Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-19

death. He was an honorable upright
man ana much resi- ected.
DR.. II. II. Irwin while returning from
visiting a patient about midnight on
! Wednesday was attacked by large dog
on the street and chased into his house.
People are getting mighty sick of this
dog business and it is probable that a
general Tut quiet slaughter will soon take
place among tAe dogs allowed to run at
large.
The ggging season expired on January
LIST, aud it is now unlawful to take fish
in this way. AS some persons are re-
ported as wilfully and deliberately
violating this law we are glad to know
that parties have taken steps to bring
the offenders TO justice. The river will
be closely watched for some time, and
the man who gigs a fish hereafter will
pay dear for the sport.
A short time before the holidays
young rascal stole horse belonging to
Jacob Rumhaugh from pasture field at
Lebanon, this county. He traded the
horse to Mr.. Clark, of Stony creek, for a
COW and some money, saying be wanted
the money for his approaching marriage
He then sold the COW to Mr. Haun, and
left for parts unknown. Mr.. Rumbaugh
recovered the horse and Mr.. Clarke has
the bag to hold.
Tickets at reduced rates will be issued
to the congressional convention, at
Harrisonburg next week. Tickets will
be sold en- Monday and Tuesday, good
for return until Thursday. 1t is necessary
to secure order cards in order to get the
reduced rates. Order cards can be got
ten of s. B. Miley, Toms Brook, J. nj.
Bauserman, Woodstock, and Jas. K.
Baker Edinburg. We presume that they
can be secured at other points, but the
above are the only names furnished us BY
the Chairman.
A number of persons in this community
and through the county generally ale
allowing their dogs to run at largo IN
open disregard and defiance of law They
seem to care nothing for the safety OF
Others, and have no respect for a law that
dosn suit their selfish views. The
authorities should at opce proceed again
at these people and lot them know that
Others have lights that they must respect
As for the dogs it is the duty OF every
person to kill them whenever they are
seen wandering around
Within the last two weeks, Master
Johnnie, son of Mr.. Thomas Strickler,
living near Borden Virginia, has had
quite a checkered career. First he drank
about gallon of spirits of turpentne
mixed with camphor and oil of cloves.
Then several days after he drank about
q quarter of a bottle of Kendalps Cure,
and last reports chat was heard from him
he had accidently fallen into a cistern
IA feet deep, but which had only six
iuches of water from which be was re-
covered unipjured.
Tbs grippe is still raging in this place
and a very large plumber are suffering
with it. Some cases we're very severe
and the unfortunate sufferers were greatly
Frustrated. Scarcely FANNY has escap-
ed in some instances almost every men,
Der was down at the same time. Our
physicians have been kept just as busy
as they could well be and some Of them
are almost exhausted So far we have
heard of no fatal cases that could be
directly attributed to this disease.
Florida has been in the greatest ex-
citemcut for weeks about 6ght to come
off at some future time, and threats are
freely INDUCED IN that the military will
bs called out, while StauntOn Va, can
get up tho biggest Kind of fight with
out gloves ard have it all over before
the police can get there. The Staunton
boys had their fight in the court House in
the presence Of the Sheriff. The house
was so crowded that they could not tell
when a pugilst got his blow IN under
the belt.
Mr.. A. Redeem, of Strasburg, was in
this place on Monday, and placed IN
position a handsome tombstone at the
grave of Mrs. Rev. P. Miller, in the
Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs Miller, as our
readers may remember, died in North
Carolina some time ago. and her remains
were brought here few weeks since and
re-interred by the side of her son, Geo.
Miller, a most promising young man, who
ell victim to consumption just as he
had crossed the threshold of manhood
some years ago.
Why should not a camp of Confederate
Veterans be organized at Woodstock
This town and section has a large num-
Der of cOnieds, who would, we have no
doubt gladly join in organizing camp
here. All that is needed is for some one
to make the move. Let some of the old
soldiers get together and issue call for
meeting tor this purpose, and it will
not be long before We will have one OF
the most ilourisbing camps in the State.
A camp at this place would embrace in
its membership the veterans Of large
section of the county. at least for some
time, or until camps were organized at
other points. Who will start the move
mentl The sooner the better.
The Biggest Fish Yet.
A short time since two of the most re
nowned hunters Of near st. Luke and