Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-09-13
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

church, oil TINS pt"Oo' y"
morning at the usual hour.
ouite a number of persons from this
section are taking in the Winchester
Fair this week.
Mrs. Geo. o. Conrad, and aged and
much respected lady Of HarrisOnburg'
died on Sunday.
Many Of our firmers are anxious y
wishing for rain in order to 6aish the II
blowing.
The loug continued dry and intensely
hot weather is drying up the corn rapidly
through this section.
The new apple butter factory of Bush
oug & wisman, OF this place, IS busily
engaged turning out large quantities of
the great national second spread"
Attention Is called to the new adyer-
ti,emsnt OF Horsey & Atwell. They have
fine lot Of clothing at greatly reduced
prices.
Home grown melons are still coming
into the market in good quantities. While
not a. large as earlier in the season they
are of cool q uality.
Mrs Bette Logan, widow of the late
Jno, L. Logan, has Neen appointed
Deputy Clerk of Rockingham county in
the place of her deceased husband.
For SALE A large wardrobe, IN
splendid repair, walnut. with drawers.
Will be sold very cheap for cash. APP
ply at this Office.
Miss Naomi KILLER, daughtsr of the
late Henry KILLER, who resided a short
distance northwest Of town, died Oh
Monday morning after lOrg and painful
illness having been confined to her bed
for number of years.
Prof. Fl. Broustein informs Us that be
was no. able to go to Mt. Jackson las.
week. as advertised, on account of a call
to Baltimore, on important business. He
will be there promptly next Monday.
The report which has been circulated
over the county of the burning of MI. Ed.
Hollar's barn, near Green Hill, a few
miles west Of this place, is a mistake.
Mr. Hollals barn is still standing all
right with all its contents.
The coming Shenandoah County Far
will bring lot of fue horses, and our
people will have the opportunity to wit
ness some OF the best racing ever seen in
the Valley.
The colored people of this place had an
exhi,erating dance in Twins Hall on
Friday isht, of .ast week Everything
was in high feather aud the Queen of
Sheba in all her glory was not arrayed
like some Of the dusky bellies.
Company A. Second Virginia Regiment.
of this place, Capt. J. ". Msgruder
commanding was inspected by State
Inspector, Col. Joe Lane Seam. of Rich
mond, on Friday night last The COM
pany made fine appearance wish IS
men in ranks.
Prof H. Bronsten, the optician, will
risit Mt. Jackson, on Monday. Sep. 10th,
and remain days. He will visit New
Market, on Thursday, Sep. 18th, and re-
main four days.
During the recent term Of tho Circuit
Court here thirty faal and ninety in
terlocatory dsc-oss were entered on the
CbancerS side of the COart, and sixty
six Common Law causes finally dis
posed Of.
Rev. Dr.. Grammer, the new rector OF
the Episcopal churches of this place and
Mt. Jackson, has taken up his residence
in the last named place, and will fill his
appointments regularly. He Is a very
able and interesting preacher aud will
be most cordially welcomed by both his
congregations as well as by our people
generally.
The sewer pipe in front Of Jno. H. Har
mans residence and store has been torn
out. 1t was too small to carry off the
water from hard rain and consequent.
ly flooded al the cellars along it besides
making the street impassbls except in
boats which were often nat at the
wharfs when needed. The original ditch
is now in greater evidence: than before
this great improvement vas made.
Bicycles have become as plentiful on the
Valley pike as other mo les OF locomotion
and travel. In addition to the large
number of wheels owned here and in the
other towns. as we'll as throughout the
country generally,a large number of tour
lists from the nOrth,r and New England
states are found spinning along thi'
splendid road and eujoyiag the besutliu
scenery Of our Incompatible Valley.
Have you seen Mr.. Dave Corps pAten
hsme fastener 1t is one of the mos
complete little coDyeniences we hav,
ever seen and at the same time is s,
simple that the smallest boy can use 1
WltuOub buO Aodol tIOuOlb. IL IS MI
Cops own invention, and Is such grea
improvement over ell the old straps ant
other devices, aud at the same time is G,
very cheap that every suc who works a
horse will be sure to want IL.
The Corner Store will soon be hand
sOmely re6tted aud will make one Of th
most attractive store rooms in town. Nj
Frank Bowman is now in Baltimor
T. selecting full stock of goods for hu
father, and the store will be opened o.
the2Oth of September, full announcement
of whi,h will be made hereafter.
M. Frank Hess has a large pear tire
IN his yard in this place, and although !
has been very productive for sewers
p years it was only few DAYS ago ths
he discovered that 1t had among its ppe
branches several gratis loaded with I'd
finest seckel pears. However, in ordel
f,make thi. discoverv Mr. Ira. -.