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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
Two Dead From Lamp Explosion
At Bunker Hill,

| Bunker Hill, W. Va, Feb. 3d.
lone Of the most disastrous fires
that has ever occurred in this
Ipart Of Berkeley county and one
that threatened to wipe out a
|portion Of the town, occurred
about half-past 9 o'clock on Sat-
urday night, when two houses
were entirely DESTROYED, one wo-
man burned to death, one girl
fatally burned and four others
livery seriously burned. Two of
the latter are reported to be dy-
ing, and it is thought the other
two have fighting chance to
recover.
The fire started in the home of
Robert Parker, a respectable col
ored citizen, when coal oil
lamp exploded, throwing the
burning oil over his wife, Belle
Parker, and their children, set
ting their clothing .afire. The
house caught fire at once and
burned so rapidly that by the
time help arrived it was too late
to save anything.
The children ran from the
burning house, but it is supposed
the mother was overcome and
was unable to grope her way
through the fire and smoke, and
that she fell PROSTATE on the
floor and persisted in the flames. !
The father had retired earlier
in the evening, leaving his wife |
and children in another room. |
He was sound asleep at the time
of the explosion and was com
pelled to leap through window
IN order to save himself. He was
found a short time after the fire
IN a dazed condition.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
chick brooders used one season in perfect

here this winter and who returned
several weeks ago expects TO come
here to live about March 9th.
Miss Cora Holler. of near Cuipeper
is Spending some time with her uncle
w. X. Larkins.
! The thermometer registered u de-
grees below zero Wednesday morn
ing.
The new organ for our school ar
rived last Wednesday. The teachers
especially the Misses Hottie deserve
much credit for their efforts in rails
ing the funds for it.
NJ. L. Hite has been very sick
for some time and we are sorry to
note THAI mis- condition is no better at
this time.
Hugh Hoover while working at a
sled Wednesday morning cut his leg
almost off with az ak. From what
we can learn it must be q very serious
accident ANY one who recalls the
Affections OF this family cannot help
but feel sorry for them.
john Day son, of Henry Day of
Columbia Furnace, who had a hand
shot off Tuesday was taken to the
hospital Wednesday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
FARM FOR SALE.

To a quick purchaser we will name
a BARGAIN PRICE for the valuable
farm purchased last fall by the late
J. Letcher Burner, al Buckton
Station Southern X. r., contain
ing 220 acres OF iand-sO acres in
river and creek bottom, that will pro-
duce 90 bushels com per acre, IS acres
in level and gently rolling up land
that viii produce 20 to 30 bushels
wheat per acre, IS acves in timber
and wood land-large Old dwelling,
barn, granary, henery, ice house,
and other buildings in fairly good
repair, s acres in fine apple orchard,
every field watered by running stream,
about SO acres now in wheat and
grass. Store at the premises and
close to school and church. This farm
was purchased by Mr.. Burner as an
a No. investment, and 10 order to
close mp his Estate, it must be sold by
March lst at which time possession
will be given-it is only is miles
from Woodstock
Apply at once to
j. n. DAVIS & CO..
Real Estate Agents.
Jan. Z3- W oOdStOck, Va.
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List of C0nveyanCes.

| Deed of partition between J. z
Rush and Joseph Sheetz and theil
wives of the property on Narrow
Passage Creek conveyed to them by
Robert L. Holler and wife and Viii
liam L. Wilkin and wife. In the di-
vision DR.. Rush gets the mill and 10
acres of land and Joseph Sheetz A
acres and 20 poles of the land with
certain water rights and privileges.
M. E. Stricken and wife to E. R
Bowman, SO acres near New Market /;
|$2, 1880.
J. c. Racey and wife, &C., to John
M. Kipps, al acres in Shenandoah
county $4,000.
Birdie S.. Newman and w. H.
Newman, her husband, to Maude E.
Walton, lot in Woodstock 81. 500 i.
]. B. Rush and wife I'd Charles |
Hoover, 10 acres, l rood, and l0I
poles near Woodstock /; $1,o32.5 So.
Edward Baker and wife to Pearlie
BLY,, So acres and 80 poles in Davis
district. $4,000.
James M. Helsley to Noah Col
ins. 8 acres, rood. and 80 poles in
Shenandoah county; $4,000.
Shenandoah Valley Loan and
Trust Company to Mary S. Laugh
in and Joseph c. Laughlin, lot in
Woodstock $4,000.
DR.. ]. 7. Kelley and wife to Otis
!. Estep and Minnie c. Estep, his
wife. 6lH square poles in Shenan
loah county; $25O.OO. /.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
Masked Men Rob Train.

