Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-16
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

The Commercial College of KY. Univer- |
sity, Lexington, KY. received the Gold
Medal over sll Colleges at the Worlds
Exposition. See advertisement.
Ifyou want a nice new pair OF boots OF
shoes, 90 to F. NJ. & L. c. Evans on Nam
street, opposite the bank.
Rev. R. H. Fleming will preach at the
Shenandoah County Aims House, on Sun
day, July 18th, at 81 p. N.
C. FANsLER, Supt.
Call At the Woodstock Land Agency for
Real Estate Circulars. A. G. Wynkoop
Co. Real Estate Agents. aprS-om'
Iosr-Between Mr.. Samuel Byrd's and
the "Rockso one ::drab kid glove for the
right hand. Finder will please leave II
1T this office.
Our friend JDO. Geary says the way 10
take up lost motion in byeiele' Is 10 take
off the top and put it to work in the har.
vest field, putting the rest away unti
cold weather.
Loaf. on Main street, students manuel
or hook of telegraphing. Finder will be
rewarded by leaving it at this ONCE
VIC. BARRON, JR.
The mill. warehouse and one dwelling
bouse Of the Hotel, Smith a Co.'S prop
ertv. was ssld to Mr.. JOS. l. Triplett Tor
$500 The other property will be sold
shortly.
The stockholders Of the Msssanutton
cs,netarv win meet in the cOurt-house on
wednesday 2lst inst. at o'clock P. NJ.
Re. sTIcKLEY, President.
A genuine waterspOut is reported from
warren and Upper Fauquier the 9Th ins1'
Bridges were washed away, fences swept
at Henry Cooper, Of Linden, Warren
county. lost one hundred and MY s'An''
of bees by the flood.
Tor new work or repairing in the boot
or shoe line try T. NJ. 4 L. Z Evans MAI"
street, opposite the bank.
Mr. Ri. Glenn, an old man who has
b.sp in the employ Of the Baltimore "
Ohio Railroad for ffty-odd years mas
been placed on the retired list, and is
given a pension Of fifty cents day ''r
the remainder Of his life.
Col Cab Maddux, of Orkney Springs
and Miss Scott HefiiebOwer' OF Marsnail,
Fsuquier county, Virginia, were naIr'eu
On washington on the eth INST, by Rev,
DIR. Lindsey. formerly Of wsrrenton' ana
chaplin Of the last u. S. House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Isaiah Henson, a worthy citizen
Of Frederick county. died Of paralysis al
nj, home near Middletown, on The 2o'h
oflAst month, in his Goth year, leaving
uif. two small children and large mum
her Of friends 10 mourn his loss
MrR.T. Kaufman. Mines, Va has
ou.sr family composed Of a cat, two kit
tsps and two young gray foxes The
mother cat seems TO recognize no dinei-
snee between the foxes and kittens. 1t Is
very amusing to watch the antics oil the
happy family.
The Edinburg dude was down on sun
dav night. but the Woodstock dude being
oo..sssed Of better staying powers beat
him ont. We do not know what VIII DC
4ha and Of this but suppose that "conee
and pistols for two" will be the last IT.
sort.
Lurav was visited by violent thunder
storm on the afternoon Of July oth. Inc
ain fall in torrents, and the lightning
..-nck the house Of Mr.. Daniel Young
slightly injuring three inmates and iSiany
iDinr;ng the colOred cook. The New
school Baptist church was also slightly
damaged.
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIvERsITY'-"e
call attention to the advertisement oil inc
Law Department of Washington q Lee
Iruivsrsity, Of which Gen. G. W. c. Lee is
President. The next session opens sept
1e-st the same time with the Academic
Departments Of the University.
The residence of Mr.. Chas. 4. Bell
u;,chester. was entered by burglars
Jaw nights ago. The loss, including
oo,s. IA estimated at 1000. The prop
s~,v has been found except $40. 1t wa
tonnd on Saturday under the manger' hio
an the manure pile in his stable.
w.termslons and eanteloupes have
made their appearance IN this market Il
.oOs,dsrable numbers and at moderate
r,t.s. Vegetables are plenty, good AMI
obsap and living is down to the loves
-. known m this country for Toni
aim. Even the printers will now have
chance to get fat.
FINAL. c. Evans will do any "or'
-, :, the boot and shoe line for les
money than any other corner lhsy ~
Art class workmen. Main street. oppos''
the bank, up stairs.
On. night last week, during the aDsene
., Hon. II. IL. Downing in New York. hi
bousa in Front Royal was entered by
hn,slar and in his search for valuables D
bureau set:fre to it with matches bu
for the prompt discovery by neigh1o
An. consequences might have been Ser'on
few dollars IN silver and some Jeweii
we're stolen.
The man with the educated rats wash
town on Monday, and attracted lArG
crowd and Of course picked up plenty
change. The rats were astonishing
.ra,nsd and went through with there di
tsrsnt performances in way 10 Keep u
-nwa m the best Of humor and eau
thsro 70 drop in their nickles in a 1--we
manner. 49,.
soma old gentleman came to town
.ourt dsv. wearing the Oldest hat in q
county. 1t was light cOlOred and oil
real stove pipe kind. The brim was Oh
AN inch wide while tho nap on u was
Last an inch long. 1t looks Ike the OH
nal hat worn by 'Uncle Sam" ana "
dorbtlsss worn by one Of his ancestors
pnnk.r Hill. II attracted great deal
attention.
On Wednesday night. July Sth, as
m ~ Hamman, Of Mt. Clifton, this COZ
40 vas about retiring for the night,
no.,c.d a light in his store-room' wn
nDou investigation proved to be a ire
ths room supposed to have orig'na
from the overheating Of coal oil Ia,
~. So was at once extinguished Del
II bsd made any hesdway' the loss De-
very slight. 1t was, however a MARI
escape. a..