Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-15
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shenandoah PresS On tuesday last
Miss Laura SalYards, daughter of. Mr.. G.
w. Salyards, who resides about five mile
southwest of this place, attempted sui
eide by cutting her throat with q rsEo.
The cut extended from ear to ear, bui
not of such depth as to prove fatal. DR.
j. G.. Williamson, of near this place
dressed the wounds and says the lady
will recover. Some time in February
Miss Salyards had severe case of the
grip and that together with other all
ments unbalanced her mind. She to-
gether with Mr.. SslSard's family baye
the sympathy of all their friends.
HarrisonOurg Free Press: Mr. John
Stone, who lives about two and . half
miles south of town, owns a dog that Is
given some practical exhibitions Of what
the dog would do. His master gave him
bucket and sert him 10 the creek nearby
to fetch some water. The dog performed
this duty faithfully, and then he was di-
rected to 60 in the wood shed and bring
his master ahammer, which he did prompt
y and as well as a person could have
done 1t. A number Of other feats was per-
formed by the dog that would seem it
was endowed with human instinct.
Clifton Forge Vdlley Tirginian On
last Thursday young man named Moses
Buzzard came to Millboro depot with a
wagon after load of goods for Mr. Nc
Neil, merchant at Marlinton, POcahon-
tas county, w. Va. He at at oncp loaded
his wagon and started back. When he
had gone about two miles he got off the
wagon to lock it in descending a short
bnt steep hill While thus engaged the
team started and Mr.. Buzzard ran to the
front to stop the horses just as be was
passing the wagon, the load being heavy
any easll, overballnced. it upset. catch
ing Mr. Blizzard under a large box of
glassware and killing him instantlV.-
When removed from under the lad it
was found that his neck, ore arm and
one leg were broken. his body was at
once taken In charge by an nndeit .ker
and sent home. Mr.. Bazz lrd was young
man OF sober and industrious habits and
respected wherever known. He was
about twtnty-One years old, unmarried,
and without any near living relatives, ex-
cept younger brother and a married
half sister.
Staunton Viadicdfor As the Flying
Dutchman" train was turning Panther
Gap at 40 miles an hour, Fireman Robert
Iibberd of WaynesbOro, fell through the
Lot th.a on..ino and fQndQF IN
the track below. Strange to say be was
not injured, and when the engineer back
ed the train he found him footing it along
intending to walk to MillbOro.
Miss Mamie NJ. Spitz~r of Richmond,
daughter of Capt. Arthur A. Splitter, for
merly of Staun;On, went out Saturday
evening in that city to eat ice cream with
Mr. Frank Latouche, but instead they
got married and left for Norfolk on .
wedding trip.
The Highland Honse on Frederick
street, owned by j. II. Cross, mail con-
tractor on the Highland route, aud kept
by the Misses Cross, took fire yesterday
morning at 7lo'clock from defective fine.
The building was wrecked and much OF
the furniture ruined. The building was
insured with Ker & May for $500, and
the furniture and personal property With
the same firm for $500. Mr. Cross will
not rebuild, but the ladies will open
another house on that street.
Stanton Nelcs About 400 acres OF
sugar beets are now growing at promis-
ing rate for o. X. Lapham's sugar max
ing operations next fall. About half this
acreage of beets is being cultivated by
Mr. Lapham himself, on his farm west OF
Stanton and on land rented by him. w.
n. Wilson has ten acres of beets on bis
farm west of Fort Defiance. Perhaps no
other person except Mr. Lapham IS Guilt
waiting more than Ten acres. A number
of farmers in different parts OF the county
are cutivating patches varying in size
from two to ten acres The season has
been good, and as far as has been learned
all beets planted are doing well. Thin
ming them in :he rows seems to be the
most laboriOus portion of the work in.
vOlvcd
It will soon be decided where the sugar
factory is to be located, and it Is hoped
that the decision will he made IN favor oil
Stanton. Two carloads of machinery
tor the sugar works arrived in Stsuntor
Thursday morning from Germany II
was manufactured by G.. Rudolph, o.
Magdeburg. The Basic City Mining
Manufacturing and Land company II
negotiating with Mr.. Lsphsm to locate
his sugar works at Basic CITY.