Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-06-26
EXCHANGE NOTES.

MluUleIOWD otUHtt. ulloo A@hDH Of3N~Ag
of Capon Road, suffered painful surgical
operation last week in the amputatlon OF
her foot. Last March she was in the
garden a short time, both feet becoming
Slightly frost.bitten. Subsequently gan
creme set in, with the result given
Sbendnn Nucs A few days since, the
wife of Silas Curry, colored man, who
has been employed at Shendun since last
fall. gave birth to triplets-a fact to
which we respectfully refer as another
evidence of the truth of the oft repeated
assertion that everything that is done In
Shendun is well done.
shepherdstown Register The Reformed
Assembly at Pttsburg has expelled from
the church five young ministers who voted
at political election. This action of the
Assembly has created great dissatisfac-
ton. and many ministers will leave the
church.
Mt. Crawford correspondent of the
Rockingham Register: Mrs. ID. NJ. Ship
plett set a turkey hen on 20 eggs, and IN
due time 26 little turks made their APP
pearance. Two of them were united TO-
ether Ia Siamese. and were trampled
TO death, much to the regret of the owner,
who would like to have kept them longer.
If any one has a hen that can bnrg out
more birds than this one, he will please
report.
Page Courier Messrs. Parks, Rosser
and Broy les have filed their answers 10
the notices of contest to which we re-
ferrcd last week. The cases Eow go to
the County Court with the right Of APP
peal to either side to the Circuit CouIt.-
The ultimate decision may depend upon
the Court of Appeals. Dispositions on
both sides, as TO the points OF contest, are
now IN order, and wo presume will be
taken at once. Upon the facts proven by
these dispositions the cases are to be ad'
judged, and the Courts will say who Is
legally elected.
Basic City Adrance Our esteemed
citizen, Mr.. George Martin, has dog in
every way worthy of his master. While
standing on the Norfolk and Western
platform about six o'clock Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Martin was approached by his
setter with something 10 his mouth. Upon
examination it proved to be pocket
book that had been lying out over night
being still damp with dew. The pocket
hook contained Sl10 in cash and a card OF
F.E. Keyes. Cashier of the Waynesboro
Bank. There we're also some valuable
parers in il. Mr.. Keyes had dropped his
poke book Saturday night while getting
ont of the bus at the station, and had mol
missed it when Mr.. Martin arrived. Mr.
Martin was received with open arms, and
as to the dog, his name is "Mun."
Shenandoah Press: On Friday of last
week, man named Pratt, who lives al
the foot of MassanuttOn mountain In Page
county. vas bit in the hand by rattle
snake. He was hauling bark when bitter
Inv the snake. lie cut the flesh from bis
hand aud scraped the bone with Tocke
knife. thus cutting away all that portion
of his hand where the RATHER had deposit
cd the poison, Mr.. Pratt is at worh
again. -,
Mt. Jackson correspondent of the Shen'
doah Press Mr.. Walter Farra, of this
place, has patented mail box for private
delivery. which the government ha
taken hold of. When the carrier deliver
the mail at private residences it is placed
in the box causing a bell to ring, thu
notifying those within the house tina
there is mail in tie box. When mail is Il
be sent ont, it is placed 10 the box
causing a flag to swing ont, and IN
carrier is thus appIised of the fact tina
mail is in the box waiting to be taken mp
Mr.. VI. NJ. Moore, real estate agent a
this place, has sold the splendid house ant
lot belonging to Mr. F. S Pennybacker I
MI Jas. Cox. 1t has not been made pne
lie What price the property brought
A Craigsvlle, Augusta county, letter Il
the Stanton Spectator tells this story.
man named Powell working at /. II
Youpg's saw mill near there, had pun
chased watch which he had not PAL
, for. Last week he accused E. +. NycuI
of Roanoke, an eighteen-year-old boy j
the mill of stealing it, and later youn
Nycum received an anonymous lette
. saving if he did not return the watch b
r Saturday morning he would be arrested
The boy protested his innocence and sal
before he wonld live under such a charg
be would kill himself. On Thursday morI
ing, as he was walking to the mill VII
? bis uncle to 90 TO work, be drew out D
revolver and shot himself through u
head causing instant death. Powell, II
owner of the watch, disappeared from IL
= mill some days ago.