Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-15
MT. JACKSON NEWS.

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ton. Wheat Is looking fine around her
House cleaning seems to be the ord'
Of the day with our ladies' and the me
d are taking cold dinners on the bac
o steps, man tells, or most any place the
can fnd not piled up with carpets, furn
/. ture. sc.
Mrs. Gsrtie Sanger died on Suuda
! morning of last week, and vas burie
from the Lutheran church on the follow
ing Monday afternoon, Rev. Folk oflict
ating.
Capt. Sol Moore, who has been quit
i'll. has. we are glad to say, so far re
covered as to be able to sit mp in hi
char.
Mr.. Harvey Cook, who ha, been i'll fol
some time. is on the streets again.
We had entertainments in our town
last week by colored troupe, super
intended by gentleman who calls him.
self DR.. .Dureall. Some have enjoyed
their concerts very much and few have
purchased medicines.
L. H. Knighton and W. II. Hudson, of
Shenandoah, Page county, were in town,
on usIness last week. They looked well
and hearty Notwithstanding the fact that
their town has gone dry.
Mr.. ]. c. Heltzsl, Supt. of the Valley
turnpike, is putting in mile posts from
StauntOn to Winchester. This will be a
great improvement when completed.
Mr. S. P. Lonas has just returned from
Baltimore with a large assortment of
goods.
Mr. G. H. Johnston, one of our popular
clerks, lett recently for Washington, d.
c., where he hopes TO secure employment.
Miss edna Myers has gone to Winohes-
tor where she secured a position in
glove factory.
F. E. Brill, our popular marble man,
las all the work he can do. Mr.. B. Is a
first class workman and can always get
work where his skill is known.
Rev P. Il. IFnisner, presiding elder of
the Rockingham district, preached in the
Methodist church on Sunday night,
week ago, and on the following Monday
Roy. ). S Hopkins so we'll and favor
-Oly known here, spent week before last
In town.
Mrs. Leopole and son, of Dayton, Ohio,
are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Dicie Good, Of Pugh's Ran, Va, is
visiting the Misses Hotel for a few
weeks.
Mr. Garland Jenkins, and old and highly
respected citizen passed peacefully away
last Friday morning, and was barred
FROM the Methodist church on Saturday
afternoon. Funeral sermon by Rev. T.
Briley, his pastor.
Mr.. Joseph Snyder, a we'll known vand
popular young man of this place, died
on Thursday morning at 3
o'clock, aged % years He was married
TO Miss Float Graudstaf about six weeks
3 20. lie had many friends in this sec
ton who sincerely lament hiseary death.
Quite a serous accident occurred at
Bellows switch, short distance below
here, on Monday last. There was a
broken down car on the main track, and
1t had bsen arranged so that trains could
20 IN on the switch and thus pass il, but
fireman Donovan Of the ll:l5 train seeing
the car on the track and not knowing of
this arrangement, attempted to jump
from the morning train. He fell and so
mashed his right leg as to re-
luire amDutation. He was brought here,
,aken to the Wilson Hotel, where Drs.
8enkel, Brown, KOontz and Bellew were
summoned and the operation very sue
,eGsfuIly performed DR.. McGuire, of
arrived on the 1876 train,
Ilso his wife. They started bone with
him TO Brunswick) on the 6:0l train and
We hope reached it IN safety.
Mrs. F. H. Wissler, Hr. and Mrs. J. L.
Wissler and family returned from Wash
ngton, D. c., where they had been spend
ng a few days sight seeing, Seejsy.