Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-30

Rev, A. K. Kline, a former pastor OF the
Reformed church, of this place, now of
Braddock, Pa, preached IN the Reformed
church here on Sunday morning. On
Friday evening, of last week, he delivered
an exceedingly interesting lecture upon
bis experience in recent trip through
Palestine, entitled From Haifa to
Jerusalem" Mr. Kline is most kindly
remembered by the people Of this place
among whom be so long and faithfully
minlstered, aud his visits here are always
gladly welcomed.
We learn that the freight business on
the Valley Division OF the 3. & o. r. R.,
has greatly increased, and is now very
heavy, so much so that it is hard to get
enough cars to transport the wheat,
merchandise, fertiliz RS, agricultural i'm
plements, baled hay, lumber and all
other articles that go to make up the
out and imports of this great valley.
The passenger schedule as now in
operation on this road Is about az con-
veniently arranged as it could be, and
suits the people of the Valley first rate.
The sixty-sixth annual session OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Virginia
was held in New Market during last
week. A large number OF delegates were
present, among them being some dis
tingui.hed ministers. Many visitors to
the Synod were most Hospitality enter
tanned by the generous people Of New
Market,
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Rev. Fl. F.
Shesly, StAunton; Secretary, Rev. L. L.
Smith. Strasburg; Treasurer, Nj L. S.
Walker, Woodstock.
Did you ever see a man dance the
"Helgramlte Flingi" Well, Jack Hoover
Of the Stonewall Mills, can do it to per
fiction The exhibition be gave on the
dam at the above mill, Thursday OF last
week would have made the fortune o.
dozen Theatrical troupss. But TO get the
best effect the dancer has to have a lot
Of the biggest and liveliest kind of these
ugly pinching reptiles inside his breaches
legs squirmlug over the bare skio, aud
Jack says this is what makes things so
much less pleasant tor the performer than
the spectator, and causes the dance as
we'll as the steps to "come high"
The traveller passing through the
Shenandoah Valley is impressed by the
abundant crop of apples. o. either side
OF the road can be seen large orchards,
the trees of which are propped in order
to enable them to bear the immense crop
of fruit, while in many cases the trees
have already broken down. The 1ues-
ton with many of our farmers is, what
shall we do with i'll Some few parties are
shipping. some are making cider and
vinegar, while others are hsulug to the
still honses in order to have them con-
yerted into brandy. 1t is nothing un-
usual to hear farmer say that be has
from one to three Thousand bushels Of
apples. With such an abu ndance, is 1t
not sin to utter the complaining CRY of
hard timesi" So long as a kind Creator
causes the earth to bring forth an sbun-
dance, our hearts should have no room
for any ether feeling th an that of graft.
tn de.
Some rascal whose neck should be
broken with a rope, attempted to wreck
the south bound passenger train which
passes here at 4:07 p. M, on Friday owe
ming, at Snake Hollow bridge between
Staunton and Lexington. A number of
heavy pieces of timber had been wedged
between the cross ties on the bridge With
large stones. Had the track walker not
fortunately discovered the obstroc-
lions In time the train would have Ger
tainly been thrown from the bridge to
the bottom OF the chssm, distance Of
ninty five feet, causing fearful catastro-
phe. Every effort should be made to
catch the scouudrel or scoundrels who at
tempted this crime, aud # caught they
should be dealt with 10 such a manner q,
to prevent them from ever doing any
more such vIlIiany. The person who
would plead for mercy for such devils is
an enemy of his race.