Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
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Valley Items.

A company of citizens of the vicinity
are about 10 rebuild the mill at Newport,
in Page county, which was destroyed by
the fresbet.
George Mix. residing near Martinsbure,
West Virginia, was arrested aud lodged
in Jail, on Friday last, charged with having
forged the names of John Daieg md Jacob
Myers to negotiable note for $500 offered
for discount at the Martinsburg National
Bank
A term of the United States Circuit
Court will be held in Harrisonburg dur
ing The last week in the present month.
Col. A. S Gray. U. S. Marshal for this
District, has appointed Mr.. j S. lloyd,
Of Danville, one of his deputies. lar
risonlarg Enterprise.
CouNTERFEIrs. "A number of danger
Gus connterfeits are in circulation, and
it would be well for our business men to
look at the notes they may handle. The
following particularly is being passed cx-
tensively in our State: Farmers and
Manufacturers Bank of Poughkeepsie.
n. Y $40, well executed, but a bright
er green on the back than the genuine
Haarisonbnrg Eaterprise.
EXHIBITIONS 1t affords US much pleas
urc to announce that the students. of
the New Market Poletectnic Institute
will give exhibitions, at the Hall, March
24h and 25th, consisting of original ad-
dresses, Dialogues, Srcccles, &c,
proceeds of which Ell eftainments will be
devoted to tie Library Of the Institution.
We wish them the most abundant success
in their efforts to contribute to an object
at once SO indispensably necessary and
easily secured. We anticipate a pleas
ant iime-aud will give full particulars
in our next issue Shenandoah ToUey.
PRoNpr We admire promptness and
punctualty. 1t is the very heart Of
successful business. More especially is
it necessary and commendable in a pub
lie ofieer G. W Miley, cur efficient
County Clerk deserves compliment, and
receives our thanks, for bis ready dis
patch of business.-,Shenandoah Valley
LEASE OF CAPoN We understand that
Frazier & Sale, proprietors of the Yir-
einia Hotel, Stanton, have leased the
Mountain House at Capon for five years,
and already have began their preparations
for the coming season. Tne high char
acter and wide reputation of the firm are
sufficient guarantees that this popular re-
sort viii be as attractive 10 Spring goers
in the future as in the past.-Ib.
ARREST OF A HORSE THIEF David
n. Ross, suspected Of stealing a horse
from E. L. and b. f. Ceyengor, during
the Fair last fall, was arrested 10 Rich
mond on the 22od of February, on the
charge of stealing horse in Louisa coun-
ty. Messrs. Clevepger have sent on o
warrant for his rc-arrest in case he should
be acquitted on The Louisa charge, in or
der that he might be brous hit to this
county for trial Winchester Times.
BARN BUExED-HE Loss.-On
Sunday night last, the barn of Mr.. Will
liam IIepshaw, who lives on the Amos
Joliffe farm. near the Martinsburg pike,
was totally DESTROYED by fire.
Five horses, seven head of cattle, a
carriage, farming implements and large
quantity Of hay and straw were consum-
ed. The loss is estimated at 5000
Il is not known how the fire originated
Winchester Times.
A VErERAN.-Mr. George Weber,
from the White Hall neighborhood, III
this county was in town on Saturday,
making arrangements to draw his pen
sion under the act recently passed by
Congress, Mr. Weber was mep1ber Of
Capt. Jack Styles Company, Busbrod
Tayior's regiment, war Of 1872 He is
now in the 104th year of Iris age~~Ib