Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-11-23

spelled our beautiful days before
they had got fully started. The few
snakes that were fooled out of their
winter quarters were either caught by
"uncle" Tom Thomas or frozen to death.
Alexander & McQuay, of Harrisonburg
are pushing boys. They sell furniture, of
all kinds, wherever they can find custO-
mers. They have sold a considerable
amount In this county and are now seek
new customers by advertising in the
HERALD. See their advertisement in
another column.
That old long established paper, tie
Stanton Spectator, one of the Oldest and
best weekly papers in the State, is offered
for sale privately by Mr.. Richard Many,
its editor and proprietor, on account OF
his advanced age. Hero IS a splendid
chance for any one wishing to enter the
newspaper business.
On FIJI lay, of last week, Jacob Funk,
IT,, who has been carrying the mail be-
tween this point and Powelfs Fort, pur-
chased a new buggy saddle and put it
with his horse in Mr.. Donaldson's stable,
but on preparing to start on his re-
turn he found the saddle had been stolen
The party who was seen in. the stable
and is really known to have stolen It, had
better return'it st once and save his baco1.
Among the recently granted patents re-
ported by Snow & Co. of Washington,
D. c.. is one to Mr.. j. Don Grabill, of
Roanoke, Va, for a truck for moving
heavy weights, and which has proved a
most valuable apparatus in loading and
unloading heavy articles from railroad
trains, it having been most successfully
tried at different depots along the n. &
W.R.R
Mr.. Daniel Suapp and wife, of neal lSt'
Paris, Champaign county, Ohio, who has
been visiting their daughter and son-ir-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Noah COffnan, of
Conicville, this county, for about Six
weeks, left Monday morning for Balti-
more, where they will spend several
weeks before returning to their home In
Ohio. This was the first visit of Mr.. and
Mrs. Snapp to the Valley and they great
" erioved our beautiful mountain seen
cry, as we'll as the we'll known and gen
erous hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Cotfman.
Mr.. Geo. Dosh, of this place, had
severe fall from the roof of a house, which
he was painting on the farm of Nr. Noah
Cook. last Wednesday. He fell about 20
feet. His leg is supposed to be broken
about the ankle joint. The Joint was dis
located, but Mr.. William Donaldson, who
was with him, by prompt action reduced
the dislocation at once. Mr.. D. says there
was a small hole through the skin from
which the blood flowed very freely. AS
there was no hole in the shoe which mt
closely about the ankle, II is supposed
that the wound was made by broken
bone. Mr. D. did not rest well on Wednes-
day night. DR.. W. S. Cline rendered the
necessary surgical attention.
A pedler of foreign birth probably an
ex-Earl, Count or someother title of mob
ility, who occupies room in Shoekeys
fat on Main street, put up a stove on
Wednesday. Finding no place for the
pipe he cuts a hole through the plastering
and lathes, stuck the end of the pipe IN
and built a roaring big fire. As matter
of course the side of tue honse and roof
v ere soon on fire. bnt fortunately the are
was discovered by Mr. Claud Albert aud
others in time to prevent serious damage.
The man seemed TO know nothing about
cbimneys as most Of the nobllityof Europe
who visit this country, had no chimney
at home or houses, either, for that mat
ter.
Rev. ?. L Miller, of this place, who
recently resigned his charge at New
Haven, Mason county. W. Va. on &C
count of the II health of his family while
re siding IN that section has accepted
call to Trinity Lutheran church at
stephen City, Frederick county, Va.
He will preach his first sermon in his
new charge on the first Sunday of Decem-
her. but on account of the unfinished
condition of the parsonage will not move
his family from here until about Christ
mas. aud probably not until the first of
January. Mr. Mller's friends in this
place, and they embrace the entire COM
munlty, will wish him God speed in his
good work. and. at the same time. re-
ioice that he is located so near them.
Shortly before midnight on Thursday
night. of last week, the barn of Mr. Isaac
Sheetz. a we'll knewn citizen Of near
Calvary, few miles west of this place,
was discovered to be on fire, the flames
making such rapid progress that none Of
the contents could be saved. Several
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ljoing the barn we're gotten out but they
we're scorched so badly that they were
slaughtered the next morning. A COW
also escaped after being painfully burned.
Mr.. Sheetz lost his entire corn crop which
had Just been gathered and cribbed in
building that was close to the barn, az
well as about one hundred and fifty
bushels of wheat, lot of hay and Other
feed, a carriage, buggy rake, wheat
drill, wagon, harness and other property
that was in the barn. We have not
heard an estimate of the amount of the
loss sustained by Mr.. Sheetz, but 1t mus
be heavy. as We Learn there was no In
surance. As far as we have heard th'
r origin of the fire is still mystery.
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