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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
TATE OF VIRGINIA.
Woodstock, Va, April 5, 1922.

WOODSTOCK, a., April D, 1872.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
sCourt of Shenandoah County
In VACATION.
E. j. Miller, Gdn. ct ais
VS.. In Chancery.
EWilliam c. Miller, Admr. ct ais.
Take notice that j. V. Miller has filed
a petition in the above named suit -
that Catherine L. Miller Charles NJ
Miller, Lester E. Miller, Vesper P. Mil
Ter, Gladys R. Miller, Douglass Miller,
infants under q years of age, j. Will
liam Harpine, administrator, d. b. n. of
William c. Miller, deceased, E. j. Mil
Ter, in her own right and as guardian
of the five children of William c. Mil
Ter, deceased, John A. Miller, Benjamin
F Miller George w. Miller and J. V.
Miller, be made parties defendant to
this petition and required to answer
the same, but answer under oath is
expressly waived -; that guardian ad
Item be appointed to defend the rights
of said infant defendants, who shall
answer this petition under oath
that all proper funds or money to which
the said infants, Lester E. Miller and
Vesper P. Miller, may be entitled, shall
be paid and delivered to your petitioner,
J. V. Miller, duly qualified foreign
guardian for the use and benefit of
said wards, and that the required stat
utory notice of the application for the |
removal of such funds shall be pub
ished once week in a newspaper |
published in this County for four sue |
,essiye weeks.
OTTO V. PENCE, CLERK.
Walton & Walton, p. q.
Apr. 7-4wks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
MI. Jackson

Death claimed one of Mt jackson S
useful citizens when last Monday even
ing between and 9 o'clock, Mr.. John
Shaeffer passed away. Mr.. Shaeffer
had been in failing health for the past
year and his many friends were not
surprised TO near of his Ideath. He
leaves his wife and two sisters, Mrs.
Sarah Firth and Miss Maggie Shaeffer
and one brother, Mr.. Jeff Shaeffer
Of Mt jackson. Having no child
rem OF their own Mr.. and Mrs. Shaeffer
have reared several other children, one
Of whom was with them at the time of
his death.
Funeral services were held at the
Lutheran church by his pastor Rev.
Paul L. Roger at o'clock, Wednesday
interment being made in Clover Hill
c..'".@ly near town.
l,saes Annie Wharton, Willie Lee
Pa. lie and Bob Bird motored to Win
chester and Front Royal Sunday.
The High School baseball team went
= S.rasburg Tuesday evening to plav
the Strasburg team. Score for the game
was II to 8 in favor of Strasburg
The boys also played a game with
Woodstock last Friday evening with a
score Of 81 to %.
Hubert Moore returned Monday from
a business trip to Washington.
The agricultural class, under the
of the teacher, Mr.. Ora
ham are putting down the new audit
orlum chairs at the school building.
Miss Sydney Artz spent the week
end with her mother Mrs. Jas. P. Artz
near Woodstock.
Julia Evans, the little daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs, Allie Evans has been
very sick, she is being treated by Dr.
R. B. Mitchell and DR.. Downey of Edin
burg.
Elizabeth Shutters, daughter of Mr.
md Mrs. Harry Shutters has lust re-
oVered from severe attack Of grippe.
Mr.. Joseph Moffet who has been at |
trasburg taking treatment from DR..
White spent part of the past week att
lrs. W. c. Payne,s where Mr.. and
lrs. Moffet have been staying for the
asst few months.
J.
Miss Beulah Cell and Mrs. Bess Cell {
ickering visited their mother Mrs. D. l.
. Cell at Broadway Sunday. IL
Rev. Mr.. Tyler presiding elder {
reached to large audience at the !
ethodist church here Sunday evening. | +
Rev. Mr.. Smallwood moved into the I
lrsonage, vacated by Rev. M. D. FL .
ore last week s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Prisoner Kills Self

Charlottesville, Va, April 11-Joseph
Rogers, As, farmer, recently lodged
in jail here on a charge of killing Tur-
ner Shifflett, hanged himself in his cell
today.
The prisoner had torn strip from
his overalls and made moose which he
attached to steam pipe across the top
of the cell. In conversation with pris-
oner in adjoining cell astnight Rogers
expressed the fear that he would 90 to
the electric chair. The murder with
which Rogers was charged was said TO
have resulted from bad blood" that
had existed between the men. Shifflett
was single and son of Alfred Shifflett
a prosperous farmer near Elkton.
Rogers leaves wife and eight child
rem, the eldest only IS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Two Stills Found In Home Of
Man Serving Jail Term

