Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-13
HERE AND HEREABOUT.
A Feao Items Of Interest Gathered Jy
Our Busy Local Reporter.

"Some advertise their goods in spring,
Some do it in the fall;
But he who does it all the year
Is wiser than them all"
STAR only $l.0O per year.
Picnics will soon be on the taps.
Fishing parties are now the order of
the day.
This is the season for rakes to come
to the front.
Locals B cents a line for each and
every insertion.
Colored stockings are to be abolished
by the fair sex.
The ugliest men generally run after
the prettiest women.
Job work done neatly, promptly aud
cheaply at this Office.
Our town looks beautiful in the
bloom of May-time.
Our merchants are being interview
ed by travelling statesmen.
This is one of the busiest seasons of
the year with the farmer.
Letter from Martinsburg, W. Va,
unavoidably crowded out.
The weather prophets are already
predicting warm summer.
The spring trade has opened out re-
markedly brisk in our town.
Knights of the paint pot and brush
are enjoying boom just now.
The one answer to all criticism, the
best test of all work is-result.
Do not waste time longer, but sub
scribe for the STAR Immediately.
Encourage home enterprise and
home enterprise will encourage you.
Go to church next Sunday and keep
your eyes off your neighbours clothes
Extra copies of the STAR can be
had at the Office or at the store of Steele
& Bro.
There are some people who will buy
anything on sight if they can pay for
it on time.
Harry Frazier has our thanks for
fine specimen of bass sent US on Sat
urday last.
Beware of pedlers turn from them
and patronize home merchants whom
You can trust.
The chickens and cats are glad
for they can now scratch the newly
made gardens.
Fruit trees are in bloom and the for
ests have changed their hue, but still
spring Aickers.
The grain and grass fields present
an improved appearance, and promise
an abundant yield.
Stephens City ladies are second to
none in elegance of dress and beauty
of form and feature.
George Harris and Enos Wormley
caught four foxes on the land of Mrs.
S. G. Hull, Wednesday last
Promenading the streets, gazing
and leaning over the gate will soon be
in order with loving couples.
Debility resulting from typhoid and
low fevers is best and most quickly re-
lieved by Browns Iron Bitters.
Plant out fruit or shade tree wher-
ever you can find a place the season
will not admit of further delay.
Farmers are actively engaged at
their spring work. They come to town
only when necessity compels them.
Sunday evening walks to the ceme-
tery-the silent city of the dead" p
are now INDUCED in by our citizens.
We are pleased to record that Miss
Mollie McCarty, who has been sick for
the past three weeks, is improving.
Charles H. Guard and Jas. F. Car
yer left on Monday last for Capon
Road, and will be absent for a fort
night.
The clergyman's disease, which can
only be cured by trip to Europe,
will not be more severe than usual
this summer.
Do all in your power to prevent the
best interests of our town. Encour-
age its enterprises and arduously labor
for its welfare.
That lucky disciple of old Izaak
Walton, Mr.. James Frazier, has sent
us another fine specimen of the fnny
tribe. Thanks.
A fashion paper says corn meal rub
bed in the hair will clean it, Bat no.
body wants to take so much trouble
to clean corn meal.
No person is justifable in remaining
idle Oh the grounds of being unable to
obtain employment. Scarcity of hands
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