Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-18
Edinburg Notes.

DIT. lllldm W lnulc, an tiHpi"gNt ~ '"'
agricultural works in this place, was
quite severely burned one day this week,
while engaged in casting
In the "Edinburg Items " in the Nir-
ginian last week, we noticed that Will
liam, the schoolmaster, has returned
We note that "Quill,' the correspondent,
has also returned.
Our town is still brushing up, and Will
not be left entirely in the march of inn
provement. The sound Of the saw and
hammer can be heard in our land, while
the effects Of the paint pot and brush can
be seen in many places.
A young man Of merchandise persuasion
left this place this morning, (Thursday)
in two horse rig. His destination IL
supposed to be Harper's Ferry. A mar
rage notice in connection with this trip,
will probably appear in your next issue.
The dulcet notes of "Suwanee River
have noated over Edinburg so long and
80 often that our people are ready to be-
lieve that Stony creek is that identical
river Abont one more time and there
will be a riot in the town, and then we
will have more battered brass than would
make still kettles for the whole county.
Miss Ella Lantz, daughter Of the late
Samuel Lantz, one Of the most accomplish
ed teachers Of our county, has gone to
South Carolina, where she will teach n
select school near Columbia, in that State.
Her sister, Miss Emma, is one of the
teachers in the Woodstock Graded school.
Both these ladies are highly educated, and
among the foremost teachers in the county.
Messrs. W. II. and c. p Wightman and
Jas. NJ. Painter, have located steam saw
mill in the splendid body of pine timber,
near Narrow Passage, known as the lloif-
man Dover tract. This is one Of the fin
est bodies of pine timber in the Valley for
| its size. and the lumber turned out viii
be Of the very best quality. They expect
to furnish large amount for buildings,
fencing, &c, for the Shenandoah Agricul-
tural Society at Woodstock.
We learn that a certain reverend gen.
tleman of this town, remarked after read
ing the account Of our new orchestra in
your last issue, that " the writer must have
passed his house and heard him practicing
on his violin" Now, the truth Is, that a
gentleman came up town the other even
ing in q high state Of excitement, and
said that he never heard anything like
the fearful sounds he heard q, he passed the
above named gentlemans house, that he
really believed that Preacher Il was
running lot of live cats through a saus-
age grinder.
We regret to say that Edinburg had,
and Is still having, a considerable amount
Of sickness Among the sufferers is Miss
Ella Dysart, who has been living in the
family of Mr. Jos. Hoffman for number
Of years. She has been down for some
weeks with a severe case Of typhoid
fever, her life being despaired Of for some
days. She is sister of hr. Ashbl
Dysart, Of your town, who, we are inform
ed, is also quite i'll. Mr.. Frank Jenning
: and Miss Nora Evans have both been quit
i'll, but are now recovering. Mrs Rebeccl
Orndorf, who was paralyzed severa
weeks ago. a notice Of which appeared il
your paper, is still very sick. Quite
! number Of others have been more or les
r sick, but most Of them, we arc glad to say
. are on the mend.
A writer in the Virgnian Of the lit
J inst, in speaking Of the Democratic ban
! Of this place, says he regrets to learn tina
r "a Malone Republican discharged one O
, the members Of the band because he wen
10 Woodstock on court day" We are au
. thorized TO say that the above IL wholly
absolutely and unqualfedly false an
that he only did what two Democrats hay
70 done within the last year, viz. discharge
II him because he left his premises, withou
giving him any notice, on saturday, IN
V 9Th inst, and did not return until Tues
. day morning, the 9Th inst, and as he ha
B. been guilty of the same oflense sevcro
II times before, Mr.. Grsndstaff who employ
j ed him, did not propose to be treated i
70 this way any longer. As above stated, h
has been discharged by two Democrats 70
v the same reason, one of whom advised Ml
o Grandstaf not to employ him, and now
: in order to make political capital out q
q II, has employed him again, 30 as to max
It appear that Mr. Grandstaff did dscharg
him on account Of his politics. 1t is moth
$ ing more than trying to "catch birds wit
!. chat" here, where the parties are vel
known.