Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-21

lin, OF this place.
/. Marks has been in the Eastern mar
ket and has purchased very large stool
of clothing, shoes, hats Sc, AS we ar
going to remain We will try and give
every one great barr gains in clothing, &c
All designs, from the plarnest to tn,
most elaborate, any style duplicated
building marble of all kinds, curbing
vases, iron fencing, monuments anC
tOmbstones furnished by Excelsior Marble
Works. Mt. Jackson, Va.
A sample Of the splendid iron water
from the large spring at Mr.. Noah Cook =
residence, a few miles from this place,
should be sent to the Worlds Fair al
Chicago, as one of the exhibits from this
county. We doubt if better quality
can be found in the United States.
DREss-MAKING. Miss Belle Bruce, an
experienced dress maker, Is prepared to
fill all orders for work in her line. Fine
dresses a speciality. Prompt attention
will be given. Call on her at the resi-
dCrce of Mr. E. r. GillOck, north Church
St, Woodstock, Va.
II you want standard make of Piano,
at wholesale factory price, thereby saw
ing all commissions, address G. w. Bragg,
MIddletown, Va, for catalogues. They
will be offered upon very easy terms, at
low prices. He represents the factories
direct.
The apples, peaches, pears, plums,
cherries and other fruit trees of this Sec
ton are blooming finely, and the prospect
for an abundant fruit crop is very good.
But the continued cool weather causes a
feeling of apprehension, as a single severe
frost may cause a most disastrous change
10 tue outlook.
Ladies who intend going to the Worlds
Fair this summer will find much intor-
nation which may be of benefit to them
in an article In "The Visiting Woman in
Chicago" which Laura Dayton Fessenden
will contribute to Harpe,'s BaEar for
April 22d.
Ambrose Majors and John Green, cOlored
boys, were lodged in the Luray Jail Tue
day, charged with breaking in aud rob-
bling the house OF DR.. A. L. Wolfe, Of
Shenandoah, on Sunday night last. Mr..
Wolfe lost $50 iu money. The postoffice
in Shenandoah was also broken into the
same night and 500 worth of stamps
stolen.
Just as we 60 to press we are Informed
that Miss Ella Hotel, daughter of Mr.
and MIS- Abraham Hotel, of Pugh's
Run, near here, died on Thursday morn
ing at O'Clock, after lingering Illness
of consumption. She was member Of
the Methodist church. She leaves a
father, mother and a number of sisters
and brothers to m ourn this sad vacancy
in happy family circle.
Our fertilizer dealers had better keep a
sharp lookout for a we'll dressed and very
plausible fellow who has been Yictimizing
dealers in different sect Ons of the State
He is thoroughly posted en- fertilizers and
represents himself as representing ODER
& Sons, and winds up by getting the
dealer to cash a draft for him, which o
course turns out to be worthless. He i:
reported to have gone to North Carolina
but be may turn mp IN this section at any
time.
Under the instructions of the court J
Kemp Bartlett, Jr., trustee of the Vale.
Land AMI Improvement Company, o
LnIay, Page county, Va, obtained
judgments for $3,495 and 50 467. lC
respectively, against Charles E. Sayag
and Thomas A. Ashby in the Batimor
City Court last Friday. The suits wer
for unpaid subscriptions to the capita
stock of the company.
The spring session of the Wlncheste
Presbytery met in Strasburg on Wednes
day of last week, and adjourned on Satur
day. About 80 ministers and lay delegate
were in attendance, and large amour
of business was transacted. Rev. Get
E. Henderhte and Elder P. J. Frav'
we're the delegates from this congregation
' Rev. DR.. Alexander was the moderate
The next session will be held at Nineve
church, Warren county, Va.
The May number of Harper's Mdg0sin
i appearing just before the Worlds Fa
d will contain an article aplopos of tha
E event, entitled "a Dream City," b
} Candace Wheeler. 1t will describe SON
: of the general aesthetic features of the e.
e position, especirlly such as will mos
= likely impress the imagination of visito
when 1t first presents itself to them as
+ whole. The illustrations which accOmpan
. the article will be numerous and beaut
70 full
70 The person who wrote the notice in OF
!. Hast issue Of the death at TOMS Brook,
Mr. Emanuel Hines little daughter hs
the sex and age wrong. Carmin Ere
was aged years, 10 months and Ii day
: and was an exceedingly bright and low
able little girl. Her death was a SO
bereavement to her parents who only
r. few DAYS before had buried their infar
r. and are now childless. Mrs. Hines W
n also called to follow a loved sister to 4
le grave but few weeks since.
r. As an evidence of the scarcity of -
stuff" on account of the almost tot
81 failure of tho fruit crop last year, and Z
or consequent hankering of the people
Y, this fayorite article of food, we will sta
n that three young men from POwelPs Fc
N visited John Harman's Bakery on la
court Monday and in short time p
themselves ontside of eighteen pies.
They then went in for long feed, a
with unfailing sppstites soon got aw
with big lot Of bananas.
tits reported that an effort is to
made TO construct good sidewalk to
oor,o.opc;pO af the hrid