Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-30
STRASRURG ITEMS.
Winter has come to stay. Likewise the
Republican party, and administration

Winter has come to stay. Likewise Tho
Republican party, and administration.
Bntchering season is now at high tide
in this town and vicinity, and sausage
pudding and "pon ho5s," are nov holding
high carnival at tho board Of the afluent
aud poor alike.
The price Of shave at oar barber shop Is
still ten cents except in the cases of Demo.
Gratis, in which cases owing to their long
faces, since November 9th, the price Is
twenty cents IT'S thought that by the
4th Of March, 1889, this unfortunate class
will be compelled to pay at least forty
cents shave. Gee whiz wont they be
long then.
SO far as known at this writing, there
will DO no public Observance of Thanks
giving Day in this place. In the light OF
recent events. it IS safe to presume that
the majority of the population Of this
town will not be extravagant in their
praise and thanksgiving for the results OF
the recent election, to say the least.
The di fferent Sunday schools Of our
town are making arrangements to receive
Santa Claus in every way that will be
agreeable TO that jolly old man. Some Of
the schools will have the time honored
Christmas tree, while others will have
boat or ship, and still another school
thinks Santa would prefer to hang his
gifts on a monument of some kind.
Tho services in the Lutheran church
last Sunday night by Rev. L. l.. Smith
completed the sixth year of hrs ministry
in this place, during which time the
church under his efficient pastoral care
has advanced rapidly in numbers, wealth.
and all the constituent elements Of zeal,
temporal and spiritual, which has marked
its progress during the last six years. -
This congregation now own a splendid
parsonage which is paid for. Tho church
is free from debt and they have fund in
their treasury besides, thanks to the un-
firing energy and successful labors of the
pastor, Mr.. Smith, whose services here
are highly appreciated not alone by the
members of his own congregation, but by
all others Of our town, and the public gen
orally, and all mite in the wish that he
may long continue in tho future to be
the popular and useful leader he has
proved to be in the past
Those musical gentlemen, Of Democratic
proollvites, members Of the Strasburg
band, who raised old "Cain )" and refused
TO play for the Republican torch light
procession here on November Goth, on the
plea that it would be playing for the
downfall OF their country. and who now
look and act as # they had gone through
the Niagara whirlpool must surely be kin
in some degree, at least, to those patriots
Of 1861 and officials OF the "Strasburg
Guards" who chafled at the slowness of
Virginia in seceeding, were loud to pro
claim their intention Of leaving the state
and going to Fort sumpter. Virginia was
too slow for this patriotic gentry, but
when Virginia did seSede, and the war
commenced in earnest, what became Of
those valiant lighters Echo answers,
where In like manner where now are
these valiant and vain-glorious tooters :
The country has had no downfall but an
uplifting. 1t is their party that has had
the downfall. The country is alright, but
their party defeated. "horse, foot and
dragons" like the faction of the Stras-
burg Cornet Band, and both party and
band. relegated to that political shoel
from which there is no escape. "You
can't mako silk purse out Of sOw's ear, y
gentlemen, neither can you with impunity
monkey with the buzz saw.