Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-14
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.


from visiting relatives in New Jersey.
MEL. Hisey, of Edinburg, and A.
Redfern, ESQ., of strasburg, called TO see
Us Monday.
All kinds of machine oil parafine, gold
Cd. black strap, at bottom prices.
W. G.. Barron.
Miss Lulu BushOng returned home last
week nom sch DOL at HagerstOwn, Nd 10
spend her vacation.
The cherry crop is reported to be fair .
one. People are now gat herring the fru't 4
and cherry pies are all the 90.
The Store Box ASS ociation is IN a /
thriving condition. Its membership Is
said to be rapidly increasing.
If YOU want Old Government Java ana
Laousra coffee and everything that is
kent 10 first class grocery store 20 10
W. c. Barron.
pumber of northern gentle have /
been in this section during the past week .
examining certain properties with view ,
TO purchasing
We are in receipt Of catalogue OF the
Polytschnic Institute for the current
year. The catalogue shows the senoO'
70 be well attended.
Frank Riddleberger went to HARRISON
bprg Sunday TO send ''press' for the
daily newspaper correspondents d"Ii'g
the Dunkard meeting
The HERALD returns thanks for an IN
vitation to the semi-centennial celebration
Of the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington, on July 4th, next.
Sugar still advancing don't know when
# will stop. Now is the time to boy
W. C. Barron.
General John Z. Roller, of Harrison
burg. delivered the address before the
literary societies of Franklin & Marshal
College. LancA ster, Pa, on the lltb inst
Rev. A. X. Kline left Tuesday for Penn
svlvap,a 10 visit his mother, who is III.
In the course of his trip he expects to
visit the scenes Of the Johnstown DIS
aster.
An order has been issued by the Mayor
recurring owners OF cows, mules, houses
sheep and hogs TO keep them of the
streets at night. The order went into
effect last Saturday.
lam selling paint way down and civ
ing MY customers the lions share OF the
profits. W. baf'On'
The Shenandoah County Temperance
Alliance will hold its regular quarterly
convention in this place on July nth aud
2sth. Members Of the Alliance and Others
interested in the cause Of temperance are
requested to note this.
The bridge across the river at Quicks-
burg, which was 20 badly damaged by the
recent high water. collapsed on last Fri
day morning. By reference 70 our report
Of DOR court proceedings an appropriation
Of Al 900 has been made 20 rebuild H.
Only q fair crowd was in town Monday.
The reaper men did the bulk OF the busl-
ness. The majority Of persons came 10
town to spend the whit-Monday holiday
and hence the little bust ness transacted
Mr.. John Woods. of Quicksburg, has
been awarded the con tract OF building
the bridge across the river at Rush's MILL
providing the amount Of money for the
purpose can be raised. His bid was "
800 for the wood work and stated price
per perch for the stone work.
We acknowledge the receipt Of an in
yitation to be present at the commence
ment exercises Of Shenandoah institute
in this place, which occur next Tuesday
evening. This well-knOWn school has
bad q prosperous session, and the exercises
promise to be very interesting.
II YOU want to know whatpaint weighs
the heaviest ak Mr.. Charles Fravel the
painter. W. y Dai'O"'
Mr.. Robert Brubeck, Of New London,
Conn, paid this flee pleasant call last
Monday. Bob is an old typo, having
worked on the HERALD back in the
seventies. everal years ago he went Il
the Nutmeg State to accept position il
arailroad Office, " hich he has filed very
acceptably.
Mrs. Kate Pitcher died very SUDDEN!
at the residenc Of Rev. DR.. Cox in Har
nsonburg on Sunday night last Sh
-ssA native Of Baltimore and spen
Thursday of last week in this place, th
guest Of Rev. Nr. Ball, while on her wa
% Harr isonburg. Her age was abou
twenty one years.
The youug ladies Of Bethel sunda
school will hold lawn party on the law
in front Of $. II. Bowman's sto
At Hamburg, Friday and Ssturd'
nights. June l4th and 18th, Il
the benefit of the Sunday school. i
cream and strawberries will be served
hr.t-clAss style. All are cordially inVit
TO attend.
II Won want TO see what a body and gle
our pal D has, look at Robt. Painter a
Danl. Lichliter's houses
W. C. Barron.
On Friday young man at we've
Cave station. on the Shenan doah val
Railroad, named Joseph Smith met W
a rather singular acc ident which C
him his life. While passenger tr
vas passiug him at q high rate Of spe
h. struck it with a rock which reboun
With great force against his head Kill
him almost instantly.
The continued wet weather has Del
al the farmers much with their spr
-o,k Some have not even finished .
ting in their spring crops, while oti
Who planted early are unable to
than the necessary work Harvest
almost uron them which will req
their attention, and hence corn. ETC.,
suffer and not Yield very sstisfaci
crops.
II YOU want to know who is selling
best pant for the least money ask
Kitety Fravel, the veteran painter
psinted Mr.. Robert Painters house
others. w. c, BarrO