Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-27

making noisy disturbance in front of
the saloon where POisal was employed
and VIXEN the latter attempted to drive
them away fight ensued and Poisal lost
his life. Desmond and his friends ere
now in jail.
Rev. VIM. T. Speake, prominent mir
lister of the NJ. f. Church, was stricken
down with heart trouble while addressing
the Sabbath school of his church in
Washington, D. c. on Sunday Of last
week, and died in a few minutes. Mr.
Speake was an able and eloquent preach
er. He was we'll known to many of the
older people of this place, he being the
pastor of the Methodist church here at
the breaking out of the war.
Don't forget that Saturday is memorial
day. The Anderson Guards will parade
and it is hoped that there will be general
turn ont of the people, especially the
ladies, and that the too long neglected
graves of the Confederate in our midst
Will be decorated with flOv ers. Would it
rot be we'll for the men to meet on the
afternoon of to day, (Friday,) and 20 to
the different burying grounds and do
something to make these graves look a
little less unsightly. If some one will
make the move in this matter others will
follow.
Mai. VIM. NJ Locke, native of Charles
town. w Va, but who for number OF
years precticed law in Colorado. Cali
fornia, and Oregon, died in Kansas City,
on Monday morning last. Maj. Locke en-
tered the Confederate service in the 2nd
Va. Regt., Stonewall Brigade, in the
beginning of the war, and afterwards
served upon the staff of Gent lmboden.
He was a warm hearted, generous gentle
man. lie was a relative of Dr. I. F.
Locke of this place.
VIM. Glasgow, bardwOrki1g colored
man, OF Page county, had the misfortune
TO have for his wife very quarrelsome
and vicious tempered woman. A few
DAYS since she tongue lashed the poor
fellow until she had worked herself mp to
an ungovernable pitch of fury when she
deliberately dipped a tin of boiling water
from pot Oh the stove and dashed it full
IN his face scalding his eyes out. The
woman's son, by previous marriage,
then struck Glasgow fearful blow over
the head with an iron bar knocking him
senseless. He may not recover.
Messrs. Jas. A. Sonner ard L. D. Fnnk-
houser, of Strasburg, passed through this
place on Thursday morning. They had
been in Harrisonburg and New Market to
examine the New Lutheran churches in
those towns with view to securing plans
or suggestions for extensive changes that
are to be made in the Lutheran church in
Strasburg. Among the changes will be
several memorial windows, one of them to
the late Rev. DR.. Campbell, so long be-
loved and able pastor of the Lutheran
church.
According to advertisement Col. K. 5.
Cheves, addressed only a tolerable sized
audience in Twins Hall, on Wednesday
night, in the interest of the third or
Prohibition party. He criticised both the
Republican and Democratic parties severe
lis. He is a strong and agree cable speaker,
and presented his arguments with force
and clearness. Col. Cheves has formed
clubs in various parts of the State but II
the attempt to raise one here he secured
on,v few names. The prohibition party
will hold a State convention at Lynch
burg on June 7th, at which time delegate
will be chosen to the National Convention
at Cincinnati, where a candidate fol
President will be put in the field by thi'
party.
Many of our subscribers residing at
distance who receive their papers IL
single wrappers, are behind in their sub
scriptions. We have repeatedly, at SOM
Iexpense to ne. sent them statements
the amount they owe with an earnest re
quest for payment, but. we are sorry T.
say, without response from many of them
We now ask you to look at the date print
ed on your wrapper and you can see tn
time to which you have paid and OF cours
tell what you owe us, ant then at ono
remit the same. We cannot afford
send you a paper for one, two or NOR
years without pay any more than you ca
afford 10 send us our meat, bread, cloth
inc. &c, for nothing. We must hav
nav for the material we use and the wor
we do or quit sending out papers to yoI
1t is ground hog" case and beyond on
control.
difficulty occurred between Messr
Mart. Hannah and Amos Hickman ,abor
-FOUR milcS iiOu - ""
which resulted in painful injuries to boil
1t seems that Hickman and another part
cut tree in Hamman's woods last wint'
while after squirrel, and Hannah hs'
ing recently learned of it, accosted Hocl
man who was passing his house and d
manded pay for the tree. The latter
fered to pay one half, but this HANNA
refused, and quarrel was the resul
F. during which Hannah threw a stone thi
s cut severe cash in Hockman's head
y The latter returned the complimentary
= ing Hannah in the side. Hannah the
g called to his wife to bring his gun viii
y she did and he fired at Hickman wi
. was standing in the road, number
o shot hitting him In the thighs and hal
g causing very painful injuries which We
attended By DR.. Sydnor. On complai