Buchanan Community News February 11, 1904
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- Buchanan Community News February 11, 1904
- Date
- 1904-02-11
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A newspaper article of Buchanan community news, which reads,
"BUCHANAN LETTER.
Buchanan, Va., Feb, 9, 1904. - Our people were greatly shocked on learning of the terrible tragedy enacted on last Saturday week. It was the topic of conversation on all hands, with a general expression of sympathy for the sufferers and an earnest hope that the fiend would soon be brought to meet that justice which his crime deserves. We are glad to hear that Mrs. Shields and her little girl are both doing well.
And, now, so closely following this comes the distressing news of the terrible calamity in Baltimore by fire and our sympathies run out to that people in the midst of their affliction.
It is hard for poor weak creatures like us to see any good in such dispensations, and yet, the Good Book teaches us that all things to work together for good to them that love God and that our Creator does not afflict the children of men willingly, but for their good. Oh, that we could realize it properly.
Since last writing we have passed through some severe weather, the thermometer ranging as low as zero and one or two mornings one or two degrees below, whilst the last fall of snow reached a depth of nine inches.
Konsidering [sic] the changeable weather, the health of our people is fairly good, though there must be a good deal of sickness in the country, as our physicians are on the go all the time.
While going home from school one evening last week a little son of Mr. Smiley was shot by he says, some negro boys who were on the river bank, not far above the C. and O. depot. One shot went into his cheek, another struck a glancing lick on the forehead and one on his right leg, just above the shoe top. The party or prrties [sic] that did the shooting have not been apprehended.
Material is being gotten in place for resumption of work on the new land building.
Our Young friend, Lawrence Sexton, is doninciled [sic] as station agent of the N. and W. at Arcadia. Wingenund.
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- The Fincastle Herald
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- Buchanan
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- The Fincastle Herald
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- Buchanan, Botetourt County
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