Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-20
Edinburg Notes.

Mrs. Jno. saum, of saumsyille, this
county, was The guest of Mrs. DR.. A. P.
Below, last week.
The Edinburg Republican Cornet Band
gave a general serenade Monday aiebt.
Come again, boys, your music is always
appreciated
All kinds Of splendid Christmas goods
just received and for sale by c. p. Iliscy
Mr. Albert Eyens and family, Of Mt.
Jackson, were on a short visit to his faith
or, Mr. Jos w. Evans this week.
Miss Eta Artz, Of Taylortown, near this
place, took the train here one day this
week, for Davis, Tucker county, W. Va.
where she expects to make her future
home.
Rev. J. L. Holt is holding protracted
meeting at Rinkerton, near Mt. Jackson.
Our worthy town Sergeant is now very
busy collecting corporation taxes. He
cnn be seen in most any corner dunning
the people for the amounts Of their bills
IEe says times are getting no better since
Lees election.
The democratic ladies' who went to a
certain house on Main street on Friday
evening to wait for the torch light club
from New Market on its way to Wood
stock, to the illumination, are waiting yet
we suppose.
Mr.. A. NJ. MoInturil, formerly with Wine
4 Bro, of Qucksburg, is now clerking for
Dir. J. b. Glen, in this place.
A protracted meeting, under the charge
of Rev $. G. Ferguson is IN progress in
the Methodist church, in this place. Much
interest is felt, and there have already
been several conversions.
One of our Ednburg young men who
visited Woodstock to see the democratic
illumination, says the procession was
beaded by the Woodstock Fire Company,
with their new steam fire engine. Now
what we want to know is, who shot our
young man from Ednburg
We wont mention any names bnt sim
ply say that a certain Commissioner of the
Revenue for Madison district has enlarged
his revenue district until it includes a part
of Clarke county. We would not be sur
prised if he should further extend it I'M
| ill il embraces Kentucky.
Quite number of ladies and gentlemen
visited Woodstock, on Wednesday evening
to attend the performance Of Blind Tom.
They returned highly pleased, and all
concur in saying that the performance
was a wonderful one.
On Monday night, while the band las
marching down the street a certain in
tensely democratic lady thought it was
the Democratic band and hurried out on
to the pavement. As soon as she found il
was the Republican band out on a scrcn-
ade she exclaimed Oh and lost no time
in getting back into the house.
JOS. Reeser was so unfortunate IS TO
fall from load of wood while crossing
the creek near James Foster 5, the wagon
passing over his leg just above the ankle
joint. Fortunately no bones were broken,
and we are glad to know that he viii he
about in few days.
Our young men started ont on last Sun
day in triOs, three Of them going up the
road and three down. OF the three who
went up the road we have no report, but
of the others who went ia the opposit,
direction, we learn that one returned
minus a lock of hair. We hope in the fu
ture that the girls will treat this young
man mercifully and with great discretion
as badness runs in the family. Can it Ne
that he will prove a modern Sampson, and
be delivered over to the Philistines afte
this Della has shorn him of his hair.