Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-09
EDINRURG ITEMS.

their sister, Miss Hattie, of Shendun, va,
spent portion of the holidays here.
Mr.. A. A. Evans, wife and two children,
of Mt. Jackson, were here for portion of
the holidays with their relatives.
Mr.. Jos. II. Fry is recovering from his
long and dangerous attack of typhoid
fever, and will soon be out again.
Little Charlotte, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. c. Gearing, is still very Ill and
with but little hope of recovery.
Mrs. Amanda Rau and Miss Laura
Belew are visiting relatives in Roanoke
City, Va.
Misses Lucy and Hope McCann and
Nellie Koontz, of Woodstock, were here
several days during holiday week.
Mrs. Samuel Miley and children, of
Toms Brook, tais county, spent several
days with Mrs. MIley's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. B. Shelter, last week.
Miss Bette Ludwig, of Strasburg, paid
her brother, Mr.. John NJ. Ludwig, and
her many friends here, pleasant visit
last week.
Mr.. jeff. D. Lennon, who for the past
FIVE years has been living in Columbus,
Ohio, is here with his bride for a short
visit.
Mr.. ] ohm Kibler, formerly of Powelps
Fort, this county. but now a prosperous
business man of Kirksville, Mo-, spent
last week in Edinburg.
Mr.. R. w. Robey, who is teaching
school at Marshall, Fauquier county. Va.
spent the holiday vacation with his
relatives IN this place.
Miss Lurla Ludwig, who has been
visiting relatives in Rockingham county,
for several months, has returned to her
home here.
Mr.. Lloyd Ludwig, who has been very
i'll with a severe type of rheumatism for
several months, is still in a critical con-
dtion.
Mrs. II. II. Rddleberger aud family
were in this place during several days OF
the holiday season, much to the pleasure
of their relatives and numerous friends.
At the residence of the officiating min
ister, Rev. D. II. Rhodes, OF this place,
Mr.. Jas. o. Hoffman and Miss Laura A.
Hoover, were married on Dec. 3lst. 1890.
Mr. Robt. NJ. Hisey and Miss Iona n.
Hoffman, daughter of Mr.. Jos. W. Hoff-
man, were married at the residence of the
bride in this place, by Rev. D. II. Rhodes,
on Dec. 30th, 1890.
Mr.. T. A. Shaffer, wife and child, and
Misses Ella Gill and Ida Sherman, all of
Woodstock, were the guests of the
Hotel Ell Dorado for a few days last
week.
Mr.. A. L. Below, son of DR.. P. Below,
editor of the Aurella, Qowa) Sentinel, one
of the live papers of the great west, spent
The holiday week with his relatives at
the old home here.
Messrs. Sewell Ran and John l.. Nc
Donald, two of our Edinburg boys, who
are now prospering in the magic city Of
Roanoke, were home for the merry Christ
mas times.
Messrs. Jacob Shcctz n. C. Reynard,
and two young men by the name of KEEL
Ter, left here on Saturday, Of last week,
for Iron Gate, where they will work in
the shops of the Farmers Alliance works.
Mr.. W. S. Rau. wife and two children.
formerly of this place, but now Of War
rem county, were here during the holt
days. Messrs. Chas. Rau and Mr.. Jacob
Z. Rlnker, both of Loudoun county, but
former we'll known citizens of this place,
also spent the holiday season here.
With the exception of the Wild West
show the holiday season passed oft here
about as usual. The air was filled with
the delicious flavor Of roast turkey and
many of the other good things of life, and
our people seemed to enjoy themselves in
a quiet way.
Lou Riddleberger and Josie Grandstaf
two young girls, got on Geo. W. Grand
staff7s horse, on Sunday evening, to take
a short ride. The horse threw them to
the ground, painfully inJuring Josie
Grandstaff, her face being bruised and
hole cut in her head. When first picked
up she was unconscious but soon revived
and in a short time was out of all danger
Lon Riddleberger fortunately escaped in
jury.
According to announcement, RALPH
Bingham, the boy orator, appeared before
fine audience on Saturday night, Dec
9th, in the Methodist church. The en-
tertainment came up fully to all that wal
claimed for this gifted youth, but it wa'
very apparent that be felt handicapped
by his sacred surroundings, and the humo
of the entertainment was not as broad o.
hearty as It would have been in a public
hall instead of a church. The proceed'
were for the benefit Of the Mite Society o
the church.
Much interest was excited on New Year
day by the unexpected visit to some
our stores and dwellings of three very at
tra,tlve looking and rather fantasticall.
dressed young colored ladies. who rod
into town in a sleigh from no one knew
where. Everything passed off we'll Will
them until one of that never-to-be-taken
down class, a small boy, caught on II
some way, and at once commenced pat
ting and singing "There's a new coon II
town" This let the cat out OF the bag
and the disguised damsels proved to b
three of the sweetest and liveliest Iouni
ladies of Red Banks, who were bound U