Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-23

with tntU all klhcS Va 6OON ~"~ HiSO
things and an abundance Of good cheer.
All of which are appreciated by pastor
and family.
The store house at Mt. Herman, ia
Rockingham county, belonging to Messrs
VII. and Marion Lam was burned mp on
Thursday morning, the 8th inst Many
valuable papers, books, &c, were de-
stroved as was also some U. S. mail. The
loss is estimated at about $500, of which
about two-thirds is covered by insurance.
Keep it in the house. Good advice from
the Captain. Captain S. C. Walker,
Company C, lst Regiment, Indiana Vet
erau Legions, Lafayette, Ind, writes this;
~ have used DR.. Balls Cough Syrup in
my family for the last two years, and ad-
wise all having children never to he
without it.
With many clergymen public speakers,
singers. and actors. Ayers Cherry Pee
toral is the favorite remedy for hoarse-
ness and all affections of the vocal organs,
throat, ard lungs. It's anodyne and ex-
pectorant effects are promptly realized.
The Episcopal church lot on Court
street is being improved by the erection
of handsome fence to replace the former
rather diIapidated paling enc. 1t is
now in order for the Presbyterians to do
likewise along the front of their chapel.
Twyman. the little son of Mr. W. T.
Williams. residing on the southeastern
edge of town, is an industrious collector
of Indian rtlics, and has quite an interest
inc collection of stone al d flint arrow
heads which be picked up IN his fathers
land,
The propretors of Blair institute, the
hospital for the treatment of the liquor,
opium. morphine and tobacco habits, have
to locate a branch of the
institution in Staunton. This step was
doubtless taken because of the fact that
a number of persons from that city had
zone TO MartiDsburg for treatment.
As Ayers Sarsaparilla outstrips all
other blood-purifers in popular favor, so
Ayers Almanac is the most universally
familiar publication OF the kind in the
world. It is printed in ten languages and
the annual issue exceeds fourteen millions
Of copies Ask your druggist for it.
From an exchange we notice that the
Governor has refused to pardon John
Myers, of Shenandoah. Wo suppose this
refers to the bunco Myers, who escaped
with a Ii hit sentence. The people of this
county will be curious to know who is
asking for tho pardon of this consummate
villain.
The Herald Of Progress, formerly pub
lisbed at Shenandoah, Page county, Va,
has been revived at that place under the
name of, "The Shenandoah Argus," by Mr.,
J. Ogden Murray. The first number Is a
bright, newsy and attractive sheet and
we wish Dir. Murray may meet with that
abundant success he and bis paper so
richly deserve.
Rev. J. Watts ShoaA, who has been
pastor OF the n. E. Church, South, of
Baltimore, Md, for the past two years,
las been transferred by Bishop Keener to
Mobile, Ais, where he will take charge Of
one of the leading congregations of that
church in the South. 1t has been Mr..
Shoaff's desire to move to milder climate,
and he had asked that a church farther
South be assigned him.
Passenger travel during the past few
days has been, and still continues very
heavy over the Valley part of the B. & o.
r. r. Tie last day or two of the week
will see a very great rnsh, all trying to
reach home and spend the joyous Christ
mas time with the dear ones around that
happiest and dearest spot on earth, the
old hearth-stone at home. May every
one realize to the utmost every fond
anticipation.
James Painter and two young sons of
Peter c. Painter, Ernest and Harvey, who
live in Page county, near Alma, were, Oh
Thursday of last week, bitten by dog
that undoubtedly had rabies. The dog
belonged to the family, and bit and tore
himself fearfully before be was killed.
Mr.. Painter has taken his brother and his
two sons to the maidstone near Salem, IN
Fauquier county.
On Sunday night the temperature fell
until it became singing cold, and Mon
day morning revealed everything frozen
up tight under very heavy frost. On
Monday night, soon after dark, rain com
menced falling changing to snow during
the night, Tuesday morning revealing
the earth covered to the depth of about
four inches.
The roof of Tavener & Bauserman's law
Office, on Court street adjoining the Clerks
Offices, was discovered to be on fire shortly
after dark on Monday evening. The
flames, which originated from a stove
pipe, had broken through the roof when
first seen. A crowd quickly gathered and
the fire was extinguished with buckets
without using an engine.
Messrs. Frank Flack, J. E. Francis and
B. F. Boutcher, of Abingdon, Montgomery
county, Pa. srent some days recently in
this section purchasing turkeys for the
Pennsylvania market. On Thursday of
last week they shipped a car load consist
ing of seven hundred very fine turkeys,
a number of them being of unusual SIZE
and weight. Mr. Flack aud his mart
ners were very pleasant gentlemen and
made friends during their brief stay
here, who will be glad to welcome them
back again.
The popular Oratorio, Ruth, the
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