The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-26
South River Items.
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the death Of the saint, read the min
lister of God on Sunday, 22d, as he stoo'
before a vast concourse gathered in Tink
ling Spring church to pay the last tribute
respect to our most esteemed friend anC
neighbor, Mr.. Philip Schumacher. who OF
the Goth of Feb, at about midday. gave
back his spotless soul to his Maker. MI
Schumacher was the son of Lutheran
minister. and was born in the county OF
Shenandoah in the year 1911, being at the
time of his death "A years OF age. About
SO years ago. he came to this county and
settled at Fishersville, where he at once
began all earnest struggle to acquire an
independent financial position. Nor did
he struggle in vain, for by the closest at
tention to business and the strictest in
tegrity, he became able in his ripper years
to see himself the possessor of quite a
handsome fortune. AS II citizen Mr..
Schumacher had no superior as friend,
he could be relied upon in amy emergencyi
as a husband. his kindness and affection
was rarely eqnaled as Il christian, his de-
voti, n To his church and to his God was
of that Kind That characterized the early
followers of the Saviour His early train
ing. by a pious father, he never forgot,
and when ut the ripe age OF seventy-tonI
he fell asleep, il WAS al the close Of we'll
spent life.
Mr.. s. leaves to mourn him a wife who
for many years his shared his cares and
tolls. One who has wept when he wept,
and r4ioiGed when he was glad, 1t has
been the snhjeet'of remark with all who
knew them how tremendously these two
good people awelt together. Not only in
domestic relations were they mated, but
in all his business life She was 'an help
meet in]cca to him. The deceased leaves
no children, his only child, Mrs; Geo. T..
Antrim, having preceded him to the grave
some two years. Mrs, Schumacher has the
sympathy nf tie entire community in this
hour Of sore trial May the God upon
whose strong arm her husband always
leaned be TO her q husband and comforter.
Rev. Mr.. Barb. Of st. James Lutheran
Church (of which Mr.. S. was member,
preached the funeral from a text based
upon Ps. exyi. II verse. The body was
laid TIA rest in the new cemetery belonging
to the Thinking Spring church. May he
rest in peace,
MUCH sickness Of pulmonary character
prevails in this neighborhood, but we are
glad to say that there are but few cases
from which serious consequences are ap-
pretended.
The shoe shop Of our worthy fellow-cit-
zen, Mr.. II. f. Stone, was discovered to
be on fire one morning last week. The
fire caught from 4 defective fipe and when
discovered by NJ: Stones aon William
had burned space about q feet in diam
eter around the pipe. With great presence
of mind William, without giving an
alarm, carried the old gentleman soak
ing tub up stairs and extinguished the
flames Loss, 2 bushels of corn that lay
too close to the pipe; gain, little greater
care till lhe scars wears Pr:
MI. John Morris, respectable son of
Vulcan, who. resides in Fishersville, has
taken letters patent On sreyolving bee
hive. This hive.will cause boom in the
culture Of bees hitherto unknown. Itcon-
sists of box about q feet high and foot
square, a shaft stands in the centre OF
the pox. On this shaff aye eigpF frames
radiating towara. the sides lof the box.
These frames ore easilysremoyed from the
shaft, and the shaft being q revolving one
it is an easy matter to examine the con-
tents of the hive and toremoye any enemy
to the colony that may have found its way
into it. There is not hive in existence
as many.good points as the Nor
ris Patent ReF6lElnG Hive, an.l it viii net
surprise rs IL see that gentleman throw
aside his hammer and roll in wealth and
LUXURY at an early day on the profits of his
invention. Hewill have models on exhi-
bition at an early day.
1t is rilmored that there will be big
wedding in the historic town Of sheerraondo
early in the month of showers.
SleigAing is all the so hereabouts,
The prices ranged pretty Well up az MI.
Chas. r. Myers sale on the 18th. MI.
Myers has removed to your city which will
be his headquarters. hereafter while en-
gagedin the Marvel Wind Engine Agency.
He intends also to connect himself with
his brother in.the conduct of commission
house in the city Of Washington. Should
he do 50 the best market in the Union will
be thus opened to our Valley farmers and
through this house the finest prices for all
their products can be realized. ROVER.
COUNTY CoURT-Judge Stout presiding
its February term on Mon