Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-06-05
sTRAsBURG NEWS.


aad Strasburg will, as usual. furnish her
complement of citizens on that occasion.
The Strasburg Female Seminary, the
Misses Forrer's, principals, will close the
session of 1s90-9l after very successful
term on Friday, June 4th.
Rev. Mr.. Graham, of the Presbyterian
church, preached to large congregation
On last Sunday night in the Presbyterian
church, this place.
The machinery for the plant OF the
Southern Horse and Mule Shoe Factory
has arrived, and will be put in position as
S DON as the necessary buildings can be
erected.
A number Of our citizens, as is their
annual custom, will visit Winchester on
Saturday next, 9th of June, to participate
IN the beautiful and Impressive memorial
services in honor of the Confederate dead
who sleep in Mount Hebron Cemetery
A move is on foot here now looking to
the establishment of a branch board of
the Atlanta Building and Loan Associa
ton. with Mr.. II. C. Burgess, of this place,
as president. under the auspices OF the
general State agent, J. E. Hatcher, E'qr
Of Mt Jackson, Va.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. John
w. Fisher, the genial and hospitable pre-
prietor of the celebrated "FiShers iillI'
has been elected to the position of Justice
of the Peace. for this, Davis Magisterial
Bench. a position that Mr.. Fisher will fill
with credit to himself and to the voters OF
both political parties who elected him 10
the office. AS true compliment to Nj =
Fisher it is proper to say that IN this case
the office sought the man.
The Strasburg Land and Improvement
Co.. are now mailing their 9th assessments
to the stockholders for June IS, '9l, and,
as an evidence of the popularity Of this
splendid company, their mails reach 10
nearly all portions of the country.
The election passed off quietly in tbs
place, but little interest seemed to lie
manifested, and the lines were not tightly
drawn. consequently there was not the
large vote polled at this precinct as
generally the case In proportion to the
whole number OF votes pOlled, the Re-
publicans seem to have fully held their
usual strength, taking past elections as
basis Of comparison. Their friends, 1.-THE
Democrats). seemed to be dull, apathetic,
and badlv affected with the dry-rot-
Hence the large falling of in their voters
at this. their banner precinct of the coun-
ty. Elucidation for this state of things is
not now in order, the hand writing on tie
wall is so plain that be who runs may
read The nightmare of free trade
Democracy, with its false promises, which
hires only to deceive, is rapidly losing its
hold upon its former adherents and sup
porters: they are weary of promises never
fulfilled. which to them "has become as
sounding brss and a tinkling cymbal."-
Hence the disorganized condition OF then
party 10 this county to day. And the end
is not yet; young men are no longer look
ing to that miserable fossilized party o.
PROMISES never to be fulfilled. They are
turning their faces towards the risng-sur
of Republcanism, which is but yet in it'
infancy, although having already accom-
plished such prodigIes IN the greatly en-
HANGED and favorable condition of thu
whole country. The party that saved th'
Union the party that has so successfully
governed it and makes it to bloom an'
blossom like the rose. This is tie con
b dition of things that all are beginning t.
see. and ere long from Maine to California
f with but one party, one platform, and on
flag
"The star-spangled banner IN trump
D shall wave
, Der the land of the free aud the home
the brave"