Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The GroYe Hill correspondent Of th,
Page Neics says; A man by the name o
lobe Smeltz, who lives on Dry Run, il
Rockingham, near "Bear Lithia" Spring
got too heavy loaded with whiskey OF
Christmas night and laid down neal
Coffman's School House and froze tC
death, leaving destitute family.
Stanton Daily Ners Captain T. c.
Morton, secretary of the board of Worlds
Fair commissioners, has made an arrange
ment with the general passenger agent of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway COM
2any to run an excursion to Chicago dur.
ing the Worlds Fair. Arrangements are
bsing made to have Virginia Pythian
Worlds Fair week and the excursion will
be during this time.
The revival at the Unitel Brethren
church, that has been in progress for the
last eight weeks, closed Wednesday night,
llth. One hundred and two persons were
converted, 81 of whom joined the United
Brethren church. Dir. Donovan, the
minister, also had a successful revival at
Belmont, five miles below this city, in
which ten persons we're converted and
added to the church. re also assisted IN
conducting a revival at Shenandoah
City, Page county, II September and
October, eight weeks in which 100 per.
sons we're converted and ITO added to the
United Brethren church in that place.
Shenandoah Press: VIM. Beasley, col.
ored, son OF Daniel Beasley, was burned
to death at the residence of Mr.. John
Stricken about four miles south OF this
place, on Tuesday night last. Deceased
was in the basement OF the building,
where be had built up big fire in the
fire place, aud as he was subject to fts, it
is supposed he was stricken in this way
and fell into the fire. He was lying in
the fire when found, and bis body was
burned to a crisp. He was aged about %
years, and was a robust looking man.
Winchester Nelcs The littls year old
child of Mr John Gaunt noar BerryvIlle,
while in play with her twin brother, shut
herself in a closet and set FIRE to her
clothes with match and was burned to
death. Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt bad gone to
Berryvile leaving the children In charge
OF their grandmother who Is helpless, and
servant girl.
Mr. H. r. Miller, a German who has
resided in this city since 's6, has been
notified OF the death Of a relative in
Germany and that he and his brother are
the only heirs to an immense fortune.
The story goes, that Mr. Miller was dress
ing turkeys when the news came and he
dropped the turkey and ran for joy.
Clifton Forge Tallcy TirginiGn On |
last Wednesday, Mr. George A. Alderman,
who resides II miles north eff White
Sulphur Springs, in Greenbrier county |
W, Va, while out hunting in the vicinity |
of AnthOnys creek, ran across a black
bear, which had been driven fIom it's den |
by pack of dogs. Mr.. Alderman sue
ceeded in wounding bruin and the dogs
were trying to finish the work of de-
structlon, but were being worsted, when
Mr.. Alderman came to their rescue. The
bear turned upon him, bit him in the calf
of the leg aud threw him upon the
ground, and was on top Of him, when lie
procured a pine knot within his reach,
aud succeeded in releasing himself by vel
aimed blows, killing tho bear. In the des-
porate struggle, one of his hands was badly
laceratsd. He made very narrow escape
with his life, as it was by the merest
chance that he was able to kill the in
furiated brute. The bear was of the
black species, supposed to be two years
old.