Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-02

the Shenandoah County B4uki Many
persons think the name, "Coal House. y
shoulI be painted across the front IL
IN la rge letters to avoid mistakes.
Miss Ada Hllleary has just returned
from Baltimore, with a full supply OF
Fail MiliiOnery Goods, trimmings, MD
bons, aud every thing to please the ladies'
and their admirers " hich will DO SOLD 81
very low prices. Call TO see her. ~
The financial striugency does no seem
to eff ct the onward progress OF Roanoke
College. The forty fourth year opened
Sept. l6 h. with gratifying increase In
the number of students. That Roanoke
C ,ilege is steadily growing in popularity
aud usefulness Is too plaiL to be ever
locked
Remember, Msgruder carries the lar
gest line of cigars aud tobacco in town
He Is sure TO have something to please
you.
The Buckler Theatrical Co, now pay
ing in Winchester, will appear IN lrwlns
Opera Hall here for three nights during
tue Fair 1t is large company aud mas
splendid uniformed band and orchestra,
The Winchester papers say it Is one OF
the best troops ever seen In that place.
Mr.. McQnain an attendant from the
Western Lunatic asylum at Stanton
came down Tuesday morning. and tooK
taxi with him on the return train, MI
Cora Brill of the Cedar Creek valley, and
Mrs. VIM. Stillwell, OF this place, both
having been adjudged Insane aud com
mitied to the Asylum for treatm mt
"For several months, l was trouoIefi
with persistent bumOr on my head wh-cl
saye me considerable annoyance, until II
occurred to me to try Az er's Hair Vigor.
Befor using one bottle, the humor wal
healed 1T. T. Adams, General Merchant
Tubeville, Va.
Mr.. las. A. Gordon, Of HarrisOnburg
6ied on Sunday, aged 6fty-hve year,
He was ward master OF the b d o. K. X
az that place, for twenty five years. ii
was also a member Of the famous "Val
| lev Guards" known during the war ~
company G, 10th Virginia Infantry d
WAS good nan and highly respected.
An earthquake shock was plainly Tel
Inn Front Royal on Thursday, VI las
week. Various theories have been I'D
yauced to account for this quaking o
the sold earth. but most Of the peopl'
down there think 1t was caused by tn
lconstant free silver Arguments of we
known and popular WoodstOck butOhe
and meat dealer.
The large stacks of Drain tile stl
ornament the pavements Of Main an
lCourt streets, and from present indica
tions will continue to do 50. What l
the matter with our street commute
whose duty 1t is to see that this work j
done as soon as possibei Are the
waiting for cold freezing weather to la
tbem2 Go to work gen tlemen OF th
street committee aud do yolr plain aud
imperative duty.
I On Monday night many persons IN th
Mace were surprised by a ram of era
D hoppers, Great numbers Of these live
CRITTERS" of large size dropping dow
all over town apparan tly from u
B olouds. Passengers on the night 'ral
that generally gets in here from To
Sonth before midnight, report that u
h orassboppers were so thick on tie raj
inst south of town as to cause the drl
ing wheels of the engine to slip on 4
grades and delay the train. They we
evidently caught up by the wind no
some point were they were very plentli
: and sbowered down over this section.
On Tuesday night of last week, II
broke out in colo red restaurant
shenandoah city, and when discover'
had gained such Roadway that it was II
= possible to get 1t under CONTROL II
|
Wind was blowing very hard and IN
short time the FIRE had spread over hall
o book, burning II buildings. The Pa
Ne,cs says: "The loss is estimated
$4,000. with an insurance OF ly S4'O'
r, This IA a serious loss to Shenandoah.
= nearly all the buildings were ousine
a houses. We have not been able to lea
q. how the fire originated"
Maurertown, although quite SIN
I ulace. is full of energetic aud progre
Nj I'VE people. few days since grou
l. was broken for the foundation OF a ne
steam mill in that place, aud boring 10
T we'll to supply water for it has been co
e meuced. MaurertO wn has had esLnl
establishment in operation for seye
70 years the caDned goods from which
it in great demand for beyond its capac
" to supply. The people in this lit
town are prompt to act when they SET
-, chance for a good thing, while the peol
" oil MOOuSJOC6 IAN ~ NNN ~
re This makes the difference between pI
o. per:ty and Tagging behind.
- About noen on Saturday last four 90
., oaniss Of the 9th U. 3. Cav. pas
- through here, hating along the sire
- for some time for rest. They were IF
~ Fort Mysr. near Washington, D. C.,
were out on their usual summer prsc
march. Their route brought u
NJ through the Page Valley to Lursy Fl
81 where they crossed the mountain to n
Market and on down the Valley pike
-, Harper's Ferry, and thence to u
v quarters at Fort Myer. Tue 9th is on
Wv the best known regiments in the SER
aud has high reputation for coui
and endurance. They have seen m
hard service in Arizona and O'her p
ces OF the west, and it was as al office
this command that the late lsLier
-, Capt. Chas. Gstewood, Of this p
'' gained his fine TO putatiOn. These
'"s companies were composed of stall
Lon "a