Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-06-30
4 HUNDRED
YEARS AGO.

From the Woodstock HERALD,
FEB. 20 1920.
It has recently been discovered
hat chestnut wood is an admir-
bla substitute for log wood and
'ak bark for dyeing and tan
ling, and its affinity to wool is
aid to be greater than that of
.all or shumac.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 8.
Remarkable Spring. We have
hitherto said nothing about an
oil spring which was discovered
about three years ago, on Duck
Greek. Morgan county. an mex
unstable supply of pure oil. 1t
is a tolerable substitute for fish
oil. 1t is considerably used in
leather. It quite an
swers the purposes of spermatic
oil for lamps: it is used in vari-
Gus kinds of medicines. We are
not informed whether it can be
used in paints. But there is no
doubt that it is a discovery of
Invaluable importance. We should
ike to hear some chemical dis.
QUESTION of its properties from
some gentleman in the neigh
borhood. Said oil is sold at the
low price of fifty cents per gall
Ion, and for less by barrels. This
spring may have been 2ublically
described, but if so, probably
some others may have been as
forgetful as ourselves about it,
and will be glad to hear of any
acquisition to our internal wealth
F1RE.-Op Monday last about
II o'clock, the citizens of Wood.
stock were alarmed by the cry
| of fire. In a moment, as if BY
electricity, our village was ur
and ready; it proved to be the
workshop of Mr.. Joseph wager
in the back street; the roof JUS
began to emit the flame aud il
five minutes more would have
been completely enveloped bu
for the activity of our citizens
With the exception of the roof
there was no damage sustained
MARRIED
| In this village, on Thursday
the 10th inst, Mr.. Anthony Ra
lder, of the county of Greenbrier
Jagged u years. to Mrs. Elizabetl
ISkeen, aged 81, of Mount Pleas
ant. Shenandoah county.
! Philip Williams, trustee, ad
vertises two out lots belongin,
to George Rockefeller.
i Baltimore, Feb. IA FACT
There is in Frederick county
| Maryland, a new made justice o
the peace, who had as he sup
posed, destroyed an old womal
whom he charged with being
witch. The old woman calle,
one day at the squire's to pur
Ichase two pigs which the squire
lady refused to sell in his alb
Isence, but soon after the old wo
mans departure the pigs becar1
noisy for want of food. The ma
dame had some slop made at tn,
stillhouse, which was given tn,
pigs to eat, when they beca MT
unmanageable, aud began roll
ling, squalling and jumping te
and fro. On the arrival Of the
Squire he was informed of the
old lady's visit; he Immediately
pronounced the pigs bewitched,
and commended his cure by burn.
ing one of the pigs. He had a
large fire made, a pig was caught
and held in the fire until it was
burned to death, together with
the witch. After the burning of
the pig and the evil spirit they
proceeded to the sty, where much
to their JOY they found all quiet.
There was great rejoicing in
having succeeded in burning the
supposed witch. After the frolic
was over, the distiller found that
the bucket in which the slop was
made contained instead of water
what they call low wine, which
had actually made the hogs
drunk, instead of bewitchinp
them.
OBITUARY.
DIED-On Wednesday morning
last, of dropsy. Mrs. Catharine
Miller, in the oath year of her
age; consort of Mr.. Geo. Miller,
of this county. The decd was
tapped thirteen times in the space
of nine months, and seventy
three gallons Of water taken
from her.