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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26
AurOraI.

When the sun comes brightly Oeamin
In my bedroom at the morn,
And Tm lying Idly dreaming
OF rosy, bracing born,
When the dew-drop gems the daisy,
And the night mist disappears,
Aud softly tuck the crazy
Quilt around my nose and ears
When the tom cat, never cheering,
Doth no more the fence usurp,
Aud the full-moon disappearing
Stops the barking Of the purp,
When heard the merry chirrup
OF the sparrows at the sill,
Aud fond thoughts Of cakes and syrup
All my being subtly thrill
Then the milkman's verbal volley
Greets me like a blast from,
And am as melancholy
As bull without bell,
When upon my portal Mabel
Gives the customary rap.
Saying breakfasts on the table
Then turn over and take a nap.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

When Horace Greeley was run.
ming for President lie attended a
picnic Of New York Typographical
Union, No. 6, at Jones' Wood
Robert MeKechnie was then Presi.
dent of the union. He fairly
worshiped Horace, aud received
him with unbounded urbanity.-
During conversation, a dispute
arose rs to American humorlsts.
Mark Twain bad just published his
sInnocents Abroad" and McKech-
ME asked Greeley whether he didn't
consider Mark to be the greatest OF
American humorists. "No, | DON'T"
Horace responded, "for | don't
think much Of any man who spolls
600 pages in trying to be funny
Ii Iwas asked who was the great
est of American humorists, L
should say it was Artemus Ward"
Yes Robert responded, "snd the
greatest joke he ever perpetrated
was when he died. lie made o
will, leaving $50, 200 for fund TO
found an asylum for superannuated
printers, and you are one Of his
executors. 1t was his biggest
JOKE; for, after the printers, in
gratitude, had raised $4,000 fer q
monument to his memory, 1t was
discovered that Artemus had died
without a cent? Horace whined,
ITS lie" Bat subsequent de.
yelopments proved it to be true
The priuters raised the $4,000 on a
novel plan. From one end of the
union to the other compositors set
up 900 ems OF type, and forwad-
ed the money to an officer OF the
National Typographical Union.-
Nobody has yet learned in print
what became of the six thousand
dollars. The Journalist will en-
tighten them. Daring session Of
the International Typographical
Union in Montreal, a year or two
afterward, it was blown into faro
bank by the man who acted as
treasurer. A fit ending for Artemus
Wards last joke.-Nec York
Journalist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26
BE Kind.