Seattle, WASH, February 22.---
Three masked men held up an
interurban train on the Seattle
Tacoma Electric Railway last
night and robbed the passengers
of more than $500. After the
robbers had collected their trib-
ute they leaped from the moving
car and escaped.
The train, which left Seattle
at 9:05 o'clock, was made up Of
two coaches. In the first, or
smoking car, there were 90 men.
In the second were so passengers,
mostly women.
The train made its usual stop
at The Meadows, about five miles
south of Seattle, and among the
persons who got on were three
men who wore colored handker.
chiefs about their heads aud hats
| well pulled down.
Two of the new passengers Ell
tered tile smoking car. One hat
a yellow handkerchief over hi.
face, with eyeholes slit in thu
cloth. The second wore a rec
baHdana over his eyes. One o
the men pointed a pistol at til,
conductor and ordered him t,
come with them. The robber
went down the aisle, orderin.
the passengers to give up thei
money. All complied, and it i
estimated that $500 was trans
ferred from the pockets of til
passengers to those of the rot
bers.
/ One passenger had S16O in hi
/
pocket and gave up S12. No al
tempt was made to search til
passengers or parley with then
The robber in the other ca
forced an 1S-year-old boy to pas
through the car with his hat, il
to which each passenger wa
Obliged to drop money. He CO
lected about 500.
Without stopping the trail
the robbers dropped off the ca
platforms and ran toward I'll
Duwamisll river. The scene {
the hold-up was outside the cit
limits and not we'll lighted,
The killing Of three railroa
: passengers by train robber
Whatcome county Friday nigl
IS thought to have been a factt
III the meekness with which tt
interurban passengers subrnittt
to last nights levy.
The robbers acted with sue
GOODNESS that it is thought til
| was not their first exploit.
] The description of the Gre;
Northern men who robbed II
train Friday night fits two
Y last nights robbers. The me
: were young and very delibera
in everything they did. TIL
! produced revolvers at the star
Y boarded the train at static
= and left together.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
REFUGEE ROBBED IN VALLEY,

The Richmond Dispatch OF FIFTY
Years Ago" says:
An express train was captured
last Wednesday on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad between Harper's
Ferry and Martinsburg, by Major
Gilmer's Battalion of Independent
Rangers. A large force was sent
out from Harper's Ferry to intercept
Major Gilmer, but failed to capture
him. Major elmer captured eighty
men, 100000 in greenbacks, $685.
600 in gold, 100 revolvers and some
other equipment. Among the pas
sengers on the train was ex-senator
Bright, of Indiana, who seemed to
enjoy being captured very much.
Being closely pursued, Major Gilmer
had turned his prisoners loose,
thinking it better to save the cap
tured property than to try to hold
the men.
From Orange Courthouse General
Lee officially reports that the re-
mainder OF Hills Corps, the Stone
wall Brigade, the Twenty-fifth Vir-
GINA Regiment, Young's Cavalry
Brigade, of Hampton's Division
Carriers Battery, First Richmond
| Howitzers and the Third North Car
DINA troops have all re-enlisted fo
the war.
:. Lewis Hyman, a jeweler of thi
city getting tired of Richmond, ant
| having a wholesome ear that h
might be put in the army, packed
up all of his goods and his money
and left here some weeks ago t.
make his way through the lines int
Yankeedom. lie first tired to max
. his way through Wilmington, bu
failed. He then came back to Rich
: mond and tried the Valley route
Just above Stanton and near Wood
stock, in Shenandoah County, Hy
man was robbed of all of his jewel
and all of his money, said to be c
the value in all of 100000. Jaco
Ezekiel informs US that the part
= consisted of his son, H. c. Ezekie
and Hyman and his wife and chic
and he thinks the whole party ha
in money and jewels not owe
100000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
LANTZ MILL.

