Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-05

due US we must beg you " ~ ~ DAOn
day, court day, and pay up
We are clad to say that our manager,
Mr.. Ell. Hisey, is steadily improving,
and NAV be able to be in the Off 70 Oy
Monday, next.
The Dailg Neos, Atwell Shull's bright
and nevsv litle daily, that tor several
wears reflected credit on its enterprising
nrooristor. was discontinued with the
Issna of SATURDAY last. The proposed re-
moyal of the proprietor ami Publisher to
shenandoah. Pago c)aliy, Va, is the
cause OF its suspep slon.
Itlsalive and urgent fact that we
must have the money you owe US, and we
insist in all kindness, that you call on
conrt day and pay us. We will be thank.
fnl for if and you will feel better, too.
and can read your paper with much
greater satisfaction and pleasure.
The Rt. Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, assistant
Bisbop of the Diocese of Va, will preach
in ST. Andrews church, Mt. Jackson, and
confirm an who may be desiriOus of being
confirmed. Sunday morning, Sept. nth.
He will preach and confirm in Emmanuel
church Woodstock, = o'clock p. IN. Sept
l4th 1890.
Our genial friend and former fellow
NEWSPAPER worker, Joe. Hoffman. the
Jolly landlord of the justly celebrated
Eureka House, Edinburg, called to see us
Tuesday Joe. is just the same happy,
GOOD hearted and lucky mortal he has al
WAYS been, and we are glad to know that
his splendid hotel is Overlooking with
business.
Ifyou want reliable musical instru.
ment buy either our Iyers & Pond Piano.
Smith American Piano, Story L Clark
Organ or the old reliable Smith American
Organ. The above instruments are sold
at the factory price by c. W. Bragg, who
is agent for the factory. Address G. w.
BRAGG, Midletown, Va. for catalogue.
terms, sc.
The Shenandoah County Far has
opened ur hsIiq ltrtsrs in the oili;s on
Court street, ali lining the Clerks office.
where the Secretary and his assistants
are KEEP, bI,y aIsSsrn: letters, entering
exhibits and sending ous Advertising
mutsr rIs epnins eIhibitiOl is Great
in! u,c, 'r.,- ,htt e5cc b3flcs, a, it
promise, to be by fair tls best til. society
has ever given.
Strangers who were in town Tuesday
morning attending court, were surprised
and excited for little while, they sup.
posing that Pawnee Bill's COW boys and
Indians had filled up on fire water and
were coming into town for big spree in
advance OF the FAIR. They soon Gained
down when they were assured that it
wa, only the school boys letting OFT their
usual yells as school opened.
Dave Copp caught quere looking
moa-e in his field few days ago. 1t is
the size OF field mouse, but with the
co'ored of a ground squirrel and head OF
perfect squirrel shape. Its forelegs are
very short while the hind legs are singu-
hl'y long and strong while the mouse
shaped tale measures five inches, at least
three times the length of its body.
B.rHs CDfnll, in company with
several other young mon, while walking
through tho wD1l,n'lc BDgntp's sehD)l
house, on SIudly llst, can, across
water moccasin that measured feet aud
Z inches. It is very rare snake in this
section and is exceedingly poisonous. 1t
showed fight, striking ont yiciously at all
who cam3 mar until well directed blow
from a club put an end to its ugly and
dangerous life.
Ernest, a twelve gear. old sou of James
A. Crzer, a prosperous business man of
the Cowpasture, in Bath county, met
with a very serious accident few days
ago His father, with four horse team,
was hauling stone to build a chimney, and
i'm attempting to get in the wagon while
10 was defending hill the boy put his
hand upon a rock and it slipped towards
HIM. 1t threw him under the wagon,
which ran across both thighs, and mashed
them so badly that one of the bones pro-
truded.
An infantry company is being raised in
stanton. For some reason the West
Augusta Guards, fine organization, dis
banded several yeats ago. The company
was succeeded by the Jackson Rifles,
which was composed of the best kind of
material, but, which only kept up its
organization about a year. Stanton
certainly has plenty of material outside
of the artillery company to fill two or
three good infantry cc~'panies.
We regret to state that Mr., F. NJ.
Shaffer, a wellknOwn citizen of this
place, who has been suffering with rheu
matism tor some time, was paralyzed on
Tuesday night. The stroke affected the
entire side including the tongue, but, we
are glad to say, that at this writing he Is
very much improved. Mr.. Shafer is q
Young man, one Of our go-ahead and
progressive citizens, very popular, and
we earnestly hope he will speedily and
entirely recover.
Capt. W. A. A. Albeit, who has long
been with Messrs. Percival & HattOn,
Real Estate and Insurance brokers, Des
Moines, Iowa, and is one of the best
known and most respected business men
that city, says 81 can testify to the
good qualities OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. having used it in my family
for the past eight years, l can safely say
it has no equal for either colds or Group"
30 cent bottles for sale by f. r. Irwin &
BIO, Druggists.
A fine iron gray mare belonging to Mr..
J. J. Harpine, was stolen from his farm,
to ohonf I