Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-12-12

The Teachers Institute oil Shenanoo"n .
County will hold its next session at Wood .
stock. Jan. lst and 2d lo55.
Wv. LOGAN, c. SIS.
A large stock Of toys at Twins.
One of the best Christmas or New Year I
riffs for an absent friend, or relative at .
home will be the Shenandoah HERALD.
A disease called the diphtheria is pre- T
vailing with fatal effect among the horses
in the western portion OF Rockingham
county.
The wheat generally in the Valley is
looking badly and a large decrease ia the .
acreage sown is one Of the results Of the .
protracted drouth.
The extreme low price Of wheat is /
strong argument in favor Of more 1--we /
stock. 1t will pay our farmers to raise
more stock and less wheat
Afew weeks and leap year will be past .
Oh, girls how long will you neglect the /.
golden opportunities Of the present
Carter NJ. Louthau, Esq, OF Clarke, has
been appointed deputy collector under W.
Z. Craig, collector. Ills division embraces
the lower Valley counties.
Don't forget that the largest and most
varied stock Of Holiday goods is to be
found at B. Schmitts-
The free schools of this county are
progressing smoothly, and we believe
satisfactorily to all interested.
Black leg among cattle is complained Of
by number of farmers in Rockingham
county. It attacks the young cattle and
does il fatal work effectively in a short /
time.
For Chestnut boards and wainscoting,
oak, walnut and pine mouldings, porch
railing. flooring and dressed lumber
Address. JAS. W. SHEET,
Edinburg, Va.
Call at Twins and buy your lady a nice
Christmas present..
Last week, two freigh, trains collided
on the c. & O. railway between Hawks
Nest and Cotton Hill. Three men were
seriously injured and a number of cars
wrecked, several Of them being burned.
The wells and streams have been re-
plentshed in Rockingham by the recent
rains. and the unusual demand upon the
big spring has abated Artesian wells are
being drilled in various portions OF the
county.
Digging for the foundation OF Che u. 81
Building at Harrissonburg is progressing,
and il is supposed the plans and speoiica-
tons for the building viii soon be ready,
when bids will be iayited The site Is
good one, the best that could have been
obtained.
We call attention to tho Baltimore SIM,
in another column. The Sun has long
been the leading foreign newspaper 10
Virginia. It's market reports complete
and acurato, its news columns are always
full.
Mr.. John p. Baker, formerly Of Bakers
Mill Rockingham county, but more re-
Gently residing near Enterprise, Kansas
recently lost his barn. eight horses, two
steers, a large quantity Of hay and grain
and other farming appurienanoes by fire.
What tho HERALD would Ike % SEQ
Money mora plontiitl.
Parents keep their children from tho
depot when they have no business there.
The pumps in good order and tho pave
ments in the same condition.
Everybody have good time during the
holidays.
The law passed. at the recent session OF
the General Assembly provides that the
reassessmeut Of land in the year ESQ
shall be mado by assessors to be appointed
by board to consist of the judge OF the
eounty or corporation, the county or cor
poration court clerk, and tho Common
wealth's attorney.
IL issaid that engineers OF tho y. a o.
Railroad will shortly survey from Broad
way. in Rockingham county, via Cootes
tuharn they
pose to join the Pittsburg Branch
route that will open up a new route ioI
the West either via Pttsburg or the Main
Stem. The distance from Broadway e
Romnoy Is about sixty miles.
A nice line Of Christmas goods, at Ir
wins Drug Store.
There is great complaint about persons
training their horses on the streets ana
also abont fast driving. 1t the duty OF
the town Sargent to SEQ to these mat
ters and arrest the guilty parties
We hear that the night trains will BE-
mt ON after the 18th Of this month. II VIII
be A great convenience topersons going t.
Washington and Baltimore a. the tram
makes the round trip in 81 hours and per
sons have 10 hours to spend in the above
named cities.
The Messrs. Cutters are now engages
in preparing the mill Of W. IL. Hotel nea
thi, place for putting in rolls by which
manufacture the patent process or role
flour. They now have the old machiner
taken out andwill in fow.days Deiready
begin putting in the new
They expect to have the hill complete
in about sixty or ninety days.
PrnsoNA1s.-Miss Ida Crum OF VII
chester, Va, spent few days with "a
family o Mr.. William Dosh.
Miss salIie Bargelt Of Hanover, "a
visiting the family Of Mr.. W. Il. Bargel
Rev. r. E. Converse, former pastor
the Presbyterian church in this Plac
spent few dayshere, on bis way up u
Valley.
Raw p. ?. Bausman, Of shephardsiow
preached two very fine sermons III u