Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-01-20
srRAsRuRG ITEMS.

We regret to say that Our worthy Mayor,
and efficient physician, DR.. G. A. Brown,
has been confined to his house for some
days past by a severe cold. His hosts OF
friends wish him a speedy recovery
The general health Of this ancient
borough, in the main, is good, considering
the queer kinds Of weather we have had
this winter. cold one day, and warm the
next. The weather, in fact, this year 80
far seems as capricious as an old maid
This, however, may be due to the fact that
this Is leap year but then as John Lolow
used TO say, "We're having some kind of
weather all the timc' The old maids and
leap year, to the contrary notwith-
standing.
What might have proved serious or
perhaps fatal accident occurred here on
Tuesday last, Jan. 18th. Hugh Woodland,
a youth of about II years, accidently shot
himself through the Aeshy part Of his
right arm, while leaning on his gun, the
breech resting on the bottom rail Of
fence against which he was standing, the
gun slipped off the rail by some means
and the weapon was discharged the con
tents passing through his arm. Dr.
sydnor rendered the necessary attention,
and the young man is dong well. This
adds another to the list Of accidents by
the careless handling Of fire arms, and
should be a warning to parents, as uncle
A. used to say, (peace to his ashes), mot
to let the children 60 to the river until
they learn to swim, or allow them to
handle q gun until they learn to shoot"
The Graded School in this place, will
close in about ten days from this time. a
new departure, or novel feature was the
cause of quite a racket at the close OF the
school on Tuesday evening last owing to
misunderstanding, on the part of one OF TIE
male pupils IN the principals department
or of naturalization, as some term H.
while others say it was the principals
fault in being too hasty. BE that IS IL
may, lively skIrmish ensued between
the two, in which, although no "razors
were lving in the arr" rattan cane ana
FIRE poker did, and fist and scull, Tougn
and tumble fight ensued, which faused
the young ladies to scream, and tie mar
of the urchlns "to stand on end like quilts
upon the fretful porcupine." quiet az
length being restored, and the curtain oil
dust lifted on this tragic scene, disclosed
the principal in the attitude of 'onquerer'
with his foot upon the neck Of ihe pupil,
thus illustrating by tableau tie motto OF
Virginia, "Sic Semper Tyranns."
The pay car of the b. Il 0. r. r. Co.
which stopped here last Monday and paid
of their employees, was hailed with JOY oy
the citizens generally, as it ilways 49, not
because Strasburg needs the money not
bit Of It : strasburg is lire progressive
town, and Notwithstanding the extremely
dull times everywhere prevailing, she is
abreast, and ahead in Business OF every
kind. and only welcomes the pay car
every month by way of relieving the
tedium and apathy generally prevalent in
the rural towns of the Valley, and which,
at this depressing season of the year set
ties like pail upon such villages as
Ednburg, Woodstock, New Market, &C.,
&c. Strasburg accepts these monthly
visits of the B. L D. with their filthy
lucre, by way Of variety, which all know
is the spice of life. This and nothing more.
Her facilities as a hrst-class town, brim
full of business and push, stamps her at
the head Of live progressive Valley towns,
rich in produchon, thrift, and all the
essentials of q goahead place.
Episodes Of interest are constantly oc-
curing here, to rhet the taste, or pander
TO the fancy of the most exactlng For
instance, the advanced system of object
teaching, as so forcibly, and effectively
performed by Prof Tayenner, Of the
Graded Schod, by way Of splendid
tableau, in this school building on Tuesday
evening last, and which made deep I'M
preston upoa-the minds Of his students
and upon one IN particular, and which
may be summed up IN few words often
quoted butalways true, namely: "that 1t
is dangerous for boys, (big ones, too,) 70
monkey with buzz-saw."