Mr. Grounding has been giving us
a strenuous administration ever since
his aItocratic hogship assumed his
duties. Matthias made a very feeble
i effort to reverse the finding, so il
looks as if we must accept the verdict
as final
Earl Cornwell, who had been visit
| ing relatives in this section for the
past three weeks left for his home in
Pittsburg, Monday.
The many friends of Shorty
Painter were glad to see him again
Saturday night, after an absence of
Two months.
Mrs. Mary J. Jenkins spent several
weeks in Hardy county, w. Va, hav-
ing been called there by the death OF
her father, VIM. Jenkins, OF w ardens-
vile, who died two weeks ago
Our friend Joseph F. Ryman has
been busy this bad weather, where
some of the roads are almost impas-
sible Friday he was called to Saums-
Vile, Saturday to Union Forge and
Sunday to Cedar Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Miller
spent the first of the week with the
latter's uncle. James Ryan, of the
Harmony neighborhood.
Sam Holler, of the Hamburg neigh
borhood was called to Mt Jackson
last Saturday by the serious illness
of his sister Mrs, Dolly Ort Her
sister Mrs, John Sheets has also been
with her.
Mason Kline, Of Wardansville, w. |
Va, is visiting his brother nlaw,
VIM. Mauck.
Benz. Stickler, of the Daily News
Record force paid j. Nj. Holler a
short visit Sunday.
Mrs. J, B. Glen has not been SO
veil for some days.
Miss Willie Marston tho switch
BOARD operator at Mt. Jackson spent
he first Of the week with NJ T. Hts's
amily !.
O S. Wilkins. of Lima, Ohio, a
ION of Emmanuel Wilkinsa man OF +
here a generation ago, is
listing George and Gideon Wilkins !
amily. n
VIM. K Larkins has been very /,
oorly for the past few days. It
Rich. Clark who has been working
i Tennessee spent ten days with his c
imily near town. He returned to
is duties again Tuesday evening. "a
Percy Hpller, OF Staunton is visit
lg Mrs. Harvey Holler and otherl
.latives here.
o. O. Holler spent several days
it'll his mother here this week.
Arthur Holler and family of Indi-
"a, who had been Wis iting relatives
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K. Ed. No. 1.

Mrs. Luther Burners condition
is no better the last day or so.
Miss Rosa Conner spent tile
first of the week with Miss Della
Good.
Mr.. Raymond Ryman : spent
the first of the week with Mr..
Edgar Crabill.
Miss MAY and Grace Hamrick
spent the first of the week with
Miss Ada Beydler.
Miss Bessie Gochenour visited
Miss Grace Fleming, the first of
the week.
Mr.. Otis Conner and family
visited his parents, the first Of
the week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27

Wytheville, Va, Feb. 23.-Dr
Samuel Rash Sayers, 81 years OLD
died here today. He. was on ths
medical staff of the Stonewall Bri.
gade and was present when General
Jackson's arm was amputated. He
was captured at Gettysburg and
served three months in prison At
Fort McHenry. >
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
Notice..

| To the heirssof Thos. Deakins sdec a !.
| You are hereby notified that tract
| Of 1901 acres of mountain land in the
Fort, Johnston Magisterial dis :
trict, Shenandoah county, Virginia,
| assessed in the name of Thomas
Deaf ms Est. was sold on the
lday ..... 1895. for delinquent taxes.
leVies, interests, and costs to the
commonwealth of Virginia, and APP
phcation for the purchase thereof has
been filed in this Office aud it appear
ing from affid lvit fled that the heirs
of said Taamas Deakins', decd are
non-fesidents Of the State of Virginia
aad are unkr own, they are Notified
to appear within four months from
the date of this notice and do what
may be Necessary to protect their in
terests,
Given under my hand this 18th day
oil February, 1914.
NJ Is. WUNDER, County Clerk
and Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Feb. 20 1t pd.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
Notice.

