Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-26
En1NRuRa ITEMS.

Mrs. NJ. s. Bartlett, of this place, ha
been quite sick for the past week.
Miss Maggie Wheat of Fairfield, Va
is visiting Miss Rosa Burke, of this place
Mrs. Maggie Rau and two children, o
Strasburg, are visiting relatives in thl
place.
Miss Lucy Berry, who has been II
failing health for some time, Is now con
fined to her bed
Miss 81 aud Murray, who has bsen visit
ing in West Va. for several months past
has returned home.
Miss Lucy Allison, of Hsgerstown, Md.
is visiting her father, Mr.. P. j. Allison
and her sister, Mrs. A. L, Keller.
Curtis Ludwig fell few days ago and
drove gravel into his arm causing q
painful wound in which erysipelas has
since set up.
Johnnie Marston. who has been 80 very
sick with typhoid fever for some weeks
past, is now, we are glad to say. conva-
lescing.
Rev. J. B. McInturff was unable to
preach according to appointment on Sun
day last, by reason of severe spell of
lumbago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Morrison, and Miss
Emma Rinker, of Chicago, who have
been visiting Mr. G. W. Dinges and fam'
lily of this place, left on Monday for home.
The telephone line between Edinburg
and Liberty Furnace, is completed and
in working order. 1t will be great con-
venience.
Miss Lula Wilson. daughter of Thomas
Wilson, of Capon Iron Works, Hardy
county, w. Va. spent several days with
Mrs. s. E. Murrsy's family. the first of
the week.
X. A. Grandstaff, foreman of the Lury
Times, and "Disk" Miller. were in town
on Sunday. Kennie, who was at one time
on the HERALD, is very popular here, and
the girls ali thought be was just too
handsome and sweet for anything.
Mr.. A. l.. Keller, who has bsen con-
fined to his bed and the house for the
greater part of two months, with a severe
attack of rheumatism, is still a great suf-
ferer. and is only out Occassonly on his
crutches-
The long piles Of broken rock still OBJ
struct the centre Of the pike on Main
street, and it looks as if the pike author
tiles or manager intends to wait until the
evening before the last day of time tol
spread them. Our town officials should
interfere in this matter and see that this
dangerous nuisance is corrected. There
can be no good reason for leaving these
piles of stone for months In the centre of
the road.
Mrs. E. NJ. Belew, wife of DR.. P. Below,
of Edinburg, died at her home in this
place, at an early hour on Tuesday morn
ing, aged about 65 years. Her health for
some years had been very poor, but the
immediate cause of her death was the
result of an attack of paralysis, which
occurred two months ago. After kneeling
at the threshold of the gate for so many
hours. she entered in so gently, land peace
fully that had it not been for the watch
fullDess of them about her, they would
not have known when her spirit freed
itself of its mortal bands.
Mrs. Below was born near Red Banks
in this county, was the daughter of Isaac
Samuels and niece of the late Judge Green
B. Samuels, of Woodstock Her only
living near relative is her maternal uncle,
Geo. A. Hupp, of strasburg, and as her
guardian, he sent her to finish her educa-
ton at the then noted Episcopal college
for young ladies at Georgetown, D. c.,
conducted by the Misses English. Here
she became class mate of Jessie Benton,
afterward Mrs. Jessie Fremont, whose
pranks and misdemeanors she frequently
related.
She was the mother of six children,
three sons and three daughters, her sons
being DR.. A. P. Below, and A. L.
Below, her second son, Geo. H., dying
very suddenly several years since. Her
daughters are Mrs. E. V. Riddleberger,
Mrs. John Z. Boehm, ard Miss Laura
Below.
She was buried on Wednesday morning
from the Methodist church, her pastor,
Rev. o. c. Beall, conducting the services,
assisted by the choir who rendered a most
appropriate chant, and her favorite
hymns, "The Happy Land" and zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought"
"Blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord, from kenceforth, yea, saith the
spirit, for they rest from their labors and
their works do follow them"