Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-12
Valley News.

Bridgewater Enterprise Very much
sickness, the result of the recent severe
cold weather, is prevailing in Bridgewa-
ter and surrounding country.
Spirit of the Valley: Col. 7. A.
Jackson, of Ottobine, is suffering with
very serious attack Of rheumatism.
Rockingham Register /: On Sunday
afternoon last, several boys from town,
FIVE white and two colored, wandered
into the country, and having nothing
else to do deliberately set fire to the
dry grass, in the meadow Of Rev. Daniel
Landes. The wind was very high and
the flames spread rapidly, and but for
the prompt efforts OF Mr.. Landes and
his neighbors there is no telling the
amount of damage that might have been
done to the fencing and other property.
1t was by the greatest exerticn that the
fire was subdued. The names of all the
parties are known, audit is to be hoped
that parents will exercise sufficient con-
troll over their children to prevent their
indulgence in such wanton wickedness.
On Tuesday last, Daniel Fulk was
married 10 Miss Ida Miller, daughter Of
Samuel Miller. The marriage took place
at the residence of the BRIDES parents,
in Brooks Gap, at IL o'clock, in the
morning. About l O'Clock Mrs. Miller,
the mother of the bride, was taken sick,
and at half past 8 O'Clock she was Dead
It is not often the case that the altar
and the grave are brought so close to-
eether IN the same house.
Winchester Ne,cs The meetings in
the Braddock street NJ. E. Church, South
still continue TO attract large congrega-
t,ons. and the interest is unabated. The
number Of conversions in this church up
to this time is about fifty.
Services are held daily aud nightly in
the Loudoun street Presbyterian church.
The pastor Rev. Mr.. White, is assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Fleming, of Woodstock
This gentleman is an earnest and elo-
quent preacher. The meetings will be
instrumental in adding many members
70 the church.
at the Kent street Presbyterian
church the religious feeling is growing
daily. Rev. DR.. Bowman, Of Harrison
burg, has been assisting the pastor, Rev.
DR.. Graham, during the past week.
The church is filled nightly with eager
listeners of the word.
A three-year old child of Geo. Toll
lver, colored, living near the depot was
burned to death Tuesday afternoon.-
1t seems that the child was left in the
house with several other children, and
its clothes caught fire and before aid
could be sommoned it persisted.
THE Spirit Of Jefferson We are in
formed, from an authentic source that
negotiations have been pending and will
in all probability have been consum
mated by the time this paper reache S
our readers, whereby the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company will agree to
commence the immediate construction
of the link ofroad from Bedngton, on
the Martinsburg and Potomac Road, to
connect with the Shenandoah Valley al
Shepherdstown, and the contractors oil
the Shenandoah Valley will build the
road at once through Clarke, Ware n
and Page counties to Luray, complet-
ing it to the latter point by the 18th Of
June next. Work will be commence d
simultaneously, on the Bedington con-
ncction, on the Shenandoah Valley at
the entrance Of Clarke county, and Oh
the south side of the Shenandoah river
near Front Royal, working towards
Luray.