Woodstock, Va, Feb. II, 1914.
I viii sell or rent my property where
| now live in Woodstock consisting
OF 5 acres excellent land with good
improvements on it. A good house Of
s rooms, double hall, bath room,
pantry, cellar under the entire house
2Sx34 feet, good barn 24x34, hog
ha1ase and corn crib, chicken house
and shed, wash house and smoke
house tcombined), 20 apple trees, 50
peach trees, all coming in bearing,
pears, grapes. plums, damsoas, &c.
S. b GLEN,
Feb. 20 WOodstork Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
A SAD AND TRAGIC END
Manrertown. E. f. d \

The death of Elias Tipton
living l mile West of Saur.s-
Vile, was attended by one of the
most horrible accidents that this
community has ever known. CnI
Wednesday morning between the
hours of 5 aud O'clock, Mr..
Upton arose as usual and made
fire in the room adjoining the
bed room. 1t not burning salts
factorily he took the oil can con-
tanning about / quart Of oil and
began to pour oil on the smold-
ering fire when there was ter
rife explosion of the oil can
covering Mr.. Upton with oil and
vapor. In an instant he was en-
veloped in a sheet of flame cover
ing him from head to foot. His
underwear (being almost the en-
tire clothing he was IND Utterly
burned and fell FROM his body in
ashes leaving his body in a hor-
rible condition portions of skin
and flesh loosely hanging to tn
body. The skin of both bands
with nails of thumbs and fingers
stripped off, leaving what one
would take to be gloves, he suf-
fered much but bore it all patti
emily, praying for relief in death
| He seemed to realize at once that
his race was run and stated i'm.
:! mediately after the sad accident
that he would not live unit
moon. At near II o'clock he quiet.
| ~ passed away. He was rationa
to the end and gave instructions
as to his burial &c. He called
early in the morning for hi:
: pastor, Rev. H. r. Mowery an(
the two prayed together aftel
: which Mr.. Upton satig til,
: hymn, Jesus Take Me" II,
was a CONSTANT member of thu
Brethren church. Both he an(
his wife being baptised i'll tina
faith during the past summer b,
the Rev. Hess, of ROCKINGHAM
, county, who by his request wa
to preach the funeral, but BY
r unavoidable circumstances coul,
not be present and his paste
Rev. H. X. Mowery, officiated
He was loyed and respected b
.lall who knew him. He leaves
! wife, mother and a number o
: brothers and sisters to mourn
! their loss. Mr.. Upton was Dor
e May 18th, 1880, died Feb. 18th
e 1914; aged 50 years, 9 month
: and T days. His funeral wa
held from Mt. Airy School Hous
t Friday at half-past l O'Clock
: Funeral services were conducte
Il by his pastor Rev. H. X. Nov
t cry. after which his body wa
/ laid to rest in the cemetery 0
the farm Of Rev. II. X. Mowerl
/ Loving friends weep not for me,
+ | long to be at rest,
How happy, happy [ shall be,
When plllowed on my Savior's
{ breast,
U Oh, the hope, the hope is sweet,
e That we soon in Heaven shall NEE
: Then we all shall happy be-.
Rest from Lain and sorrow free.
Written by his pastor, Rev. I
{ r. Mowery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
The Best Cough Medicine

Il have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy ever since / have been keep
ing house, says l.. G. Hames, oil
Marbury, Ala Il consider it one OF
the bsst remedies | ever used. Ny
Children have all taken it and it works
like charm. For colds and whoop.
ingscongh it is excellent. For sale
by All Dellers. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
CoIored Woman Burned By Oil.

Mary Mennifield, colored, aged
about IS years, wife of Jefferson
Mennifeld, was severely burned
at her home on James street
about halfpast 5 O'Clock Monday
morning while pouring coal oil
into I stoye.-Win. Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27

