Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-10
EXCHANGE NOTES.

4 lo Dayton correspondent Va 'uO A"-
ris)nburg free Pres says; }. II. Under
wood, son of Rev, I. NJ. Underwood, last
week drew a 800 bicycle as prize on an
essay written by him for the Pope manu-
featuring company. This speaks we'll for
this young mans literary abilities.
Broadway Enterprise The black Ochre
paint, diseoyered on Smiths creek, and
operated by a company formed in Roam
oke, have now all their machinery IN to
grind and ship the same, having purchas
ed the Touring mill of Mr. c. Theis. This
paint is black and has, we learn, been
thoroughly tested, and found to be Of fine
quality, having some plumbago in its
body. The Norfolk and Western II. r.
haYe adopted the same for their use. We
hope this discovery will result in big
things TO the epterprising manufacturers
and developers.
The Mt. Scion correspondent of the
VipdicaiOr, under date of June 1st, says
Early on last Saturday morning, Mr. Nor
gan TIogsett an old and one of the most |
and influential farmers Of North
River district, shut himself up in an out
house on bis farm, barred the door, strip
ped himself of his clothing and tied a
cord around his leg just above the knee,
in order to swell the veins in his leg, He
then, with a knife, cut a cash about or
7 inches long on the third division of the
thigh just over the large artery Physi-
clans were hurredly summoned and found
Mr. Hogsett IN a very precarious condl-
ton, he having lost about gallon of
blood. The chances are that he Will not
recover. The only theory for this rash
act is that Mr.. II. having almost lost his
eyesight had become discouraged and
m' lancholy.
Page Courier During the fierce thunder
storm of last Sunday night Mr. William
Long, son of Mr.. Reuben Long, on the
had six cattle killed by light
ming on tie Blue Ridge. They were all
in bunch when found, and they mist
have been hudded together to shelter
from the storm whCn struck.
Dir. Lee Kite, near Grove Hill, this
county, lost bis barn by fire last Satur-
dav night, together with ell of its con-
tents. Loss about 500. No insurance |
How the fire occurred has not been ac
counted for. The day of the fire seems
70 have been an-ill-starred one for Mr.. |
Kite. as in the afternoon of that day he |
lost a fine horse, and about dark when bis
wife was Lightning lamp the oil caught
fire. and came near burning his house -
Fortunately Mrs. Kite threw the lamp
oat doors before serious damage was
done. That's a strange chapter of oc-
Staunton Tmdicaior Young VIM. L
Byrd of Lexington, whom the officers Of
that place were in Staunton IN pursuit OF
a few DAYS ago, seems to have made good
his escape from the State. He left Leg
incton or the 5:l5 A. NJ. train and coming
as far as Greenyille left the train and
drove across to the Norfolk q Western
road and took the train there. The charge
AGAINST him is the embezzement of a
check OF s6S. 80 sent to him by the Clifton
Force Lodge. about the 1st of April, in his
capacitv of Secretary of the Rockbridge
I ,odpe of Odd Fellows, that amount be
ing due the Lexington Lodge for atten
tions to one of the members of the Clifton
Forge Lodge. Byrd, who had just mar
ried Miss Florence Bowyer Of Lexington,
and was on his wedding trip. received the
check at Charlottesville Lad It cashed
and used the money, and after his return
to Lexington denied having received it
The warrant for his arrest was sworn out
on the morning he escaped. He is also
wanted by the Farmers Alliance store at
Lexington in which he was clerk, aud IN
which it is alleged his accounts are short.
Stanton Spectator: On Wednesday,
lime |. whilst William Bower driving a
four-horse team to a wagon loaded with
shingles. was crossing the bridge over
Middle River near the Valley Mills, the
bridge gave way, preclpitatng driver,
team. aud wagon into the stream below, |
distance of - feet, aud yet, strange to
say. neither the driver nor horses were Sc
riously injured. This bridge is on the
Stanton and Parkersburg turnpike and |
was built, with a span Of 60 feet in 1880.
Winchester Mars: Captain W. A. Don.
adson, superintendent Of the National
Cemetery here, announces that he has re
ceived a letter from Congressman O'Fer-
rail- in which the latter states that an ap- |
Precipitation of 800, 600 has been made for |
the purpose Of charging the cemetery
opening East Piccadllv street, erecting
new entrances, &c. OF this amount So
non ~ nrnila lie at nncn