Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-04-24
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Warren Sentinel Aiken Robinson dip
ned last Friday from the Shenandoah
river below the dam of the Rilerton Mill
Company a German carp that weighed
III ounds.
Uarrisonburg State Republican Mr.
andrew Bazzle and family residing near
Nelrose. have been compelled to use a
hnot 70 get to their dwelling house re-
cnrtlv. The water has risen from sink
bol. until II il more than fifteen feet deep
In some poiuts. and covers Il acres. 1t
stands n foot in the dwelling house, and
covers the barn floor. 1t is very I'M
usual occurrence.
Winchester Ntlcs Oie of the largest in
strnments of writing ever admitted to rec
ord in this county has inst been placed on
the books By Clerk T. X. Cartmell. lt is a
deed of trust for 81, $50 600 by the Ameri-
can strawboard Company to the National
Trust and Loan Company, OF Boston,
The mortgage has to he recorded n every
comfy where the Strawboard Company
owns property. The mortgage covered
thirty pages of printed matter, aud The
fee for recording was 81 $50, the greater
part of which goes to the State.
Shenandoah TdlIey: On last wednes-
dav. whilst hauling wood, in crossing the
North Fork Of the Shenandoah river, a.
fine .Jonn p. Zirkle ford, two miles west
of this Mace. with n two horse team, be-
lonc,ng to the Messrs. Tidler, OF this
Mace. both horses were drowned
They were driven by n colored man
named Jacob Taylor. 1t seems the
one horse fell under the tongue of
the wagon, and threw the other one
on him. and the driver was unable
TO rescue them. The loss is heavy
one to the owners, especially at this sea-
son of the year.
Harrisonburg Spirit On tt Q day eve
nino tire 14th inst, John Sughrne, son of
onr esteemed countyman, Humphrey
Suobrue. was instantly killed at Island
Ford. on the Shenandoah river. His
father had contracted for the erection Of
the abutments for the bridge which is to
he erected there. and young Sughrne was
with others working, lifting and lowering
some rock with derrick, when he let go
the rome and starting to run ran in the
wrong direction, and the lever striking
h,ck of the head killed him instantly.
Stanton JTndicatOr The annual
meetinp of the Board of Directors Of the
Il. Asylum took place on Wednesday.
Dr. s. II. Moffett, one of the newly ap
nointed members, was present, and Dr.
Conway of Cupeper, the other, was alb
sent as was director Manson nf Lynch
bnrc The medical staff-Drs. Black
ford. Page. DeJarnett, Walker and
HAYNES we're all reelected, as were C..
Miller. Steward Mrs. Virginia Thomp-
SON. Matron, aud &. J. Armistead, Clerk
The elections are for two years.
Mr.. James W. Bodley, of the Bodley
Wagon Works, a prominent and earnest
Methodist, has arranged to give the I'M
mense new bnilding of that company
,bout n mile East of Stanton, to Rev.
Sam Jones during May, and Mr.. Jones
has made his arrangements so as to hold
fen DAYS series of meetings in 1t. The
house will easily seat 5000 people.
Rockingham Register A suit was tried
in the Circnit Court since orr last issue
which involved the title to Black Rock
Strings in the southeastern part OF this
comfy. The suit was one OF trespass
brought by the Black Rock Springs Com
many against X. T. Miller. Miller claims
Thai the spring is on his land Inherited
from bis father, while the company claims
the property under an old survey, Some
time ago Mr.. Miller, acting under advice
of counsel, nailed up the spring, and
plugged the pipe which supplies Il com.
nany's hotel with water. Action of
ciectment was brought in the Circuit
CONT of Augusta county, but after a
recent survey the springs we're found to
be in Rockingham, and the case was
transferred to this county on the ques-
ton Of jurisdiction. The case was con
cluded Monday evening, an d verdict o
one cent damages carrying the COSTS was
rendered against Miller in favor of the
company. Maj. Elder, of Staunton, on
represented the stockholders and Capt.
James Bumgardner and Judge Grattan
appeared for Miller.