Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-20
State NeWs.

Charlottesville is getting up a cavalry
company.
Judge Chister has refused all app ca
tions for license to sell liquor in Alexan
dria comfy.
TIE contract has been made for re-
building the Episcopal church at Front
Royal, which was burned last winter.
The wife of Rev. J. L. shipley was
thrown from her buggy near Delaplane a
few days since aud had her jaw bone
broker.
F p. Cover had $50 hands employed in
the Blue Ridge last week stripping bark
for his steam tannery at Browntown,
near Front Royal.
Three brothers were received at the
penitentiary in Richmond one day last
week. That must have been something
Of family gathering
The voters of Prince William county
vill on the 9th Of August next vote upon
the question of the removal Of the county
scat from Brentsvilla to Manassas.
SIr. Andrew Good win. OF Orange conn
ty, attended louisa court last week and
was apparently IN good health, and drop
ped dead at his door when he returned
while talking to his wife.
The Radford Democrat says: James
Gray, Of Richmond, a colored man. Is
rapidly turning white, and at present is
IN a bleached spotted stage, which should
delight the sou eff a dime museum man
aver.
4 few days ago a colored woman died
in Paris, four miles from Warrenton, al
the advance age Of l0l years, making
the third ceEtenuaran, who has died
within five N Is OF that pllce in the last
twelve months.
The Charlottesville Wooden Mills have
been awarded another large government
conlract--that of supplying 10000 yaid'
of fine dark blue doeskin cloth for the
national homes for disabled volunteer sol
diers The goods OF this mil have been
| taken as the standard by the commission
ers of the Worlds Fair for the uniforms
of the military guard.
A few days az Charles Z. Roberts, a
/ painter, son of !. L. Roberts. of Martins
burg, while painting the roof of the nine
story Terry Binding in Roanoke, Va.
fell y feet and caught on the sporting a
a distance from the ground of LOB feet
lie spTained both ankles, cut one leg. in
jnred a knee cap, left arm and head, b1
is doing very well, with prospects of al
early recovery.
Ex-Congressman Gains possesses a goo
which leaves the flock and flies for milr
with the fast trains of the two roads con
Meeting at BnrkviIle. Several times with
in the asst month he has piloted tn
Norfolk and Western railroad fast train
into the station, screaming at every strOki
oi the wing, expressive Of the wlldes
Joy. This bird is a half breed, its fathe
being a genuine wild gander IL is per
fecily gentle and sleeps in tie back yard a
home every night.
Reports from the Bent Mountain gol.
mines, recently discovered IL Floyd conn-
~, about twenty miles from Salem, stat
the openings in the hi,lIdes to Ice abou
fifteen OF twenty feet deep. a Slaty rocl
is dug there aul is afterwards ground II
q mill, and then is subjected to the clio
riue process, the powdered rock yielding
iabouf SD t. the ton. Water for wash
Ing IS brou ght in wooden pipes aud thu
present methods are very crude an airs
However, improved machinery has heer
sent for. and on the Robert Huff farm
alone the expert in charge expects u
p short time to obtain 500 worth OF gol'
ner day. There are NJ nuggets in tina
section, bnt the rock is just rich VIII
gold running through II.