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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
KEEP A COPY"

The Daily News-Record of Harri-
sonburg says:
THE Shenandoah Herald of Wood
stock published special Edinburg
Homecoming Edition, Friday, a copy
of which every home in Madison Dis
trict should preserve 1t carries many
articles telling of the history of Ed
inburg, its churches, its business and
business and its social and public in
terest activities. Edinburg will eele-
brate its homecoming during the
week of August 2. There will be in
teresting events every day of the
week. Harrisonburg has many ties
with Edinburg, and the good people
of Rockingham, who wish a motor
ride on Edinburg's Home Coming
Week, should make it point to visit
the enterprising next-door neighbor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
ON WAY TO QUEBEC

Mr.. Hugh McRae of Wilmington
N. c.. passed through Woodstock re-
Gently, on his way to Quebec.
Mr.. McRae is one of the men who
is influential in developing the pro-
posed automobile route from Miami
Fla, to Quebec.
The route will take the name OF
the Black Bear Trail. Coming from
Florida through Georgia, South Car
DINA, to Asheville, N. c., 1t will pass
on to Bristol, Tenn, through south
western Virginia, and enter the
Shenandoah Valley at Roanoke.
Touching Gettysburg and Harris
burg, Pa, it will go through Morris
town. N. j., and over the Hudson at
Bear Mountain, where a handsome
and wonderful suspension bridge has
recently been opened. Thence it will
pass Saratoga, Fort Ticonderoga, and
on through New England to Quebec.
Mr.. McRae reported to Col Bench
oht Whohi nc sisiacu ufieHy, that the
road to Asheyille, N. c., is in splen-
did shape. with one detour from Gal
ak. BY the end of the summer this
highway should be clean path of
macadam to the South.
The Black Bear Trail enthusiasts
win hold convention in Winchester
next June.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
HERALD STORY
REPUBLISHED
News of Electric Consolidation Was
In This Paper July IL

Daily papers of Saturday carried
long stories of the consolidation of
the Valley of Virginia power COM
panies. the same story which almost
In its entirety was published in the
Shenandoah Herald on July IT.
The merger as stated represents an
outlay of million dollars, and in
eludes practically all of the electric
light and power companies in the
Shenandoah, Page and Rockingham
County area.
1t is estimated that the stock trans
actions involve aa outlay of $500, 0O0
but there will be no definite deal un-
til titles are passed upon and the
properties involved are free from all
encumbrance.
1t has been stated that the plants
of DIR. ]. /. Triplett at Woodstock ane
Mt. Jackson are in the deal, but this
has been denied by interested par
ties.
However, the transaction is an ole
story with Herald readers, it havins
been published two weeks ago, ant
days before other papers had tn,
news.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
FATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED

Joseph T. Griffith, Jr., and his ten
year-old daughter Virginia were in
stantly killed Saturday when a Wash
ington G. Old Dominion electric train
struck their automobile at AvondaIe.
Loudoun County Mr.. Griffith was
resident of Hamilton. Another
daughter, Jane, seven years old, es-
capped as if by miracle The auto
mobile was badly smashed.
Mr.. Griffith was at one time a dia-
mond and jewel expert of New York.
Ill-health impelled him to give up
his place, and he bught a small farm
near Hamilton, where he has lived
for the past ten years. He was born
in Berryville, being a son of the late
Capt. Joseph t. Griffith, for years
Commissioner of Revenue for Clarke
County. His family was prominent
in Maryland before moving to Clarke
County.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
FATE OF VIRGINIA,