Oh, be kind to those who love you,
Grieve no human love away
Twine it tenderly about YOU,
Let it bless you day by day,
Tho the sunlight now may dazzle,
Life has many clouded sky;
Hoard your treasures Of affection,
You will need them by and by.
Oh he kind TO those who love yon'
Give them gladness while you may
Here to-day, t0-mouOw's sunrise
May behold them pass away.
Lavish love on all around you
Smiles and sunshine freely strew;
And, like bEead upon the waters,
They will yet return TO yOu.
Lille Sheldon
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In woodstock. ist snd Sd weeks Of eseh MONTH
4, -aumsville "a and ith weeks.
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.,e vriees Nil do well t. call. ..-oo
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1850 and $500. .,. .ooo sov.,
Pure gold filings from y - 70 s'V'Vo' s''''
siline. from 75c. 20 $500. o,,i
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ftoid asd Porcelain rivoting clasps, So.' speoiA
.,,.,tton g,vep to hluug and preserving the d
s..-s1 ,s@sb and correcting the Irregularities.
All work warranted hrst class. ,
Syr-,r.esh extracted absolutely without pAin b!
he .se Of Nitrous oxide Gas
Nav Is. '-4-tf.
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ty Of Ohio, was established. Sixty
acres of land was laid off into lots
and streets by Reuben Forrman
and Providence Mounts. Moses
Chapliue, George Mccullough,
Charles Willis, Van Swearingen,
Zachariah sprigg, James Mitchell,
aud Benjamin Briggs, were ap.
pointed trustees.
In the same month aud year,
Mlddletown, in the county ofBerke-
ley, commonly called Gerrards-
town. was established. This town
was laid of by the late Rev. Mr..
David Gerard, and contained one
hundred lots. William Henshaw.
James Iaw, Gray Gilbert MKewan
and Robt. Allen, were appointed
trustees.
The same year and month, the
town Of Watson, commonly called
Capon Springs,) in the county Of
Hampshire, was established-twcn-
ly acres OF land to be laid of in
lots and streets. Elias POstOn,
Henry Fry, Isaac Hawk, Jacob
Hoover, John Winterton, Valen.
tine Swisher, Rudolph Bumgarner,
Paul Al'Iyor, John Sherman Wood
cock, ana Isaac Zane, gentlemen,
trustees.
In 1887, Front Royal was eStab.
lished, in the county of Frederick.
Fifty acres of land, the property Of
Solomon Vanmeter, James Moore,
Robert llaines,' William Cunning
ham, Peter HALEY, IJohn Smith,
Allen Wiley, Original Wroe, Geo.
Chick, William Morris, and Henry
front, was laid out into lots aud
streets; and Thomas Allen, Robert
Russell, William Headly, William
Jennings, John Hickman, Thomas
Aand, and Thomas Buck, gentle
men, trustees.
The same year and month,
Pattonsburg, in the county Of
Botetourt, on James river, was
established. Crowsville, in BOte.
tourt. was established at the same
time.
In 1890, Beverly was laid of and
established n town at Randolph
courthouse.
Frontyille, at the Sweet Spring,
aud Springfield in the county OF
hampshire, were Severally laid of
and established in October, 1870.
In October, 1891, Darksville,
IN Berkeley, Keisletown in Rock
ingham, and Charlestown in Ohio,
were seyerally established. This
concludes the authors account OF
| the establishment of the various
towns west Of the Blue Ridge,
within the present western limits
Of Virginia, from the earliest set
tement Of the country to the year
1892 inclusive.
This history of the establishment
Of the towns in Western Virginia,
from the earliest settlement OF the
country, to the year 1892 inclusive,
/ is gathered from Hcning's Statutes
al Large, which brings the acts OF
the legislature no further than that
period. To cOntinuce the list to
the present time, would require an
examination of the various session
acts since 1892, which it would be
difficult to obtain, perhaps, except
in Richmond, to which place it
would not suit the authors present
convenience to make a journey
As he confidently anticipates a
demand for a second edition Of this
WORK, he will III the mean time
make perfect this portion Of the
history of our country for fdtuIe
insertion.
go BE CONTINUED
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VOL. &c.
THE EAVEsDROppER.

A cosy room,
A faint perfume
The warm air flllingi
A lover bold
Whose arms enfold
A maiden willing
An easy chair
The lovingpair
Bears without murmur;
swiftly by
The moments fly,
He clasps her frmer.
She clings to him.
The light is dim,
The gas just glimmers-
An opal ring
Upon her finger
Shines and gllmmers.
With whispers soft.
Aud silence Oft,
The hours 20 dying;
She doesn't know
Her brother Joe
Is mesnly spying.
Ont in the rain,
Through the wet pane,
He eyes his sister;
And ere long he
Exclaims in glee,
"By Jove he's kissed her
Thus while in bliss
They sit and kiss
These lovers looney;
This imp of sin
Grunts with a grim:
Lord, amt they spooney.'
Peter PGrsOH
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DR. T. +. LOCKE,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
OFucE: Main St., OPP. the Court house,
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Artificial teeth inserted in any manner
desired Careful attention given to I'LL
ing and extracting. Parents should bring
their children and have their teeth ex-
Amined, and procure information that VIII
be Of great value in after life.
VIII visit EdinbuTg regularly on the lst
and 3rd Tuesdays Of each month. at which
time / can be found at the residence Of
Mr. Jacob Z. RnkeI.
All work guaranteed. Prices moderate.
July 10, 'ej.-ly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

Fish are generally weighed 10
their own scales.
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DR A. MARTIN.
\
sVRGEON lS DENTIST,

Respectfully informs the public that
he has resumed the practice OF his pro-
session. orders lett al the store OF i. ).
Travel. in Woodstock. willfeceive pro-
ERt attention
Eay 10, '5i-tf
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hmm and receive free, costly
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II i lluV'you to more money right
,.,ov than ANYTHING else in this world.
away - s"s either sex, succeed from first
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hos,, Iosora the workers, Absolutely sure, AT
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(a) South fork of Shenandoah.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26
artemus Wards Last Joke.

