Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-29
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.


Mr.. Geo. II. Hulyey has been appointed
School Superintendent of Rockingham
county, vice A. p Funkhouser, removed.
Mayfeld is the name of new pOst-ofice
established near Cowan's depot in Rock
ingham county.
Don't fail 10 call at JamisOn's warehouse
and examine the Light Champion Steel
Binder.
Wanted to exchange pine lumber for
good second hand one-horse buggy.
WILLIAM TANKIN, Edith, Va.
The Eshman COrnet Band, of Harrison
burg. has Just received uniforms for its
members, fourteen in number, at a cost OF
1920
Winchester is suffering from anePidemie
Of muDps. Woodstock has a great many
eases Of "big jaw"
Mr. B. +. Pifer has been reappOinted by
GOV. Lee flour inspector Of stanton, for
four years.
Mr.. Augustine Jennings, one Of the
Oldest citizens of Front Royal, died at his
home in that place last week, at the age
OF eighty one years.
Why don't some enterprising Woodstock
man put mp weather signal flags The
only expense is the flags, and the govern
ment will furnish tie weather dispatches.
Mr.. Frank W. Cutler is putting in one
additional set Of rolls and centrifugal
reel in the Stonewall mill near this place.
He will also put another double roll in the
Triplett mill, at Mt. Jackson.
Service will be held in Bethel Lutheran
Church on next Lords day-5th Sunday
at1OA.M. In the afternoon the pastor
viii preach at Cross Roads, at half-past
two. W. +. SrAHLER' PASTOR
The Camden Light Artillery, Of Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, is reported as about DIS
banding. The Zuave company, OF the
same place, has voted to stop drilling un-
I'll spring.
Robt. Smiths hard working and de-
serving colored man of Winchester, EN-
ploved at smiths Bark Mill, bad his right
hand so badly injured in a bark mill. on
Thursday, Of last week, as TO require am
putation.
An Illumination Of the Endless Caverns,
near New Market, will occur Friday, Jan
uary % ls5G, at 1890 p. m. promptly
and every Friday thereafter during the
season. REUBEN ZrRELE, Proprietor.
An old horse, aged p years, known as
"Ols Reb., -" died in staunton, few days
ago. He belonged 30 Mr.. VIM. As', and
served through the war in the Con-
federate cavalry.
All parties who have any appeal or re-
moved eases TO the county court, had
better be prepared for the next term Of
the court as the judge is determined to
dispose Of them all, unless there is good
ground for continuance.
There are now Go patients in the Yves
tern Lunatic Asylum, at Staunton. Ot
this number, says Superintendent Faunt-
leroy. Is are convalesceut and 81 are deem
ed to be durable, leaving residium of
555, who, IN all probability, will never re-
cover.
ATTENTION, Co. E.-Al members are
hereby ordered TO be present at a meeting
to be held Monday night, February lst, at
the Fire Co.'S hall. BY order.
c. w. FRAvEL. Lieut.. Cong
II. r. FRAvEL. sec.
The funeral Of Mrs. Geo. Z. sipe' OF
Harrisonburg, a notice Of whose death ap
reared in our last issue was postponed ior
several DAYS on account of the life-hke
appearance Of the body. and, as 1t was
thought, some signs Of life, took place on
Sunday last, the evidence Of death being
unmistakable.
notwithstanding the low price Of cattle
considerable stock is being shipped ovel
this road. The scarcity Of feed is com
pening a number Of stock feeders anC
raisers 70 market their cattle for wha
they can got Many Of our farmers ar
fearful Of running out Of feed before thu
grass will he 6t for pasture, and much o
the stock is likely TO come out in The
spring in very poor condition
A sudden thaw and rapid break Of NJ
the ice would cause heavy amount Of
damage and loss along the streams an'
our nver millers are uneasy about thei
dams. The heavy ice gorges which would
he almost certain to follow a warm spell
would sweep the dams along the river a
well as cause an overflow of the bottom
lands in many places.
Capt. Jacob G.. Neff, living near Quicks
burg. this county, had two very fine cow
killed Monday last, by train. The COW
had gotten out through some one leavinI
a gate open, and, although a boy wa
driving the cows at the time, endeavOrin
IN Get them ont Of the way, and the en-
gineer had fair view Of them for abou
three hundred yards, no attempt was mad
- check the train. They were bloode
Xlck and highly valued by Capt. Nei
Who greatly regrets their loss.
Local Option petitions are being activ'
~ circulated around vt. Jackson, and al
receiving some signers. The question
being agItated rapidly aud Is fast GROWN
"a fever heat. Whether it will amount
ANYTHING or not remains to be seen. Mar
GOOD citizens oppose the movement upc
the ground that it viii do more harm tbs
good to prohibit the regular sale Of liquo
and that II has been failure whereas
tried.
Raports from different sections Of Il
county say that the roads are in bad co
dit;on. many Of the hills and heavy grad
are almost impossible on account Of II
Businsss and trade is very much interf'
al with. A thaw will not improve ma
tara much, not at least for some days,
until the weather remains warm 10
enough to dry mp the mud.
Mr.. Isaac Harris has finished the artesi
we'll al Mr.. Geo. w. Koontz's, near III
Mace, and has erected a wind engine
humping the water, which acts like
charm. The we'll is 3i5 feet deep and q
stream stands $50 feet from the surfac
The water is very pure and clear and
evidently n strong stream. The wind Q
CINE is one from the celebrated Adar
manufacturing company, FOR which n