Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-06
Music in The Air.
1t Echoes From Mountain to Noun
tain.
Tl8 Great Band Reunion.

The whole earth was a glitter Will
uniforms and bright brass and slvel
horns on Wednesday the glorious 4th o
July, and the strains of music from hun
dreds of instruments foated upon the all
of as bright day as ever shone over the
fulrest country on earth.
The great band reunion on the grounds
of the Shenandoah County Agricultural
Socity, on "Wednesday, was a perfect
success and a most enjoyable, occasion.
Careful estimates put the number Of
people on the grounds at about $500.
Among the bands present and which con-
tIibuted much 20 the enjoyment of the
day were the Stonewall Brigade Band, Of
Stanton, the Cornet Band of Dayton,
Rockingham county. The Cornet Band of
Stephens City, Frederick county, the
Luray Band, Dayton, jr., and Roman
Band.
The Stonewall Brigade Band, has won
for itself National reputa ton, and after
hearing its splendid strains of choic e
music, we are fully convinced that 1t
richly deserves the reputation it enjoys.
Our people were delighted with its rem
dering of number of pieces which they
had never before heard. Their msgnI6-
cent dress uniform, probably one of the
handsemest in the country, made very
fine show and attracted all eyes.
All the bands, there being seventeen
different organizations present, played
well, having made special preparation
for the occasion. In addition to those
above mentioned the following bands
from this comfy were present: Lebanon
Church, Mt Airy. MOore's Store. Harris
vile, Toms Brook, Mt Jackson, Head.
quarters, New Mai ket, Cedar Greek and
Woodstock.
Most of these bands were nicely uni.
formed, the Mt. Airy band having just
received theirs few days before. and
were them for the first time making
very nice appearance.
One of the specially attractive features
of the day. and a very novel and in.
pressive one to most of the spectators,
was the massing of the seventeen bands
into one immense body, on the track in
front of the grand stand, where under
the direction of the Band Master OF tie
Stonewail Band they rendered
piece of music Ia fine style.
The kindness of the gentlemen COM
posing the Stonewall Band will not be
soon forgotten in this section. Seeing
how very much their music was enjoyed
they were ready and willing to play
whenever called on, aud their swee
strains will long remain a pleasant
memory with hundreds who heard them
that day.
One of the enjoyable sights was the
procession around the track OF eighty
FIVE bicycle riders. 1t was a new thing
to many persons. As they moved off by
tours. then by twos, and at last strung
out into single file it looked as If a big
part of the Valleys population had turn
ed out on wheels. Durus Jackson, a
cOmical, monkey like little cOlOred miget,
brought up the rear on a toy like wheel
40 small amount Of amusement.
The bicycle races proved to be very in
teresting, and worked the crowd up to
fever heat,
The first, half mile novice race, with
four starters, was won by L. R. Ogden,
of Luray, with B. Z. Seger, of Woodstock
second, J. n. Hornmaker, Manassas,
third, D. Lowenstein, Luray. fourth,
1923.
The one mile race was won, by II.
Dovel, Front Royal, with J. II. Minnick,
New Market, second sager third, OXdtn
fourth, time 1903.
Half milo race for boys I'M der 15 years.
was won by Hugh SupiDger of the
HERALD Office, with Marvin MauoF,
Woodstock, second, Geo. P. Snyder,
Front Royal third, time ,26.
Five mile race was won by J. II. Min
mock, Andrew Mumaw, Elkhart, Ind ,
second, II. H. Dovel, third H. L, Bushong
Woodstock, fourth, time 1913.
A trOttiug race mile heats best three
IN five was next thing on the program
with the following starters:
Ned, entered by R. Hoffman. Frank
J. Hoffman, Dexter, KaYanaHgh, Shaw
nee, Bradford and Onochy wilkes, Geo.
Geary won by Wilks in thres straight
heats, Frank second. 1t was fair race,
as Is always the case when starter n. N
Moore is in the judges, stand to control
the boys,
At an annual meeting of the Valley
Band Association which was held in the
main building on the Fair grounds, dur
ing the afternoon, Mr.. c. +. Hsines, of
the Stonewsll Band was elected president
and other business was transacted.
That the big band reunion was a per-
feet success was evidenced by the inter-
est manifested by the vast crowds of
people who poured into town and the
FAIR Grounds from all parts of the comfy
and from tho Valley generally, and 1t is
believed that if the next reunion is held
upon the Fair Grounds here it would
attract still greater interest and much
larger attendance, this being the most
central and desirable point,
Much credit is due to those who or
iginated and so successfully conducted
the affair, especially Mr. Kronk, Of Mt.
Jackson, and Prof. C. E. Funkhouser,
neither of whom spared time OF work.
Let us have it again. II ia good for us
all to get together on the glorious 4th of
July.
Death of Mrs +. n Richey.
Mrs. Eliza Rich ey, relict of the late Rev.
F. II. Richey, died at her residence, in