Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-22
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Page Courier lady preacher mas ap'
piled to the County court for license to
perform the marriage rite. We have rot
heard how the Judge will decide.
Tdlley Virgipian The town site OF
Glasgow, in Rockbridge county, is being
plowed up for crop of corn. Col. a. W.
Hartman had. last week, seven or eight
teams at work preparing tor corn plan
ing.
Shepherdstovn Register Mr. George
w. Henneberger, OF Hagerstown, set two
hens with chicken eggs. Among the
number were three double eggs. each
containing two distinct yolks. These
three eggs Matched out SIX "peeps." Three
of them died, but the other three remain
alive to prove the veracity of this freak of
nature.
WarrtntOn IHdtT A fine young heifer
belonging to Capt. WIN. w. Carter died
this week. After the hide was removed
curiosity prompted ripping her open to
see what caused death. When done calf
jumped out ran around and sstIll living.
This may not be credited, but is neyerthe-
less given Us as sober truth.
Shenandoah Press Wesley Ulysses
Salyards. son of the to Prof. Salyards
and his wife Elizabeth was born july
25. 1871. and died April 10, 1892, aged 20
wears, 8 months and 10 days.
Deceased had been in delicate health
for long time from consumption, and
was engaged as typo in the Jefrsonidn
printing Office, at Charlottesville, Va.
when he was attacked by both the measles
and grip, which forced him to quit work
and return TO bis home in this place
several weeks since. Tie continued to
grow weaker notwithstanding every al
tention was given him, and in the
spring of his manhood, he was called
away-his end comihP to him as calmly
as if falling to sleep. He leaves a mother
and other relatives to mourn his death.
Stanton TindicaiOr : The shooting
tournament of the Interstate Dealers
and Manufacturers Association com
menced at the Fair Ground Tuesday ana
closed yesterday. Some very fine expert
shooting was done in all three OF the
classes. The best score made in the ex-
pert class was a run OF 20 straight by T..
D. Miller of Springfield, n. j., who is
known as the best target shot in the
world. w. R. Fields of Christiana, Pa,
won the first average in the semi-pro-
fessional class, and McVickar of Win
chester. Va, carried off the laurels OF the
amateur class by making run of d
without a miss. Of the home marksmen,
VIM. f. Summerson was promoted to the
semi-professional class, and j. l.. Bum
gardner. DR.. Z. Wayman, Helskell
Areenbright and others did some fine am
ateur shooting. Among the noted shoot
ers present were II. A. Penrose OF New
London, c., Neat Apgar OF n. T., Nc
Amin of Richmond, Va, VIM Wagner OF
Washington. D. c., NJ. f. Lindsay of
Hoboken. n. j., W. F. Quimly of n. Y,
and Charles Ross of Knoxville, Tenn.
Warenton VirgiRidn : The remains OF
Mr.. r. B. williamson, were brought here
from New York on Saturday last for
burial. Mr. Williamson was man
of many resources. He made a mum
her of inventions for one Of which be
refused fifty Thousand dollars. The New
York Press TINS speaks of his death
Professor r. b. Williamson. a First
Family Virginia." 81, walked into the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last night as was his
custom. sat or one Of the sofas and almost
instantly expired. DR.. Goldwalte, the
hotel physician, took charge OF the body
and had it laid ont in Parlor ii.
Professor Williamson was a man OF
rare attainments and was highly respect
ed He was born IN Winchester, va,
and was successfully a school teacher,
Episcopal minister and professor oil
chemistry at the Smithsonian Institution
He invented an apparatus to purify t9e
air of sick rooms, which was used IN
President Garfield's case.
Stanton Neics: G. H. Hamrick, an
undertaken of Phlippi. w. Va, and an
uncle of NJ. b. Hamrick, the well-knoNn
undertaken of Stanton, has invented aud
natented an embalming fluid and process
that ia practically discovery of the lost
art of making mummies. He was 10
Stanton recently and exhibited some OF
his specimens.
Among them are two small infants in
perfect preservation, one of which was
horn dead. and the other, dying at the
age of five DAYS, was dead ten days be-
fore the embaming fluid was used upon
it. 1t is the only preparation known that
when applied to a partially decomposed
body will stop putrefactlon ana remove
all disaereeabe odor at once. Another
specimen is steers head, containing the
brains, blood and all just as when cut
from the animal. 1t is hard and dry, free
from odor, and most as natural as IN
life. The fluid is therefore superior to
any other method Of taxidermy. lt IS
clear as water, pleasant to smell ANA nm
poisonous.
Harrisonburg State Republican Jacob
Driver. reported last week as charged with
rape on Dry River. and released on 5000
bail. was to have his preliminary trial be-
fore Justice Rohr on Tuesday. Bnt when
the case was called and the witnesses
were on hand, Driver was not to be found.
He skipped between two days, leaving
his bcndsmen, G. B.IKeezel, JnO. Soule a7d
J.'B. Peale, to settle with the State. Such
small bonds for such heincus Offences are
temptations to criminals ard scoundreis
to evade the law.
Putting Out Fires.