Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-22
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1882.

and pleasant.
The women are now troubled with
the jam-jams.
The Gossipper's Joy is running full
force of hands.
The next legal holiday will be
Thanksgiving Day.
Strother J. Edmonson, Esq, is now
chief Of police of Middletown.
Nothing is better than old papers to
place under carpets.
Next month will inaugurate the
camp meeting season.
The gay and festive cucumber now
meets with ready sale.
The Clipper, in consequence OF the
pressure of news, issues daily sup
plement
Many of the STARS admirers in
Middletown thought the last number
excellent.
And now the harvest apple lieth in
wait for its victim, which is generally
the small boy.
The birds afford delightful music for
those who wake up about four o'clock
in the morning.
Mr.. Hampton Saum and family
have moved into Mr.. Atwell Parkers
new house in this place.
Flowers sweeten the air, rejoice the
eve, link us with nature and innocence
and are something to love.
"Well, should give silvery rip
pie" is what they say now. In other
days it was called laughter
The masons have stopped work on
the church in consequence Of having
exhausted the supply Of brick.
Those enterprising millers, W. & J.
Hotel, Of Meadow Mills, are busy re-
pairing the race of their upper mill.
Those large hats worn by the girls
during the winter can now be taken to
the woods and utilized as hammocks.
The shrill whistle Of Mr.. T. A. Og-
denis threshing machine engine indi-
Gates that the season for thfeshlng is
at hand.
We shall hereafter occasionally give
notes concerning Meadow Mills, pic
turesque little place two miles from
Middletown.
This is an apple bearing year, and
it is predicted that the crop will exceed
that of 1880, which was the largest CROP
for twenty years
Bar and bolt your door even if yor
have no money or valuables. Tramp'
do not always know the condition o
the pantry or cellar
Vennor says that when we look bach
upon this summer we will call it COO
one. We would that we were lookins
back upon it, instead of at it.
Young man, if thy neighbours daugh
ter is rich love her, and by SO doinl
thou cans't prepare for myself hom'
and thy family an inheritance.
"A young lady of this place says sh'
picked two pecks Of dewberries on
morning before 8 o'clock. Can any 0
the Stephens City girls beat it?
Don't keep your money in the house
if you have any, but take it to tn
bank where the facilities for its safet
are better than at home. We keep our
+. in two banks.
Flies are said to disappear from
room containing the following CON
pound: Half teaspoonful of powder
ed black pepper, one of brown and on
of cream, thoroughly mixed.
Southern correspondence indicate
good corn crop in the Souther
States, and the probability that the
will want comparatively little COZ
from the North after the coming ere
is available.
More diversity on the farm. Is
not cheaper to grow than to buy, as
rule? Depend as little as possible
the market to supply the table on Il
farm, and be careful to always ha'
it we'll supplied.
The Council have adopted the pls
of taxing citizens instead Of compel
ing them to work the streets. v
learn the tax will be small on ea
person, but will be suffiient in amou
to employ hands to keep the streets
good order.
The bachelor editors suggestion
the young folks of Stephens City
regard to joining Stonewall Lodge
a good one, and should be acted upc
Boys, the editor knows by experien
that the "goat" is as quiet and gent
as lamb. There is nothing to fe'
Come on.