Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-05-31
FROM STAUNrON.
SMALL POx-IMPROVEMEN APER
FOR sALE-PERsONALs
srAUNroN, VA, May 20, 1889.

STANTON, Va, May 20, 1889.
DEAR HERALD:-
Now that there are only
some three or four cases of smallpox in
our city, hope your many readers will
not be alarmed at letter from an old
Woodstock boy.
While think your good people were
somewhat extreme in your quarantine
regulations, candOr cOmpels me to say if
our authorizes here bad used q little
more precantiOn in the beginuinl, Ste I'M
ton today, would be many thousand dol.
larJ better off Indeed it would be hard
matter to estimate the amount Of dam
age done to our city in a bus s-pO NJ
Of-view, not to mention the actual cost OF
,areing for those afflicted aud keeping
chem within bounds TO prevent " de-
,pread of the disease. Last week, the one
item of guard duty alone Amounted t.
over six hundred dollars. While with
very few exceptions, all the patients d
TO be provided for at the expence of the
city, the disease was cOnkned almost
TO the lowest class of colored and hite
people, but now | am happy to say they
have ali been removed from the city TO
suitable quarters aud no more fears are
entertained as to a spread of the disease.
Last Sunday night the torch was APP
piled to the infected quarters (Gr, Oh
street, aud about twenty houses went up
in smoke. Since the disease has been in
the city. our authorities have done their
Whole duty to stop the spread of it, but |
must say in this instance we have .
,loi, ri ava n nf nrauapfiOn
is worth a pound of curs." Too much
credit cannot he given to our efficient
city physician, DR.. j. b. Catlett, for the
manner IN which he has acted since the
disease made its appearance. But / think
we can truly say that we have the dis
ease under control, and that our neigh
bors may enter the gates of the City Of
Hills with perfect safety. We have gone
through a severe and try ing ordeal, bust
ness OF every character has been para.
|, zed, and every branch of trade has suf-
ferod, hut let come " bat may, Stanton
will always PROVE herself equal to the
emergency, will do her whole duty aud
do It we'll world be safe in saying
that within the next fortnight the dis
ease will be entirely obliterared, business
resume its natural channel, and our little
city going forward as though we never
had a small. pOx scare.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The work on the Masonic Temple has
been going steadily on. The huge foun-
datiun has about been completed, and
the brick work will be commenced at
once. 1t will be a four-story structure,
pi .sed brick front, and when completed
will be the handsomest building in the
city.
The Odd Fellows have commenced the
work of tear ing down the brick building
on East Main street, preparatory 10 erect
ing a handsome four-story building. The
first story will be us-d as store rooms,
the second as public hall, while the
rest will be devoted TO the lodge.
The Catholic congregation are also
going ahead with the erection Of their
splendid church edlfce on North Augusta
street. The cost of the building will
amount to SIS, 900. There are a number
of other handsome residences contracted
for. and will be completed during the
summer.
GOOD CHANCE.
On Saturday, June the sth, unless sold
privately before that time. the old re
liable Spectator will be offered at public
sale to the highest bidder. This is in
consequence of the present editor, Mr..
Mauzy, wishing to retire from business
on account of impaired vision and need
ing rest. Mr.. Manzy has been proprietor
of that time honorcd journal for 80 years,
and during that time has published
clean, and creditable paper Of which be
may we'll feel proud. He will be missed
greatly by the newspaper fraternity here
who wish him peace and prosperity
when he retres from the business. Here
is a chance for some live newspaper man
to take hold of an old and well-es-
tablished paper.
PERSONAL.
Ike Hoover is very anxious for Wood
stock to lift her quarantine: l am not
prepared to say why. Perhaps some OF
vonr fair-sex can tell Ike IS running
first class hotel now, and is getting
good share of custO ners. All OF bis
guests speak In the highest terms OF bis
accOmmOda' ions.
Woodstock has pretty fair representa-
ton in the Getty of Hills" of al of whom
we feel proud. Ono remarked to US the
other day that he would be perfectly sat
lsfied here if Woodstock was on the sub
urbs Of Stanton.
I'll Q many frlenls ! ere OF Capt. G. W.
Koontz were pleased to learn OF his re-
election. He has been a tried and faith
fnl officer, while we knew Capt. Koontz
as an officer, we always found him to be
the highest type Of a gentleman.
TYMPHAN.