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

(a) This was truly upon small scale.
(b) Col. James HitO, of Jefferson county,
related this tradition to the author.
(c) Mrs. Hite was the sister Of the late
Col. J. Madison, of Orange county, Va,
and of course aunt to ex-President Madi-
son.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

(a) Capt James Russell, Of Berkely,
some wears ago built brick barn 100
feet long and 50 wide.
The late Mr. John Hite, in the year
17s5. built the first brick house ever erect
cd west Of the Blue Ridge. This is but
a small one story building, and is now
owned by the heirs Of the late Mr.. A.
Neil. at the north end Of stephensburg
in tss county Of Frederick. In IN Mr.
Hite built a merchant mill. which was al
that time considered the finest mill in th,
Valley. 1t is now hardly considered q
second rate mill.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

Subscription, ONE DOLLAR AND HALf
per year payable in advance.
Subscriptions not I aid at time OF SUD
scr bing may run thee mouths ior re-
pOnssible parties. But alter that Time
$500 will be charged without variance III
any case. -,..o
All communications of strictly private
nature will be inserted only as advertise
ments.
THE HERALD JOB OFFICE,
is complete in every respect. EdltoIlS'
room, business Office and steam presses DC
tween Railroad and Main streets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

(a) A very aged woman by the name Of
Spcr1y informed the author that when
she first saw the place where Winchester
now stands she was % years Of age, and
from her age at the time the author con.
vsrsed with her (Which was in 1900 lie
fonnd the year in which she first saw
winchester to be in 1879, at which time,
she stated, there were but two small log
cabins, and those near the run.
% Mr.. Jacob Gibbon Informed the
author that he was in Winchester in 1853,
and that the court-houso was a small
cabin, and that he saw the court sitting
in this cabin.
(c) The late John s. Woodcock, Esq,
communicated this fact 10 the author, aud
stated that he had the Information from
the late Col. Martin.
(d) Gen. Smith informed the author that
this practice was kept mp for several year
after he settled In Winchester, and tha
several very dangerous riots took place, II
which he with other magistrates had t.
interpose TO preserve the peace.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