STATE OF VIRGINIA,
Shenandoah Circuit Court. to-wll.
In vacation, Woodstock. virginia.
July IT, 1925.
Hugh Saum, Excr. p. II. Strand
staff, decd, oonip.e.
We In Chancery
m =, csa.ow 81 ais Defts.
The object of this suit is to have
the Circuit Court to construe the VIII
of Presley H. Grandstaff. dec'd' as
follows;
~ AS whom the residuary es-
tate as bequeathed and devised ~
said will passes, as among those
named in the will, whether to those
living at the death of said testator'
and their heirs, in cases where those
named have died since the death on
the testator, or whether said resld-
uary estate passes only to those
named who were living at the death
of Mary F. Grandstaff, the life ten
ant under the said will.
(2) AS to the character OF De-
quest to Maggie NJ. Scroggins, Lliile
B. Newland and John Wetzel, whether
same was compensation for services
rendered and to be rendered, or was
| in nature of gift, and as TO the
effect the codicil to said will mas
upon the manner of payment Thereon
! CD Whether there is any estate
of said testator that does not pass
under said will, and if so, to whon
distributable.
1t appearing by affidavit that the
defendants Eta Dunn and William
Dunn, 6347 Aurelia Street, Pitts
burg, Pa: Brent Rudasill and Min
ME Rudasill Willard, Ohio; G +
Snapp and Samuel Snapp, Willard
Ohio; Maude Grandstaff and Rober
4 Grandstaff, 314 Erie Street, Wheel
ing, West Virginia are nonresident
of this State, it is therefore ordered
that they do appear within 10 day
after due publication of this MOTTO
in the Clerks Office of our SAT-
} Court. and do what is necessary t
! protect their interests.
j OTTO V. PENCE, Clerk.
E. D. NEWMAN, p. q.
: jly 27-4w.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31

Associated memorials so far pro
vided are as follows: The silver
communion service, memorial to
the Rev. Charles ]. S. Mayo; bronze
altar rail, a memorial to Susan stu.
art Gibson: bronze altar cross, me-
mortal to Anne E Strfbling and Rev.
w. w. Kinball. d. D.; bronze altar
vase, memorial to Floretta KIM
ball; bronze altar desk, memorial
to Rev. John Lloyd; bronze aims ba-
sin, a memorial to Lewis Parke
Chamberlayne, Phi. ID. The bell and
bell cote. a memorial to DIR. Robert
Atkinson. The stone pulpit and pull
pit Bible. memorial to Rev. ]. j..
Gravatt. d. d. The stone lectern.
a memorial to Rev. L. r. Mason
The stone prayer desk. a memorial
to Lancelott M Blackboard, LII. d.
The lectern Bible. memorial to Mrs.
Anna Lee Warner. The altar service
books, memorials to Bishops Whit
tie and Wilmer.
Other possible memorials which
may be considered are: Cubic foot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
MUCH-STRICKEN FAMILY

The family of Wade Frazier, of
Rappahannock County, is certainly a
sorely afflicted one. His daughter.
Verley, 10, died recently at the Uni
versity Hospital, from malady sup
posed to be cancer of the stomach.
She had not eaten anything in 40
days. Six weeks prior, her sister.
Vernoe, 16, died of appendicitis. The
two girls entered the hospital stimuli
taneously. A grown son and daugh-
ter are ill of tuberculosis in the Fra
zier home. In the last few years.
seven members of the Frazier family
have died, and sleep side by side in
the home graveyard. Eight children
are living.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
RAINS INSUFFICIENT

Rains Thursday night were more
or less general throughout Virginia,
but in most instances we're INSULT
cient to the needs OF the farmers who
are faced with losses ranging from
$4,000, 900 to s75. 900. 900.
Ofiicials of the State Department
Of agriculture were agreed that some
localities benefited by the moisture.
but they said much heavier and
more protracted rainfall Ii necessary
il he farmers are to save any of their
parched crops. II downpour does
not come within week or so they
believed, the farmers would lose
heavily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
BRAVES FIRE FOR LIvEsTocU

The presence of mind of 13-year.
old Mary Lamb. as well as her BRAY
cry. prevented dozen head of live
stock perishing when flames destroy
ed the barn of her father, near Elk
ton. the night Of July Is. When the
girl noticed the flames she rushed
into the blazing structure and drove
out the cows and horses. One of her
arms was burned in releasing the
animals. Spontaneous combustion is
thought to have caused the fire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
SECRETARY WORK BUYS ACRE

Secretary Work bought the first
acre in the "Buy-an-Acre" campaign
to establish the Shenandoah Nation
al Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia.
The campaign Is being conducted
by the Shenandoah National Park As
sociation in an effort to raise suffi-
cient funds by public contribution to
purchase 500-acre site and donate
1t to the government. The park will
be the first of its kind in the South
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
SHENANDOAH VALLEY LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA

Put your savings in the Saving
Department of the Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co.. Woodstock,
va, at per cent compound inter
osts Amounts of SI.00 and up
wards received. The only savings
institution in the county for the ac-
emulation of the small savings of
iaboring men. women and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
CANNING NOTICE

Wakeman Brothers Cannery, at
Lantz Mills. will be open July 81. and
will run on Tuesday and Thursday
Of each week. Those wishing 10
have canning done are requested to
place goods at cannery by IL noon
on these days. Beans must be strung
and broken and corn must be cut on
wAKEMAN BROS.
Edinburg. Va. r. No. 3.
Jly II. st.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
YOU WILL PROFIT

If you buy this house of rooms
and bath. good porches, cellar, slate
roof. Swisher barn and all kinds
of outbuildings. Four acres that can
be divided into lots; large spring,
that will furnish water to good
sized town. Located on Water Street.
Edinburg. Va. Priced right, rea-
sonable terms.
w. Nj. CALVERT.
Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
CLOVER HULLING

am prepared to hull clover seed
at reasonable prices.
Phone or write to
OBED KILLER,
Eilv 17-3tp. Woodstock, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
FOR sALE--LoTs

Edinburg lots. Best location in
West Edinburg. Two blocks from
depot, on improved street. For
prices see
w. nj. CALVERT.
Woodstock. Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31

The Shenandoah Herald. a comfy
paper published at the County saat
Fair and fearless. s1.50 the year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07

paid for in fulls$$$$$$sClothes make
the man and woman here i. =. Sham,
hypocrisy, cynicism touching all. j.. >.
A dozen restaurants to the block.
Thousands of living quarters to
some blocks. ...... Real homes few
and far between. ........O oh, for an
open fireplace!!!!!
Jangle and clatter and noise. Taxi
cabs hub to hub and fender to fen
der. Hurrying. hurrying, hurrying
and getting no place. .......
Little boys chasing wind-blown
hats to get dime tip$$$$$$$$$$ Old
women sitting in subway entrances
till after midnight with pencils and
chewing gum $$$$$$$$$ Short:change
artists as cashiers in restaurants and
shopsss$s$$ss$$
Where's a green tree??? Or a,plot
of grass?? Or a singing bird??? Or
breath of pure air???? Where a
moment Of repose, of quiet cbntent
Gusty winds swirling about tall
buildings filling the streets, and in
side the buildings wind.bags filling
them with wind. ........ Talk, talk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION


The nineteenth legislative assembly, which ended it's
deliberations last night should be commended for
any, destructive legislation found it's way the statute
books, and many vicious bills which proposed de-
feated.
Economy was the watch word of the legislature when
the soons met but little accomplished in this regard
The system too hard for the ardent proponents of
to The institutional blocs with members
from towns and cities having Institutions ready to trade
their vote for building and bridge enthusiasts ready
to do the prevented the sashng of appropriations
legislature attempting make decided revsons in the
tenn of educational institutions in short PERIOD without
definite program laid out shown Appropriations made
at this session probably have exceeded those made at
previous session.
: No damaging legislation was enacted with regard to
banks and helpful legislation enacted Increasing
Of requirements regulations affecting disposition
collateral and borrowing all should help the conservative
bankers to continue the remarkable progress they have made
in the last The state still has the useless Depostor
Guaranty Fund law it's books, but there indication
in the attitude OF members that it ultimately will be
repealed.
The Highways legislation reflection of the nvest-
CATION the desire of the people for economy and their belief
that the present system of building state roads is too
pensive The machinery for building state main roads,
necessity in the development of the state is left standing
and some work be carried AS the state grows and
prospers there will be expansion in this regard.
The state industries given little attention Laws
were enacted asked by Governor Sore for the mill
and evator at Grand Forks and perhaps the executive will
be able to improve the situation there The legislature how
ever made attempt to study the sordd experience OF
these industries thus far to consider the principle of the
state engaging in competitive business.
Repeal OF the ancgarette law came because legislators
recognized the futy of attempting to enforce such
and because OF growing inclination to refrain from attempt
ing to control habits of the people by legislation 1t is
be hoped that the law will not be referred vote of the
people, but will be given thorough trial.
Rancor and bitterness of politics hampered legislative
deliberations to marked degree The worst evil of ALL trad
ing of votes for institutional appropriations had been
ognzed by Governor Sore who wisely urged the legislature
to budget appropriation bills early in the session. Had
this been done the legislatures record would have been
creditable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
TELEGRAM FROM MRS. LESLIE
PRESCOTT TO MRS. MARY
ALDEN PRESCOTT

