Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-08-28

Trust not 2 llltNNf
Not even a brother,
Girls, il You must love-
Love one another"
From the Poet Of Riverside
MIR. II. Kurt, lately mail route
agent on the Shenandoah Valley X X.
died at his fathers residence, in WayF :.
boro'. Va, on Saturday, at the age cies,
years.
The cold spell Of a few days this week
was occassioned by a severe hail storm
that passed across the lower end OF onr
county below CapOn Road. The fall OF
hail was very great, the stones being OF
unusal size The damage to the late corn
and fruit is quite serious.
We notice from our exchanges that the
mortality among infant children has been
far greater than ever known before. The
unusual death rate is supposed 10 be caus-
ed by the long spell Of hot and dry wealth
er.
Col. Thomas A. Dodamead, for many
years superintendent Of the old Virginia
Central r. R., now the Chesapeake& Ohio,
died at Richmond, some days ago. He
was a locomotive builder, and came to
Virginia with the first eight wheel engine
ever brought 10 this State.
Col. Geo. E. Deneale. near Harrison
burg. raised 425 bushels Of White Russian
oats on ak acres, a yield Of over seventy
busbels TO the acre. One wagon load Of
these oats yielded - IL bushels, which
was over two bushels to the dozen.
Mr. Mann. McInturf, living on the pike
near Narrow Passage, has a singular freak
Of nature in his garden. The parent vine
has crown entirely through large
pumpkin. growing vigorously for a mum
Der Of feet after passing through 1t and
hearing on that part four or five smaller
pumpkins.
The Anderson Guards, Of this place,
attended the three DAYS encampment at
Island Park, Hsrper's Ferry, W. Va com
meocine on Friday August 2lst. Inc
bows report splendid time. The Win
chester Light Infantry and the Camden
Artillery Of Martinsburg, also took part
in the encampment.
A young boy living with Gen. Jas H.
Williams, caught seven rats in one trap.
Flated BY the boys success the General
bonght him two more traps; since that
unfortunate purchase not a single rat has
besn captured. We guess the General has
concluded BY this time that too much OF
a good thing is too much.
We should think that our undertaken
would be doinga brisk business this week
iudging from the frightful quantities o
cireus day ice-cream, melons, lemonade
mics cakes and other death-dealng stui
spch as is usually served mp at Thousand
,;+t,s tables on such days. But boys ar
GOOD Cor tough, and we guess that th'
D.rt Of the crowd viii drag through Wit
their share Of the deadly ammunition
The Little Rock Ark, Democrat OF lat
date SAYS Rev. r. II. Fleming OF WOOD
stock Va. who, on last Sunday, conduct
al services at the First Presbytera
church. and who will preach at the sam
obrrcb TO morrow, is thoroughly equippe
for his good work. Well educ a'eo' "'u'
ora enthusiastic in his mission, he seen
peculisrly fitted for the career he hi
chosen.
Attbe dance at Riverside one evenir
Lost week. the bewitching damsels mu
have lust completely turned the heads
so,oe Of our boys. At least they ha'
been acting very singularly since. u
- them. Mr.. J. II. r. gave away
,tond;d melon patch, while others ha
been showing so many strange ana erra'
actions that their friends feel very
easy about them
The match game Of base ball play
hstween the New Market and Lur
oI,bs at the latter place, on Saturd
last resulted in a victory for the N
Market club by score of % to "a. I
nsmbers of the Woodstock club, Z
Brooks and Robt. Gill, played with
New Market boys, taking the places
catcher and pitcher. and by their &c
playing contributed largely to the suee
Of the club.
As the time for re-opening che schc
draws dangerously near the unfortun
little boys asd girls feel their sad hea
moving down toward their shoes, as III
90 hunting around through closets
drawers for discarded books How sh
the clad vacation seems as they look b
across the sunny hours, and how long
ten weary. po''',--J'f the co@inS