Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-23
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Winchester Leader /; Dir. Wm. Orndorff,
son of Franklin Orndoih', fell dead at hi:
fathers home on Sunday. His death is
supposed to have resulted from heart
fallare. He was about 90 years of age.
While out hunting on Friday of last
week, Messrs. F. A. Dunlap and A. w.
Lockhart, who reside near Rock Enon
Springs, in the western part of this coun-
ty. came across a catamount in the woods,
and after several hours chasing with a
pack of hounds, succeeded in killing it,.
The catamount, or wildcat as they are
commonly called, proved to be quite a
large one, measuring in length.
Winchester Macs Dr. r. W. Stone and
Mr.. r. 7. Barton, of this city, have sold a
portion of lot owned by them in Roanoke
to the United States government for
50, 900. The new post-ofice will be erected
ON the lot. which will greatly enhance
the value of surrounding property.
The directors of the Shenandoah Valley
Agricultural Society met yesterday to
close up matters relating to the recent
fair Alleged crookedness in the trotting
race on the last day was investigated, ard
as result the horse Red Fox was ex-
PEELED from the National Association and
his owner suspended, w. w. Hutchinson
of Berryville c. A. Weist, of Maryland !
Weist's horse Billy W., and driver John
son were also suspended by the board.
Rockingham Register John W. Burke,
of New Market, has been awarded the
contract for the new mail route from
Harrisonburg to Franklin, beginning next
Monday, Oct. 10Th. The new route has
schedule of II hours, and provides for
daily service straight through. Dale
Enterprise, Hinton, Mt. Clinton, Rawiey
Springs, Brandywine and Oak Flat are the
Offices on the route. Under this contract
there will probably be stage lire from
here to Franklin-a thing that the bust
ness men OF both places have long desired.
The benefits to accrue to Harrlsonburg
will be considerable, and the establish
ment of daily mail and stage line will
be hailed with great satisfaction on both
sides of the mountain. Now, gentlemen
of PendletOn, hurry up yonr new road on
the other side, and you, Harrlsonburgers,
give the telephone project u boost, and all
of us will be materially benefited.
Page Courier: We haye before us
number OF pages from an old account
book of Caroline Furnace, in 1.-THE Fort"
dated November 3rd 1886, which contains
some interesting prices of that famous era
of the "good old times" Albert Arnall
IS charged 81 cents for pocket hand
kerchief: Augustine Cabbage one pocket
handkerchief 80 cents. By the way,
Augustine must have been a dandy" as
we see him charged with a "fne hat,
$3.50" Patrick Bowling is charged l2t
cents for one almanac. Laurel ID cotton
is charged at a shilling yard sugar III
cents per h.; beef A. cents per 10; coffee
371 cents per h.; corn meal Il cents per
III. Albert ANAL is credited with $500
for 81 davs work-37l cents day He
is also charged with idle Diet 40 cents,
by which we suppose Albert lost some
time and was charged with board by the
company. The people who say that the
"former days were better than these"
either for the farmer or lAbOrer, are con-
tradicted not only by these facts, but by
the recollection of every man who lived
in that day.
Stanton Daily Ne,rs : Samuel G. Glover
and DR.. J. VI. Brown are on visit TO the
city with a view Of obtaining a location
for an institution for the care of inebrl'
ates. They have obtained the state right
for the Kelley bi-chlorde Of gold treat
ment which, they claim, will cure % per
cent. of those accepting the treatment.
The idea is no new one as nearly every
state in the union has an Institution OF
the kind using the same treatment.
1t is claimed that the disease-ior SO
they call it-Of drunkness can be entirely
cured in three weeks time. The New
YORK World, of Sunday last, has very
favorable two-coumn article on this new
method of treatment, and claims that II IS
a perfect success in that state. The CEN
trail location of our town has caused the e
gentlemen to regard 1t fayorably as one
of the best sites for such an institution.