Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-01


The attention of breeders is called to
the advertisement of DR.. Carter's horse
in this issue of the HERALD. 1t pays to
breed to best stock of horses all the time.
While plugs are very low, good horses
even now command good prices, in mar
ket. Read the advertisement end examine
the pedigree of Medo Wilkes.
truthful old saying, that "the best
is always the cheapest" holds good with
paint as we'll as anything else. B.
Schmltt sells the very highest priced paint
in the market, the very best and in the
end the very cheapest. Every gallon
guaranteed as to durability and covering
capacity. Is not an absolute guarantee
worth something
Some persons are apprehensiye that our
corn crop will be short, but our veteran
farmer, Mr.. Samuel Miller, of Narrow
Passage, presented Us one stalk upon
which were four large, well developed and
well filed ears of corn. We do not know
whether this unusual growth is to he
attributed to the variety of corn planted,
or to the consummate skill of Mr. Miller,
as a COIN farmer.
Mr.. NJ. V. French is pattiug in large
engine at his Steam Touring Mill at this
place. The old engine, although a good
one, did not give sufficient power for the
large and constantly increasing business
of this splendid establishment. The new
engine is powerful piece of machinery
and combines all the latest improvements,
and will give ample power to run all the
machinery of the mill at the same time.
So much for business push and enterprise.
We learn that a straw baller belonging |
to Mr.. Hite was burned on Monday
last while engaged IN blling straw on the
farm of Mr.. r. J. Walker, at Red Banks,
this county. A lot OF straw was burned
at the same time causing loss of about
$3.50. The loss by the bnrning of the
baler was $50. The fire was caused by
a spark from the engine. The engine |
being mounted was pulled out of danger
before it suffered any damage.
The Shenandoah County Farmers'
Home Mutual Insurance Company met in
this place last Saturday. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows;
P.W. Magruder. President.
r. NJ. Lantz, Secretary and Treasurer
DIRECTORS:
VIM II. Sites, Lee District.
Capt. NJ Funkhouser, Ashby Distric'.
J. B. Glen, Madison District.
D. T. Splker, Stonewall District
E. NJ. BushOng, Johnston District,
c. Hickman. Davis District.
W. H. Sheetz, at large.
The reports of the officers showed that
the company is in prosperous condition.
Tie long drought which has caused so
much damage to this section was broken
by splendid rain that commenced on
Monday forenoon and continued with
bat little intermission until y O'Clock
that night. A very large amount of
water fell which will be of great value
in filling cisterns and ponds, and greatly
bene6ting the springs and streams, while
the great advantage to the fall pasture
can scarcely be overestimated. During
the afternoon a heavy wind storm &C
ccmpanied the rain and did considerable
damage by blowing down trees, corn &c
On Sunday evening as the excursion
train from Assembly Park, Harrisonburg,
was running into the station at Mt. Jack
son, young n an by the nance OF Fry was
thrown from a car window and so badly
injured abont the head as to result IN bis
death sometime the next day. From all
We can learn, MIR. Fry, who lived near
the mountain opposite Mt. Jackson, was
sitting in ono of the large windows OF an
open excursion car, known as the Worlds
Fair cars, and as the train was moving
rather rapidly the engineer had to put
on the airbrakes pretty hard causing the
cars to check up so suddenly that Fry
vas thrown from the window by the jar.
P. S.-Since the above was in type we
learn from Mt Jackson that Mr.. Fry is
not dead. Instead of falling from a
window he was knocked from the car
steps by his head striking a box car on
siding.
The Woodstock base ball club left
here on Friday last to play a game with
the Harrisonburg niue, one OF the best
clubs in the Valley. While practicing
Just before the game, Krb Marshall,
Captain OF the Woodstock niue was
struck on the end of a finger 10y a ball
and so badly hurt that be could not take
part in the game. This was heavy
set back for the boys, but, putting in Joe,
Hoshour as a substitute, they went in to
do their best and after hard playing
defeated tie HarrisonbuTg club by a
score of 13 to p. They could probably
have increased their score as they had
THE last turn at the bats, and quit as
soon as they had the winning run al
though they had but one man out. Both
clubs played for all they were worth and
the Woodstock boys say it was the only
Climb they have met this season who did
not kick like ''bay steers at some time
during the game. The umpires were
Moses Walton, of Woodstock, and N
Bolts Lewis, OF Harrisonburg.