Jack will be at Waldorf al Z
O'Clock Monday morning. You can
catch him between Z and 8. Ny
mother will also be there. She is
going to join her son-in-law, Karl
Whitney, abroad. The babies nee
fine, and am feeling almost as good
as ever again.
LESLIE.
Telegram From Leslie Prescott to
John Alden Prescott
Have wired your mother that you
will be at the Waldorf early Monday
morning. She wants to come over
here. You had better bring her over
with you after you have seen mother
off.
LESLIE.
Letter From John Alden Prescott to
Mamie Keller
Dear Mamie: Just received your
note. <
l haven't been seeing you. lately
because l have come to my senses.
You know that when we first met
told you that probably some day
would 90 as suddenly out of your
life as had come into it.
The time has now come for the
going.
Mamie, l don't think l have left
you any worse than when I found
you. You were then on the verge Of
starvation. Your former lover had
left you. AS write this | am al
most smiling (not quite, Mamie, not
quite) at the picture you made sit
ting on the front steps of my house,
as came stumbling home from
Canter's that night.
At that time l thought the world
was against me, but l was only
drunk.
You looked so forlorn when you
opened those great round eyes with
fear and said: Don't give me over
to the police, I'm just going, sir"
Then as l lurched against you, you
remarked eagerly: II really believe
you're drunk"
II am drunk, my GIRL" l answered,
"and l really believe you're glad"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

eyes," said Mrs. Bear. II want to
buy pair of shoes for my son Bus
ter to wear to the party, with nice
loud squeaks in them"
She didn't say that all the meadow
people and woods-people and every
body that was going to Mrs. Bunny's
surprise party had only invited
Buster on condition that he wear
very squeaky shoes and leave the
rest of his family at home.
But it was a fact. That is what
they had said-for they had decided
that by wearing squeaky shoes, the
little fat bear boy could do no snoop-
ing. And then everybody would feel
perfectly safe and have 4 good time.
Mister Peg Leg looked at the
Twins in worried tone of voice.
mean in worried manner. Squeaky
shoes! He hadn't such thing. They
were as much out of fashion as bug
gy whips.
But suddenly he heard a sound out
TN the woods and he began to grin
like Jack O. Lantern. "Yes'm, oh
yes indeed, ma'am," said he quickly.
II certainly have q fine pair of
squeaky shoes. The very finest pair
OF shoes outside of squeak factory"
Nancy and Nick looked At each
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
A REAL. CHAMPION
Seattle Timcs)

A few days ago, under the shat..,
eucalyptus trees near Santa Bar
bara, there occurred the death Of
Il noted horse. Lou Dillon, who,
back in 1903, trotted mile in less
than two minutes, a feat that never
before had been performed in the
racing world.
Even the ardent followers of the
turf who remembered the mark of
2:O8 established many years before
by the famous Maud S., could hard
ly believe their eyes. when they
read the press dispatches telling
Of the hitherto unknown. and in
deed, marvellous record set by this
gallant little mare.
The history of the harness world
is full of the brilliant perform
ances OF such animals as Axtel.
AllertOn, Croesus, Nancy Hanks,
Uhlan and scores Of others, but it
remained for that dainty little
marvel of horseflesh, Lou Dillon,
literally to set the racing world on
fire.
Lou billions career upon the
track was long and notable. A
poster announcing the horses ap-
pearance was sure to attract thou
sands to the race course, as she
ever. whether in competition or ex-
hibition, gave the best that was in
her. For years she ruled a VERT
able queen Of the turf. and to t.lis
day her memory remains warm in
the hearts of the fanciers of the
PAGER anu the trotter.
And at the end of the trail. in
so far as her racing days were
concerned, her owner, C. X. G.
Billings, retired her to his farm
near Santa Barbara. and there up
to her twenty-seventh birthday an
niversary, she lived life of ease
and contentment, in warm, com.
Portable quarters during the night
and in fields of clover and beside
placid streams during the. sunl:t
hours,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
OUR LOW ESTIMATE
OF CONGRESS

