Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
EXCHANGE NOTES

Winchester Times There is a pear
teee on the lot of JnO. Stevenson, colored,
in this city which bloomed q few weeks
ago and now there are two well-formed
pears set on the tree, near its top. This
is quite curiosity, as pear season has
been over for some weeks.
Page Courier DR.. Hudson removed
from the eye of Mr.. C. Z. Manor last
Tuesday a piece of steel that had been
imbedded near the pupil tor Is years
Strange to say 1t had not given him
mush pain since the accident occurred till
quite recently, when it began to make
itself known.
The TalIey Trginian, published at
Clifton Forge, saws: Elder L. A. Cutler
of Richmond, held a series of meetings al
Iron Gate last week. And Oh Sunday
last preached two interesting and prac-
tical sermons to good audiences in the
Christian Church here. Ga Monday night
he spoke on the liquor traffic. to a fail
audience at the Christian Church. The
speech was thodghtful, logical. and we
trust. convincing. Tie showed how alb
surd il was for a man to pray one way
anu hOAt NuOtltAs anu AuAA a ildu W IL
voted with a party which supported
whiskey was as responsible as the mar
who sold the liquor. The speech wal
very timely and we hope it will furnish
food for reflection to many.
Shenandoah TdHey: We learn that OF
last Sunday night, Mr.. Michael Pence
residence at Forestvile, Va, was en-
tirely consumed by fire. I be fire origi
mated from a stove pipe, the garrett foo
taking fire first As we learn, ono of hil
children came near perishing in the burn.
ing building. while the other occupant
we're escaping for their lives. Mr.. p.
discovering that one of his children wa
missing, rushed into the building. on up
stairs. and suatched his child from a
burning bed, rushed ont again. and thu
saved ITS life. Pretty much all the prop
erty on the first floor was saved,
We have been informed that a paper I
now in circulation soliciting subscrlp
tions, for Mr.. p. and familS's benefit
which We trust will meet with a liberia
response.
A large and elegant weigh
ling nearly 5000 lbs.-has recently beei
erected in Emmanuel Evangelical Lnth
eran church graveyard, New Market, Va.
to the memory of Judge Geo. r. Calvert
deceased, by his friends. The sculptor
Mr.. NJ. d. Albin. Winchester, Va ex
poets to furnish full description of th
monument for publication next week.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Bowman, widow Of th
late Robert Bowman. died Tuesday after
noon at the residence OF her sOn-ln law
Mr.. William II. Bilhimer She bad bee
i'll for about ten days, but bad only bee
confined to her bed since last Thursda
night. She had suffered from hear
trouble for some time previous, but tn
Immediate cause of her death was grippe
Pneumonia set in on Tuesday, aud deaf
ensued in few hours. Mrs. Bowman
was in her 9th year. She was a nativ
of Woodstock and a daughter of job
Clover. She was one of family c
thirteen children all of whom are nov
dead except Mrs. J. Fl. Van Pelt, o
StauntOn. She was married in 1916 an
with Der husband, who was also a native
of Woodstock. came to HaTrisonbnrg il
1S47. She joined the Methodist church i
early youth and continued in full com
munion with that church to the day Of he
death. Six children survive her.-Rock
iRgham Regisfer.