Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-30
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Culperer Exponent comes OUT III
favor of the nomination of Colonel A. D.
Buford for Governor.
Harry NJ, Smytho, editor of the Graham
IVA Headlight, has been appointed con-
sui general at Fushan, China.
The Kelley institute, a large building
in the suburbs of Hagerstown, was
burned Sunday morning.
We may all dispute about the tariff
question. but the fact remains that Dem
ocrats and Republicans will have to work
together to build good rOads.-BrOdd'cdS
Neirs.
Since the renterment of the remainI
of Mr. Davis the Davis Monument assO
ciation has received about $1,000 for the
monument fund. The greater portion oil
this money came from Georgia.
A company of four men and five women
who four years ago left West Virgins
for Colorado, travelling in a covered wsg'
on, returned last week by like conveyance
They have been en- route since March l4tt
and have travelled 1880 miles.
The Roanoke city Democratic ex-
ecutiye committee decided that the del
egates to the gubernatOrial convention
shall be selected in ward meeting Aug
70. The O'Ferrall people contendod foI
a primary, aud on an early date, but
were defeated.
The proposition to tax all dogs is at
tracing attention. w. P. Moomaw,
leading citizen of Roanoke, is out in
card proposing that in the election next
fall separate ballet, inscribed "for" oil
"aVsinst" dog tax, be provided, and
that the vote be binding upon the Legis-
lature.
most terrible calamity befsll the
British battle ship Victoria, the flag ship
of the Mediterranean fleet last Friday,
near Tripol. The Victoria while ma
nenvering was struck by the battle ship
Campsrdown, and sunk in fifteen minutes,
carry ing down with her four hundred and
thirty men and officers.
The Virginia headquarters at the
Worlds Fair, the Mt. Vernon mansion,
receives more attention from curiosity
seekers than any of the State buildings.
It's packed during all the hours when
i VIFOgOIQ
flag was hoisted on the mansion the other
day by B. Bransom, Of StauntOp, Va,
who is the lineal descendant of George
WashingtOn's brother.
1t used to be that men were elected to
Congress and drew mileage and salaries
for what they had said or might say IN
that body. But times have changed and
they are now elected for the many offices
they may promise and the few they may
get for the people in their respective
districts. To right thinking people it
seems that in this, as IN most other in
stances, the old custom was the best
alexandria Gasetle.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, DR.. Charles
Fluhrer, a Uniyersalist, preached a
sermon on Edwin Boob, and created q
considerable sensation when he declared
be would sooner stand bis chances fol
heaven with Booth, who paid bis debts
in full, than with that other actor,
TalmsE,, who Joined in the doxelOgy
after announcing that the debt of bis
church lad been com promised at % cents
on the dollar.
Police Justice Turner in tie case of tb'
City of Roanoke vs.. the Christian Barber
Drug Company, charged with selling
soda water on Sunday, rendered deci
sion against the defendants, who took
an appeal to the Hastings Court The
defense 10 that soda water is a medicinal
preparation and, therefore, classed with
drugs, which the Virginia law allews t.
be sold on Sunday.
The auditor of public accounts, Colonel
Morton Marye, last week turned over tC
the literary fond s19,762.24. This is The
proceeds of court fines, forfeitures. etc.
which, under the law, 60 to this fund, anC
will be invested in state bonds. only
the interest on the fund can be expend
ed. This interest is collected semi-annually
and apportioned with the appropriation
by the state among the public schools
The total amount at present ID about
sl,4OO,OOO.
There was a meeting Of the Democratic
County Committee in Harriscnburg OF
asst Monday, at which the gubernatoria
primaries were settled. The date fixed
Is the 29th Of July. The several precincts
throughout the county will send theil
delegates to the gubernatOrial CONVEX
ton on August 18th, direct. A PROPOSE
tion was made to hold a mass meeting
but it vas rejected by the committee
whe preferred the plan above stated
State Republican.
One of cur western exchanges gives the
following, which We produce for the
especial benefit Of few Of our subscrib-
ers: IF you have frequent headache,
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by chills, cramps. corns, bunions, chill
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ton q year in advance, and thus make
yourself solid for a good obituary nc
tice."
In q sermon delivered before the Meth
odist ministers of Tarrytown, N. T., the
Rev. DIR. MoAnney said: II am no
prophet Of evil, but let the Cholera spread
its black wings over us this summer, let
10000, 600 people die of this dread disease,
- - - shas. sinnara Will flock To