Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-25


The body OF a female infant, apparently
but a few day old, was found floating in
the Shenandoah river about three miles
from Cbarlestown. jefferson county, w.
Va. one day last week. The unfortunate
little waif had probably persisted from
drowning as no marks Of violence could
be found upon it.
Wapted-PotatOes at $l.OO per bushel.
w. c. Barron.
Mr.. Theodore Rodener, the artist, is
doing some very fine frescoing IN the
rooms at the Aims House. He Is also
ornamenting the fences at that place with
some beautiful landscape painting. lie
does all his work with a wide, long han
died brush and bucket Of whitewash.
And right there is where he is ahead OF
vanDyke, Rembrant and all the other old
buffers.
Glen & Wine, Mt. Jackson, Va, have a
tremendous stock of ladies and gents fine
shoes, which they are selling at astonish-
ingly low prices.
Benjamin Orndorh, Of Cedar Greek, lad
his hand badly mashed while at work IN
one of the bark pselings Of that section
several weeks ago. The injured member
was either neglected or not properly
treated and modification set in. DR.. d.
d. Carter was called in and at once
promptly amputated one Of the fingers by
cutting back into the hand and removing
all the diseased parts.
Davis 1888 Quilter has no competition,
is success and sells at sight.
We regret to hear that DIR. Carter had
the misfortune to lcse two highly blooded
and valuable colts recently. The one
from Lady Chance by Hazel Bashaw, the
other from Shenandoah Belle by Strath-
more Allen. Shenandoah Belle will be
remembered as the winner Of the race for
three wears old and under, beating field
of SIX. Her colt, had it lived, would
doubtless proved a most valuable animal,
We have the finest line of ladies dress
goods in the county at rock bottom
prices. Call in and examine them and
look at our prices.
Glen 4 Wine, Mt. Jackson, Va.
The long needed rain reached this sec
ton on Tuesday night, heavy showers
beiu. frequent from about II o'clock I'M
I'll after day light. About 10 o'clock on
Wednesday morning rain commenced fall
ing again and kept ur at frequent inter
walls during the day. While rather late
for the hay crop it will prove invaluable
to the wheat and corn, while the garden
Sass" will Just get up on its hind legs
and smile like basket Of chips.
Mr.. Henry W. Bauserman is another Of
the live men Of our town. In a few days he
will tear away the old blacksmith shop on
south Main street. adjoining the Reformed
Church, and will erect large building
which be will use for timing establish
ment and wararOOms for stoves, chain
pumps and the other goods IN his line
This new building will be very great
improvement over the old blacksmith
shop which has 50 long occupied the
place.
Eggs II cents cash IA cents in trade.
Butter IA cents cash F.; Is cents in trade.
w. c. Barron.
We acknowledge an invitation to the
thirty-ffth annual commencement Of
Roanoke College, Salem, Va, which
opens on June 10th and closes the 18th.
Among the distinguished persons who
will take part in these exercises we notice
the names OF Rev. 7. w. Dosh, Burkitts-
vile, Md. Right Rev. A. NJ. Randolph,
D. D., of Va, Rev. Wright G. Campbell,
A. NJ, Concord, ~ c.. and Hon. w. l..
Wilson, NJ. c., W. Va.
l21 lbs. of granulated sugar for $500 in
cash at DavIs's.
On Monday morning of last week, the
family of Mr.. J. W. Chamberlain, living a
short distance west of Berryyille, con-
sisting of himself, wife and a Young
white man employed on the farm, were
poisoned by something they ate for break
fast. The cook was suspected, but the
young man, Henry Hurl, was arrested on
the charge Of having committed the act
of which he became one of the victims,
and was lodged in Jail. He is said to be
half-witted. Mr. Chamberlain and wife
are improving.
Mr. +. H. Allen. manager for DAVIS
1888 Qullter, will remain here only about
one month longer. Look to your interests
and get State agency before you are too
late
A notice appeared in our last weeks
issue giving an account of the eight years
ministry at this place of Rev. A. A. j..
Bushong, of the Lutheran Church, in
which several errors appeared. We make
the following corrections. During the
eight years of Mr.. Bushong's pastorate
l72 adult members we're added to the
charge, and lis children were baptized
into the church. There were 65 deaths
and removals. and Sl7O0, were an
nually raised, being yearly average of
$500 per member Two new churches
we're erected, and one other repaired at
the cost Of $500, and $1,000 of perpetual
legacies we're secured. Fifty marriages
and 20 funerals occurred during the time.
"a No. green coffee at II cts. per lb.
at Dayis's.
Parties who have ordered the Davis
1883 Quilter will please have patience
with US, as we will have them put up as
soon as possible and in quantities sufli
Gent to supply the demand.
Shiplet & Shockey.
WANTED. To rent a medlum-sized hotel
furnished complete, in the State of Vir'
ginia, with or without license. Licensed
house preferred. Answer at once. Adj.
dress Hotel, this Office, or S. C., National
House, McKeesport. Pa.
VIM. Fauber, a young man from neal
saumsville, this county, met with a very
serious and painful accident on Monday
night, at Luray, Page county, Va. Hi
statement is that he had been working il
the large steam taDnery at that place
and on the evening mentioned he Jumped
on a freight train at the depot to ride t'
| Mines. The train was in motion at thu
| time and he got on the platform OF box
car next TO a fiat oar loaded with stee
rails, the ends Of which projected over th'
end Of the car. The train moved forward
| but a short distance when it was reversed