Harrisonburg, Va, April 11-While
her husband, Edward Shifflett, is serv-
ing Observation-Disclosures sentence
in the State Penitentiary ona charge of
fatally stabbing "Dosh" Garrison, in a
drunken brawl near Shifflett's home
county officers Monday raided Mrs.
Shifflett's home. 1t is alleged they
found two ten gallon capacity stills in
operation on the kitchen stove
Mrs. Shifflett's brother, Russell Via,
was arrested and lodged in jail here,
while the two stills and $50 gallons of
mash were seized
Mrs. Shifflett recognized the sheriff
when she saw him approaching her
home with two deputies yesterday
evening and met him at the gate with
the assertion that she was mot CON
nected with anything they might find
in there"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14

The last few warm days made
a big change in gro wing crops.
Samuel Shipe who has been
sick for the past few weeks has
recovered
Mrs. Noah Cave ST., is very i'll.
Henry Burner is building an
edition to his house which will
be quite an improvement to his
home.
Tobias Baker is digging well
at his barn.
Last Saturday evening Mrs.
VIM, Shipe gave Mr.. Shipe a
surprise birthday singing, the
guests we're: Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
O'Flaherty, Miss Mapha, Maud,
and Sada, Otis, Villa and G.
A. O'Flaherty, Miss Della Tam
kin. Mrs. Lizzie Kibler, Miss
A 1nIe Shipe, Fred Lichliter
and wife, Miss Edith Good,
Geo. Eutsler, SAM Shirley, Miss
Mary Ritenour, Harry Rosen-
berger, Victor Glenn, Charles
Shipe, Miss Leona Golladay,
f. K. Smith and wife. At 1l:3O
refreshments were served.
Samuel Shipe was a visitor at
the home of E. r. Smith the
first Of the week.
Melvin Walters was at DERRICK
on business the first of the week
Mrs. William Barr of near Dilbecl
who has been critically i'll is improving
and hopes are entertained for her en-
| tire recovery.
Mr.. Jack Burner who has beeI
seriously i'll for several weeks was
visitor in Winchester recently wher
he went to consult Dr. Anderson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Sir Conan Doyle

Arrives In AmeriC +

New York, April I0-Sir Ar
thur Conan DOYLE. creator Of the
materialistic Sherlock Holmes,
but now a sincere believer III
things spiritual, arrived here to-
night to raid America.
Il propose to make raid on
A mericsn skepticism." he said in
explaining the purpose of his
proposed lecture tour.
Stepping onto American shores
from the White Star liner, Baltic
for the first time in seven years,
til. distinguished author adj
m:tted that the memory aud rep
uta ton Of the master detective
still surround him but asserted
that he had definitely and ell
Enthusiastically graduated from
material to spiritual things. 1t
is not that Sherlock was out oil
place or indiscreet, but Sir Arthur
declared he had Learned the
truth, and Sherlock Holmes,
however interesting and alua bic
as friend, has no place III ny
life now"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
STATE OF VIRGINIA.
y I n I Il VI LNO I N I II
Woodstock, Va, April u, 1922.
Shenandoah Circuit Court, to-wit
I'M NkCArJnN

Woodstock, Va, April u, 1922.
Shenandoah Circuit Court, to-wit
In VACATION.
The Philadelphia Trust Co. CmpIts
VS.. In Chancery.
Margaret S. Covell ct ais Defts,
Take notice, The Philadelphia Trust
Co. has filed a petition in the above
named suit that Margaret S Covell by
her guardian ad Item shall answer this
petition under oath that the said Ster.
ling B. Catlin, w. E. Gasswell and Mrs.
Palmer Campbell be required to answer
in proper person, but not on oath the
oath being hereby expressly waived
that the proceeds of said sale to Cren
shaw to which the said Margaret s.
Covell is entitled (after all proper costs
of suit and sale and accrued taxes have
been paid shall be paid and delivered
to your petitioner and duly qualified
foreign guardian, for the use and bene-
fit of said Ward that reasonable At
torneys fee be allowed for the filing
of this petition and that the required
statutory notice for the removal Of
such funds shall be published for four
successive issues in newspaper pub
ished in this county.
OTTO V. PENCE, CLERK.
Walton &: Walton, p. q.
Apr. 14-4wk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Mt. Olive

