Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-06-01
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BUREAU SHENANDOAH HERALD,
Cor. Main st. & r. r. Ave, I
Maurertown, Va, May 80. }


Cor. Main st. & r. r. Ave,
Maurertown, Va, May 30
Mr. j. w. Gillehsie, Of Lancaster, PENN
was in town last week.
Frank Z. sibert shipped fine load OF
lambs on Monday night,
DR.. Shaver was not the party alluded to
IN the love story in our items Of last
week.
Mr.. John Bowman informs MS that bis
crop Of raspberrics will be short, owing to
the cold weather.
Free trade is the rich mans scheme to
abolish the poor mans luxdries, and con
tract the number Of their necessaries.
Mr.. Geo. Howe. a competent C. Il o. r.
K. man. formerly of Toms Brook, this
county, was in our town last week.
Neither a free trade democrat nor a ten
der foot Mugwump can prevent the nomi-
nation of Blame. The power to do that
rests with an individual Of entirely differ
ent mold. A big, strong American citizen
whose name is James G.. Blame.
Rev. f. b. Shaver and wife have re-
turned from weeks visit to the Virginia
and Maryland Conference, Of the Pro-
gresslve Brethren church. Rev. Shaver
was elected Evangelist for Maryland and
Virginia for one year from June LIST.
Maurertown is greatly worked mp over
the bark business Over 1900 cords will
be sent in to be shipped from here. Nose
Rinker has the contract for loading it,
and he goes 'round giving his orders
about cars, &c, like a Supervisor Of trains
on the biggest railroad in the world.
The Dunkard German Baptist Ma
tional conference at north Manchester,
Ind. has vetoed the desire Of the youth
fol members Of the church to wear mus
taches and have their hair trimmed.
Smoking and chewing tobacco is also pro-
hibited, and ministers indnlging in the
weed are not allowed to assist IN church
adjudication. The above are its manda-
tory rules.
Capt Ed. Spikor, one Of the most pop
ular conductors on this road, left his train,
which laid over at Woodstock tho other
night, and came down to this place to SEQ
young lady. Thinking of returning
about - o'clock he went ont to find it
raining like blazes and his horse loose.
A number of young men refused to help
catch the horse, all through iealousy, and
Capt. Ed. was forced to tramp back to
Woodstock through the mud and rain.
"Erb." the StenOgrapher and type writer,
who has been practiciug for the past
month or two, on the eve Of his departure
to accept an engagement, called on his
sweetheart. lie sat down to the organ to
sing her love song and was astonished
/ TO find that he could render nothing but
"dear sir and "yours truly" Orb" was
not much disappointed "a it caused them
to adjourn to the sofa which shifted him
still better.
A. G.. Shaver says he has often seen
many amusing incidents, letters, &C. dur
ing his organ and music business in the
past, but he recently received n postal
card from Roy c. Stone, Kingwood W.
Va, who is general agent there for sever
al organ companies, which takes the cake.
The card is one which he received from a
woman who had bought an organ from
| him sometime before, and il read Ike
this. 81 am pleased to tell Won that my
husband is dead, and as have received
his pension ! can now pay you for the
organ"
The Republicans of Maurertown, Va,
are moving on, having marched near the
Republican National Committee call,
regardless Of either faction, and this year
they not only intend to hold their former
position in the ranks but are determined
10 do even better than ever before. They
will heartily support the nominee OF the
Chicago convention, and do earnestly
hope all the Republicans Of the county
I will do likewise, and take no interest in
the Malone faction, or any other faction,
and we will stand ahead at the election
in November. Our motto, "The welfare
ofthe Republican party and the supremacy
Of protective tariff"
Your correspondent has received
cheerful letter from Mr.. G.. F. Shaver, OF
this place, now filling the position OF
stenographer at the celebrated White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va. Among other
things no says, "From present iudica-
tons this will be the largest season ever
known TO the White. Every cottage is
already engaged and nearly all the rooms
in the vast hotel. Considerable improve
ments have been made during the winter
and spring. Two plunge bath houses
have been built, cottages repaired, ana
new carpet purchased for the main parlor
At cost Of S7O5.5O. New decorations
will also be put in the ball room" Lot us
hear from you again, George