Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-13
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. MOrltZ Heller, Vi lhiS fi'eN' $50
cucumber that measured 10 inches IN
length, IA inches in diameter and weighed
lbs.
The splendid silver cup offered by Dr.
Carter for the best saddle horse with other
premiums will be on exhibition IN the
window of Bargelt's until the Fair.
AL. Jamison is selling the genuine old
MARYLAND Alkaline, and has the price IN
proportion to 10 cent wheat
The steam threshers are pounding away
in every direction, and despite the long
wet spell the wheat seems in fair eondition
and OF splendid quality
Don't forget the Ober Phosphate that
grows the big yields Of wheat for sale al
A. L. Jamison's.
DIFF. Lscke will be in Edinourg' on
Tuesday, August 18th. All IN need OF
Dental services will find him at his rooms
at Mr. S. P. Hollingsworth's, next door 10
C.P. wightman's store.
The post Office at Toms Brook inns
county. has been made a money oiuei
Office. We knew that our go-Sneau
friend. Bind Kronk, would make our sister
town get right up and shake herself
Mrs Geo. Converse, of Brookfeld, Mass
together with her son, is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Alvin Bemis.
have one of the highest grades OF ; Z.
Rome in the market, selling it at rock DOT
tom prices. A. L. Jan" sui
The hog cholera is reported to be very
bad around New Market. We hope tha'
that one fellow there, newspaper man.
will But we will not speak OF 1t Just
now. He may be down with the disease
Farms. Mills, Factories and Town
Property, for sale. A. G. "ynA'op
Co., Real Estate Agents.
Our old friend, "uucle" Abe Miller OF
Narrow Passage, has been dangerously Ill
for some days,and Cor awhile his life was
dispaired of. We are truly glad to say
that he is better, and in a iair way 10
recover.
MIA. L. Jamison ,one Of our most popular
young business men, was married 70 Miss
Lizzie X. Ford. at her fathers residence IN
Luray. BY Rev. Father O'Riley, on Thurs
day. August 9TH. His many warm friends
wish him aud his bonnie bride long,
long life Of unalloyed happiness
BY reading the fertilizer advertisement
of DR.. J. /. Triplett, in this issue, you Will
learn something to your advantage You
win there find how you can get this III
dispensible article for much less money
than YOU have been paying. Read 1t.
Our roads are getting little dusty for
the first time in many weeks. Notwith-
standing the long continued rains our
farmers are complaining that the few days
Of clear warm weather has made 1t too
dry 10 pillow. The constant beating ct the
rain seems 70 have packed the ground and
made il hard on the surface.
Ibaye on exhibition at my ware house
the Bickford and Huffman Drill, and VIII
guarantee it the best drill on earth.
A. L. Jamison.
Mr.. Peter Z. Hoshour, Twin near town,
has a tomato vine that leads the crowd
One vine around a supporting stick has
cluster Of fourteen perfect tomatoes that
will weigh a half pound each. Besides
this cluster the vine contains number Of
other fine large ones, all Of them smoothe
and round without a single imperfection.
Send postal card for Real Estate Cir
calars to A. G. Wynkoop Il Co., Real Is
tate Agents. Box -.
EXAMINATION or TEAcHERs.--On Thurs
day, Aug. 26, 1856, in the Graded School
Building, at Woodstock, l will examine
applicants for license to teach in the
Public Free Schools of Shenandoah coun-
~. Examination to begin at 9 O'Clock
A. ". j. b. MCINIUhff' g = -
Don't You forget that the Woodstock
Cornet Rand will have a dluner IN Bur
per's Hall. on next court day, and they
yive this timely notice that you may
grind up your teeth and get ready for one
Of the anest feeds YOU ever saw. II they
would publish the bill Of fare now it
Vyonld make your mouth lwater 80 that
Won could not wait for 1t. Remember
that the ladies have enlisted in this.
A DtscovERY. Onions inhaled cause
sleep. rest, and repose. The soldier on
his march and the exhausted iron worker
got great strength from eating the onion.
Tie a fresh onion around the neck and
hrnise !, 70 make its odor thorough, and
Won secure sound sleep from its nightly
inhalanon.-Th The Reading Daily Eagle.
Skaters String Band was ont serenad-
ing at different points through the town,
on Tuesday night. Their fine music ox-
ouisitely played was greatly enjoyed by
All who we're so fortunate as to hear it.
Vow that we have moonlight and the
NIGHTS are 20 pleasant we hope the boys
viii favor Ms with their delightful music
very often. This the earnest wish Of our
whole town.
Mr. Isaac Harris, the champion well
borer. has Just finished sinking a well Tor
MILL. Wisman, near town. IL IL 2Ol
feet deep and the water stands at point
7s feet from,the surface. The stream is a
very strong and probably never ialiing
one Nr. Harris bored this well at the
average rate Of 10 feet per day. He wall
move his machinery to Powelps Fort IN
fsw DAYS. where he will be employed by
the Baltimore Manganese Co., to prosper
for manganese. Mr.. Harris is live man
ohock fun Of energy and is bound to sue
coed.
The State Republican is a handsome eight
mage weekly newspaper published at liar
risonburg, Va, with Hon. W. {. liam
formerly of the Richmond Wing, as editor
II Republican in politics, but also large
" devoted to literature, general informa
ton and news, and especially to Nrgnl'
news. It is not local paper in any re
spect, but one whose scope in all It's lea
lures is virginian. Subscription price
$3.50 per year in clubs Of five, 80 "a"
ples free. Address, STATE REPUBLICAN
Harrisonburg, Va.
As an instance of the hardness OF III
times now prevailing in this section W
Give the following which occurred lev
DAVIS ago. A prominent lawyer Of this oa
entered law Office where a number
members Of the profession were loahn
and inquired very anxiously for Mr.. j.