Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-14

anything of this kind. OF course they 90
to the expense, trouble and work 80 they
can cut every bloom of the moment
some cheeky person calls for them.
Our county is becoming infested with
tramps to an extent that is far from
greeabie. These travelling gentlemen
are rather avoiding The towns and spread
ing ont into the country. Every one Of
thess fellows will bear Watching, aud
very often a shot goo will come in
mighty Mandy.
Gen. ). E B. Stuart Camp Confederate
Veterans of Berryville. httingly observed
the anniversary of Stonewall JAckson's
d .a,h on Monday. Turner Ashby Camp,
,f Winchester, were present along
with lsrge number of old Yeter'
aus AID Others. A worry interesting adj
dress was made by Col. Muniord, OF
Richmond.
A house belonging to Mr.. Charles T.
Trenary, on south Main street, Winehes-
tel. was almost totally destroyed by fire
on Tuesday morning about o'clock. Mr.
Trenary and wife were reused by smoke
to find the rear Of their house in Hines,
aud had only time TO dress themselves
and two children and escape. The loss is
about 500, with no insurance.
The hard shell potato beetles are be-
coming a very serious pest IN this sec
tcn. They are destroying the young
tomato plants by eating ont the buds ana
In many instances eating the entire
plant. IN many gardens they destroy all
the plants as fast as thew are set ont
Some of orr gardeners are fesorting TO
paris green as the only means of saving
their plants.
Charles Hoar, ayouug man living near
Mlddletown, Frederick county, Va, was
epticed from his home into the WOODS on
Thursday night of last week, where be
was seized by fifteen men tied to a tree
and dashed almost into insensibility. lie
was then left to drag himself home.
No cause is known for the brutalassault'
aud tue people of that section are trying
TO discover the persons who were engaged
in 1t.
Tn. residence of Joseph Snapp, on
Main street Strasburg. was destroyed oy
fire with almost all its contents on sat
nrdsv last. The was under fierce
beadway before it was discovered ano
o,ly one or two articles of furniture were
were gotten out. An adjoining house
canght fire but by tie good work Of
hpcket brigade il was saved. 1t is no
known how the fire originated ID MT
Snaps house. The loss is about s'VO
with no insurance.
Thirty-seven marble headstones ar
being prepared to mark the graves of th'
Confederate soldiers who fell in th
battle of New Market, May 18th, 1864
land who are buried in St. Mathews
Lutheran grave yard, of that town. Th
success of this work is mainly due tt
Can't. Jack Adams. q gallant old Con
federate whose heart is still as rue an'
brave as It was in thoss long wears
war in which be fought so bravely TO
the right. All honor to him.
Edward HicksrsOn, a young boy, wa
shot and seriously wounded IN Strasbur
on Saturday afternoon by young DO
named Crawford. IL seems that youn
4 era wford was getting down from a TIE
when a cat rife which be had IN b
hand was accidentally discharged tn
ball passing through the arm of yonn
Hickersou and entering bis side. Th
hall has been extracted but the wOun
is considered dangerous.
On last Friday begging tramp attacl
ca his companion, an old man, who vi
I very drank at the time, and kicked hi
severely in the face. The difficulty o.
curred near the depot aud Agent Chal
man at once arrested the tramp, who +
while was very impudent. His remark
and the pitiable appearance OF bis vlctl
so aroused the indignation of a numb
of citizens, that they were almost read
70 lynch MIN. He was turned over to Il
q town authorities aud sentenced by th
n MAYOR to fifteen days in jail.
DON'T forget that Judge Farrar, d
great and only original "Johunie Rel
p Will be here Cd the night of Monds
MAY 18th, and give one OF his inimitab
y entertainments. He is without a peer
70 his delineations of Old Virginia cbaraC
ers and times, and his representations
D war scenes and incidents from the SOut
Of ern side are very pathetic as we'll
le humorous. The price of admission
II small and as the proceeds are for Il
b.neft of the Confederate Vetera
% Camp and the Daughters of the GO
= federacy, every one should attend q
+ without fail and you will meyer regret
IT In the course of DR.. Broughton's 81
mon in Roanoke Sunday night on 'FamC
lis Women of the New Testament" he is
=, ported to have said: There is no ha
" 10 being beautiful if you don't lie to do
r No woman has right to paint and cat
man and then let him wake up to s
that he's married to breathing corps
" Before ia marry any one that con
, along I'd be an old maid until my tee
=. drop out. It's easier to get new set
teeth than to get rid of an old stick
husband
The Woodstock team are expecting
10 win the pennant. by the pitching
Warren. They will find out before
Z" season ends that he is not the only twil
in the Valley League-WincheS
Sc Evening NewsItem.
nd While Warren is a splendid pitc
and nightly handy to have around IL
at hosa hall game. he is not the only pla