Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-23

Mrs. Rebecca Hartman, reliot OF the lat'
Benjamin Hartman, died at her residence
near Maurerto wn, on last Wednesday a.
D. m, aged 50 years.
MI; James Swamp, of Edinburg, anC
MISS Molie S. Coffslt, of near Lebanon
Church, were married by Rev Mir. Bags
on Tuesday evening, at the residence o
Mr.. NJ. W. Magruder, in this place.
The case of W. A. Stricken VS.. w. A
Ridenour to recover possession OF tn'
Stricken dwelling house at Strasourt
.Junet,on was decided on last Wednes
day morning, in favor of w. A. Ridenour
the defendant.
Tae Holy Communion will be celebrat
eh ia Grace Reformed church RinSertoD
noxt Sunday morning, April %, at lO'3O
Rev. ]. r. Garrison. of Harrison6urg
win ASST st the pastor. also an Easter
praise service at the same place at $50
p. IN.
The Shenandoah County 'Teiephon
c.. last Saturday contracted for line
to be built from Lantz's mill to st. Luke
This line will run into the switch board
at Woodstock and will place that section
of the county in Communication with the
entire Valley lines.
The large oil tank which the STANDARD
Oil Company will put in at this lace Is
now here. 1t will contain large
smount of oil. They have also sent a
wagon built purpOsely tor delivering oil
from the tank TO the merchants OF town
and surrounding country.
The cold weather of Monday and Tues
day nights injured the fruit, to what ex
tent Is not yet known. Some parties re-
port all the cherries aud many OF the
oeae5es killed. The result of the fall IN
temperature may not be fully known for
some time. The apples are probably mol
injured at all, IN this section.
The dams at the StOnewall aud Rush
mills. now belonging to DR.. J. l. Triplett
have been repaired and are again running
regularly. DR.. Trplett informs us that
at the time OF the break he had sufficient
quantity of flour on hand to meet all or
ders that came in before the mills were
| in good rnnniny order agaln.
An extra term of the Circuit Court
will be held in this County beginning
next Monday. &c n INST. 1t Is probable
that decisions will then be rendered IN
the cases of L. A Snyder &c. vs.. Jos
Snvder's Admr of Catherine Walton VS.
sc. Williams admr. aud of other cases
This term will be confOed 10 CHANGER
business.
Mr.. P. W. Magruder, one of our PIC
oressive farmers. showed as hens eg
which was e. inches IN circumference
one way and & the other aud welghe
A. ounces strong Some of Mr.. Magru
ders friends suspect that he spends tn
early morning hours III teaching his hens
to lay eggs of that kind. If they cor
tinue in their good work he will adyocat
the passage Of law requiring all egg
! TO be bought and sold by weight.
The Foundry and Machine shopls ro'
omen and has been meeting the demand
for work in that line. We are glad
learn from the prOpristors that order
are Increasing aud they are maxim!
every effort to put the shops u
condition to enable them 20 do all kind
Of machine work for which there is
demand The opening OF these shop
will prove a great convenience to peop
of Shenandoah aud adjoining counties
At convention held by the Republ
cans of Johnston District, IN Woodsto'
on Monday, April 18th, the followin
candidates for district officers we
nominated:
For Supervisor Levi COffman.
Commissioner of Roads>-Geo. R. &c
laday.
o Overseer of Foor-W. E. Roller.
{ Contradiction. ". Hotel.
Justices of the Peace-H. A. Irwin al
C. S. Miller.
4 Mrs. Barbara Miller, relict of the lal
= Daniel Miller, died at the residence
her son-ln-law, Mr.. Daniel Lichliter'
this place, on last Sunday Light, aged
d wears. 10 months and II DAYS. MI
Miller had been consistent member
e the Methodist church, for oyer fifty veal
r She was highly esteemed by large mi
V Der Of acquaintance aud friends h
funeral service was conducted by b
!. pastor, Rev H H. Kennedy, assisted
- DR.. P. D. Stephenson, on last Tuesday
:. Services commemorating the convent
Of the Westminster Assembly in LOnd
IN 1913. will be held in the Presbyterls
church 10 HarrisonbuTg on the oath
=. 25fh of this month. The 29th instant
the two hundred and fftleth anniversa
of the day on which the Westminis
Assembly completed the historic fc
81 nations which have ever since been t
. doctrinal standard of the Presbyteri
, church. These services will doubtless
attended 10y some of the ablest minis
ID of that denomination in Virginia.
'e The letter Published in another colul
rs shows that our citizens have IN Mr..
". Magruder, the kind of Insurar
j. Agent that they want. Every loss VIII
% has been met with by any parties insu
K by him has been promptly settled and
adiusters have not only been prompt
IT, very liberal in their settlements.
he Magruder's rates have been uniforI
rs reasonable aud there is certainly no
La cnse for a man whe owns property
running the risk OF losing 1t by tire wi
70 he can have it insured at very low II
~ IN companies winch pay promptly.
he We have received the first humble