Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-05-26

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paper to al, our readers this week we hav,
decided not to hold the paper back. w
will give the official vote next week. Al
we go to press the election Is progressing
quietly and the indications point to {
pretty full vote.
Do you want a Nancy Hanks flyer ? l
so go to C. A. Saum. Nancy Hanks is
the fastest horse IN the world, and SO IL
the Nancy Hanks. yer the fastest buck
board on the market.
Mr.. Henry Bailey, our we'll known fruit
man, has had ripe strawberries for some
days, but will have none on the market
until next week. He informs us that the
raspberry and cherry crops will be very
poor with him this season.
James T. Arnold, of Loudoun Co.,Na., a
member Of the senior law class of the
Washington and Lee University and who
would have graduated this year, was
drowned while bathing in the North rlv-
er noaI Lexington, on Tuesday afternoon
Mr. W. c. Barron has a large peanut
rooster IN operation at his grocery that IS
driven by a small steam engine. The
heat is applied to the roasting cylinder
through an ingenious gasoline fire that
also heats the boiler that furnishes the
engine with steam.
Mr. Ben. Hoover recently found a
singular piece of petrifaction in the yard
of his home short distance south of here.
Some persons have decided it to be three
or four inches of the tail end of a snake,
carved into a tight spiral coil, while
others claim it to be the petrified remains
Of an enormous worm.
A peach grower whose trees were at
tackled by the "yellows," and who had
lost quite a number by the disease, states
that be cured the trees by the use of
scraps of iron placed in the soil around
them. his theory being that the trees were
deficient in iron, After practcing the
iron treatment he states that the trees
grew vigorously, and bore fruit for years
Mr.. NJ. V. French is putting a new
40 horse power engine in position at bis
roller mill in this place, the one that has
been in use there not giving sufficient
power, and he being far too progressive a
man to lag back On anything He now
has first class steam roller mill with the
modern i'm 2royements. and, we are glad to
know, is doing a regular land office
business"
Mr.. Chas. A. Reedy informs US that
while working in Mr.. Moses HimelrIght's
bark peeling on the Great North noun
tain he killed a monster pine snake that
measured II feet and nchOs in length,
and 10 inches in circumference. 1t was
covered with dark brown and white
spots. The monster showed no fight and
was easily managed. These snakes are
known in some sections as the bull snake
on account of a bawlIng noise they make
when struck.
The Geary House in this place, one OF
the best known and most popular hotels
in the Valley, is being handsomely re-
painted inside and cut, by that well
known artist Of the paint brush, Mr..
James II. Clover, assisted by a young
man from Taronto. Other repairs and
Improvements are also being made, and
the Geary House Will soon be as pretty as
a young lady in her summer outfit. We
are glad to see this evidence of prosperity
knowing it to be thoroughly deserved.
Monday was a beautiful day and il
being a holiday brought quite number
of people to town from the surrounding
country. A Sunday School from Saums
vile speut the day in happy picnic
fashion, on the river at the new iron
bridge. A large number of persons were
present, among them being an unusually
large number Of very pretty yourg ladies
The latter is not at all strange as thai
section of the county has long been noted
for Its many beautiful ghls, and the ole
bachelor who ventures into that village il
dead ripe for the lunatic asylum in few
hours.
Chas. B. Lohr. formerly of this count!
and rather too well known here where BIZ
reputation is anything but good, and WHIT
has been IN Jail in Chic for some time
was tried few days ago in that state OF
a charge of bigamy and perjury. TIL
Jury brought in verdict of guilty, but
our last account the judge who deter
mines the amount of punishment, had no
passed sentence. Under the law th'
above crime is punishable by confinement
in the penitentiary rot less than five no
more than ten years. Capt. J. c. Baker
commonwealth attorney of this county
who was a witness fo' the prosecution il
the above case, has not returned iron
Ohio up to time of going to press.
On Thus day night, of 'ast week, Prof
Thomas Prosbo, the leader and teacher o
the Stonewall Band Of Staunton, ASSISTED
3 BY his accomplished daughter, gave on
: of the most delightful musical entertain
ments in Twins Hall that it has eve
been the good fortune of our people to at
tend. Prof. ProshO is a thorough musl
I cian, and his performances upon tn
violin were of the very highest order u
+ merit. His daughter, Miss Annie, has in
{ herted her fathers great talent in thu
line, and at the same time is mos
pleasing elocutiOEist Our people hav
been taken in so often by "bum" show
that they do not patronize entertainment
as they otherwise would, but we feel sur
that if Prof. Prosho and his daughte
, should appear IN this town again the
would have a crowded house.
# The new schedule on the Valley Branc
e B. & o. r. R, which went into effeC
Sunday. Nav 18th. 1893. made some slipf