Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
Edinburg Notes.

Miss Mary Bennett, oil NoodNoch' pau
our town visit this week. She was the
guest of Mrs. J. w. Santmicrs.
Red Star Cough Cure &c, for sale by c.
P. Hisey.
Quill the pedagogue was in town last
week, perhaps he was working up an eH-
traordinary occasion.
Mr. VIM. Pence is erecting neat two
story house, on the pike, opposite bis
fathers about a mile south of town.
Rough on Piles and $. S. s., the great
blood purifier, for sale by C. p. Hisey.
Mr.. Jno. Richards, engineer at the Agri-
cultural Works, in this place. was badly
bruised and Jared on Sunday last, by
fall from his engine which he was clean
ing at the time.
We would suggest to certain lady, of
our town, that it would be wise for her 20
state her business first, and then 80 on
with the conversation, as many mistakes
NAV be avoided in the future by so doing.
Piso's cure for cats rrh, tor sale by {.
p. Hisey.
We are truly glad to say that the young
lady received her certificate. She Is now
happy, and will not be compelled to run
away from home as she said she would do
if she failed TO get "A certificate. " What
slender threads oft support eternal things"
We should think honey was very plenti-
ful IN our town, judging from tho quanii-
ty found lying on the ground in the yard
Of one Of our lady friends. Those who
have plenty should divide rather than
waste what they do not want.
II was terrible embarrassing to one OF
our boys, last week. to receive congratuia-
tons ON the mere suspicion Of sly we'd
ding. What made the whole thing more
so is the unhappy fact Of red-hot rival
standing between him and these congrat-
ulations
Mr.. J. b. Glen is about completing a
neat cottage house on Piccadilla street
Just inside the corporation limits iumor
has it that Joseph Fry is making arrange
ments to build dwelling on the same
street, just beyond the corporation line
The Indications point strongly to bird in
this cage as soon as it is finished
The celebrated Electric Bitters, for sale
by c. p. iIisey
The following will be news to the read
ers of the HERALD at this place, and We
give it TO them without comment. The
Washington correspondent Of the Alexan-
dria Gazette Of tho 18th inst. says:
"Among the strangers in the city to-da!
is Miss Eliza Reedy, Of Edinburg, Shenan
, doah county, Virginia, who is soliciting
subscriptions for the purpose Of organizing
} a democratic brass band in that town. Sh
is heartily endorsed by the chairman o
: the democratic committee Of her county
% IL il understood that Senator Riddlebergci
- has baud and It is to drown the mus
a Of his band that the new one is to be or
gained. Edinburg is the Senator's nativ
town, aud though the democrats only ha'
fifteen votes there three or four years ago
they had one hundred Mt the last election
and will have many more next November.
| Our people were all in a flutter on Fri
, day last, as il had been long previously
!. announced by blazing posters and through
q the press, that the great Jumbo Of Democ
Q racy, Fiz Lee, was to speak here on thai
Ia night in consequences Of which every
O democrat from far and near including Il
Ia number of Woodstock politicians, were OF
hand. As to his speech, little need b.
said, for it was chiefly personal biogra
~ ply with few scattering remarks throw
. in, all of which is well known TO the pub
u lie, having been rehearsed daily since Tia,
70 commencement Of the campaign.
I" DR.. Mohett, of bell-punch fame was ais
~ present and made a short speech. Thel
- audience, largely made up of Republicans
was quiet and orderly, but seem to thin
" that the show did not come mp to the adj
- vertisements.