Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-03-01

ton Pest.
Skating and slelghing days are over
fJr this time. However, we won't
''holler" until we are out of the woods.
Willie Brooks, son of Mr.. John Brooks,
ir., IS confined TO his home with neural
gia of the eyes.
Our people are sowing their early
garden seeds in boxes, while some are
putting their hot bsds in shape.
When the Woodstock corresp onden
of the Richmond Dispatch takes his news
word for word from the HERALD he
should give US credit for the same.
1t is not thought the fruit Is hut
through this section, but If the trees are
wise they will keep their early spring
clothes in their trunks for a few weeks
yet.
James Mercer, a resident of Clearbrook,
Frederick county, dropped dead in the
railroad station there Thursday, of last
week. The cause of death is attributed
to heart disease.
A number OF wild geese passed over
this place on Monday on their way north.
They probably found too much ice and
snow down south for comfort Wild
geese can act the fool Just the same az
the rest of us.
Attention Is called to the advertisement
OF Mr.. C. w. Keller, in another column.
Parties who desire to make investments
in Georgia, will find Mr. Keller first
class business man who will take pleasure
in giving them all the information which
they desire.
The annual session of the Baltimore
Conference Methodist Episcopal Church
South will be held in Washington, D. c.,
on March 9th. continuing five days.
Bishop John Cowper Granbely, of Ash
land, Va, will preside at the coming
! session.
Mrs. Wine, wife of Rev. D. P. Wine, of
MoOre's Store, this county, was painfully
bruised by falling from and being dragged
along with a vehicle by a runaway horse,
while returning to her home from New
Market, on Thursday of last week. 1t Is
hoped that her injuries are not serious.
Our country roads will soon be in1 a
terrible condition and then we will won
der again, as we always do, why we don't
pitch in and have better roads. After
they dry off, as we always do again, we
will forget all about it, until the next
bad spell.
Ne sincerely regret to learn that Capt.
c. E. Dudrow, the general AID accom-
modating travelling passenger agent Of
the Valley Division B. & o. r. R., has
been quite sick at his home in Harper's
Ferry. The HERALD extends sympathles
ard the earnest hope that he will soon
be entirely well and around again.
Rev. J. Nj. Hedrick, a minister of the
Lutheran church whO:had charge of con-
gregations in this State and North Caro-
Ina. died at his home in Charlottesville,
on Monday Feb. 18th, aged over so years.
His first wife was a sister of the late Col
Geo. ". Murphy, Of New Market. His
second wife, who survives him. was q
Mrs. Seig, of Augusta county.
10 last Fridays issue, the last few
lines on the local page was notice that
Capt. G. w. KoOntz would bagin paying
premiums to the exhibitors of the SheDSn-
doah County Agricultural Society on the
next day. The result was that he was
kept busy from early morning till late in
the evening. IL you don't want people
to read what you write, don't put it IN
the local columns Of the Shenandoah
herald.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Charles
Haislett. of Butler, Pa, is lying At his
home. critically i'll. He Lad met with an
accident year or two ago. from which
he was still suffering and had gone to
Philadelphia to be treated. On bis re-
turn, he was exposed in one Of the snow
drifts which blocksded so many trains,
and contracted pneumonia. His brothers
in-Iaw, Messrs. N. L. and David walton,
OF this place, started yesterday after noon.
to see him.
Mrs. Birdie Neff, wife of Mr.. David
Neff, for number of years resident of
this place, died at her home in Edinburg,
ct an early hour on Friday morning last,
after lingering illness of consumption.
Mrs. Nef was daughter of the late
Philip Funkhouser. Of near this place, AID
sister of Mr.. Louis Funkhouser. Her
remains were brought to Woodstock on
Saturday and inferred in the Reformed
cemetery, the fr3heral services being con-
Quoted by Rev Mr. skyles, OF the Re-
nwdER Of which Mrs. Neff had
iEQm girlhsed.