Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-23
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.

Miss Lizzie Purcell, OF Winchester, va,
is visiting the family o! Joseph $. ilupp,
Eco, at his suburban home.
Miss Lizzie K,mcr. OF Riyerton, Va, is
passing tho time pleasantly with her
friend, Miss Julia Abbott, at her hospita-
Die home m this place.
Louis, a young son of Mr. Joseph Bow
man, formerly Of this town, hut for some
years past of Charlottesville, Va, is visit
ing relatives in this place.
Whortleberrios are now being brought
into this market almost daily, the crop is
said to bee plentiful and the price will
doubtless bee low.
The many friends Of Mr.. T. " Whaley,
late OF staunton, Va, were glad TO well
come him again in our midst lie ar
rived on Saturday last.
There's new coon in town" Is the
way the boy have it fixed mp now, when
ever a stranger whom they can not locate.
or whose movements they DO not under
stand. makes disappearance the streets.
Mn A. vs. Head. for some years past pro-
pticior Of the Virginia Hotel in this place,
moved with his family 10 Front ROYAL last
week. The hotel property has been rent
ed 10 several gentlemen who will occupy
10 with their families a. a residence.
Sirasburg can boast ortwo fine hotels,
two railroad dcpots with telegraph opera
tors in endless variety, three ice-cream
saloons, lots Of bicycles and more to come
shortly. the pretiiest girls in all Christcn-
dom and nineteen first. class dudes.
The hucklebcrry brigade of this town,
composed mostly ofthe young hloods and
few of the old coons, viii shortly make
their annual trip to the Sand Spring in the
Little Fort. with to)ts of all sizes and
lunches in great variety, the latter will be
left at the spring when they start out to
pick berries. But the bottle of "snako
bite is never left behind 'twould be dan
gerous.
The heavy rains of last week, accom-
panied a. they we've by hail IN some To-
calilics. did considerable damage in the
way Of washing, overlooking, and in va
Iious ways damaging the farming inter
cs,s of this community. Several of our
farmers have examined their wheat shocks
in the fields and report that it is in bad
condition. Some Of them are opening the
shocks and in some cases the bands of the
sleaves and are scattering it ont TO dry
The Grand Noral Exhibition, which is
now extensively advertised 70 come on IN
the Academy Hall, in this place, on the
nights Of July 2stb, Goth and 3Oth, will no
doubt be success. The galaxy of stars
composing this dramatic company have
been selected from among the best talent
i'm the town: the plays have been selected
with especial care, and as TO the music, 10
is only necessary 10 add that profJ. Pink
nev Spenglcr will he in charge Of the
horse hair and cat gut fcatcres of this,
which promises TO De the event OF the
season. the whole under the management
Of those we'll known thcspian gentlemen
Me.srs. lIupp and Hum.
The dcpredations of the English spar
rows upon the different growing crops is
frequent cause Of complaint hy the
farmers. and Of persons living in towns
also. Among their worst devilmcnt at
this time of the year i their nests which
in many cases they have connected or m
some way tightly fastened in TIE tin
sporting and guiicuug ofhouscs' causing
the water f.. overflow and obsiructing the
passage Of the current entirely.
Bird Of tie grey wing, sparrow by name
English Wv nature, saucy and tame,
Thou wicked, destructive British upstari'
oh, for boomerang TO throw through
thy heart.