Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-04-27
NEW MARKET NEWS.
Two colored funerals occurred on LAT
Friday evening, one an infant and the
other a male adult.

rHuay evening" one an lnIanb anu tn
other a male adult.
The weather the latter part Of last weel
and the first part of this was unusuall
cool, considering the warm weathe
previous.
The Tidler brothers are building tn
stone foundation for the toll house, whicl
IS to be erected at the southern end o
town, and not at the northern end, al
stated in the "ShenandoahValley, of las!
week.
Prof. E, f. Tidler's cornet band, leaves
here on Tuesday next, for Baltimore, Nd.
where they win join Slnclalr's London
Circus. They have been engaged for the
show season 10y Mr. Sinclair.
Two weddings in town this week. The
contracting parties are Miss Ella Maloney
and Mr. David Cushman, and Miss Mary
Derrow and Mr. Casper Burkholder. The
FIRST two above mentioned will be married
in the NJ. Z. Church, by Rev. j. S. Porter
Thursday evening, at y.
son of Mr.. Peyton Golllday, Quicks-
burg, Va, IN unloading a harrow, recelv-
ed very ugly cut in the lower part Of
the abdomen by the harrow falling off OF
the wagon and of the teeth cutting him
as above indicated. He was working for
Mr.. Milton Nef az the time.
Quite number OF persons are appli-
cants for the lace of keeper of the gate
when the change is made, and among the
number are widows, orphans, married,
old and decTepid persons, and doubtless
each one thinks that they ought to have
it on account of their condition, &c.
Blessed are they who expect nothing, as
they will not be disappointed.
We notice that the lower house OF con-
sress has adopted virtually the Reed
rules of tie 51st congress. by counting
them present, not voting, to make a
quorum. This is as it should be, and
doubtless is as the constitution intended,
but it would be interesting reading to see
the democratic editorials OF the leading
journals printed side by side, first, those
condemninr 70 /, and second. those APP
proving of C ) ruling.
The mem and friends of the NJ. Y.
Church re- TO learn that, on account
of his i'll health, Rev. Mr. Hammond has
been advised by his physicians to return
to Texas. This is a very great disappoint-
meut to the people here. to say nothing
as to the inconvenience it will cause to
the church of this charge. Rev. Ham,
mOnd was said to be fine and impressive
speaker. and the peOple'Nere were espec-
tally ANXIOUS to hear IN. 1t is to be
hoped that be will soon recover his health.
During the storm of rain, wind and
lightning on Friday evening last, the
graded school building of this place was
struck by a cold streak of lightning,
which damaged the building by tearing
off the plastering and black board in the
upper room, and the plasterlng IN the
lower room of the L. More or less glass
were broken. Fortunately the school
had closed Tor the day or else the conse-
quences might have been very serious.
The ram came IN time to do much goo d
and as further proof of this assertion, see
the vegetation
The town authorities seem to hav1 10 st
sight of the enforcing Of the ordinances.
IN sact, it seems that the only thing they
look forward to with any degree of salts
faction IS pay day. What our town wants
is a progressive, and at the same time an
economical set of officers, uutil we get
these our town will stick in the track it
has been in for many years. So carelessly
are the Jaws enforced that persons are
allowed to water their cows from the
public wells, in the public streets, i'm
mediately around the wells, in fact in
one or two instances cows are fed in the
street. You can immagine better than
the writer can describe, the nuisance
committed by allowing cows to be water
ed and fed in the public thOroughfare.
More anon, OCCASIONAL.