Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-03

Maple sugar has been rather scarce I'D
this market this season while the price
indicates that the sap this year was
taken right from the very highest
branches of the trees.
While a north bound morning freight
was shifting cars at Ediuburg on Tues
day morning, we learn that Mr.. Henry
Hickman was struck by rapidly NOV
ing car as be was crossing a side track,
and badly hurt about the head.
4 compile of travelling takers, of course
With something wonderful t. sell, gave
free entertainment on Court square on
Tuesday night, to a good audience OF
bows and the usual number of men. The
fellow with the bones could rattle them
to the queens taste.
A Judge recently decided that after
young man has called on young lady
twenty-five times. the presumption is that
he means business. Look out, boys, the
girls are keeping a record of your calls,
and when the Limit is once passed, the
trap is snapped.
A lady in this place says she would
like to have the apparatus which Edison
recently invented, net that she doubts
her husbands word, but 1t would BIS so
convenient to know jest what amount he
has in bis pocket booa, before she asks for
money.
I have a very Gne stock of shade and
ornamental trees, sed best varieties of
roses, geraniums, verbenas &C, in fine
condition. have also Asters, Phlox,
Dianthns and other bedding plants which
will sell by the dozen at very low rates.
For catalogue apply to
Mrs P. S. Wright,
Middletown, Va.
id. BOYER & Soa have the most prao-
teal and complete line OF riding aud
walking oultiyators, single, double and
triple shovel plows ever offered to the
trade IN this section before, at unheard OF
low prices; also full line of the celebrat-
81 PLANET, Jr. garden tools, including
garden plowS, and horse hoe cultivators
These goods need no recommendation
they are sold on their merits. Come IN
sad get grices aud be convinced.
Il
Mr.. Gilbert Walden, of Virginia, tL'
famous southern elocutioDist, will give
fone Of bis bright aud highly enjoyable
entertainments in Twins Opera Hall, OF
Wednesday night, April 9Th. for thu
benefit Of the Memorial Fund Of The
Daughters of the COnfederacy,'. of thi
place. Mr.. Walden comes to US mos
highly recommended by such persons 8
Senator Juo. W. Daniel, Pawnee Bill
and many others. As this entertainment
is for the benefit of a cause that shoul'
appeal to every one. We hope to see i
most literally pstronized.
The Rev. C. H. Buchanan. of Fincasile
found a moment away from the confer
snce on last Friday morning at which
time be addressed the students of thu
National Business College. Of Roanoke
Iva, on the subj act "The value O
thought" Mr.. Buchanan is evidently
thinker. His illustrations aui word
} we're forcible. He practically portrsye
to the students Of that Institution th
difference between systematic though
aud mere brutal force.
The above address was very much al
. preciated by the students AMI teachers {
, that institution, aud they extend to bii
and TO all others whs have mOmsnt
devote to the education OF our young Pee
pie, an invitation to visit them.
, In Fredericksburg, the council adoptt
a resolution restoring the old names
the streets. IL would be wise to do
ia Woodstock. Before the revolutions
war, our streets bore Eoglish nam'
whether their use became unpopular,
account Of the animosity Of our revol
!. tionary fathers towards the English,
they were lost sight of from some 9th
csnse, We do not know; blt we do kno
that the cid records in the Frederi
: c ,unty Clerks office, and some few
:, our clerks Office, give the original nau
of the streets Of our town. From th'
records we learn that over a hpndr
= years ago, Main street was known
y King strestS huhIenberg as Queen sire
= Church, as 2uke William; Spring,
, Pitt; BiEb. as~Nartin; ard Locust,
!, Fairfax The othefSstreets, We bave
!. doubt, had names, slfNf Which We're
- sight of before our town. eonncil adop
the names now 10 dse.