Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-06

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salt and Round Top" Cement that VIII
sell At reasonable figures. Give me call
before purchasing. \. L. JAN'soN'
The return Of warm weather has given
the wheat such a start as has not oeeh
seen in this county for many years. The
fields are as green as they generally are I'D
the spring after weeks of warm weather
The late heavy rains extended over
large scope Of territory. Our exchanges
come to rs filed with accounts OF bridges
fences. corn, &c, carried away 10y tle
swollen streams.
Jpo. Halliday & Co.. Of the Woodstock
Foundry and Machine Works, are fur
nisbipe a large lot Of machinery for aroller
mill at Rocky Mount, Franklin county,
Va.
Mr.. Scott Stinespring, very popular
and promising young man Of Rockingham
comfy. died al his residence near hay'o"'
that county, on Monday morning ai'er
short but severe illness of pneumonia.
The iudges at the court house precinct
anoeared to have much regard for the Ia"
.rd tried 10 repel mobs. We wish we
copld say As much for the precinct called
"Town Hall"
An illumination Of the Endless CavernS'
near New Market, will occur Friday No
vember G. 1855, at 1890 p. NE. promptly
and every Friday thereafter during Tue
sa.soD REUBEN ZRELE, Proprietor
Ms Eddie Hudson, only daughter oil
NIL B. Hadson, OF Luray, died on Mon
dav morning last of amahgnant fever
aged p. The Courier speaks OF her As
lovely LADY and universally esteemed
II 70, will examine the paws OF the
small boy about this time, yon viii ma .,,,
them colored beautiful dark brown. lue
Aforesaid small boy has been laying IN DIS
winter supply Of walnuts'
TIE week beginning November stu VIII
Ia observed throughout the world a.
season of prayer for young men ana LOT
vo,,c mems christian associations. We
suppose that appropriate services Will o'
held in the different churches.
sensation has been created in south
west Virginia by the discovery near wa
mt sprinos. on the edge Of North Caro-
lima ola spring Of wonderful curative
,,onert,es. People are hocking to 1t from
all quarters, and wonderful cures are IT,
ported. =
The ladies Of the Lutheran church, oil
This place. held a dinner on election oay
and an oyster supper the same evening
ii ., Wednesday also. We ana not
hear how much was realized but are IN.
so-,Ded that they received very liberal
patronage.
meeting is to be held in HARRISON
hrrg November nth, with the object oil
raidng funds to erect a monument on the
srot where Gen. Turner Ashby was Killed.
.hout three miles Southwest Of Harrison
burg.
We learn that movement is on manu-
IN organize a lyceum, embracing most oi
the prominent young men Of the 'o"n,
This is a good move and we hope IL VIII
not fall through.
A certain young lady, Miss Annie W -
il about TO Take ont patent for device
.he recently discovered, and which She
thinks will take like vildhre with lazy
Deonle After washing dress She sleeps
in il instead Of ironing it to make IL
smooth.
The late heavy rains have made water
abundant. All the springs and iit'ie
streams that had gone dry are running
again. she wells have plenty Of water
and all the ponds are full to overilo~ing'
and our farmers have now no trouble 10
water stock
Considerable sums Of money changed
h.,dsio this section over the results oil
the election, and in consequence some
fellows are happier than some other TEL
lows. Never bet on elections, white man
is too unsartin.'
DR. F. z. Rice has something lee one
hundred majority. Two thousand doiiai'
were expended to elect him. 1t remains
70 be seen whether he will represent inc
two thousand dollars or the people OIL
Shenandoah.
Don't forget to call to see us court oaF
and if YOU are so fortunate as 70 owe III
inst drop il in oar hand before you leave
And if YOU are square on our books yo'
can give us the news from your section
and we will be under many obligations.
The charlottesville water-works hav
been turned over 10 the town by the con
tractors The expenditures exceed to
estimates about $1,000, the whole cost q
the work being about Sill, 600. The Who'll
length Of pipes, including the ionr.inc
connections in the streets, is nine miles
III. .r.ss and vines are brilliantly dec
grated in the latest fall styles. The seen
orv around Woodstock Is magnificent
re ssason of the year. The river an
mountain views are particularly oeaut
taI Now is the time to gather the brlgh
0olored leaves for home decoration.
What has become Of the Young Men
Christian Association, Of this place WI
the reading room be opened this Winter
Surely so good an object as this will ne
ba allowed to die out entirely. ltean
revived if every one will put his should'
10 the wheel. Who viii begin the moy'
ment.
The B. & r. is DOW running son
of its heavy ten wheel engines over IN
road. These engines pull much larg
trains than the other lighter ones ana
the freight traffic over this portion
their lines has grown to large proportion
we suppose this class of engines will gra
ually surpercede the other lighter kind
chestnuts are very plenty this year, Il
ouality being very fine They are reta
ing in this place at ten cents a quart al
no extra charge for the worms. From 4
way we saw fellow eating them in q
dark, a few nights ago, we are Of &
opinion that you could not turn
stomach with a handspike.