Miss Eleanor Baker was given a de-
IIghttul birthday surprise at her home
Sunday. After attending church Sun
day morning Miss Baker returned home
where she found the table laden with
a most elaborate birthday dinner.
Those who joined in this pleasant an
niversary were-Mrs. Harry Hickman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Keller
and family, Mrs. Silas Baker and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. Heaton Wyncoop who
visited relatives at Bluemont the latter
part of last week returned home Sun
day evening they were accompanied
by Mrs John Anderson and Mrs.
Edna Wyncoop and little son of that
place.
MIR. and Mrs, Carl Keller are spend
ing this week with Mr.. Keller's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Keller. Hay-
ing purchased the home eff Mrs. Philip
Borden they already have taken possess
sion and expect to begin house keep
ing in the near future. We extend to
Mr.. and Mrs Keller hearty welcome
to this our town.
Rev. Mr.. Duttrel preached his first
sermon in the M. E. Church here
Sunday morning. The sermon was an
excellent one and was appreciated by
the congregation.
Rev. Homer Anderson will deliver
an Easter sermon Sunday at St.
Matthew Church at 2;30 p. m.
Our people are all busy now behind
the plough, hoe, rake and shovel in
order to see which one will be the first
to enjoy new potatoes and peas.
Mr.. and Mrs j. P. Snarr and grand
Paul and Gladys Snarr spent
Sunday with Mr.. Guy Stickley and
amiIy at the river near Strasburg.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
ku kIux In HarriSOnburQ

Harrisonburg. Va, April s-A
chapter Of the ku klux Khan has
been organized in Harrisonburg,
according to a statement last
night of a field representative Of
the Khan, who has been working
in Harrisonburg since an address
by DR.. J. H. Hawkins, of Nor
folk here March %, in the in
terests Of the khan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Maurert0tvn

Miss Lizzie Rhodes, who has been .
furloughed from the Bureau of Print !
ing and Engraving at Washington came
to her home Monday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Rhodes.
Mrs. V. S. Shaffer and children
William and Katherine Slower, who
visited at Berryville with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Slower, came home with her
husband Monday, in their car.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Bentz, of
Hagerstown, were here Sunday to at
tend the S3rd birthday of Mrs. Martha
Spiker the mother of Mrs. Bentz. Mrs.
B, H. Meredith who had been visiting
with them accompanied them to her
home here
Clarence L. Conner Rural Letter
Carrier on route No. left for Wash
ington Sunday morning. tits reported
that he came home a benedict.
On last Saturday afternoon the auto
of Mark Rush driven by Mrs. Rush
struck the buggy driven by Howard
C. Rosenberger on the Valley Pike at
the intersection of the Zion Road and
Pike The auto was going South and
owing to the P. 0. building neither
MIR. Rosenberger nor Mrs. Rush was
able to see the other The car hit the
| hind wheel of the buggy throwing
Mr.. Rosenberger out on the pike.
The auto striking a hitching post
in front of j. Stark store. Mr.. Rosen-
berger was rendered unconscious and
had the right side of his head cut for
) II inches. Dr. Shaver rendered
/ medical aid by putting a stitch in the
: wound, he was also injured on the
: right leg and has had to use a crutch
: for several days Mr. Rushs car had
the fender and front axle damaged.
This is very dangerous crossing OF
: the roads, and due care should be eX-
e ercised by all persons. using this road
Last week, while blowing in the fielC
= opposite the Valley Pike Church, where
the Copps School House was for years
VIM Beydler powed up ,: dollar gol(
+. piece, dated 1861. while Geo Saum ant
$ Dr. D. L. Shaverwere attending schoC
e at the Cops School House in the late
SOS about 1868 or SO, the lad Gee
V Saum found a gold watch near wher
l. the gold piece was found, DR.. Shave
Sc cured the gold p dollars from Nj
mi Beydler, and it is believed the waite
AZ and gold piece were both lost by
9rl Union soldier during the civil war.
Mrs. w. {. Shaver was taken to tn
5. Rockingham Memorial Hospital at Ha
e, risonburg on Thursday for an oper;
tn ton by her brother-in-law DR., D.
re Shaver. II is hoped by her frienc
that she will get relief. Dr. Snal
av was the surgeon.
i'd Irving, the young son Of Mr.. an
Mrs. Luther kohne who had been sic
ed for week, is convalescent.
The Brethren Sunday School W
hold their Easter service Sunday nigh
+" at the Brethren Church. The public
u invited to be present
"a
The Civic League will render II
comedy drama "A pair Of Countl
Kid" at the High School Building
Friday and Monday nights, April IA
- and 18th respectively
is The next meeting of the Glitter
Club will meet at Mr. and Mrs O.
Peers Tuesday night May 10th, at
d o clock
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The revival meeting which was begun


