Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-13
NEW MARKET NEWS.

Our farmers are through hsrvestin
their wheat, and we see the threshing ms
chimes on the move preparatory to SCI arat
ing the grain from the cnaff, and now bu
one thing remains to make the fsrne
smile, barring apple-jack, IS to tell hin
wheat will be dollar in the near future
Our season is very good, a. seyera
copious rains fell in the last few days
Corn looks well.
Quite a number of our good citizens
Will take in the glorious fourth al Wood
stock, where doubtless they will enjoy
the races beth horses and bicycles, and II
they have year for music they will divide
their time and attention with the many
bands that are billed for the occasion.
Several noted trotters from here and
Harrisonburg, left today Tuesday, to take
part in the races, and dob" says he ex-
poets first money, and "Joe" says If "Bob"
gets it be will have to hustle as the sorrel
has been there before.
Miss Mary F. Zirkle, was the most sue
cessful knight or knightess, in the race
tor appointment as toli-gate keeper
among the many applicants for said po-
sition. She assumed charge on the 1st
inst. The many disappointed applicants
cannot see why they were not successful,
as they all thought they had a cinch on
getting it.
Rev. F. E. Hammond and his good lady,
Of the NJ. E. church, was most unmerci-
fully, if not severely handled by the
members Of his church on last Monday
evening. They began at about $3.50, and
continued until $3.50 p. M, to pound them,
and the manner in which they did hurl
pounds at them in that length of time
was almost without precedent in the
history of pounding parties. Suffice 1t to
saw. that he and his lady bore with forti-
tude becoming a Christian people, the
terrible pounding they had received. and
when the large number departed bid
them come again in the sweet by and by.
We regret to say that at this writing,
no trace of the whereabouts OF DR.. VIM.
b. Seymour, who left here on the Sunday
before the last, has been revealed, beyond
his lunohing at one Campbelps on the
east side of the mountain at about
o'clock, on the day he left. Nearly all
the people, who were able have assisted
in the hunt, but 30 far without success.
Accounting to his discharge from the U.
S. Navy in 1e45, he would be in the gath
year of his age. 1t is remarkable what
an indifference the people Of our sister
county takes in finding the old gentle
man. Scarcely bakers dozen has taken
part in the search. We learn that .
liberal reward will be offered by our
and it is thought that this may
induce Others to take an interest in the
finding of his remains, or at least lead to
some information by which the mystery
will be solved.
At the time of going to press, this week
no further information had been received
about the missing doctor.
The Luray Cornet Band passed through
here on Tuesday. en- route for Woodstock,
where they will compete with other bands
for the coveted prize, and from the style
in which they travel, to say nothing
about their playing good-music, they are
in it from start to finish.
Mrs. A. c. Kimler aud son Richard,
w. Va, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Hopkins, of near this
place.
The Misses Porter and brother James,
Mt. Jackson, Va, made a flying visit to
our town Oh Friday evening last, and
their many friends were glad to see them,
ssp ecially James, who has just returned
from Randolph Macon College, at which
institution he had inst finished his second
term.
The new council organized Tuesday
night by electing C. W. Bennick, Secyp
Scion Henkel, Treasurer, E. R. Bowman,
OPP. "Gil" Rice, Sergt., ". W. WIcks,
Lamp Lighter. We suppose the out
going council will give the people an
exhibit of the receipts and expenditures
fer the fiscal year just ended. They are
entitled to this showing, to say nothing
about ITS being law. We further hope
that the new council may prove to possess
a progressive intention. More anon,
OCCASIONAL.