Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-08

brother and sisters, the family Oh Vue i@'o
Geo. H. Ott
Much injury is done by the use OF
irritating, guping compounds take as
purgatives. In Ayers Pills, the patient
has a mild but effective cathartic, that
can be confidently recommended alike for
the most delicate patients as well as the
most robust.
The Edinburg Livery, j. D. Hutchinson,
proprietor, has everything in trst'class
shane. and is ready to furnish double or
single teams, saddle horses, &c, at
moments notice. Mr.. Hutchinson will
keep nothing but good rigs, splendid
travelling and perfectly safe horses See
the advertisement in this paper.
No medicine in the world is IN better
repnte or more widely known than Ayers
Sarsaparilla. AS safe and certain rem
edv for all manner Of blood disorders,
leading physicians and druggists every
where recommend it in preference to any
other.
The long and severe drought that has
afflicted this section, was partially broken
by good ram on Friday night, of last
week. The growing corn and vegetation
generally was much revived and helped,
but more ram is still badly needed, and
the earth is too dry and hard to admit of
much blowing.
There will be harvest and missi Onary
services at Patmos church, about one
mile north of Calvary, on next Sunday,
August 10th. Preaching at 1890, a. m,
and ,. D. m. There will be dinner pre-
pared for all present. Let every one at
tend. J. +. A. LAUTENSCHLAGER Pas.
We are glad to see that the cold regu-
lator' has gotten in his work, and the
thirsty wayfarer can now cut the dust out
of his throat with a draugbt of cold,
sparkling water at the public we'll at
court house square. No longer will anx
ious watchers listen for the glad cry Of
water up"
There will be picnic OF the Pine
Grove Sabbath School, in the grove at
Bowmans school house, south OF Edin-
burg, on the lst Saturday in September,
at which time subscription will be taken
up to build a church at the big pond on
the pike, about two miles south of Edin-
burg.
The wilson Hotel of Mt. Jackson, has
long been famous for its splendid &C.
commodations, and elegant table. We
are clad to know that the House, under
the able management of Mr.. John Rice,
still keeps up its well deserved reputation,
and is daily receiving fresh praise from
those who are so fortunate as to partake
ofits hospitality.
An effort was made on last Saturday to
revive the interest in base ball in this
place. and game was played between
two picked mines. Although the score
ran high and errors were numerous, the
game was quite interesting The score
stood Is TO 10. On next Saturday at 2
o'clock the up-street and down-street
boys will cross bats and a good game may
be expected.
The Hamburger Bremen Co., in which
the recently burned aims house of this
county was insured, has paid over the
amount, 1854, on building and wheat,
without waiting the usual ninety days.
Two years ago the agent here, A. G.
Wynkoop, agreed to insure the county
buildings to the amount of 81 900, for
FIVE years for $500; this was accepted.
THIS was a pretty good Investment tor
the county.
In Edinburg, on Saturday afternoon,
about o'clock, at the residence of her
grandmother, Mrs. Abraham Saum, Miss
J essie Tapley, a bright and interesting
young lady of 10 years, died after and i'll
ness of two weeks of typhoid fever. She
was daughter of the late Rev. Ed. Tapleyi
of the Disciples church. On Sunday the
funeral services were conducted by Rev
Hamaker, and the remains, attended by a
large concourse of sorrowing friends
were inferred IN the cemetery.
Rev. F. H. Richey, of this place, an
aged and much respected minister of the
Methodist Church, South, was slightly
paralyzed on Saturday evening of last
week. Mr.. Richey was walking in hii
backyard about dusk on the evening
mentioned. when he fell heavily to the
ground, painfully cutting and bruising
his face. After awhile he recovered suf'
fciently to get into the house, but has
ever since been confined to his bed. We,
with a host of warm friends, earnestly
hope for his speedy recovery.
The Basic city Co, Wednesday PLACED
one hundred residence lots on the market
pricing the same at from $500 to 5000. a
Roanoke party took the entire lot by tele-
graph at the company's figures, but the
offer was declined. 1t was ascertained
that s. of the lots had been sold by the
real estate men to different parties, and
this necessitated an auction to determine
the purchaser In an hour and half the
g lots were sold, and had netted Ovel
s. 200 in excess of the company's lis
price. Basic is getting on rushing
boom.
The S. S. S. Club of this place, bell
one of their enjoyable entertainments a
the Geary House, on Friday night of las
week The threatening appearance o
the weather and the final down pour o
rain did not have the least effect on thes
devotees Of pleasure, as they assembled
with bright looks and happy heart
TO the nun Der of twenty or thirty. From
the Zine the morning stars first sang to
gether until Friday night last, that subtl
p light in the girls eye will draw DO
through Arctic SHOWS and Tropic heat
while the tender, adOring look that shine
, over the foolish, :calflk face Of the DO