Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-06-21
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS

yopno ladies will find something to
interest them. this season, by reading
Ezekisl. l3 ch and 18th verse.
The force of the HERALD office are IN
5ebted 70 Mr.. VIM. HOshUur, of the Gem
Ice Cream Parlor, on Court street, for a
nice lot of hoky -poky ice cream
Mr.P.L. Yates. of this place, sold to
Lamar Bros. of Biltimore 400 cattle to be
delivered this month. Mr.. Yates Is de-
lvering about 6ve car loads each week.
Unlees the wheat has been injured by
TIE Joint worm to a greater extent than
was hr,t surpo,ed, the crop through
this section will be a fine one.
The clerks Of the school boards of the
different districts Of the county are
engaged in taking the school census
which includes all persons from i've TO
twenty-oae years Of age
Hav making time is here AMI the rattle
Of the mower can be heard in all diree-
tons. The clover crop IS a GOOD ore' and
with favorable weather large quantity
of fue hay will be secured
The fine rams Of last week were worth
many dollars to the people of this county
The gardens are putting on a new and
most thrifty appearan ce, while the pas
tLre helds have been greatly improved
MEX. Saum has returned from Har-
risonburg. 10 Mt. jackson and will now
resume the Tuning business in that place
Roofing and .poutug done at short notice.
A full supply Of stoves, ranges, tinware'
&c. constantly on hand.
4 very large amount Of bark is berg
brought into this place, from which it Is
shipped to a number of large tanneries in
different sections of the country. The
bark that is brought into this place each
year would ,uu large taunerv. There
lsa big lack of uterprise somewhere
The ladies Of Toms Brook will hold a
festival on tie night Of July 3rd and 4th
for lie benefit OF The TOMS Brook Bard.
The memteIs ct the band have spared
nett her time nor money in keeping up
the or eauizatioD. aud deserve a liberal
support of all who are lovers Of music.
Elder f. B. Shaver, Of MauIertown
preached 10 New Market on Tuesday
night aud after tae .eImon organized a
Sunday SC hool. Elder Shaver is ons o
tho best known end ablest of the minis
t.rs of the Progressive Tunker church
and is doing good work in the cause o
religion.
The surviving members of the 12tf
Connecticut infantry will build mOnu-
menf TO the memory of their dead, II
the form OF granite shaft suitably
eograyed ~ the United States cemetery
at Winchester, The time for the unveil.
ing ceremonies has not yet been made
known.
The wheat harvest has commenced
through this section, and as the grain il
rapidly charging color and ripening th
music Of the binders Will be heard ia
many fields. Most Of the b alley had beef
cut by the MIDDLE Of this week, and j
reported to be very good both IN quantt.
and quality.
A ten year Old lad name Jones while Of
Chnch mountain, thirteen miles frOu
Gate City, Va was bitten by a hug
Taitlesnake Wednesday evening. Tn
boy was seized Nth conyulsions and die(
ia great agony in les than two hours
The reptile vas killed 1t had nlneteei
rsttles and measured nine and half in
ches Stanton Nc,es.
Do not delay all necessary sanitar
precautions Disease is always lu'kioG
about. and il Will get grip on ever.
community and every individual tha
gives It an opportunity. Brooms an
hm- are plentiful aad cheap, and tber'
is no excuse for allowing filth to accu
mu'ate. Be clean, that you may b
hearty and happy.
We would respectfully bat most earn
estly call the attention of the Mayor anC
members of the Council to the cOnditiO
of that part OF the common lying betwee
the railroad south OF Geo. R. Geary 1
Co.'S warehouse. It has been made
dumping ground for all kinds of fou
garbage and other trash aud should l
cleaned up at once.
The Evening Glance Is a sprightly dali
Published in Hirrisonbnrg by Messr,
Weishampel aud lInde. From the tw
copies, which We have seen, we woul
suppose that it wOald be a popular a,
dtion to the newspapers of that ente
p ising town, and would receive hear
support from the progressive citizens
Rockingham.
Mr.. W. II. Albert, one of our We
known merchants, raised large ne
barn one day last week, on the farm |
recently purchased on the pike, sho
distance south OF town. A large force
men were on hand, and the frame of Il
structure was run Op in short order.
will be long time before they forget Il
splendid and bOrntiful table that Nj
Albert had provided for them. Whe
finished this will be a very convenient
arranged building and valuable IL
prOvement to the farm which Mr.. Able
is rapidly making into model place.
While Mrs. A. A Hess and Ter eley,
year old laughter of Rockingham count
we're driving to the funeral of neighb
on Saturday afternoon, the horse becau
frightened and ran away throwing bot
from the cart. The young girl escap
with only few bruises, but unfortunat
lythe dress Of Mrs. Hess becameent ngl
in the vehicle and she was dragged abo
Malt mile. When released 1t was four
that her skull bad been crushed and b