another monument to the fact
that the United States is not willing
to be governed by experts" is Presi-
dent Coolidge'si comment on the fu-
tile report Of his farm commission.
1t is doubtful if the unwillingness
is on the part of the people. Rather,
it is a monument to the low estimate
of the intelligence of their constitu-
ents held by most congressman.
If we had some way to bring the
judgment of the competent face to
face with the carping of critics, the
chances are that the jury of public
opinion would find for the expert.
One of the presidents commission
is to be the secretary of agriculture.
A congressional committee can
pigeon-hole the commissions report,
but opponents in Congress would
have to make a real showing to de-
feat the same proposals if RESPONSE
bly, presented, on the floor of Con-
gress, by the secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
ON HEALTH-
SEEING THE DOCTOR

After Mr.. and Mrs. Jones decided
that they would have physical ex-
animation made the coming Saturday
afternoon, Mrs. Jones spent the two
intervening days in wondering just
what the doctor would find wrong.
At times she had been sure she
was suffering from some kind Of
heart trouble. And every time she
read of person dropping dead She
was seized with vague uneasiness.
Now she was going down to see
the doctor. and learn the worst. The
thought almost frightened her.
And her husband, too. What
would she do If the doctor, after an
examination, should tell him that he
had but one year to live?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
In New York

New York, March IAN effort at
cubistic word picture of this mo-
dern Babel, if you please, but only
sketchy outline at best. The whole
of the picture cannot be reproduced
on one canvas nor in many VOL
umeS-
Roar and rush. Sardine cans on
wheels, the subways and elevateds.
Underground demons and overhead
monsters with an everlasting rumble
that skaters the human, constitu-
ton.
Office girls standing at counters
gulping doughnuts and coffee for
breakfast. !. =. )! Hufrying, hurrying.
hurrying -. Streaming into great
towers of stone in never-ending lines.
Bent, broken old men doing the work
Of boys. 49,. Boys doing the> work
of men. ....... Everybody after dol
lars $$$$$$$$$s Everybody for him
self, get the dollar, and the devil
take the hindmost $$$$$$$$3$
Fine clothes on vulgar bodies, both
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07
Imagination Our Moral ArmOr
BY Chester HI. Rowell

Dr. Wnifred Stoner of New York facetiously points
that Mother Goose is of the most immoral of writer's
Tom, the Ppers Son, is thief; Old King Cole drinks.
Not only does Tay steal beef but the sanderous poem
voices the calumny that all Welshmen do likewise. And
)sO
OF course! The thing may be said of the chdrens
literature of all and of the adult literature of the child
ish ages.
Grmns fairly tales teach MURDER theft and cheating
Alice in Wonderland is full of slaughter and crime.
The Katzen TANNER Kids not only wicked, but Gal1-
They teach children that they blow up teacher
with gunpowder she will down safely through roof
Or, coming to the greater mythoogies Homer teacheS
that it is honorable to kill and rob enemies and ravs
their wives.
The great northern epcs Segfried Of
incest and practices highway robbery the only occupa
ton worthy of gentleman and demgod.
The interesting thing that the outrageous immoral
ties morally quite harmless. The imagination of chill
hood and of the childish ages is self protecting armor
1t is not the wholesome riot of primitive immortality, but
the morbid decadence of modern sophsticaton that does
the real harm.
Since the Assyran shepherds watched their focks by
night and looked upon the stars since the priests of Ammo
Ra sighted both ways for the annually recurring day when
Sirius just at sunset through Omar and julius and
Now the proposal before the League of Nations for
year, of - months of exactly four weeks each with
extra unnumbered day the first of the year. and in
leap Every argument is in favor of the pan 1t is
the best simplest and most practical calendar devised