Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-24

year. They will fron time to time, an
hounce bargsins of which they desire
the people to get the b,uehs They carry
a large stock and eau eonpste in prices
with any store ia the Valley.
Page Courier: Miss Mary c. P,tmsn,
ADMINISTRATIVE of her sister, Miss Jalia
o. Pitmau, who was killed at Rileyville,
this county. month ago by passenger
train on the n. & W. R R., has brought
suit against the Company tor $4,000
damages. Me.srs. Walton & Brother
are her lawyers.
About four-hft of the people of
Wood. took are in favor of a upply of
good, pure mountain water for the towr.
All we need is organized eff,ft in that
direction. We can get the water aud we
will then be in a position to crowd OR
town with summer bosrders, as well as
to offer inducements to many manufac-
turing enterprises that now pass Us by.
Twins Soda Fountain is in full opera
ZION. Try the Cherry Ripe, and all the
elegant fruit juices, red messina orange,
chocolate, mead, ooco-colG, celery and
every kind of lvored and health giving
drinks with your ice cold sparkling soda
Pure ice cream soda, nothing more de-
lcious OF refreshing, every Saturday
night. Don't forget the place.
Irwiu's Drug Store.
Mrs. Alice Haslett is enclosing the
large grounds around her beautiful new
home on Muhlenberg street with very
handsome iron fence, that ad1s greatly
10 the appearance of what when finish ed
will be one of the handsonest and most
desirable homes in this great Valley Of
beautiful and attractive homes. This
bouse is built of the best material
throughout, and is furnished with all the
modern conyeniences. aud is indeed a
model home.
Some ssonndrel of sneak thief stole
a lighted lantern from rock pile on the
roadway or pike on Main street, few
nights aao, where 1t had been placed to
marx dangerous obstruction TO riding
and driving in the dark. The thief must
have been a bold rascal as the lantern
was stolen from place directly opposite
the residence of the Commonwealth At
torney.
We are glad TO see that our farmers are
becoming much Interested in the turn
pske question. When they MAKE uP
their minds not to be imposed upon, they
will ind the means to maintain their
rights. The best aud snrest place il to
improve the roads running into Wood
stock. so that all can reach tswa with
ont coming over the pike. The Valley
turnpike Is an excellent road and on
people are willing to pay reasonable tolls
Int they are about making up theli
minds not to be imposed upOn. There is
a safe and sure remedy aud if the su-
tborities of the company will not listen tC
reasonable complaints, they may regret il
when 1t is too late.
A fire broke ont in the woods of Mr.
VIM T. Williams, on the river a shor
distance east Of town, on Sunday evening
and burned over several acres before /
vas gotten under control by hard work
Fortunately il was calm, as brisk wine
would have caused heavy damage Il
timber and fencing. A large number Of
persons most of them from town, had beef
in the woods during the day and 1t !
Thought the fire started from the careles
use of match or the ligbred stump of
cigar thrown among the dry leaves
Persons cannot be too careful in sue
things, as a thoughtless act of the kim
NAV cause heavy losses.
The fire insurance adjusters were her'
p last Monday to adjuet the loss by hre o.
the stock of goods of Messrs. Mauck q
+ Young. where the fire occurred on cour
day. The adjusters soon ascertained to
loss. The Orient, company representa-
by Mr.. NJ. W. MAgruSer, paid their shar
Of the loss at once. With the terms nov
offered by the companies represented b
Mr. Magruder, there Is no reason VIII
every man should not keep his propert
insured. Another decided advantage
that when you meet loss, there are
vexatous delays about getting you
money. Messrs. Manck & Young n
ceiyed theirs before the week had Ell
PRED.
stanton, the very much alive city
, Of the upper Valley, now has two dali
newspapers, the Stauuton Daily Tins
having been launched upon the sea
IL journalism a few DAYS ago. 1t is
J. thoroughly live sheet, right up to th
81 times, aud what's rather uuusual In
e small daily, furnishes its readers vii
'e large amount of original eiitOri
: matter. But this Is accounted for wh'
say that Sam Yost. is at the holm, tb
a id veteran editor one Of the ablest al
If keenest newspaper writers in the Stat
70 Jno. B. Locke, a Woodstock boy. al
former employee OF the HEEALD office,
n city editor. and good one he is, tC
- Bright aud quick aud full of love for
profession. It will have 10 be a migh
nimble bit oflocal news that gets aw
from him. We wish the Stanton Da
Times every success. 1t is Republican
politics.
4. II is rumored that two of the passenl
~ trains on the Valley Division b. a o.
- R.. are to be taken of in q shsrt time
the interest of economy. These are ira