Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-03
EDINBURG ITEMS.

DR.. B. F Maphis, dentist, Will b. in La
Office, Edinbnrg, July 9th aud remain
days.
Miss Mary Leper, matron of the High
School, near Alexandra, Va, is visiting
her brother-in-law, Mr.. Jno. Il. WIerman.
Mr. Jamie Bartlett, who has been living
in Bnena Vista for some time, is back a.
his old home here.
The ladies of the ". Z. Church, South,
Of this place, will hold an ice-cream fesii
val in their church yard on the evenings
Of Friday and Saturday, July 3rd and 9TH.
Proceeds for the benefit of the parsonage.
Mr.. c. W. Rau, better known as "Cub,
who is now living in Roanoke, paid this,
his native place visit last week. Mr..
Rau rs quite o favorite OF the people here,
and We are glad TO learn that be has made
many friends at his new nome.
A musical cantata and concert will be
given in the School House Hall, IN Edin-
burg, on the nights of Thursday and
Saturday, July 9th and 1lth, proceeds to
be used in reftting the Methodist Sunday
school room The admission charges Will
be ten and fifteen cents, and tho public
are cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Harrison Fadely killed a blue crane
on Sunday week, near Lanlz's Mil, that
was certainly giant among his fellows.
1t measured over six feet from tip to tip
of wings, and nearly seven and hall
feet high. As Mr.. Fade'ey's father-in-law
says, "the better the day the better the
deed" and Harrison neel Lot fear the
elders and rulers.
Capt. Geo. J. Grand-taf', clerk in the
Pension Office. Washington, d. C., al
rived at his home Lete ON Saturday Of last
week, for few weeks vacation. lie Is
looking little thin, he not having been
in the best Of health since the grippe had
hold Of him year or more ago. lis
many friends here hope and expect TO
soon see him back in his old home as
permanent resident.
Mr. VIM. Hutcheson, a well known
farmer of near this place. had his leg
painfully cut hy reaper while IN the
harvest field or Monday. IT, was stand
ing in front OF the cutter bar when the
horses, probably ANNOYED by the illes,
gave a sudden start, the knife coming in
tUltdtl Win uao 4tE 81 ifu iAR NPt'N ~
sult before be could get ont OF the way.
1t was q very narrow escape from serI-
GUS II not fatal injury. DR., \. Z. Belew
was called and had scarcely finished dress
ing the wound when q messenger sum-
moned him to Mr. J. ". Santmier's, on
the river near town, to give surgical at
tention to a son Of Mr.. Sautmier, who,
while working with binder had the mis-
fortune 20 have the binding needle thrust
through the palm of his hand injuring
the bones and badly laccralns the flesh.
We regret to say that both the new
cemetery and the old burying ground IN
which so many of cur peoples uear and
dear ones are sleeping, present picture
Of the very sa1dest neglect. This should
not be. and. we are satisfied, will not long
be the case after the attention of onr peo-
pie has been called to il. Let the ladies
take this matter IN hand and it will not be
long before both these resting places Of the
dead will put on new appclraLc', ole
that will not be a shame TO our toTn.-
Volunteer work never amounts to much
in cases of this kind. Let the ladies
solicit subscriptions r. this work and ouI
people VIII respond literally. Hands can
then BE employed who y i'll soon make ON
buryiug grounds put ou ye,y different
appearance, and show that we still cherish
tie memory Of our loved and lost ones.
Dr.. A.P. Bcicw, while returning from
a rouud Of duty on Sunday last, WAS walked
mp by his horse rather suddenly. He wa
driving through tho woods at tho time
when q rnstiing in tie leaves by the road
side, caused, as be thinks. hy a Lizard o.
snake. made the horse Shy TO one SIDE
bringing tic sulky into contact with
stump. tipping it over and spilling TIE
doctor ont. TIE horse started of on a
dead run, the doctor holding on TO tx
lines as long as possible and being dIaege,
some distance. brui,ing HIM slightly. The
horse ran for about halt milo before h'
was caught, breaking the cart and han
ness to pieces. Although the doctor i
sure that 1t was some moving object by
the roadside that frightened the horse
many differ with him believing that J
was the shadow Of his SIMMER helme
falling suddenly over the hols' and caus
ing him to think it. time 60 hurry hom
before the impending torn broke.