ilI communications of a strictly private
nature will be inserted only as advertise
ments.
THE HERALD JOB OFFICE,
is complete in every respect. Edltorisi
room. business Office and steam presses De-
tween Railroad and Main streets.
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T EMUEL BORDEN,
IL ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA
OFy1cE.-Room No. {, Burner Building, IN
or near which he can be found all day OF
nearly or quite every day. May 9 'oo'-ly
POBT. E. STONEBURNERl -,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Fp1NRURG. SHENANDOAH Co., VA.
Will practice in the courts of Sh enSn-
dOah and adjoining counties.
Special attention to Collection OF claims
Nov. 3, Sly.
4. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Commissioner in Chancery,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
1900.
Mt. JACKSON, NikHlNlA'
= :,
TAMES c. BAKER, JR.,
81 -wlIH-
u.DToN g uOYD.
Practice law in partnershiP In the counties oi
Shenandoah aud Page. Tue iefsonsl at'cI'iou .'o
Of each member Cf the hrin VIII DC given . JUST
"s,- sn'''s'ar ~ - Var, wooas,oesv
OIL. address, Addre', JAS O. bAAlS' 'A'
n-,-,-,,
W. Successor to cambridge boru'"'
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
--,v,u ,,.et,c. I'm Shenandoah and adjoining
counties. .,,......,....
Jan. 9.e4.-f
- .rrxr Pw. MAaHupKR
LIEN MAGkUDkA,
~
ATHOUNL'N AV1 AlV
y - - = -
HOODSIOCA'
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA.
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'A'' H. LILA NO.
NUlLLlAMs BROTHER
w ,,.o.,.,,,,,,., go, IN
Al IOhNh > Al Law
NOODeTOCk, VA.
,...,,.. a., -. co,r,.. NJ Shenandoah. Rocking.
IN he Courts Of Appeals Of Virginia and iu the
Di,',is. cos'' GIVEN to tn, collection ,f
Nav Is. 'sl-tf
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A.
nv IN "
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Office formerly oocHPidi by A"e" ana
Aayraar'
,'.aa,, -S',',,,e.
" special attention given 70 tls soneSCs &c, ono o.
WIltExTx Nj. Jscxsos on Friday aud sAtur-
a.y. before the snd Tuesday Of 7''n H0"'"'
OF; L. a ~
--s1 -, -,
~ H.RIDDLEBERGEk,
III. ATTOREY AT LAW,
v,,~,,,,.
OODSIOCk, Ni""iNiA'
VIII ,rac.;ce in the conrts of Shenan-
II H. Cent Court Of the 18th Circuit
80 in the limited States District and
S;,e,;t Gu ~ Courts Al Harrisonburg.
.e.y- Or,,,C.,. in cr,hiil building on same
cor Win 111--D. 49,, ,,,,,.
WALKEE ( AfTTT6aH5E'Ys-Ar-lAw, fTai;SE'
WOODSTOCK VIRGINIA
~ Calce on Court street
one member of the firm will be in MI
Jackson from 3 o'clock Thursday alter
soon' nhtli SatuIH'S 9l- n's :, So y, '''''
Office over lrwin's Drug o'oio'
a-.,,>,-,.,, Dv,,r,sr
OFfiCE; bain ST. OPP inc OO"t' 'iO"'''
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
A~.fgcis1 taeth iuserfed in any manner
Ai"no'al 'oesu a.'.s..' - a. an
aesieu. Culclul @'1ol''l Dl'.. il,,,ia -.
ing ana EXTRACTING Ialthto sh""iN "''Nb
5 snssa n,S nrocn,e in formatlon that will
be Of great value in after life.
4.
VIII visit IdinbuTg regularly on the lst
..5 "a -r,eslavsof zach r,onth AT which
~" %" - - ~. ,o.i1o,,co ~
time can Oe louhd at tho iesiuonOo VI
Mr. Jacob T. Rinker.
An work guaranteed. Prices moderate.
Ialv ~ ir5-ly
~
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-12-09

| II is interesting to record in connection
with the funeral of ex-Picsident Arthur
Monday the 2ol ulto., that no fewer than
ten men, who have been either President or
/ Vice President of the United States, or who
have been candidates for the honors of eth.
er office, have died within the last sixteen
months. Their names are as follows:
General Ulysses S Grant, twice President
of Tie United States, from 1869 to 1877, died
at Mount McGrcgor, near Saratoga, N. Y.
Of cancer on July %, 1855.
General George B. Mcclellan, nominated
for President by the Democratic party in
1861 and afterward Governor of New Jer-
scy from 1873 to 1881. died suddenly at his
home in Orange n. j., carly on the morning
o; October 90, 1885.
Thomas A. Hendricks, candidate for Vice
President in 1876 and elected to that Office
in 1884, died at indianapolis, Indiana, on
Noyen.ber &c, 1855.
3. Graz Brown, candidate for Vice Pres-
dent in 1872 on the ticket with Horace
Greeley, died in st. Louis, Missouri on De
celnher 10, 1885.
General Winfield Scott Hancock, Demo
crstc candidate for President in 1889, died
Governors Island, IN New York narbor, on
February 3, 1886.
liorailo Seymour, Ex-Governor Of New
orh, Democratic candidate for President
in 1869, died at the home Of his sister, Mrs,
Roscoe Conklng, in Utica, New York, on
February 10, 1885.
David Davis, elected President Of ,hc
United States Scnato on October is, 1851, to
succ cd Wee President Arthur, died al
bloomington, H., on June IS, 1885
Samuel J. Ti!dcn, nominntcl FIR President
of the Unlted States in 1876, died at his res
idcrce, "Grcystonc.' near Yonkcrs, New
York, on August 4, 1886
Chester A. Arthur, President of the Unit
cd States from September %, 1881, to March
!, 1850, died at his home, No 1873 Lexington
avenue, New York city, ofccrebrnI apoplcxy
on November IS, 1885.
Charles Francis Adams, grandson of the
second President of Tic Unilcd States and
son Of The sixth rrosdcht on the ticket with
Martin Van Buren,, in lS4S, die, at his home
on Mount Vernon street, Boston, on No
yembcr Il, 1886.
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aas.ssx osrsszo@rsxsfy~s