at the Christian Church here last Thurs
day night continues to grow in interest
and enthusiasm Rev. A. B. Stickley,
minister has been doing some excellent
preaching. While Rev. Mr.. Stickley is
learned and cultured he breaches the
gospel in such simple way. child
can understand him The services will
continue over next Sunday night. Mr..
and Mrs. B. S. Rau, sang a pretty
Duet Sunday night, at the morning
services Miss Louise Whissen, and Mrs.
Rau sang fine Duet Next Sunday
morning and night will be great day
at this Church. the Holy Communion
will be celebrated at the morning hour.
Mrs. Charles Sherman, of Pittsburg,
came Saturday to spend a week with
Mrs. John Irwin, at Columbia Furnace.
Mrs. Pitt Fultz has returned from a
visit to her mother Mrs. John Fur az
| Harrisonburg.
Rev. W. H. Causey, d. D. the man
whom every body loves to hear preach
delivered great sermon Sunday night
| at St. Pauls Reformed Church, to 8
large audience, He will preach agair
Sunday April 80 at 10:45 and administer
the Holy communion.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Chandler, Of
IStrasburg spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Zirkle
Rev. G. w. Slower D. D. Presiding
Elder of Winchester District u B
| Church preached an excellent sermon
last Wednesday night at the U. B.churcl
here, and held the quarterly confer
jenCe.
| Among those from here who hav,
attended the great revival meeting a
| the United Breth rem Church in Harris
onburg, where they heard that won
derful and cultured orator Mrs. Vii
ginia Ropp, preach was Mr.. and Mrs
) S l.. Marston, Miss Louisa Whisser
Mrs. Laura Whssen, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Ruby, c. H, HeadIey, Miss SaIli
Hisey. They say she is the most re
markable speaker they ever heard
: The Rev. w. L. Darr went to Hal
i risonburg today on business.
). Lee EmswiIer prohibition inspecto
y OF Richmond, Va. spent last week vi
+ ting his father Levi Emswiler, at II
Edinburg Hotel
S. Harry Wisman returned Saturda
se night from business trip to Pennsy
N vania and Maryland
,. Mrs. Sedwick Hisey is seriously
at their home on Main ST, and h
many friends are much alarmed ov
H. her condition.
The many friends of Mr.. and Nj
r Charles Cleland, Of Columbia Furnac
of extend their sympathy to them, DO
father, mother and two children a
all i'll with Influenza.
II Miss Mildred Orndorff went Frid
= to Winchester to spend the week-el
G with her sister Mrs. NJ. Z Gore.
d Next Sunday morning the Unit
er Brethren Sunday School will render
in short Easter program.
lie Miss Margaret Cooper and Miss Cla
- keene Of Baltimore, Md, are guests
= Miss Edith Miller and Miss Eli
re beth Cooper
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Deadlock In Jury
Trying II. L. Taylor

Unable to agree on a verdict,
the jury trying the case of Hug II
l.. Taylor, colored dining-room
car waiter, of Roanoke. Va, for
manslaughter in connection with
the death of AtweIl II. Guard,
yea lthy Frederick county farmer
who was stuck by Taylor's me-
forcycIe last November 10, was
cd from further consid-
ration of the case by Judge
W Whiting in Circuit Court.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Death Of Mrs. Ray Coffman

Mrs. Stella Richmond Coffman, wife
of Ray Coffman, died suddenly at her
home, near Jadwyn Wednesday night
at the age of Is years.
Surviving are her husband, two
young children, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Richmond of Saumsville,
four sisters, Mrs. Hester Sucker, and
MS. Florence Walton. of Washington,
MIS-. Ida Gochenour, of Saumsville and
Mrs. Lizzie Borden, Of Mt. Scion, six
brothers, Jesse, Perry, John, Stanley,
Roy and Walter Richmond.
Funeral services were held at Saums.
vile At ten O'Clock Saturday morning.
Death at all TIMES brings grief, but
when devoted young mother 4 taken
the los seems douAU ereA&.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
EGG ROLLING

