Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-03

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hands have been put to work in the rail
road ref air shops at Shenandoah in Page
county.
All Halloween last Tuesday night
passed of more quietly than usual, but
little mischief being done. This may
have been owing to the fact that police
men. Hess and Lindamood were moving
around prstty briskly.
We feel that we cannot urge upOn our
people too often OF too strongly the neces-
sity and Importance Of looking carefully
to their fues and stove pipes. An ounce
of precaution in cases of this kind may be
worth million of pounds Of cure
The public schools of this county open
ed on Monday, Oct 80. and it is the duty
of parents to give their children a chance
to receive an education that will fit them
to become successful men and women.
The term lasts only five months and 1t is
important that the scholars should be
regular in their attendance.
Mr.. Milton Fravel, a well known far
mer and stock rasser Of near this place,
recently purchased of Mr.. Chlsman, Of
Rockingham county, a four month old
bull. This is the animal that took the
first premium at the late Shenandoah
county fair. 1t is very fine specimen
of the short horn b;ee1 and cost Mr..
FraYel $50.
Many of our farmers are complaining
of the damage done to their straw stacks
by the heavy rains rendering much of it
worthless for feeding. This loss will be
severely felt owing to the shortness Of
the hay crop, but it can in measure be
made up by saving the corn shucks.
which if sprinkled with a little salt
water will be freely eaten By stock.
While a little five year old daughter
Of Mr. Geo. Cooke of East Rockingham,
was recently playing about large fire
which had been built for the purpose OF
heating water to scald hogs, her clothing
caught fire aud although it was extin-
gulshed as soon as possible she was so
terribly burned as to cause her death in
few hours.
The wheat is looking splendidly through
this section. Even the late sowing is
coming up finely, while the earlier seeded
fields look as we'll as they generally do
in the Spring The late pasture also
continues good which is very good
thing in view of the short crop of hay
and the damaged condition of many OF
the straw stacks.
The season for killing partridges com
menced Wednesday, November LIST. 1t
is almost the universal hope of our people
that the hunters will be merciful and
refrain from the Wholesale slaughter Of
an entire flock when they find one
Especially should they remember this il
view of the scarcity of these little friends
of the farmer after the severe weather o
last winter.
While Mr.. Girls. Fansler was shuckinl
corn from a stack in field near town OF
Wednesday, some careless hunters sent
charge of shot rafting against him
Fortunately none struck him about tn
face or eyes as Mr. Fansler says the
came with sufficient force as to destro
sight. Those that struck hin about th
body stung like bees and aroused th
ginger in him almost to fighting pitch
once. Look before you shoot
Has the fire engine. hose and other ap
paratus beeh tested yeti If not, why moi
The town has spent thousands Of dollar
in purchasing apparatus to fight fir
A little carelessness or neglect ma
make all this expenditure useless.
few hours contemplation of the ruiz
of half or may be all OF the tow
seems to be the only thing that wi
arouse our people to the necessity of bein
+ ready at all times to fight the fire tiend
Putting the average expenditure OF eaC
visitor from this county to the World
Far, at $50 and we suppose that is plaeir
o it at a low figure, it has taken probab
5 over SIS. 900 out Of Shenandoah. Th
Q amount pat in circulation would gea lor
+ ways towards easing up things and won
y make big change in the financial col
y dition of our people. In fact the mon'
taken from the different states of Il
It union and spent at the Worlds Fair
almost sufficient to account for the hs
e times.
v On Friday evening SIR. J. H. Rank
u with his daughter Florence, started to
d in a vehicle from Basic City to Wayne
boro. when at the railroad crossing, B
= horse became frightened at the near a
IT proach of train. Dir. Rankin jump
Ie out to hold the horse when he was throw
o down beneath the horses heels and traI
IL pled on and bruised on the body aud
ie in the face. The horse then ran and I
Il daughter was thrown out and painful
At though not seriously injured.
Mr.. William NJ. Bennett, an old cltiz
of this town, alter confinement of sc
eral months at his home, was taken
the Lunatic Asylum at Stanton, ID
Wednesday. 1t is hoped that under
treatment which he will receive the
that his mind may be speedily restore
Al He will certainly receive much beti
m medical trestment for his peculiar dise'
n than could be expected here.
10 Mrs. Bennett requests us to return
re- grateful thanks to the citizens of Voc
N stock who so kindly assisted the fam
during Mr. Benefits illness.