Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-09-09
PERSONAL.

Miss Leila Riddleberger left on Tues
day for visit to Washington.
Miss josie Coburn is visiting the family
of Mr.. Joel Noreland, near town.
Miss Lottie Rutherford, of Staunton
was visiting Mr.. w. t. Williams aDG
family, this week.
Miss Jennie Setter, of Buckton, Warren
county, spent few days this week with
Col. K. +. Stickley and family.
/ Miss Mary Smoot, daughter of Mr.
James Smoot, Of near Woodstock, left on
Tuesday for Clifton Forge, Va, where
she will teschduring the coming session.
Our young friend, Dick Van Pelt, Of
Stanton, spent few days with bis
brother, Clarence Van Pelt, of this place,
the first of this week.
Mrs. Jennie Funkhouser, of near
Rinkerton. this county, spent few days
with Mrs. Jacob OFT and family in
Woodstock this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Davis, OF
Mandarin, Florida, are visiting the
family of W. w. Logan and other relatives
of the town and vicinity.
Eugene Geary, Moses Walton and Mark
Stephenson, of this place, left on Monday
morning for RsndOlph-M Academy,
at Front Royal, Va.
Frank GrabIll, son of Capt. Jno. H..
Grabill, Of this place, has gone to Har-
risonburg, where be has received the APP
pointment of salesman in store.
Brown Sherman, who has been singing
lightning on the Norfolk and Western Il.
r., in southwest Virginia, was at home IN
this place for short vacation.
Rev P. L. Miller, with his wife and
child, of New Haven, Mason county, w.
Va. who have been attending synod IN
Augusta county, are now spending
short time with relatives here.
J. Fl. Lindsay has sold his interest N
the Charlottesville AdraRce to |. c. Haas.
and will commence the publication on
the 18th of the Daily Progress, an after
noon parer.
The Graded School will open in this
place on Monday, September 18th, with
the following corps of teachers Chas
FnnKhouser, principal, Miss Mand Snapp,
Miss Leila Rlddleberger and Miss Emma
Lantz. assistants.
Frank LaugLlin, the brakeman of
this place, who was painfully hurt in the
big railroad wreck here on Satur-
day a week, is rapidly recovering and is
now able to be around. 1t was close
call for Frank, but he will be none the
worse for it in short time.
Mr.. George F. Shaver, stenographer
for Messrs. Allen s. Glnter, did some
fast riding few days ago on bicycle.
He rode from Woodstock to Frederick,
Md. distance Of 1864 miles, n'ten hours
including stops for dinner, &c.-Rich-
mond Times.
Rev. j. G.. Clemmons, for some time
past the pastor of the Christian church of
this place, has resigned his charge in
order to enter college at Lexington, Ky
Mr. Clemmons Is an earnest christian
worker, and during his stay in this place
won the highest regard of our people.
The Anderson Guards. of Woodstock,
company A. 2ud Virginia Regiment, were
inspected on Monday evening by Col.
Joe Lane Stern, State Inspector, of
Richmond. The company turned ont
thirty-six men, and, we are informed,
made very creditable showing under
the scrutiny of Col. Stern.
Circuit Court commenced on Thursday,
of last week, with Judge RObt. Turner on
the bench. Among the visiting attorneys
we noticed Messrs. Holmes Conrad, w.
R. Alexander. John Williams. and r. L.
Barton, of Winchester. Ed. Conrad
and Gen. Jno. E. Roller, of Harrisonbnrg,
L. Triplett, of Mt. Jackson and Arthur
Stickley, of Strasburg.
Mr.. Harry C. Tinsley. editor of the
Stanton indicator, and one of the
brightest newspaper writers in Virginia,
is, we sincerely regret to say, i'll with
Brights disease. He has been for many
years an ornament to his profession, and
bis brothers of the press, along with his
thousands of other friends, will most
earnestly hope for his speedy restoration
to health. II the deep and sincere
sympathy of the HERALD can smooth and
soften his sick lillow he has it to over
flowing.
First Lieutenant Chas. B. Gatewood,
9th U. S. cavalry, has been ordered TO
Fort Custer. Montana, for examination
for promotion. Charlie is native
Woodstock boy. and our people have
followed his gallant and brilliant career
10 the service with pride. Without
political or fan lily Influence to back him
he has won his spurs by sheer force of
Individual merit. and the noble little
army of our country does not carry on
it's rolls drawer or truer gentleman than
our friend Charlie