faaI 4. ID. Shaver left on Satur-
day for Toledo. Ohio. where he is
connected with the Goosman Piano
Co. He will stop off at Cleveland
and take an inventory of stock Of
the Company's branch store.
| c. L. James, who has had the
humps is now able to be about his
room and on the porch.
Mrs. z. Dean, the wife Of one Of
our merchants, has mild attack Of
typhoid fever.
DR.. D. L. Shaver has been con
fined to his home with an attack Of
grippe for the past week. He is
now able to attend to his office pa
tients.
S. L. Sager has recently purchas-
ed the farm l Il miles north of town
from William Keller. 1t consists of
a dwelling and II acres of land.
The oyster supper that was to be
given at the High School building
, on Saturday night has been post
poned, owing to the smallpox cpl
demic at Strasburg and other places
nearer.
w. E. Shaver had the misfortune
on Monday evening while feeding
his horse to strike his right foot in
a pitch fork that had been left lay
ing on the floor, the prong peneuat-
ed one of the tendons, to the bone
I He is unable to put the least weigh
on the foot, and hobbies about thu
house on a crutch,
A. N. Carroll, of Front Royal
= who has been visiting his mother
q Mrs. Mary Carroll, returned hom1
= on Wednesday, accompanied by hi
mother, who has been in bad heath
S for the past month.
L Stewart H. Perry, who was &C
companied by his wife, VISITED
o Shaver Brothers, Tuesday. Nj
r. Perry is the eastern Representative
u of The John Church Piano Co. H
o left with an order of six new style
of the Harvard pianos and will urg
-e the quick shipment of the forme
n order Of four Of these pianos, tia
has been held owing to the extrem
o cold weather.
it Cyrus Fetzer, wife and daughter
IS Miss Mary, are on the sick list.
Edward S. Spiker, of Hagerstowl
er who has been here with his mothe
Of Mrs. Martha Spiker, returned to h
home Wednesday.
ID Geo. R. Coffman and wife, VIII
as have been on bridal trip to Floric
le are expected TO arrive here tn
1t, week and remain a few days wit
the groom's father, J. I. Coffma
n George is a successful merchant {
c. West Virginia.
The mercury registered by Il
er different thermometers here We,
". nesday morning from 2 to 5 degre,
below zero.
vel Martin L. Conner has finishe
is. moving from the property he recen
is ly sold to VIM. Barham at Mol
of burg to the home he bought of V
P. Rinker at Midway. These tv
a+ towns are only about l Z miles fro
each other, and we are glad Mart
will be not any farther remove
" from our town now than in
:, former home.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
Come High.

Bessie Carter of Savannah was
fined $50 for wearing an abbrevi-
ated costume. As one writer
facetiously puts 1t, short skirts
come high in Savannah. -Yonngs-
town Telegram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27
BackacE,e-, Rheumatism Vanish Ava,

Men and women having backache.
rheumatism, stiff and swollen joints
are honestly glad to Know that Foley
Kidney Pills are successful every
where in driving out these Ills. That
because Foley Kidney Pills are a
true medicine and quickly effective in
all diseases that result from weak in
active kidneys aud urinary irregu-
iarites. Walton Il SmoOt. adv
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-27

The funeral of Mrs. Nesselrodt,
who died Sunday was held from
Grace Church, Rinkerton, Wednes-
day afternoon.
MI. L. Triplett, Jr., was business
visitor in Woodstock, Friday.
Miss Lottie Rinker, student of
the State Normal School of Harri-
sonburg, spent several days recently
with her parents at Rinkerton.
The ladies Of the United Brethren
Church, of Rinkerton, held festi-
val Friday and Saturday nights OF
last week.
Miss Alice Miller has returned to
her home in Rockville, Md, after a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Neff
of this place.
Mr.. Charles Gait, of Stanton, is
a guest in the home of Mr.. William
Burkett.
Mrs. Fl. Lee Rosenberger, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Marston, fol
the past few weeks has returned tc
her home in Washington.
Miss Willie Marston spent thu
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Miltor
Hite and family, Of Lantz Mill.
| Mr.. Medford Coffman and two
daughters, have arrived for visi
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
| Coffman.
Mrs. F. NJ. Bird is visiting he
sister, Mrs. Frank NJ. Fravel, o
Woodstock.
Hon. R. ]. Walker has returne,
from Columbia, S. c., where he wa
a delegate to the meeting of tn
Laymen's Missionary Movement
held this past week in that place.
Mrs. Elizabeth Krebs, of Wiz
chester, is visiting Mrs. J. S. {
Murphy on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Wunde
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. "
B. Lorraine, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes Fowl hav
returned to their home in St. Loui
latter weeks visit to her parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Moore, {
lQuicksburg.
Miss Virginia Williamson is i'll ;
her home "Sunnyside" near town.
Misses June Moffett and Albert
Roller and Mr.. Tanquary Lonas a
tended the Foresters dance in Woo
lstock, Monday night.
Mrs. Kate Johnson is visiting h,
daughters, Mrs. H. Morrison an
Mrs. Hugh Supinger in Woodstock
Union Lenton Services will /
held in the Lutheran Church, eac
"Wednesday evening during Lei
conducted by the ministers of til
town, the first service was held AS
"Wednesday evening with service
by the pastor, Rev. B. A. Copper
haver.
Mr.. Charles Bowman has returne
to his home in Washington, after
weekend visit to Mt. Jackson.