of March
24th, says: "Mr. G. E. Millor's wife gave
birth to tripets ono day last week, two
of which are fine, healthy babes, the
other one died at birth"
Sirdsbwg Vrginian: Mr. Joseph Hu, p
died at bis home near this place Monday
night last 1T the age of fifty some years.
He leaves a wife but no children. and q
brother Mr.. Geo. +. Hupp. Mr. Hupp
was a man CT genial disposition and gen
tlemanly traits and was held in the high
est esteem by large circle of acquaint-
ances. He was prime fayorite with the
young people Of the town, taking a great
interest in, and extending constant en-
couragemrnt to all their pas:ime and
| recrealions and his death is truly
lamented by them. Tho fuieral se,-
vices were condustcd by Roy. J :.
Hopkins of the NJ. E. Church, whiih
he was a member, Wednesday afternoon
and was largely attended,. Tho decea-ed
was son of the late George f. ilupp
Culpeper Exponent In the case Of w.
L. Smith vs. the Richmond / Danyille
railroad, suing for $40, 900 damages in the
death Of his son, which was tiled last
September, when the jury could not agree
on a verdict, came up this term of court
The case wass argued hy Messrs. j. V.
Brooke OF Warrenton, and A. Med.
Green, of Culpeper, for the plaintiff, and
W. II. Payne and Leonard MaIbury for
the defendant. The jury rendered a
verdict, finding for the plaintiff 200
damages. The verdict was set aside by
Judge Grimsley on the ground hat it was
contrary to evidence given.
The facts in the case are these: Young
Smith was brakeman on the r. & D.
railroad. he left Alexandria one evening
in 1888 on his usual trip. Attached to
the train on which he was braking was a
car of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany, loaded for Rappahannock station
when the train reached that place, and
this car was being shifted, Young Smith
was directed by the Conductor to pat on
the brake on this car and in doing so, the
brako-rod. which was afterwards dis
covered TO have had flaw in it, broke
and rreci pitated him on the ground,
where, before lie could recover himself
he was run over by the car and had both
Of his legs cut off. 1t vii be remembered
that soon afterwards he died here at the
Virginia House. The question, a legal
one. was whether the K. & D. company
we're liable to blame for the 6reakage of
this rod, they claiming that the Penn.
sylvania company were the liable parties,
but all railroad companies are required
by law to inspect all ears, whether their
own or not, before allowing them to 60
out upon trip.