Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-07-09

TO her being Struck Win ngnininS SUING
time ago, died at the residence Of Mr..
Jacob Baker, near this place. on last
Sunday, and was buried on Monday
following, June 30, 1879, near Mr..
Bakers.
Highland Recorder: as Judge Myers
was returning from the Bath county
court last Saturday, his horse SHE'D sud
denly crossing culvert near Cheeks
Mill, upset his sulky, throwing the
Judge out. and then ran of up the road
at furious rate, but turning in at Mr..
Cheeks lane, was brought up at his gate,
with broken shaft, bent spindle and
a missing wheel. We are glad to say
that apart from few bruises, the Judge
was not otherwise badly hurt. He
came home last Tuesday.
Page Courier: Nothing has as yet
been heard of Doc Grayson. Some
assert that he has been seen in varions
parts of the county, while others believe
that he has left for ''parts unknown"
Miss Mary Kite, living with DR.. Key
ser, at Honeyville, fell from a cherry
tree on last Monday, and sustained
painful injuries.
A Miss jenkins, living with Martin
Gander, Esq, fell from cherry tree
last week and sprained her ankle badly.
According to announcements last
week, the stockholders of the Page
Co. Bank met at the Court House on
last Tuesday. David Koontz, Esq.,
was elected chairman and A. Broaddus,
Sec'y. DR.. Smoot stated that in conse'
ouence of the protracted delay in getting
the safe open, Messrs. 7. 81. Almond
+. J. Armstrong and j. c. Weaver VINO
were engaged in posting up the DOCKS OIL
the Bank, we're able TO make no repor.
of The condition Of the Bank to the mett
;ng. whoreupon the meeting Adjourned
to meet on Tuesday, July 9Th, at a.
m.
In answer to a telegram and letter Oh
Dr. Smoot, President Of the Bank Mr.
TAYLOR. an expert, from the house Oh
Miller e. Co., Baltimore, makers Oh 'he
safe which we stated last week could
not be opened. reached here on Tue
stage Saturday evening. He at once
went to work, and in about a hall hour
succeeded in opening it. The luck hao
become badly rusted in consequence Of
which Mr.. Tayler had to call into req
ui,i.ion a pair OF blacksmith's tons'
with which to turn the knob. lie gave
the lock a thorough cleaning and oiliug
and it now works all right. Alter Inc
safe was opened an examination O. the
money drawers disclosed the presence
Of s54O, 60, mostly In silver.
Winchester Times: At the Agrlcul-
tural Fair in October, a special premium
Of ten dollars will be paid for the bes'
plow-to be decided by actual per
farmance in the field. Farmers will b
Glad 10 zee the merits Of the numerous
implements now in the market thu'
fairly tested. Particulars us to day ant
field will be made known hereafter
On the Goth of May a stranger hlre'
horse at Evans livery stable, whicl
he failed to returl. After much trouoi'
and expense the owner recovered IN
horse from Harrisburg, Pa, where TN
thief had sold it. The same 'coundre
IA very plausible fellow-vict'mlzec
Mrs. Kiger to the amount OF his ooar'
bill.
DIR. Thomas NJ. Miller, of Newtown
has gone to Minnesota for the ben' III
his health. which has been delicate 10
9 ONE (ime. He will probably RENAL
there during the summer.
Tie Congregation of the August
Church"-the old stone church-hay
oiven a call TO Rev. Alexander Sprun
to become their pastor. This is one {
1.-The Oldest churches III the Valley an
a large congregation Of substantial Gil
lizeas worship there. Dir. sprunl ia
| been the assistant pastor OF u
lIoudoun street Presbyterian congre
cation in this city. He preached h
lf,rewell sermon at that church q
sunday night, and will immediatei
enter upon his work in August.
! Winchester Neics: A lad name
Harbaugh, in the vicinity OF New-ow'
wa, thrown from horserake Will
. harvesting last week and had his ski
cracked, besides being otherwise brulSe
, HIS life was despaired Of for sever
, ldays, but he is now recovering.
II A little sou Of Mr.. John VIM. Schult
\
c lin this county, whilst playing one d.
last week, fell, breaking his leg.
e Warren Sentinel The Baltimore Co
i ference of the NJ. +. Church South, W
meet in this town on the first Wedne
a day in March, 1880. There will pro
ably be some $50 preachers and lay de
eqates in attendance, who will be he
pitably entertain during its sessions
the people. of this sswn and vlcini'
:, On Monday homes for l85 were secuf
and there will be no difficulty in prov
- ing comfortably for the remaining
y The homes Of our citizens, irrespecti
of religious denominations, will
thrown open 10 ministers and laym
who attend. for this town is proverb