The Washington critic of The Bird
inst, in speaking Of the Salvation Ar
my which appeared in that city, last
week, pays the following sarcastic
compliment to the General and his
army:
'Seriously, General Booth--bnt it is
difficult to consider The matter serious
ly. The cIatter Of drums may suit the
SalvationistS better than Ginning bells
and the screening Of pipes commin 3led
with discordant horns, sink deeper in
to their emotional natures than the
solemn tones Of the organ. So might
the slam banging OF a Chinese gong Or
a tom tom. Has the General ever heard
Il "horse-fddle?' 1t, too, might add
to the ehectlyene2s of his orchestral
Yet, seriously again-if General Booth
is the man Of intelligence he is reputea
to be, he knows that great moral trans.
formations, or, in religious parlance,
conversions cannot, in the very nature
Of things, he brought about by agen-
cies more fifty characterizing an Indian
pow-wow than civilized worship. 1t is
reflection on the dignity of human
nature to suppose that it can be radi-
cally influenced for the better by per
Torrance which disooncert every pre-,
conceived notion that even the most H.
literate have formed Of the sanctitiea
and sublimities of the church. It is
true, the world is big enough and |
broad enough for all that there is in it.
Tt is possible that here and there some
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Est ray Notice.

State Of Maryland, Frederick County, to wit:
hereby certify that Jacob Handley of
Frederick County. brought before me, the
subscriber, one Of the Justices Of the Peace
in and for the said county, this 9th day Of
November, 1886, as Stray, trcspassing up
on his enclosures. One Black Mare Mule,
about eleven hands high, crippled in right
hind leg, shoi all round and has been used
in gears.
Given under my hand and sworn before
me this eth day of November, 1886.
Fredk White, j. P.
The owner of the above-described mule is
requested to prove property, pay charges
and take her away. Jacob IIandley.
Flcatown, Fredk Co, MI.
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T.. H.. sEnrgeis g. &C.,
SO, 60 and ~ SGs;i.a Market ut.
FREDERIC K, MD

~ Oh THE
COUNTY COMMISsIOTERS,
FREDERICK, December 9Th. 1885,
The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, will
meet at the COURT HOUSE on
MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1887
They will settle the accounts Of ROAD
SUPERVISORS FOR 1856, and appoint
SUPERVISORS for 1857, on the following
days in JANUARY for the FLOWING DIS
TRICTS.
3rA BUCKEISTOWN DISTRICT, 4th
FREDERICK and IAUVHRS, 9Th MID
DLETOWN and WOODSBCRO' 9Th
CREAGERSTOWN and PETERSVILLE,
18th EMMITSBURt' an! MT PLEASANT,
9Th CATOCTIN aud JEFFERSON, 10th
URBANA, 18th. LIBERTY and ME-
CHANICSTOWN. 111h NEW MARKET
and JACKSON, 18th TOWNSVILLE and
WOODV1LLE, l4h LINGANORE and
LEWISTOWN, 18th TUsCARORA.
Auy COMPLAINTS against SUPER
VISORS, or any desire for CHANGE in the
SUPERVISORS Of any Road, should be
fled with the CLERK of the BOARD be-
fore the day of settlement for such DIS
TRICT. BY order
nove53t A. l.. EADER, Clerk.
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-12-09
CREAT 4 4 EXCITEMENT.
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FRANKLIN MILLS.

Over the line Of Boots and shoes, Rubber
Goods, Cardigan Jack is. Dress Goods Bro
cad'd Velvet Kerscys, All Wool Cashmere
80 cts. best in the Country, White Blankets
Grey do, Horse Blaukes, Lap Spreads,
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en- lined IS cts, Cutter slcighs Rails, Hats
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