Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-26

been growing fO- some time.
The following named prominent officers
of the Farmers Alliance will be at the
Shenandoah County Fair, on Wednesday,
OCT. sth Oswald Wilson, President OF
Farmers Alliance Exchange, New York
city /; Maj. Mann Page, Va. State ALI
ance, Brandon, Va; Col. G. I. 3aroee'
Treasurer State Alliance. Col. L. l..
Polk, President of the National Alliance,
has been invited and may be prese Mt.
NJ. Geary has the nObbiest styles OF
Youths, boys and gents hats in town.
The little 10 year old daughter of Mr..
Robt. Kooutz, living with Mr.. B. Holiness
near the Fair Grounds, was painfully
and at first 1t was feared seriously hurt,
on Wednesday, by running into road
machine that was standing along side the
road, while pursued by cross bull that
belonged to Mr.. L. Mantz, and had gotten
at large. DR.. Carter found that the child
had sustained a painful bruise In the side
and severe blow on the head that PRO-
duced slight cOnsussion of the BRAIN
The news from all quarters indicate
that the crowd at the coming fair at this
place will be unprecedentedly large, ahd
those who can furnish accommodations
are earnestly urged to report to the
Secretary, Capt. Jno. H. Grablll, as |oon
as possible. Our people should striYe TO
accommodate as many as possible, Jas 1t
would be a shame TO let these people 60
unsheltered after coming, as many 4 Them
will, from a long distance to attfd our
county fair.
For many years Mr.. B. F. Thompson OF
Des Moines, Iowa, was seveSNE afflicted
with chronic dlarrhea. H4 lays: "At
times it was very severe; much so,
that feared it would end nj life About
seven years ago l CHANGED procure
bottle of Chamberlain's CEhc, Cholera
and diarrahea Remedy. Ft gave me
prompt relief, and l belife cured me
permanently, as now eat q drink with
out harm anything please have also
used it in my family wit De best results.
For sale by F. R. Irwin Bro, Drug
gists, Woodstock, vs.
Partridges have frcquehtly been seen
and heard whlstllng IN fhe gardens in |
town in the past wefk or two. On
Wednesday morning last Commemorative
Attorney. CAPT. J C. Hhker, caught one
of these beautiful frleh Ids of the farmer
IN his law Office, ib the court square. 1t
had probably COME to plead with him for
protection, and tt ask that the game law
be enforced agJins all offenders. We
hope that Capt. Baker will heed the
mute appeal of t epoor bird and see that
the law is CARRIE ,ut to the letter against
every ofiendS
Our people shh bid enterest themselves
in getting togetfer a full exhibition OF
tse various minerals of the county at the
Fair. Let every one who krows OF a
mineral deposit of any kind procure
samples and BRING them in. This county
is rich in mrergf wealth and if the peo-
pie will only Interest themselves suffi-
GENTLY to let he outside world know of
it they will find that captain abundance
will be ready and eager to take hold and
develop it. If you know of any indi-
cation ofmineral of any kind whatever,
on your land or that of your neighbor, 60
right to work to secure good specimens
and bring them in to the fair, as persons
interested in these things will be here
from different sections.
Travellers along the great Valley turn
pike are surprised at the the management
of this splendid road for leaving long
piles Of broken stone in the middle Of the
road for weeks and even months. These
piles O stones are dangerous after night,
and oIy short time since physician of
this pace drove into pile that has for
weeks INSTRUCTED the road on the Toms
Brook hill, and it was only his good for
tune thu be escaped without injury to
himselfand horse Fortunately he was
drivin gather slowly at the time, an un
usual ding with him. Had he been going
at his Usual spanking trot only miracle
couldnave saved man, horse and vehicle
from ,eriouo injury. These stone piles
may ret cost the pike company a heavy
sumfOr damages.
tits with sincere sadness that we re-
cori the death of Mr.. Andrew j. Clark,
at lis home near st. Luke, in this county,
on Saturday night, of last week, after an
illness of about three weeks of typhoid
fever. Mr.. Clark was taken sick while
engaged in work at Buena Vista, and
oily lived two weeks after his return
home, although all that medical skill and
the most devoted and tender nursing YVES
done to avert the sad end. Jack Clark.
rs Nc was hiuUly OdAOu W ulo nohy
friends, was one of our best citizens. A
Ileyoted husband, true friend and upright
man and trusting Christian has passed to
his eternal home. He was about IS years
lOf age, and leaves a widow. He was
Ia worthy and )nsistant member of the
Lutheran church. Peace to his ashes.
Last sunday was children's day at the
Reformed church in this place. The ser
vices were conducted by Mr.. w. II. Bar
|gelt, the superintendent, who has most
wOrthily filed that position for a period
covering IS or 40 years. The services,
which proved to be quite interesting, con-
sisted of singing, music and reading by
the children, many of the little tots &C
quitting themselves most creditably. The
address was to haYe been delivered by
Mr.. N. B. Schmitt, but owing to sickness
ne was unable to be present and his ad-
dress was well read by Mr.. N. Fl. Hotel
II was interesting and instructive, and
was much enjoyed by the large congrega-