Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22

hospital at Fortress Monroe.
Geo. F. Eyy, of the southern part {
this county, who was sentenced in on
county court in Oct. 1890, to seven yeal
In the penitentlary for horse stealing
vas recently pardoned by Gov. O'Ferral
The B & O. R. r. will have all thei
ears, freight and passenger, painted blue
We learn that the passenger trains o
the Valley Division are to be overhaule'
and put in nice condition for the summe
| travel.
If the young men of the Valley coun
les continue to pour into Davis W. Va
at the present rate that place will hay
"a population but little loss tina L)1lol
before the summer is over.
On Friday morning of last week tn
body of David HOusen, a young IN 'rried
man, was found 10 the woods III tn
southern part of Page county, with
gunshot wound IN the breast. 1t il
supposed to have been case OF suicide
a, be had been Respondent for some time
Hog cholera 10 fatal form has made
its appearance in Page co1nty. The
Courier" OF Luray, says G. w. Broyles
and Thomas A. Sonsrs, OF that county,
have each lost eighteen or twsnty h'5s
from this much dreaded disease IN the
past few weeks.
The Young Peoples Christian Union Of
the U. B. Church, will hold festival al
Toms Brook on Friday, Saturday and
Monday nights, May 22d, 23l and 25th,
for the benefit of the Church. The mill
tary and j. o, U. ~ with music will
turn out on Monday evening.
Get after the bugs snd in1ects now be-
fore they get in their work. At lrwin's
Drug Store you will find big supply of
Paris Green, London Purple, aud insect
powders aud destroyers warranted to do
the work for all these pests Ii sou want
10 kill the rose slugs Irwins have the
stuff.
A meeting of young men was held IN
the Court house here on Saturday night
for the purpose of organizing camp OF
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Between 30 and 40 names were enroll
ed. and after transscting other business
the meeting adjourned to Saturday even
ing. May 23rd. at which time the organ
cation will be completed.
Gen. Jno. E. Roller, of Hsrrissnburg,
and Mr.. William A. Pence, of Timber
vile, were elected delegates from the
Virginia Classls, to the General SYNOD Of
the Reformed church, which meets May
9th, at Dayton, Olio. ReVs. N. H.
Skyles, of Woodstock, and Fl. Dltzler, Of
Mt. jackson, are the clerical delegates to
the General Synod from the Virginia
Chassis.
We are glad to hear that the cOlOred
brass band of tins place, is to be re-
viyed again They had a good band a
fsw years ago, but ,hortly after pro-
curing nice uniforms they disbanded.
The colorsd men of town have consider
able musical talent among thom, and if
they get down to work in real earnest
they will soon have a good baud.
The sir in some parts OF town IS heavy
with foul smells caused by the deposits
CT disease breeding filth and mud by the
heavy rain of last week. he sooner
this stuff is removed and the place
thoroughly disinfscted the safer it will
be ior all in those sections. 1t will not
take such places long under the hot sun
to develop diseases of 9 deadly charac'
ter.
The National Busiuss, College Ran
oke, Va, evidently does gsod thing for
her studsnts Daring the past two
weeks, two graduates we're sent to NSr-
folk ons placed in Roanoke, aud one IN
stanton, Va. Some schools have the
righteousness of being able to place all of
Their graduates, and the above named in
stitution, seems to be among the most
successful. Write them for College
Journal.
The Moorefeld Examiner says: Nr.
Oscar Beam and little son Hugh, went to
Woodstock. Va, on Thursday Of last
week to see Mr.. Beams sister, Mrs.
Bsuserman, who has been quite sick.
1t also says Chas. Swisher made little
trip to Woodstock last Sunday, returning
Tuesday. He brought home Miss Ger
trude Taylor, of near Fayetteville, who
attended school tho past session at
Lacey's Springs, Va aud has been visit
ing at Woodstock for several weeks.
The case of Mr.. B. F. Borden, of Tom S
Brook, against the Receivers of tie
Norfolk L Western r. K, in which Nc,
Borden claimed Sl,S0e damages for the
burning of bis Stsve Factory at Llmeton,
in Warren county, last September by
sparks from an engine Of the above named
road, was tried IN the circuit court OF
Warren county last week, the Jury CIV
Ing a verdict for $1,000 Mr., Borden
was represented by VI. L. Walton and
O'Flsherty & Fulton, and the defense by
Mr. Trsvers.
We regret to say that we very often
have sent in obituary notices Of far too
great length for us to publish. w
would like to be obhging in such things
and publish every line sent 10 by those
Tho sorrow over the loss Of some loved
one, hut it is utterly impossible for as tC
do so, as it would consume much more
Of our space than can be spared.
Hereafter such notices must be con
aned to ten lines, a. that is - much ~
we can possibly publish gratis For al
oyer that, one cent word will be charged
the money to accompany the article.
Mr.. J. A. Dysart, P. G. of Ashb!
Lodge No 81. o. o. F., Of this place,
has been commissioned by the Crane
Lodge of Virginia District Deputy