Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-06

some.
Che official returns of this county can
not be given before next week. The
Board, met on Thursday and found so
many of the certificates defective that
they had to be returned to the judges for
correction.
Although great interest was man
Tested in the election, and full vote
was pOlled we never saw more orderly
OF good natured crowd. Even the argu-
uents though warm aud animated were
carried on in far and go)d humored
IA suuer.
A few days ago several m embers Of the
Staunton chain gang plotted 10 knock
The flicer in charge in the head, secure
The keys which he carried in his pocket,
nnlock the heavy balls from their legs
.nd escape. One OF the gang who over
heard the pot revealed it and probably
saved the officers life. The plotters were
well knoSn StauntOu desperadoes.
Eighty two camps were represented at
the annual meeting of the Grand Camp
OF Confederate Veterans of the Depart
melt OF Virginia at Winchester last
week, and was very interesting
aft ir. Gan. w. \. SnOOt, the COM
mander of the department of Virginia,
pres ided.
Now that the election IS over and oil
have come to themselves and are
ready for bu ,iness. we propose to sell
goods at such prices that will keep
every body on proper basis. We have
a very large stock of goods that we are
determined to sell cheaper than the same
goods were ever sold; come at once and
see pr,ees S. H. Bowman.
Messrs, Mark B. Stephenson and Dun
bar Magruder have rented the rooms on
Court street adjoining the Herald office,
lately occupied as a stOre-rOOm and res
taurant by Mr.. Will HoshOur. Both
rooms have been thrown into one and a
full glass front put in. They will open
large furniture store,
The members of the Virginia Field
SPORTS Association have been informed
that the law to prevent tho killing OF
partrldges is being violated in this sec
ton and are taking active steps to bring
the gui iy parties to justice. They have
a ents on the watch IL all direcuiOns who
are keeping their own counsel aud also
a sharp look out.
Several special agents OF the U. S
Revenue service were IN this place re-
Gently. They circulated among the dis
ullers Of this section pretty generally
and as far as we can learn they fonnd
le>eiythiug as straight as string w
don't think they found where even a
sin le "nlp" had been taken out OF a
ouDg hole.
3 Daring the great canYass which ende'
Tuesday evening. Hon. NJ. L. Walton
Gen. Jas II. Williams and F. S. Taven
ner, Of this place, and i. Luther Kibler
Calvary. have made a number Of speech
es through this section in advocacy of thu
Chicago Democratic ticket. Some o.
these gentlemen are veteran camp align.
ers and perfectly at home on the stump
Nj. Geo. Conrad, a we'll known at
torney of HarrisOnburg. spoke IN behal
of Bryan and Sewell to the voters of thi
place IN Twins Hall on last Saturda
e night. He had a very fair audience VIII
heard him with much pleasure and cheere
, him to the echo. The Creek COrne
Band, of Zspp, was on hand aud su'
prlsed our people by their excellen
music. After the speaking they played
number of good selections on the street
to the enjoyment of a large crowd VIII
u applauded them repeatedly,
Messrs. Horsey & Atwell, the clothln
merchants of this place, have secured ID
, large storerOom next to the Geary Hous
lately occupied by Van Pet & Walton
!, and are having it reprinted and rsttte
- in handsome manner. Mr.. Fred Ande
= son, their popular salesman, continues
no in charge. We don't see how Il
firm could get better man for the plac
He will be assisted by Mr.. Claude A
bert, highly esteemed young man OF tt
place.
il Capt. Warren S. Lurty, promlne
~ lawyer of Harrisonburg and Washingto
.. d. c.. and who for some years was Uni
! ed States Attorney for the Western d
trict of this State, spoke in behalf of t
the Republican canse on Friday mig
last, in the Court House. He had fl
= audience and was frequently applaude
The Harnsvile brass band was prese
- AMI furnished music during the even /
that Yves much eE;"ye
Mr.. Edward Burke, a we'll kno'
D, liveryman and popular citizen of stsuI
Nd ton. died at his home in Stanton
- day last week. He took a great deal
!, pride in his fine livery stables and WI
If they we're swept away by the disastr'
flood that tore through that city so
weeks ago it caused lin great distr
- and brought on nervous prCstrat
y. which caused his death. Mr.. Burke
49, very kind man, and his death is mu
-. regretted. He leaves a widow and tn
children.
os The reported withdrawal of two OF
ow passenger trains from the Valley Divis
no Of the B. g. o. X. r. has stirred up
hnt people almost as much as the great
in litical fight through which we have
,e,o passed. We can hardly think of a
thing that would be a greater iniurS
-. the people Of the Valley. and we earn
- Iy hope the B. & o. company will not