Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-03
GENERAL LOYAL NEWS.

Watch that cold you have so suddenly
taken This is pneumonia weather. anu
also has many osher evils in its train.
We acknowledge the receipt Of a basket
of fne apples. presented us by @r' A. I
Coffman, of St. Luke.
Mr. Will Dosh, Of south Main street :
sawed off the end of the thume On niS
Ian hand on Tuesday morning OF last
week causing very painful wound.
Fom on, Edith correspondent we learn
that Mr.. Robert Cook, of tho upper For''
cut his foot very badly while cutting
timber for railroad ties, fewdays ago.
Jerome X Jerome's new story has tue
striking title of "Blase Billy" It VIII Dc
published in the January issue OF Inc
LADIES' Homo Journal.
The police court of this town was Kept
quite busy on Christmas aud few sue.
csedipg days, trying parties charged
with violating the town ordnance IN rel
erence TO fire-cracksrs and several par
ties charged with petty larceny.
Mr.. Will MOrelaud, Of near town. was
kicked in the side by a colt on SATURDAY
afternoon. Although pretty painful at
first it fortunately proved not to be a
serious rjury and he is able to be arounu
Had the animal not been without
shoes it would in all probability have
been a serious if not dangerous hnrt'
A January tbaw Is always more pre-
ductiye of colds and coughs than =
Januarv freeze. Then is the time Ayers
Cherry Pectoral is needed and proves so
extremely eficacious. Ask your drug
0ist for 1t. and also for Ayers Almanac
which Is free to all.
We have received from Gen. &. s.
Meem, a copy Of the Seattle Times, Of
Dec. 2lst. 1t contains 81 pages and gives
an illustrated description of this pro-
Vre,sive city and its various industries
Seattle is evidely destined to b one OF
the large cities of the United States.
The Board Of Supervisors, of this coun-
tv. met last Saturday and appropriated
SIX hundred dollars for the relief OF d
number of parties rendered destitute by
the FIRE at Edinburg. Some persons we
are informed lost everything but the
clothes they we're wearing when they eS'
capped from their burning houses.
The Presbyterian Congregation and
Sunday School held a church sociable at
the residence of MIR. W. T. Williams on
last Friday night. About ono hundred
ware present. The features of the &C.
casion were vocal and instrumental
music, Refreshments &c. All who were
presen. enjoyed themselves.
DR.. Shields, an eminent physician oil
Tennessee, says: 81 regard Ayers sarsa-
parilla as the best bloed-medicine on
earth, aid l know of many wonderful
cures effected by its use" Physicians all
over the land have made similar state
nents.
Capt. Wesley Makley, Of Alexandria
Va, was buried Wednesday. He wa
one Of the first conductors on the ole
Manassas Gap R. R., when Woodstock
was the terminus, and will be remember
si by many :of our older people with
whom be was very popular During .th'
war be was captain Of cavalry in I'm
boden's Brigade.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marshall, snt
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Marlhall. of Churcl
street, this place, gave sdmptuous din
ner party on Tuesday afternoon, to
large party of their friends, including th'
local editor of the HERALD. Among TIL
guests we're a number of young ladies'
from Toms Brook and Msurertswn,
We regret very much that three vel
written and interesting communications
two from the Fort Valley and ono con
tanning stony Greek items from Llntz'
NH, reached Us too late for this ISSUE
we being compelled to close our form
earlier than usual in order to give the
Office force a few hours holiday. These
communications will appear in our mex
issue.
One or mere days and nights of thi
week have been exceedingly unpleasar
for the railroad men, especially the lac
of the freight trains, upon whom II
cold rain and sleet has a most uncomfOi
table effect, and few men earn the
wages in harder fashion or eontribu
moe to the welfare and happiness Of I'll
people generally. Surely they should
appreciated. How often do these mi
show the highest type of heroism
moments of sudden and appalling DANCE
Edward Na1man, who was shot 0
Christmas day, south of Stanley, Pa.
county, By Virgil Stoneberger, died
Monday night. Coroner Hudson,
Luray, held a post-mortem examinstio
Tuesday. Thirty-seven shots were foul
and ak we're found in the bowels al
two we're in the liver. The verdict OF I
jury of inquest was that Edward Naum'
came to his death from wounds infct'
by gun IN the hands OF Virgil Stor
berger on Dsc Is, 1875. J. NJ. Nauma
who had his throat cut at the same tim
Is out OF danger.
The heavy rain Of Thursday night,
last week. was accompanied by a We
high wind which did considerable dal
age 10 some sections of the conf
Around Mt. Jackson trees aud fehci
were blown and the roof torn from {
residence Of Mr. Tiphen Allen ljr.. at RI
Banks. In the Toms BroOH neighbC
hood the storm was excee Agly sevs
taking the iOof Of the re ence Of ,
c. W. Jones and prOstrst number
trees. fencing, SC, A der Of h'r'