Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-17

simmons Liver Regulator.
The prettiest girl in town, says one
of our correspondents, attends Prof.
Eubank school.
Query. Where can ! buy the cheap
est bill of Dry Goods and Notions?
Ans. At Adams g. McCarty's.
The String Band made some charm
ing music on Monday night, and sew
eral young ladies were favored with a
serenade.
When you have the door open and
are ready to leave is the better time to
ask "Joe Thornt." about that steer he
lately purchased.
Filthy and damp surroundings are
responsible for many deaths. Keep
cellars and grounds around your prem
Uses dry and clean as possible.
The ladies of the M. E. congrega-
ton Of this place one evening last
week presented their pastor, Rev. A.
A. P. Neel, a very pretty and costly
overcoat, as mark of their high ap-
probation Of his services in the cause
to which he is devoted.
We request our farmer friends to
call and see specimen copies of the
AMERICAN FARMER, an interesting
monthly which we are clubbing with
the STAR. Remember, we give our
paper and this valuable agricultural
Journal for $l25. Dirt cheap
Emigrants and travellers will find in
Ayers Sarsaparilla an effectual cure
for the eruptions, boils, pimples, etc.,
that break out on the skin-the effects
of disorder in the blood caused by sea
diet and life on board ship. 1t is the
best medicine for all in the spring.
Don't despair, but read the adver-
tisement of Simmons Liver Regulator
We mentioned last week that Mr..
J. T. Mcleod, who always keeps the
very best stock in the valley, had kill
ed a steer only Is months old, weigh
ing about 1000 pounds. This week
he kindly sent us specimen piece of
the beef, and "our family agree in
saying that it was the tenderest, juic-
lest, sweetest meat they have eaten for
many day.
Three Of the prettiest and smartest
little ladies attending our schools re-
side in Frogtown (ugh what a name
to be mentioned when speaking of
these charming little girls y and we
are always pleased to see them pass
our Office, for glimpse at their youth
and beauty is sure to start our neigh
boris mocking-bird to thrilling his very
sweetest songs.
Our town was visited on Friday and
Saturday of last week by two mon
keys, five bears and four ponies, hay
ing in charge dozen or two of the
most dilapldated specimens of the
genus homo it has ever been our lot to
gaze upon. They were on their way
to Richmond, where, they said, Billy
Malone will give them full rights of
citizenship, and perhaps an office.
The world progresses, and with it
"Old Newtown" is jogging along at
steady pace. Tuesday last was the
fifth anniversary Of the birth of that
little town pet" Miss Cara A. Steele
our Dixie and like older folks,
she had brilliant party, made up of
uncles, aunts, cousins and host of
chosen friends. When the little favor
lite invited us we asked, who will be
present at your party ?" she replied ::
"Oh, every bodys coming-I love ev-
erybody and everybody loves mel" All,
thought we, how much true religion
is comprised in the utterance of this
little maiden ! Happy childhood J.
May she never know a sorrow,
We spent few leisure moments in
G. F. Mayors store the other evening,
when we CHANGED to overhear the fol-
lowing between pretty young lady
and the new clerk Mr.. Wolfe, l
wish to purchase a dozen good eggs,
and since reading Uncle Ben's' des-
cription of a roll of butter he pur-
chased at one of our stores, | really
am almost afraid to venture. Do you
think you have some eggs which were
laid by right nice, clean hens?" =
"Well, l can't say, Miss" responded
Willie; "but we keep everything in
this store, and have lot of duck eggs
which were laid by the ducks imme-
diately after dive in the Bartonsville
mill-pond. Have dozen p Willie
sold the eggs and received, in addition
to the quarter, sweet smile from the
purchaser.
The girls of Buckton are very &C
commodating, as we'll as pretty. One
of our Stephens City gents has a sweet
heart in that place, and one night last
week he made her visit. After 60
ing through a few of the "prelimina-
ries" incident to such occasions, such
as heartily shaking hands with the
entire family, giving an extra squeeze
to the fingers of his beloved kissing
the dirt off the face of the baby, and
smiling graciously at the house-dog,
his horse was put in the stable and
properly cared for. He was conduct
ed into the parlor, where
"The golden hours on angel wings
Flew DER him and his dearie,"
till the usual time of departure arriv- !
ed. Bidding his sweetheart good n
morning. he wendell his Way to the