Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-09-03

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which will be sold low. Parties wishing
a supply for PIC MICS sbOuld call on Mr.
Sweeney.
The remains of the late s. A Dame
were disinterred from the Methodist GENE
terry IN this place this week aud takeT
to Luray to be buried beside those of BIZ
wife.
Mr.. JOhu Rowe who has been spending
several weeks with his parents, Mr. ant
Mrs Jas. Rowe, of WllloT Grove, vii
return early next week to bis place o
business IN Washington. D c.
Ne are indebted to Mr.. Saml. Lamher
for basket of excellent grapes. San
was determined that the printers SHOULD
have a taste of his nice grapes even II
the devil did come IN for a share.
We are glad to know that Mr.. Sllal
Baker, son of Mr.. Ephram Bater, tn,
popular merchant of Mt. Olive, who hai
been d dangerously all with typhoid fever,
is improving. DR.. j. W Brown, of Tom,
Brook. is his physician.
J. D. Boyer a. Son have the most com
olete line of fertilizers ever offered to the
trade, at the lowest prices ever h BARD of.
they can give you any ANALYSIS. While
the roads are good, is the time to haul
AID avoid the rush.
The board Of trustees of Front Royal
have given LOtice that cramps and
vsg Abonds," will not bs' tolerated in
that corporation. but will be subject to
arrest, fne aud imprisonment when
caught.
Orkney Springs Is now enjoying one
OF the best seasons they have had for
years. There are now on the grounds
about 25O boSrders. On Saturday l4th
inst there Will be a granl tournament
with a handsome pfze to the rider, soap
pole climbing aud other amuse nents. A
large crowd is expected.
The base ball season of the Valley
League having closed the club of this
players from other places have returned
to their home.
The fight over the Hay Cup between
this club and Winchester ended by
Winchester throwing up the sponge and
forte iting the cup to Woodstock by re
fusing 10 play the deciding game.
Sunday night as Mrs. Milton Boyer, of
south Muhlenburg street, was about re
firing, bullet crashed through the ont
side window blind aud struck in the
room. The shot was fired by some
drur ken persons on the railroad track
who are known and should be punished.
There is entirely too much reckless shoot
ing being done in and around town.
Just as Rev n. H. Skyles. pastor Of
tie Reformed church, was abOut to be-
gin services last Sunday morning, a
telegram was handed hlm, announcing
the death of Mrs. Skvle+ mother. Mrs
Mary Nycum, of Mann's Choice, Pa,
aged - years.
called home by the sickness of her mother
ard spent six weeks at her bedside,
The sad news OF her death, though
oked for. came Sudden at last.
John verts. a Young lad of this place,
bad close call, one night last week. He
was coming home from Harrisonburg on
freight train which did not stop here,
and when near the station he jumped
" hle the train was moving at a rapid
rate. He was painfully bruised aud so
badly stunned that be had but little
recollection of how be reached home. 1t
is only a matter of time with these
riders Of the bumpers, as they are all
gathered ID sooner or later.
The 'hoIue grown melon season is in
full blast, and daily the wagons can be
seen going around or standing on the
streets, loaded with delightful fresh
water melons and cantaloupes Prices
have reached reasonable figu res, and
about every other man you see on bis
way home has from one to as many
II elons as he can carry. We believe
Woodstock according to population uses
more of this delicious and hea ltbful fruit
than any town in the Valley.
Mr. San. Sheet, of this place, killed a
very large rattle srske Tuesday evening.
He was hauling logs for DR.. Riddelle's
saw mill when he saw the snake almost
under the feet of his lead bOrses. Pulling
his horses around as quickly as possible
he dismOunted and attacked the snake
with a club. The vicious reptile struck
at him but Mr.. Sheetz was also doing
some striking, and of the kind that
proved most effective. The snake had
thirteen rattles and a button. Mr.. Sheetz
killed one with nine rattles the week
before.
Our people seem to be taking a lively
interest in the coming Shenandoah
County Fair, which we believe will be
one of the best aud most successful that
has ever been held on these grounds.
Pawnee Bills Great Wild West, which
is now far larger than ever before will
exhibit each day during the four days
of the fair. 1t will probably be the last
time our people will get to see this in
tensely interesting exhibition and they
will doubtless take advantage of it.
my boy came home from school one
dav with his hand badly lacerated aud
bleeding, and suffering great pain says
Mr.. L. j. Schall, with Meyer Bros Drug
Co., St. Louis, Mo. 4 dressed the wound
and applied Cbamberlain's Pain Balm
freely All pain ceased, and in IT,
markably short tim 1t healed without
leaving a scar. For wounds, sprains,
swellings aud rheumatism know CT NJ
medicine or prescription equal to 1t.
consider II household necessity The