Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-08
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

chanccry docket OF TINS county.
Don't fail TO call at Jamison's warehouse
and examine the Light Champion Steel
Binder.
We learn from the Winchester Times OF
Dec. %. that Mr.. f. c. Jordan, housed
over 200 tons of splendid ice six inches
thick.
4 thank offering was taken up in the
Presbyterian church, in this place, on
Sunday, Dec. 9th, amounting to S7S.6O.
The high waters of Monday evening
last prevented the mail train on the
Valley Branch. B.-& o. r. r. from enter
ing East Lexington.
Hon. Jno. T. Lowell, Of Front Foyal,
Editor of the Warren Sentinel, spent sun
day in Woodstock, visiting his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Saml c. Williams, who has been
quite III for some time.
Governor Cameron has removed the
political disabilities Of Samuel L. Almond,
convicted at Harrisonburg, in 1877 ofob-
tanning money under false pretences.
Having rented the Woodstock Foundry
and Machine Shops, am prepared to MI
all orders for work in this line.
l.. WIsMAN.
Mr.. Barnet Fetzer, native OF Wood
stock, and well known to many OF our
older people, died in Martinseurg' W.
Va, a few weeks ago.
NorIcr.-Between now and the 18th OF
January, viii ssnd a statement OF Their
accounts to persons owing me. --
NJ. GEARY.
The matrimonial market has been brisk
during the year just past, al licenses
we're issued from the clerks Office OF
Shenandoah county in 1885.
Ihave inst gotten a carload Of fresh
salt and Round Top" Cement that / will
sell at reasonable figures Give me call
before purchasing A. L. JAMESON.
The shortage Of Samuel r. Se>fSpg.
county Treasurer of Rockingham, turns
ont to be s37 900 TO the state and S2O'VoO
70 the county-total, So, 900. Mr.. ster-
ling resigned last week.
An illumination Of the Endless Caverns'
near New Market, will occur Friday, jan
nary :. 1856, at 1890 p. m. promptly
and every Friday thereafter during the
seassn. REUBEN ZmKLE. Proprietor.
Frank Jones, a young man Of Mt jack
son. cut a man by the name OF Minn'eS
sevep times in the head and arms, IN
difficulty in New Market, a few days
since. None Of the cuts are serious TIE
knife being a small one.
On Wednesday, Dec. 80, slight wreck
occurred at the b. & o. r. K. depot IN
winchester, caused by tho breaks getting
ont of order. A car was knocked from
the track. tearing up the cattle scales &c
Mr.. Lem Hoover, living a short distance
south Of Woodstock, caught, IN dip-net
few DAYS ago, 70 fish that aggregated 20
lbs. Two Of them weighed e lbs.
On Monday last Narrow Passage Creek
VA. higher than It mas been for many
voars The river, as well as all the small
or streams throughout the county, were on
big boom.
Peter Monroe (colored), was arrested IN
Harrisonburg last court day, charged
with having in bis possession cattie Dc
loved 70 have been stolen. He was taken to
staonton, where hS-Aad stolen the cattle
on saturday Dec. Goth, and on Monday
the 2sth was indicted by the grsoe-5Hry' \
s.ver,l tricks or hand cars have been
run into bv trains on this road ana
smashed TO pieces, during the last week
One Of them was standing on the oFlage
A. Tom. Brook. and was loaded with
lumber.
In the next issue Of this paper, uncle
Tom. Thomas, a worthy colored man. oil
tbi, piacc. will give an accoant OF some Of
his interesting experiments in fattenlAg
hogs. lie will give some valuable inior-
nation on this subject.
LAST NorrcE.-Ow.ng to scarcity OF
money. the council for the corporation Of
woodstock has extended the time for the
Davmept Of taxes for said corporation to
ths lat Feb. 1886; unless paid on or before
said DAY. 5 per cent. viii be added.
II. BAUsEEMAS, Treas.
Tn. barn Of Mr.. Jacob Crabill' who
ra.ides on Cedar Greek, in Frederick conn
=, vas burned down a few weeks ago,
,ri,b all its contents. While Mr.. Crabih
was feeding his stock, the lantern which
was hanging in the barn exploded, throw
ING the burning oil sll around. He was
insured for 5000.
Christmas passed or very quietly but
plsa.ently in this place. New Years day
vas moro lively thousands Of FIRE crackers
made the old soldiers think Of battle.
travels Comet Band and the Woodstock
Comet Band turned out and at different
Doints through the town. The Anderson
Guards. under 1t. Jas. C. Baker, turned
ont in full uniform. The different SIM
dav Schools had Christmas trees and other
entertainments for the children. The
crowde5 state OF our columns forb.ds an
extended notice Of the holiday season and
the festivities attending it.
On the 9th Of Dec. VIM. washburn
tcolored) visited the house Of VIM. Brown
Ccolored). in Luray, while intoxicated
and causing some disturbance was eJected
from the house by Brown. Washburr
the, left. but soon returned with loaded
ni.tol and fred three times at Brown, who
was standing in the yard. Two OF the
h.lls took efect-0ne in the mouth,
knocking out several teeth and fracturiug
the iawbone; the other in tho left shoul
aer The wounds are serious, but are moi
considered fatal. washbum has been
arrested and lodged in jail.
Capt. Joshua r. Crown, formerly o
Frederick city, Nd, died on Christina
dav at bis homo in Baltimore. Durini
the war he served IS private in the az
VIRGINIA Cavalry, Gen. Turner Asbby'
bngads. and was afterwards in Lisui
Col. Whites battalion, Of which he va
made adjutsnt because Of conspieuou
eallantry. At his own request, Cap
D,own ives buried in the Confedera'
uniform which lie laid aside at the sal
rsnder. he was brother Of Mr. J. {
Crown. editor Of the Bsrryville Courier
Mr. Geo. +. Hupp, one Of the Oldest an
hast known citizens Of this county, die
- his home on the Valley pike, ns'