Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-01
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BUREAU SHENANDOAH HERALD,
Cor. Nam ST. q r. X. Ave,
Maurertown, Feb. 70, ~. }

MaufcTtONnj ltDs 90 o.
The ladies of our pleasant village wore
dark expressions on last Sunday morning.
The cause was that all the flowers which
they had nurscd during December and
January were nipped by the ground hog
sign.
Don't belieye anybody can raise the
dust for Washington on the Fourth oil
March. All how different. Four years
AGO they would have walked to the Capt.
tai for the same purpose, only then twas
old Deinock and now the grand old party !
aud another reason for their not going Is,
the four years of Cleveland, Carlisle, Mills
A. Co. a administration has left the ma
iority Of rs without lncre. But we now
viii have a brighter future.
Mr. Frank Kopp aud son, Of Baltimore,
Nd. moved with their families to our
village last week. Mr.. Frank Kopp was
for several years connected with the
cigar factories. Of Toms Brook and tins
nlace and he bas now returned to take
charge Of The cigar factory here, WHICH
will bo managed by Nj. A. G. shayer.-
lie guarantees us a good smoke. We
welcome him heartily and may he meet
with success.
This place will soon have new store
Bower Bros. have rented the new and
large rooms Of L. b. Shaver Co, and
expect to open on the last Of March win
full stock Of general merchandise.
The young and old men Of the village
concluded to pitch dollars on last satnr-
day night i'll this place. After the square
was made next in order were the dollars
We suppose there were not less than nj
teen or twenty people ia the -ccm and
Jimmy l. started through the crowd
IN raise the five silver dollars. IL was
inpossiblc. and finally he had to call on
the merchants and after fifteen or twenty
minutes they raised the hard cash and
then all went to work with vim. Now,
so much for Democracy. After q four
wears trial impossible to raise five silver
dollars in a crowd of fifteen or twenty
Goodbye Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Charles Fleet was in town on last
Sunday, and Miss Emma says 1t won't
be long until she will announce her mar
rage through the columns of the HERALD
Sometime before the election a young
lady Of this village announced to this
Bureau Of the HERALD that she was IN the
matrimonial field ard it was not pub
lished. She again announces herself as
follows
Young lady with blue eyes, dark hair
and fair complexion, desires to CORE
spond with young gentleman who IL not
/ averse 10 matrimony and who must
11romise to take bridal tom a. for as
/ Harpers Ferry. Address Moonlight"
care of Bureau SHENANDOAH HERALD,
Maureitown, Va.
Now, gentlemen, try you7 luck. Don't
| LET "Moonlight7 be disappointed.
George we would like TO have one Of
those albums you have been sending to
your friends. Send us one with the
different flags and we will not forget you.
T6ls - for George Of Richmond.
Lemuel Good, Esq., is managing for the
present and until warm weather the bust
ness Of Mcssrs. John Funk and Frank
Sbert.
Elder Samuel II. Myers, Of Rockingham
county, preached at the Valley Pike
church on last Sunday morning to fair
congregation.
Tho White Caps used a little rough
treatment TO Robert Craig few nights
ago.
With the shabby treatment he received
on the 9Th of November last, no wonder
Mr. MILLS, Of Texas, is 70 longer the lead
cr Of the Democracy in the halls Of Com
gross. Step to tie front Samuel j. Ran
dali.
/ Next November the Republicans want
TO elect governor of Virginia, and we
would say to tho Republican clubs OF
Shenandoah, keep mp your organizations
40 if either Charlie, John T., Philip OF
Dickle get the nomination they will have
a hard road TO travel.