Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-05-03

Rural Peerless and other varieties.
". c. Barron.
Little Fl AIRY Lambert, the child who
was so badly hurt, especially about the
lead, by being thrown from a horse on
Muhlenburg street. week or more ago,
IS improving as fast as could he expected.
The Potomac Confere nee of the Vir-
ginia Synod will meet in the Bethel
Lutheran church, near H eadqusrters, Va,
on Tuesday of next week, May 9TH, at 8
o'clock, p. m, ana continue its sessiohs
till Thursday night, May oh.
Mr. Will R Hito, OF this place, who
has been travelling foc son, tina for tho
Jamestown Art Co npIny, of Pittsburg,
Pa, returned to his lme ere on Satur
day, for brief visit to his family. He is
looking we'll.
Tuesday. Mvy i4tb. is the last day of
re gis'ration prior to the county election
70 be hell on Thursday, May Odd. All
new lie us trati)ns aud all transfers must
be attended to on or before the day
uaned.
Mr.. E. K. Slum has returned from Har-
risouburg, to Mt. Jack son and will now
resume the timing business in that place
Roofing and spoutiu done at short notice.
a full supply of stoves, ranges, tinware,
&c. constantly on hand.
The gentle rain which com mencsd
falling on Saturday, and continued for
several days, has been of great benefit to
the grain. grass and vegetation generally
through this section, as the earth had
become very dry, especially on the SUI
face.
The Luray Courier says a gentleman
who crossed the Blue Ridge on last Sat-
Brday, April ID, measured snow two feet
deep in Tbornton's Gap. some of which
had lain on the ground since December
%, 1894, over 100 days, or nearly one
third Of a year.
Mr. Charles Barham, the Mayor o.
Taylortown, informs us that he is can
didate for Overseer Of the Poor, and not
for Constable, as announced last week.
lie would rather be in a position to re-
l,eve the distressed. than in one to press
the unfortunate.
Fresh Soda water, ice cold and as good
as can he made with all the purest and
best fruit havors, Coco-COla and many
others. Also Pabst Best Malt Tonic,
tho finest thing in the world for invalids
dyspeptics aud run down people. Cali
and see US. Twins Doug Store.
The interesting series of meetings now
in progress at the Christian church 10 this
place, ander the auspices of the Pastor
and the a6le preaching of the Rev Jno
y. Hartman, will continue over next
sunday and into the next week. There
have been several conversions aud bap
tisms. Public cordially invited.
We regret to say that very interesting
communications from Edith, Back Road
Points. St. Davies, and ore or or two
others came in too late for this week. We
prIze these communications very highly,
and fully appreciate the kindness Of our
correspondents. and We hope that hare
after they will endeavor to get in their
matter on Monday. 1t will be a great
accommodation to us aud insure the
publication Of the communication.
Owing to the recent wet weather,
farmers Will be delayed in planting corn
and other spring crops, which will render
the use of good FERTILIZER especially neces-
sary to push crops forward, and give
them good stare so as to hasten them
beyond the reach of cut worms and early
enemies as well as enable earlier cultiva
ton. j. d. Boyer & Son have nice
supply of fertilizer on hand yet, just
v hat You want to fill the bill. They are
especially adapted TO early vege tables
and all spring crops.
Charles A. Sauu has just received a
full car load of buggles (2S) consisting of
Surrays Buckboards and Bugges,
Prices way down, from s35 90 to $40 90
Car Spring, Sidebar, Endspring and
flushed in all cOlors, black, green
earn inc, brown, oak, &c. He buys in car
load lots, secures better price, and caves
freight. Drop him postal card and you
will hsye the buggy at your door. No
trouble to quote prices or show goods.
Places where goods are kept In stock;
Middletown, Strasburg, MauIertOwn
and Saumsvile. He can save yOn meney
Try him and be convinced. Address
Charles A SIum, Saumsville, Va.
Last court day the demand for horses
was greater than the supply. The prices
we're much better than they bad been and
notwithstanding this fact, many OF the
buyers not being able to get as many as
they wanted, went away disappointed.
On next court day, there will probably
be a number Of buyers, some who were
here last court day, will return, the
prices may not be as strong, bat the de-
mand, we have no doubt, will be greater
than at any subsequent court day during
the year, unless from some cause not now
knowR the market should make sudden
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