Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-02-27


downs them every time.
If the ground hog set up for ram this
time he has made blooming success OF
it. If his quarters are under ground they
must be getting powerful damp and I'M
comfortable.
We regret to say that we can not pub
fish the correspondence from Chapel
Grove. 1t is not OF sufficient general in
terest. We want the news from each
neIghborhood.
The jury at Harrisonbuig, in the case
of the Commonwealth against James Bell,
accused of an attempt to poison his wife,
has been discharged because 1t could not
agree. Bell was charged with putting
poison in his wife's food about the Goth
of December last.
Several northern gentlemen have re-
Gently been examining the Van Buren,
Furnace property, on Cedar Creek, few
miles west of this place. We learn that
manganese is supposed to exist in larg G
quantities on this property.
Last Monday, j. Walter Turk, near
Bridge water, aged nineteen years, slipped
down a hay-mow and landed on FORK
which pierced his abdomen causing his
death the next day. He was buried at
Messy Creek, Augusta.
The Fort people are earnestly praying
for the completion of the river bridge
They have never felt its need as severely
as in the past few months. Drowned
horses, destroyed property aud human
life in awful peril tell the story in tones
louder than a trumpet.
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is in great de-
mand everybody speaks we'll OF 1t. The
price is 25 cts.
"The eyes of other people are the eyes
that ruin u.s." but il your eyes are weak
and sore from catarrh, Old Saups Catarrh
Cure VIII feleNe you.
Miss Bette Cloud, young lady who
has deem residing in this place for some
time. died at Mrs. Frederick travels, on
Thursday night of last week, after
lingering illness of consumption. Her re-
mains were inferred in the Reformed
cemetery on Saturday.
The young men of Cabin Hill have or
eanized brass band. They have gone
into the organization with a determine
ton to succeed, and as the band is com
posed of the very best material it will re
doubt soon rank among the successful
bands of the county.
Clean the mud ont of the CUTTERS alonl
the steets 1t is a good, rich fertilizer
that should not be allowed to remain OF
the streets until the hot sun of wha
promises to be sickly spring turns i
into breeding ground for dangerous dis
eases.
A number of the colored people of thl
place, with visitors from other points, in
Obliged in jolly dance on Tuesday night
IN the hall 10 the Stickley & Boyer build
ing. The affair passed off very pleasant
IL and best of order was preserved. w
take pleasure in saying that the majorit
of the colored people of this place a.e a.
ways we'll behav cd and polite.
Those never failing harbingers c
spring, the robins, are here IN consider
able numbers, and tNeir CHEEKY notes ca
be heard over the fields. 1t is now agains
the law to kill these ibest friends of tn
farmer, and we are glad to know that 1t
the intention of many persons to promp
IL report every violation of the law tina
may come to their notice.
The rainy weather of the past week ha
again put our farmers back with the
blowing. 1t looks as if the work of ha
a year will be piled on them in tn
spring. They are the most unselfish elias
of people on earth. They may growl
little over their bad luck but all the san
they buckle down to it and turn off tt
hard work that falls to their lot as If
was fun.
"Alas, Alasw the dude exclaims, 81
my slender ankle I've got pains" "DOn
fret" said ma, for whom he had sent,
have some Salvation OIL"
= "My time is up" said the doctor to IL
patient, whom he found using DR.. Bull
Cough Syrup, and he was correct, for h
} cough had been cured.
Fresh fish have made their appearant
in this market. They are large and
fine quality, but so high in price that
poor newspaper man they look as
= they were fruit from the highest tree {
9 earth, instead of the lowly denizens
i the water. We don't like fish this 500
d in the season. They are "pizen"
newspaper men.
DR.. A. Martin, one of our best know
a and respected citizens, was taken sudde
ly very i'll with what appeared to be
severe attack of cholera morbus on THU
0 day night of last week. On Friday eve
Vt ing he seemed much improved, and
IS many friends were hopeful of his ear
o recovery. We regret to say these expt
e tations have not been realized and i
condition is not at this time 81 favorabl
Those who have failed to carry out fh
good resolution, made last January,
' erect tombstone at the graves of th
deceased loved ones will do we'll to call
a once and fulfill same, ere the year clos
a at Excelsior Marble Works, ut. JacksC
'e Va.
Miss Amelia B. Edwardss new book
d. Egyptian subjects will be entitl
Pkaraohs, Fellahs, and Explorers, and v
include several of the lectures which 6
delivered during her recent visit