Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-13
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.

His Honor Judge Newman, was in town
on Wednesday last on official business
The white hat brigade. of this place,
composed Of young men OF strong demo-
cratic proclivities, (who have, strange to
say, adopted the white stove pipe Grant
and Greeley campaign hat) creates about
as much enthusiasm as does the last
Mineral Railroad fad.
Preparations for the grand picnic to
come off at Fishers Hill, July Goth and
2lst, under the management OF the |. o.
G.. T., of this place. are being rapidly
pushed forward. A good time is antici-
pated aud the gathering Of people from all
parts Of the Valley will doubtless be very
large.
The heaviest rains of the season, 80 far,
occurred in this section on Sunday night
last. il rained also on Monday throughout
the day and came down in torrents the
whole of Monday night and Tues
day until noon. At this writing the
farmers are busy moving their wheat back
on the high lands from the river bottoms
The river is rising rapidly and an overflow
Of its banks is momentarily expected.
The Strasburg Cornet Band will give
magnificent ice-cream festival on the
plateau, at the south end,of Church street,
OH the nights of July 10Th, goth and 2lst.
The best Of ice-cream, together with all
the luxurles of the season, will be served
at popular prices and by the hands Of
Strasburg's fairest ladies'. The grounds
will be brilliantly Illuminated, The hest
Of music will be furnished, and many
novel features, altogether new, will be in
troduced. A grand balloon ascension will
take place nightly Prof Rudd, of Alex
andria, Va, in charge of the air bubble.
The annual lawn party, held by the
ladies of the Lutheran Church, on last
Friday and Saturday nights, as usual, was
brilliant affair, and notwithstanding
the threatening character Of the weather,
the attendance was good and the proceeds
fully up to their expectations. The
amount realized was eighty dollars 1t
seems a matter of astonishment to some
persons here that the financial part OF
these open air bszars always pan out
better under the auspices of this denomi-
nation than those of any Others held in
this section. The reason is apparent.
| This progressive denomination take hold
with vim and spend their money freely !;
Others seeing their good work do likewise.
The result il success every time. Moral
The public help those who help themselves.
A military company is being organized
in this place. SO far, We understand,
ffty-four names of young men have been
secured to the list. The projectors wish
TO organize with seventy-hve names or
members. The details as to uniform, name
| Of company, &c, &c, will be settled
hereafter Of settled at ALL Some of the
young bloods wish to name the organiza-
ton the cleveland Blues" while another
port on Of the membership insist that IL
shall be the "liarrison and Morton
Guards" In strictly military point Of
view this latter name would sound better.
Tippecanoe, for instance, the very name
smacks of chivalry Of the highest type
and recalls .he grand and illustrous Prov
ess Of the grandfather of the next coming
President Of the United States, General
Benjamin Harrison. Whoever heard OF
the name Of Cleveland having military
prefix, or indeed anything suggestive OF
the military renown or splendor, such as
clusters around the name Of Harrison.
The Cleveland Blues would create about
as much enthusiasm in a military sense as
Capt. Jinks, of the IIoss Marines