An Egg Rolling" and Egg Hunt
will be held on the lawn at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Boyer on Eas-
ter Monday in the afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock.
Hundreds of eggs will be hidden on
the grounds and will be given to the
children who find them. The child
who finds most will receive a prize,
Admission ten cents. Benefit Young
Peoples Missionary Society NJ E. Church
Miss Frances Hughes, of Harrison
burg, was the guest of Miss Elizabeth
Burner, this week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Vim. Zeialer, Jr., Now President
Royal Baking Powder En-

Following the resignation of
Willis l.. Carey, as president of
the Royal Baking Powder Com
pany. William Ziegler. Jr. was
unanimously elected to that Office
at meeting Of the Board of Di-
reciors on April 3. Mr.. Ziegler.
Jr. who is large stakeholder in
the Company, has long taken an
active interest in its affairs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Community Life Campaign

The Community Life Campaign
to be held in every community |
in Virginia during the month of
May, is to be conducted unders
the auspices Of the State Council |
Rural Agencies. At the last |
meeting of the Council Chairman
X Walton Moore appointed a |
Committee TO make plans to con-
duct the statewide campaign IN
ding the most remote districts
of the state to bring about closer
aud more effective cooperation
among the various stale wide
rural agencies. The aims and
purposes are:
Ist. To arouse the people to a
s-nse of community responsibility
and 10 organize for self-help.
2nd. To promote an inte lligent
public sentim ent BY making
known the best that is being done
FIR rural Improvement in Virginia
and the nation, by putting strue
s.lrg communities III touch with
sources of help and information.
5rd. A close and more effective
cooperation OF ali the existing
agencies so that the point O.
view of the community will al
WAYS be the point of view Of each
The slogan is KNOW YOUF
COMMUNITY BETTER"
The home, the church, tn
school. the farm, health, trans
rortatiOn aud recreation viii r.
carefully discussed and studio
nd efforts put forth iii eve:'
county to develop progres>lN'
programs for the enrichment an'
develo of community lite
To this end the support and Ill
terest ofall the teachers, minis
tiers, school authorities, heaitl
workers, the various farmers an
citizens organizations, the he
Cross, the editors OF all rewspa
pers, home and county demonstra
ton and agricultural agents an
all organizations engaged !
statewide rural work, is belnI
enlisted.
There will be 500 local, stat
and national speakers and DR.. K
K Flanagan, Chairman Of tn
Speakers Bureau, is Arranging
the details of that phase Of Ill
work. Hon. Harris Hart, Supt
of Public Instruction, is Char
man of the General CommittC
and Dr.. J. P. Mcconnell, Press
dent of the Radford Norma
School, is Chairman Of the Or
ganiza tion Committee, with til
following helpers: Dean Charlie
G MapLi~ of tile University o
Virginia, MIS-. B. B. Muntord
President Of the CO-operatlv
Education Association. DR., )
c Mitchell of the University e
Richmond, Mr.. J. II. Montgomer,
Methodist S. S. Board of Fir
ginia, Miss Florence H. StubbS
Farmville Normal School, Mrs
F. C. Beverly of the Whitnei
Farm Life School, DR.. William /
Sanger, Secretary Of the Vlrglr1;
Teachers Association and George
w CIV. Secretary State Coun>i
of Ruto. Agencies.
The earnest cooperation o.
every citizen of Virginia is need
ed 10 make this Campaign a sue.
cess.
Secretary. Gro. w. Guy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
CIassmate of Wilson Dies
ESTABLISHED 1898.

Newark, N. J., April Sword
was received today of the death
at Roanoke. Va, Of Rev. James
L. Leeper, a PRESBYTERIAN min
lister, who was a clssmate Of
Woodrow Wilson, at Princeton.
He was the pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church here more
than thirty Years ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-04-14
Eggs For Sale.

Imperial White Pekin Duck Eggs,
8 for so cents. Goose Eggs q cents
per piece.
C S GILL.
App. TT Route ! Waooddock N.