Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-03-25

Shenandoah Press lille, little son oil
Mr Christian Shirley. of this place,
caught an owl few days since in steel
trap. A peculiar feature Of the capture
was thai the owl was bragg ng another
trap 20 which he had become fastened,
and which he had carried eff from its
owners.
Two children of Mr.. Isaac T. Martz,
about six miles south of this place, boy
aud glrl, were at the wood-pIle on Tues
day of last week, when the little boy
brought an axe down on his little sisters
left hand between the first and second
fingers, splitting the hand nearly to the
wrist. The boy was chopping wood, and
did not notice that his sisters hand was
in the way until too late TO stop the axe.
The little girl is only about p years Of
age while the boy is few years older
DR.. ]. G. Williamson, of near this place,
rendered medical attention.
Mss Jaue Strickler died at the home of
her brother, Mr.. John w. strickler, about
Al miles south of New Market, on Tuesday
morning March Is. Her death resulted
from dropsy superlnduced by grip. She
was between GO and 65 years OF age.
A correspondent of the Front Royal and
Rverton Gazette, writing from Benton
vile, says: "On Friday we saw lamb
with 5 legs and two distinct bodies as far
as shoulder, where they joined, terminal
ing in one perfect neck and head"
Stanton indicator A petition with
80 signers haylng been presented to Judge
Stout to order local option election in
Basic City, the Judge Yesterday in vaca
tion ordered such election to b4 held on
Saturday, April 23d. There are now two
saloons in Basic City.
On Monday last, deed was recorded
in the Hastings Court Clerks office from
VIM. L. Craig conveying TO the United
States in consideration of ST., 800 cash in
hand paid, the lot fronting l66 10 feet
on Lewis street, and 1870 feet on Frederick
street, for a government building.
1t is somewhat remarkable that within
radius of thirty miles in the last thirty
days, three cases Lave occSrred in which
corpses have been kept out of the ground
several days on account of their retaining
symptoms of life At Donaldsburg, Rock
bridge. on February 9th, Miss Jessie Pat
terson, aged fifteen, died, The body
showed none of the rigidty of death it
was found that the head had turned on
the pillow, and the face still retained
much of the appearance of life. The
funeral which had been fixed for Wednes
day was postponed, and the body was
kept ont Of the ground until the following
Saturday. 1t proved, however, that she
was dead and on Saturday she was buried
On Sunday night, February 2Sth, Miss
Lizzie A. Whtmore, of Natural Bridge
RockbiIdge county, aged eighteen, dice
suddenly. Her appearance was so life
like and so many indications OF deatt
we're lacking, that she was kept out o
the ground for some days before inter
ment. Last Thursday evening about
o'clock, Mrs. Mary Crane Burke, wife o
Mr.. Thos. II. Burke, of Staunton, aget
twenty-one, died suddenly Hers was an
other remark able case, the body not be
ing rigid, and warmth being maintained
around the heart long after death. He
face presented a most life like appearance
Fer remains were subjected to ever.
test known to medicine by the ply
sicians. While not the slightest re
sponse of life was awakened, yet tn
remains preserved beautiful and life Tx
appearance. The funeral was postponed
twice and finally fixed for Monday last =
About six hours before the hour fixed TO
the funeral. evidences appeared on tn
body that dispelled all doubts as to he
death, and the burial took place at tn
lbour fixed, from St. Francis church.
An Atlanta, Ga special to the Rich
mond Dispatch, says; "Sherlff J. c. Lo
gan, of Bath county, Va, passed through
Atlanta Tuesday night with a closely
guarded and heaviy-chained prisoner
That same prisoner may yet oinamen
the end of a rope Nearly six years ag
one of the most prosperous young farmer
of Bath county was found dead in his be-
in the morning, with an ugly stab in hi
breast and a cash across hi, throat, whic
left no room to conjecture the cause
his death. But Charles T. Audman wa
not known to have an enemy in the worl
and for several days no one could cor
lecture who had done the bloody deeC
! A few days after the burial, hOweve
( James r. Kaufman, a young Germa
Audman had befriended, disappeared, an
I in a short time suspicion pointed to HIN
r bat for years nothing was done. Sewers
\ months ago negro who was working f.
Audman at the time of the murder WI
= arrested for burglary, and while in ia
4 confessed I'll a. he and Kaufman comm
h. ted the deed, actuated by desire to $
A cure 70 Y hundred dollars Audman WI
Z known TO have about the house. 1t r
CURED no trouble to locate Kaufman me-
A Mobile, where be was superintendent OF
~ plantation. When Sheriff Logan secure
r Kaufman in Alabama he admitted tb
d be had always known that the negro d
r the work but denied any part IN 1T bin
II self.
- The dwelling house of Mrs. Catheri