Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-08-22


for Congress, from this district.
The Tennessee Spring Seat saddle is tie
easiest riding saddle in the market.
Losr.-A large fan, with satin figures,
between the Reformed Church and Foun-
dry. Please return to the HERALD Office.
The District Conference, of Winchester
District will be held in the Methodist
Church in this place about the 18th of
October. Further notice will appear
hereafter.
Best new Orleans molasses, just receiy-
DID, also Port Rico, Sugar drips and blight
syrups, at bottom prices. J. n. DAVIS
There will be a Blaine and Logan Pole
raising at Toms Brook on Saturday to-
morrow the 23rd. Let there be full turn
out and a good time generally.
Another lot of the celebrated Tennessee
Spring Seat Saddles, just received at
GrabilPs.
An excursion party of two hundred
business men from StauntOn and the
Shenandoah Valley have gone to Norfolk
for the purpose of establishing business
relations with Norfolk.
Read the advertisement Of Robert }.
Walker Special Commissioner, to be found
in another column of this paper. lie will
offer for sale on the 18th of September one
of the most valuable farms in Madison
county.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERs.-Candi-
dates for teachers certificates will be
examined at Woodstock, Friday August
2oth 1884. W. w. LoGAN,C C. c. S.
LosT.-A gold breastpin was lost be-
tween the residences of Mr.. r. L. Roberts
and Mr.. Geo. W. Miley's, Monday evening
The finder by returning the above article
TO this Office will be Il berally rewarded.
Hires root beer at Twins, healthy
temperance beverage.
FEsTIvAL.-There will be a Festival at
Union Forge Church on Saturday after
noon and evening of August 23d for the
benefit of the Union Forge Sabbath
School. The public are cordially invited.
It is about time the town authorities
take some action in regard to keeping
the streets clean. You can find at any
time boxes piled up before some OF the
business houses, which is direct violation
of the corporation ordinances.
Don't forget to purchase your phos-
pilates from Geo. NJ. Borum Il Son, before
leaving town Tuesday (shOwday) they
are the cheapest on the market.
Eliza Jackson, colored died on the
farm of her original masters grandson,
near Mount Clinton, in Rockingham
county, aged over one hundred and ten
years. Last week she knitted apair Of
stockings for the great grandchild Of her
former master.
Isaac Thompson a colored man while
hauling wheat to a machine on Mrs.
Wright's farm, five miles from Winchcs- !
ter. stumbled and fell in attempting to
stop the horses, which were frightened
and running away, the loaded wagon
passing over his breast, killing him in
stantly.
Hires improved root beer, a delicious
summer beverage, made from such medi-
cinal roots as Pipsissewa, Sarsaparilla, !
Spikenard, Dandelion, &c Drank freely, |
it keeps the system in healt by condition |
during the warm weather For sale on
draught at Twins Drug Store.
VIM. B. Hoover, tenant on the farm Of
DIR. J. S. Irwin, trapped hawk that
measured feet 6 inches from tip to tip.
The hawk was trapped, but before the bird
was conquered shot gun was brought
into play: The hawks in that section.have
been playing sad havoc with fowls in
general.
There is no machine made harness at
Grsbilrs. His are hand made, good stock
and warranted to be as represented.
Call and see my nice line Ofnew Ready
Made clothing, to arrive this week.
nice fall suit very low
J. n. DAVIS.
When YOU come to see the circus, don't
forget to call and order a copy OF the
SHENANDOAH HERALD, to be sent to your
address. You can get it for the campaign
at twenty cents, or for the entire year for
one dollar and fifty cents.
Miss Lizzie Magruder informs us that
she will resume her school and musical
class on the 9Th Of September. Miss Ma
gruder is quite an accomplished lady ,and
should be encouraged by our citizens.
Her school last year was quite a success,
and we predict that it will be more so, if
possible, this year. For terms, &c. call on,
or address her at this place.
"Borum's Formula made p bush. to
the acre this year 1t has not gone below
% for any Turner, that tried it last sea-
son.
We learn from the Winchester Times that
the Woodstock Band performed some very
beautiful pieces on the Taylor Hotel
porch on Saturday morning last, before
going to the fair grounds. (We must) ac-
cord the visitors theirdue need Of praise,
and say their execution was excellent.
Come down this fall gentlemen, during
the Fair.
Hires root beer cleanses the system Of
the poisonous humOrs that develop in kid
ney and urinary disease and in fact in
any case that arises from an impure state
of the blood For sale by Irwin, Bro. Co.
Hires root beer contains no poisonous OF
injurious properties whatever.
at Twins Drug Store.
There will be Sunday School picnic
at Hamburg, Saturday, August Both, anc
festival at night. Several prominent
speakers will be invited and music for The
occasion will be rendered by one or more
brass bands. All are invited to attend.