Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-10-05
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abandoned we'll for seven weeks with !
out sign Of food or water and was
taken out alive a few days ago is the
story vouched for by George Liskey,
the owner OF the steer, and neighbors,
residing about four miles north OF
Harrisonburg, Va. The cattle
turned into the field in - were
well is located mich the dry
ago. Sew ABOUT seven weeks
pl" Sral DAYS after thew were
ICED in another field, one Of the
steers was missed, and all efforts to
locate it proved unavailing, the own
er believing that the steer had gotten
out on the pike and had been taken
UP. Friday an employee was passing
the we'll and heard a noise. He re-
moved the boards covering the hole
and saw the steer at the bottom, al
most a skeleton, but still able TO stand
on its feet Help was summoned and
the steer was hauled out with a block
and tackle. The animal weighed over
300 pounds before il was missed and
when weighed Friday barely reached
400 pounds. The steer had lived at
the bottom Of the we'll without food
or water. II is believed that the ami
NAL will survive the experience.
Killing a 1900 pound bull in the
course OF wild charge with a rock
weighing little over three pounds,
thereby saving his family, is the UNI
usual achievement of Clay Winter, a
farmer Of Henry county, Va, whose
act is reported in dispatch from Mar
tinSvlle. Winter, his wife and three
small children went into a pasture
and were picking up apples when the
bull made its appearance and, after a
preliminary paving, lowered its head
and charged There was small chance
Of escape, for the fence was some dis
lance away. Winter told his family to
run, and picking up rock stood near
an apple tree, hoping to divert the
animal. When il was a few yards
distant Winter let fly the rock with all
his strength, striking the bull square
ly in the forehead. 1t fell dead as
though il had been pole-axed.
The fairy story OF the Sleeping
Beauty and the Prince, which has
caught the fancy of youthful minds
for many years, has been revised in
the romance of Edwin d. Ross, Of
Gettysburg, Pa, and Miss Marilla G.
Prouty, Of Meridian, Conn, whose
wedding took place at Meridian Sat-
urday afternoon. Several years ago
Mr.. Ross was employed in Connect
cut and one day while travelling on
train from New Haven to Hartford he
was curled up in a seat enjoying
good sleep when he was awakened by
some one shaking him. Upon looking.
up he beheld the face of a pretty
young girl, who Informed him she
wanted half of the seat, as the car
was crowded. He graciously COM
piled and the young folks were soon
engaged in conversation. The friend
ship developed into a love affair, the
story Of which will end, "And they
lived happily ever afterward."
Orlando Spinson, Of Birmingham,
Alabama, came to his death in a Pc
culiar way. Two years ago young
Spinson, it is stated, accidentally swal-
lowed a cookie burr For some time
he experienced no i'll effects More
recently he complained of feeling i'll.
He was taken to a local hospital. where
an X-ray examination revealed the
cookie burr lodged in his right lung.
Death followed in few days.
Now that the long evenings are COM
ing on, no family in this neighbour
hood should be without the Shepherds
town Register. 1t will give YOU the
local news and general articles of real
interest