Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-03-07
sTRAsBURG ITEMS.

Mrs. T. B. South, of Hagerstown, Md,
is at present visiting friends and relatives
in this town.
Miss Jamie Hulfsh, Of the Plains,
Fauquier county, is visiting the family OF
Capt. w. B. Smithers. on Church street.
The marble PLAY ing craz,, like the la
grippe, is now fast loosing its grip, and
will soon give place to the more exhiler-
ating and exciting pastime of kite flying
A new -four and feed store has Just been
opened on the corner of one of the town
squares, and just opposite to the site of the
new public binding, to be built this sum-
mer.
In view of the animal conference of The
NJ. Z. Church, now close at hand, our
people are sohcitous as to the action OF
that body as regards the appointment oil
the minister for this place, and the citizen
are a unit in wishing and hoping that
Rev. J. S. Hopkins will be his own sue
cessor for the the incumbency Of h e
pulpit in this place, which he has so long
and so efficiently filed.
The Good Templar Lodge, of the town
entertained the visiting members and
officers of the District Lodge, last week.
Rev. Cox addressed a good audience in
the NJ. Z. Church, on last Friday night,
The lodge here is in a flourlshing con-
dition, and have added unto their number
lately by initiation, about Is members
who have pledged to abstain themselves
and absolutely refuse to set up John
Barleycorn in any shape to them.
The Dramatic society, of this place, will
hold one of their delightful entertain
ment in Academy Hall, on Easter Mon
day night, April 9TH. The drama will be
"Maltravers," popular the world oyer, and
over, and the characters will be we'll sus-
tanned by a cast specially selected for tn
play. During the week "Aurora floyd
will also DE presented. Elegant scenery,
magnificent stage settings, bewltchinP
music and gorgeous costumes will be
features of these splendid entertainments,
all under the management of that veteraI
Thespian, Mr.. JOS. S. Hupp.
The Ides of March are marching on
and it is a col d March too, in every sense
of the word. Nevertheless twill be a
very cold day when Strlsburg gets left
behind in the march of improvement
Much business is already mapped out, anC
will be pushed to completion by mum
Der of our go-ahead citizens, when the idel
of March, wish its winds and rough
weather, have marched out, and giveI
place to the regular spring season. In
this connection It NAV be we'll to mention
the large and elegant public building tC
be erected on the town square, by tn
Mayor and Council of our town. all
about dull times. they don't exist here
Some of the neighbourng valley village
south ofus may be, and doubtless are
all cted with this dry-rot, but this dis
tressing state of affairs is thing of tn
past among our people. Already mum
Der of our young men nave cancelled
their engagement with Buena Vista an
Basic City parties, prefering to remain al
home. seeing the new El-Dorado, not as
mirage of the desert, but live, pushing
substantial and tangible reality. Henc
the boom in real estate and the enhance
value of the now much sought for Stra'
burg Corporation Bonds, by parties Pc
ferng gilt-edscd Investments and frs
class dividends.