Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-07-19
Adventures of the Merry Band.

A correspondent Of the York Dispatch
writing from this place, under date oil
| July 10, says: Friday evening ~ Il
usually this case during our oncampments
was set aside to be devoted to the enter
tainment of ladies' and citizens at camp
and AZ early as five o'clock they com
menced to flock in on ms and they GER
tainly could not have spent more enloya-
bic evening. Everything possible was
done to make the evening pleasant and
agreeable to all. The ladies were served
with cool, sparkling lemonade, and the
gents with cool, sparkling "soda water or
Dtring the evening the grounds were
handsomely decorated and Illuminated.
The music rendered during the evening
was OF the most charming character as is
usual the verdict when led by Prof. c.
V. Sponsler and when supported by such
admirable musicians as constitute the
band and orchestra.
Arrangements were made by party on
Saturday to take
HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINS
and to see them start out on pack mules
was quite laughable, and many were the
remarks that we're heaped promisculously
upon the party, but two OF the boys, Aessr
Ambrose sponsler, Steve Wilson, together
with Mr. Wesley Hldebrand, our crack
marksman, turned the laugh on the boys
by strolling into camp about noon with
two handsome cub black bears, male
and a female. They were Immediately
surrounded by the entire party all anH-
ious TO know how this thing was done.
1t seems that these gentlemen in some
manner became
SEPARATED FROM THE PARTY
and wandere away from the trail over
the mountain and while endeayoring TO
find the proper path they were suddenly
startled by a peculiar sound eliminated,
seemingly, from the creyice of huge
rock. Immediately there was a scramble
for safety. Wilson, they say, trembled
like leaf, and Brose Sponsler lungs
around Friend Iildebrand's neck, fully
aware Of the fact that on him alone de-
pended a rescue from their perlous posi-
ton. Another harsh sound aud almost
directly in front of them
AHUGE BLACK BEAR
made it's appearance. Hlldebrand placed
bis ever trusting rifle firmly against his
shoulder and with iron nerve fired what
proved 10 be the fatal shot. Another
bullet was safely imbedded into the mOa-
ster, and with sickening :hud rolled
over the mountain edge into a precipice
far below. Fhen came al investigation,
ans to the pleasant surprise Of the three
heroes, they found closely nestled TO
gether the
TWO YOUNG CUBS.
They are the pets of the camp, and when
we return from our trip you will all see
the cub bears at the head Of the process
sion, so keep look out for them and the
bold trio.
NOTES.
A rumor was current in camp Monday
that one Of the boys had been married to
a Woodstock belle. At this writing the
rumor hes not been refuted.
Warren Beck is the champion fisherman
of the Shenandoah Valley. He return ed
the other day with string OF lsO bass.
the largest weighing pounds
Mr.. Al. w arren sang fine solo in the
Presbyterian church, Prot. Glpe accom-.
panying him on the organ. Both have
been offered enormous salaries TO remain
IN the town and delight the people cry
Sabbath.
Besides the daisy liar, we have little
white liar, who is not slow in telling
hunting warns.