Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-02
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Tale" will be told. Irwin's Hall VIII be
engaged for the occasion. Admittanee
free.
Try package of the Yum Yum Tea
only lOc for sale by stickley 4 Foltz.
The S. V. X. X. is constructing an iron
bridge over the Shenandoah river at
Riverton, which will consist OF six spans,
measuring s5s feet, aud its estimated cost
is 100000.
An immense stock of gents furnishing
goods not necessary to enumerate at
Geary's New Room.
Mrs Mary Ellen Russell, wife of Mr.
Elkanah Russell, died at 1928 o'clock on
the morning of Thursday, Oct 95tb, 1888,
aged forty.nine gears, six months and
nine days. Her funeral took place from
her late residence No. 81 NJ. street, S. E.
Washington, d. c.
Ifyou wish to get the worth Of your
money, come look at our ladies button and
lace shoes. sl.25. W. c. Barron.
Mr.. X. A. Grandstaff, the foreman Of
this Office, is of on ten days trip to the
Richmond Exposition. He Will return in
time to cast his first vote for Harrison,
Morton and Roller.
Willie Moreland, young son Of Mr.. Joel
Aoreland o. near town, killed fine deer
while hunting IN John Wilson's Cove on
Tuesday. His gun was loaded with small
shot, but by firing both barrels.he killed
the animal dead in its tracks.
Ladies', gents aud children's undergar-
ments from the lowest grades to the very
best at Geary's New Room.
All HArrisonburg is excited over the
discovery OF coal oil in an artesian well
now being sunk at Houck's tannery, At
depth of six hundred feet. II they will
watch that well closely at night they may
discover some fellow wasting coal oil by
pouring it down the well.
Mr.. John Davis and wife Of Florida, are
splendiug some weeks with relatives IN
this place aud vicinity. Mrs. Davis, is
sister 10 Mrs. Mahlon Feller, Mrs. W. w
Logan. Mrs. JnO. H. Hoover and Mrs. A.
Bemis. She is a daughter Of Mrs. Susan
Miller and the late Philip Miller. Of this
place.
School Books for sale by suokley 4
FOltz.
The action Of our town authorities iu
determining to arrest and fine al. BOYS
caught jamping on and of moving cars al
the depot has bad most salutary effect
none having been seen at this dangerous
amusement since the order was posted
1t will doubtless save some lives and
limbs.
II you want a pair Of Walker Boots
you had better ran at 2:lO gait, for out
OF 10 cases Zone dozen pairs in casel
only have 4 cases left, and the season has
Just begun. NCHhi'
The Indians turned ont on "Hallow
Eve a. they call it, but they were
mighty weak-spirited set Of warriors COM
pared TO the old fellows. Except moving
a few wood piles, putting a carriage on
the balcony IN front Of this Office and
few other tricks, they might just as well
have kept of the war-path and staid IN
their wigwams.
Wanted a number Of nice fat dressed
hogs for the money. W. T. Barron
Mr.. W. Fl. Cook, the news agent in
iured in collision on the Cumberland
valley Railroad, lnear shippinsburg, Pa,
mention Of which was made in onr last
weeks issue. is a son of Mr.. Henry Cook OF
Columbia Furnace. this county. Our
latest information reports him as doing
well, and likely to recover in short
time.
Wanted, 5000 lbs. good butter, 5000
dozen eggs. sdsklsy & Foltz.
Mr.. Abram Lynn, one Of the Oldest
Newspaper men IN the Valley, died at his
home in Stanton, on Friday morning Of
last week ,agedbetween seventy and eighty
wears. He was the founder and for
many years one Of the proprietors and
editors Of the Stanton yindicaior- He
was an able newspaper man, and most
genial and cOmpanionable friend.
Boots, shoes, hats. caps, for verybody
and every age, size, sex or previous con-
dition of life at Geary's New Room.
Horse thieves are working up their
deyilish business among the Valley farm
ers. quite a number of horses have been
stolen 10 the lower Valley, and as the
scouddrels seem TO DO working up this
way our Shenandoah farmers and horse
owners should be on their guard. IL Is
too late TO lock the stable door after the
horse has been stolen, and if these thieves
constitute regular organized gang there
will be but little hope for recovery after
horse has been stolen.
Headquarters for tobaccos.
stickley b Foltz.
As the election draws close the activity
Of the politicians is kept up with uncea'-
ing vim. They can be seen working
around with an energy and pluck that
never ceases, and which must surely oriug
its reward. Local stump speakers are
springing up like mush rooms and every
Aoor step, store-box and even pavement
brick is turned into temporary rostrum
and the work Of persuasion and argument
goes on increasingly day in and day out
and almost the night through as well.-
Soon il will all DO over and then our
people will settle down as if such a thing
"A politics had never existed.
Just in store fresh supply OF Atmore's
mince meat, prunes, oitron, raisons, beans
hominy, &c. W ~ ''''' '"'
The Lynchburg Adrance publishes the
following report Of an accident on the
Nav River Division of the Norfolk and
w.stern railroad "a coal train ran OIL
the track. and four cars precipita'ed
AGAINST the house occupied by the section
master The building was crushed into
kindl:ng wood, and set On fire. ana 10
osthsr with the cars, was burned, with
All its contents. the family barely escap-
inc with their lives. The unfortunate
victim not only lost all bis household ei-
feets but 5000 IN hard-earned money"
All the widths in floor oil cloths from 80
cents per yard for the A to only 81 cents
vsr yard for the GA at
Geary's New Room