Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-02


Grounds here by Mr.. VIM. Newman, and
which gave uch . splendid exhibition Of
speed on the 4th of July, died on Satur'
day night, although every effort was
made by Mr.. New man and skilled
veterinary surgeon, Dr.. Kahn, to save the
life Of this valuable animal.
Mr.. High Myers, OF near Saumsville,
had bis face quite painfully Scared one
day last week. He was running the
engine of a threshing machine and in
some wsy received blast of hot water
and steam from one of the pipes that
struck him IN the face rendering him un-
conscious for an hour or two. We are
glad to know that bis injuries were not
serious, and he is about again.
Mr.. Linn W. Miller, who as a travel
lug salesman for a Baltimore house (,
visited this place a week or two ago,
d lied in Baltimore on Tuesday, having
been found unconscious in his room at
bis boarding house the day before. He
was born 10 Woodstock, where his father
Mr. A. B. Miller, was proprietor of the
present Shenandoah lGonse for number
of years before the war. HIS age was
35 years. He leaves number Of relatives
IN this place.
Vegetables and fruits Of all kinds never
were more abundant than this season
Cherries. apples, pears, plums, &C., are
almost drug in the market, and the
peach snd native watermelon season is
Just about opening Nature has certain
Is been lavish with her gifts to our peO-
pie. The Indian who forty years sgo
said. 1.-The people Of the Valley of Vir
einia live in Paradise and don't know it,"
certainly knew what be was saying.
There has been some little inquiry for
mineral lands. Why Shenandoah with
her abundant fields of iron ore. msnganeEc
Sc, should remain in the back ground
~hile the distant mines, In the mour.
sains of West Virginia are being opened
up and developed, we can not tell. Ii
must be because our people remain at
home and sleep, while Others travel and
hustle. There are big bargains in shen
andoah which some wide awake parties
will pick up and make fortunes.
contemporary says that newspaper
subscriptions are infsllible tests of men .
honesty. They will, sooner or later, dis
cover the man. 1.-The ls dishonest he will
cheat the printer some way-say he has
paid what be has not-declare he has a
receipt somewhere or sent money and it
was lost IN the mailer will take tie
paper and not pay for it on the ground that
he did not subscribe for ter will NOV q
off, leaving it coming to the Office he left.
Thousands Of protested Christians sre
dishonest in this particular at least and
the printers books and half kept fam
lilies will tell fearful tales In the final
Judgment.
In the csss of Ruhl vs.. Ruhl. which
was tried In our county court some
months ago and aroused the Interest Of
our citizens, on account Of sympathy
with the child and aged grand parents.
aud an effort was made to carry it to the
circsit court, but Judge Harrison refused
TO grant . supersedeas, the decision OF
Judge Newman. of the county court wal
sustained By the Court Of Appeals. 1.
will be remembered that VIM. Ruhl ard
wife Of Columbus, o., sought to gain
possession Of the child which had been
cared for by its grand parents since in
fancy, when its mother died. This de-
eision ends litigation and permits the
child to remain with Its grand parents.
Considerable anxiety was caused last
Tuesday night by the disappearance, of
Saml. Howe, boy Of this place. Of about
Il years Of age. He hal been on the ex'
cursion to Island Park. He had been
last notisod on tho train short distance
this side of Winchester. Parties had
gone through the train searching for him
but failed to fnd him and it was feared
that Sammy bad fallen of. kilograms
were cent along the line and on the TO-.
lowing morning it was learned that
Sammy had gone to sleep in some retire
corner aud was carried through 10 Har
risonburg. He was returned to his an
xious friends on the morning tram, OF
Wednesday.
Two Of the old citizens Of Powel''
Fort passed away this wook. Mr.. David
Golladay, whose extreme illness has y
often been referred to m the HERALD wa
relieved of bis suffsrings and passed owe
the silent rIver last Saturday night aboO
IL o'clock, and Mr.. Hiram N. Harmon
Who was so highly esteemed, especial!
lin the upper Fort. altar life Of over Il
years has gone to sleep with bis fathers
These men were both we'll and faYorsbl!
known. They were industrious AM
warmly attached to their homes, but II
answer to the summons. sli human tie
we're severed and they have gone, VI
trust, to peaceful rest in the brRh
regions of eternal happiness.
The camp meeting which had been il
session at Fishers Hill for over wee
closed on Monday. A large number q
: tents were occupied during the time
, and the attendance was good throughout
On Sunday very large crowd was pres
, emit, Frequent rains made things nj
= comfortable az tunes, but no one scene
. to be particularly worried over . lit
, thing like rain While Tho people wei
hurryipg to get 10 the tfai on snnds
evening the 9ver-crowded foot bridl
Q seross the creek gave way, and num
hsr of psrsons were ducked.