Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-21
EXCHANGE NOTES.

shenandoah Press +. While SNORING
horse, belonging to Mr. John p. ZiIkle
one day this week, Mr.. j. A. Windlo wa
greatly surprised to see a snake drol
down by his side from under the saddle
his snakeship was killed and found t
measure two feet in length.
Vallty VirginiGn Mr.. Mstheny, living
north of Clifton Forge, on the mountain
range, was out gathering whOrttleberriel
recently. A cub was started and ran NJ
tree. The old she bear followed the Gu!
up the tree to protect 1t. Mrs. NJ, SEM
to the house for gun and killed the old
bear, and afterwards captured the young
one. The latter was brought TO Clifton
Forge yesterday, and then taken to
Covington by Engineer johnson.
Warren Sentinel Shortly after noon on
Thursday of last week the stack yard OF
Mortimer Brown, tenant on the farm OF
Capt. G.. W. Jones, a mile East of Front
ROYAL, was discovered to be on fire by
Frank Walker, colored, but owing to its
remoteness from water he could not
extinguish the flames, and about 800
bushels of wheat. $50 bushels Of rye, and
100 bushels of oats were burnt, upon
WHICH lutIt was HO lboo
falls heavily upon a worthy man who can
i'll afford it, Opinion is divided as to the
origin of the fire between spontaneous
combustion and incendiarism.
Rockingham Register The local option
election in LinvIllc District on Wednesday
resulted in a victory for the advocates of
license by majority of 35 votes. This
district has been "dry" for the past few
years. The returns show a remarkably
light vote, less than Onc-hall the registered
vote beng polled. The friends Of local
option in the district attribute their de-
feat in great measure to the large fruit
crop this season, and the belief among n
large proportion of voters that license in
the district would provide them market
for apples that would otherwise 60 to
waste.
Stanton Vindicator The Augusta
White Sulphur Springs in this county, on
the C. e. o. road, have been sold by
Messrs. Daniel & Anderson to j. G..
Pendeton, a capitalist of Washington
city. The sale was made through ex-
Senator c. Il. Smith, who states that the
sea son at the Springs will not he inter
rupted by the sale but will continue till
October, as usual. Ii is Mr.. Pendleton's
purpose to enlarge and change the hotel
TO a modern establishment with gas,
water. electric bells and all other con-
veniences. He will spend his summer
there as a guest The sale includes 400
acres of land surrounding the Springs,
and while Senator Smith declined to make
public the terms, we learn from other
tha rrioa xxoo In tho ncfUh-
borhood of $4,000. The PattersOns, its
years ago for $1,000. In old times in Viz
GINA this watering place had a wide
reputation as "CTawford's Springs" Tor
the efficacy of It's waters.
In one OF his most solemn sermons at
the Bodley Wagon Works, Rev. Sam Jones
predicted that after he lett there would be
a series of sudden deaths in this section,
within ninety days. About thirty days of
the ninety have passed, and gentleman
calls our attention to the fact that SIX OF
startling suddenness have already &C.
curred-a colored man in Stauntor, white
washing a ceiling, fell back and expired
a colored man at work at his bench at
plumbers shop, fell from his seat and died
instantly; a prominent citizen of the
county who was in town Saturday after
noon was dead Sunday morning, another
prominent citizen of the county who in
four hours passed away, yet another
who was well at night and
in another world in the morning, and
lastly the unaccountable murder in the
sleeper between Basic City and Waynes-
boro.
Page Courier Oar friend, Mr.. Jacob L.
Williams, brought to our Office ore day
last week four well-deve.oped heads OF
cabbage on one stalk, the whole weighing
about ten pounds.
A motion made by Z. c. r. IIumphrles
and other creditors Of the Y. j.. X J. Co.
tor an order to restrain the Trustees from
selling the property of SAID Company and
for the appointment of receiver vas ar
pued before Judge Turner of the Circuit
Court at his office in Front Royal last
Monday. The Judge declined to interfere
with the action of the Trustees, but OF
dered them to proceed to execute tie pro-
visions of the trust deed
In addition to the extensive and costly
structures which the Norfolk Il Western
Railroad has under way at Shenandoah
City, it is also doing a great amount OF
heavy and expensive work on The tracks
and bridges i'll the county. IA several
times before stated in these columns, iron
bridges are taking the place of wooden
trestles, beginning first at the highest and
most dangerous. aud we are informed that
the work will be continued till every
stream and mountain gorge is spanned by
these safe and substantial structures. The
track is also being ballasted with the iron
cinder from the Gem Furnace, raising it
G or 9 inches higher, and making 1t as
smooth as a plank floor and as solid as
rock On the bridge work there are
about thirty men engaged. and about 100
on the track, costing about $1,000 per
month. This Is a considerable disburse-
ment, and it goes long way towards re-
leying the dull times.