Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-04
VIGILANCE NOTES.

Shenandoah Tdlley; Last week Mr
John J. Gorley, New Market, Va, Killed
two nice one-year.old pigs, weighing 3O7t
and 2S61 lbs. respectively.
On Wednesday, Mr.. John w. Burke
killed three fine thirteen-months old
weighing respectively 333, 326 and BIC
lbs each.
Warren Sentinel The Lime Works of
Cammack & Decker, one mile West OF
Strasburg, have been purchased by a
syndicate of gentlemen, who will at once
ENLARGE and improve the kilns, and in
crease the force of hands + +. Mitchell,
of Waterlick, full, of business sense and
energy. is to be the general manager.
On Saturday last while Dick SAINT
MYERS. n fifteen wear old son of S. S. SAINT
MYERS. was putting four in one of the
douch rollers of the Riverton Baking
Company, his left hand was accidentally
caurbt between the rollers and dreadfnlly
lacerated. tearing the skin and flesh from
the same and leaving the bones exposed.
Under the skillful treatment of Dr. f. NJ.
Blackwell. we are gratifed to learn that
he is doing well.
Winchester Leader: Mr.. Charles F.
Eichelherger and family, composed of his
wife. Miss Reed, of Washington. and their
helm. a white woman, were poisoned on
Tuesday from eating poke root, which
was gathered from the garden by The girl
for horse radsh. The girl had gone out
into the garden TO hunt the right we're
table but not being acquainted with the
right root dug some of both kinds and
prepared it for supper. After they bad
eaten their meal in very short time
afterwards all of them got sick, and Drs.
Miller and Bell were sert for at once Ia
give them relief from this unknown sick
ness that they were so suddenly taken
with. In short time the Doctors dis
Lowered the cause of the sickness, and al
once prescribed medicine to counteract
the poison. By II o'clock at night the
patients were relieved from danger and
now are doing as well as is expected
Winchester Ne,cs Young man named
Newcomb lives on the Front Royal road
near White Post. On Monday of last
week Newcomb came to Winchester for 6
plunge into the alluring round of dis
sipation ard hilarity that he imagined
enveloped this city like storm overcoat
His partner was friend named I'renary
During the evening they arrived a.
Corders, dlsreputabe dive near the fan
grounds. Here in some way they becam'
Involved in a quarrel, the outcome o
which was one of the young Corder's mad'
a desperate effort to carve Necomb nj
with a razor. The latter was terribly cut
a piece of his nose and lip being slashet
completely off, sustaining four or nv
other deep gashes in the face-the bon
being barred in several rlaces-and hav
ing a desperate cash in the neck, whicl
narrowly missed the jugular While hi
companion was thus being cut to piece
Trena;y was held at bay by pistol in tb
hands of one of the women. When New
comb succeeded in breaking away iron
his as.ailant be was terrible sight, an
covered with blood from his nnmerou
wounds. He came to town and had then
, dressed by Dr. Love. AS yet no arrest
have been made. although the facts wer
fully known to the police that night
This is said to he the third time men hav
, been cut at this house.
, On Thursday night the dwelling an
barn of David Adams, near PughtowT
were destroyed by fire. The flames orig
. mated from the kitchen stove and sprea
with great rapdity. Mr.. Adams and b
wife, who are aged people, were awaken
ed by the light but before they could q
cape the stairway was on fire. Robei
, Adams. their son, the only other person
= the homes, bray ely carried his paren
through the flames to place of safety
The furniture In the house was lost,
r was considerable wheat and seed in I'll
Q barn. The stock was gotten out in safet.
r Loss about $1,000; no insurance.