Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
EDINBURG ITEMS.

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always be accompanied by the real name
lof the sender. Hence Jumbo's commun;-
alton is omitted. I-EDIToR.
An infant child of Mr.. Ezra Armentrout
living at the foot of the mou ntain, south
of this place, died last week.
Mr. William Bowman. son Of Mr..
Ephraim Bowman, of the Hamburg Neigh
borhood, died on Sunday, of pneumonia,
aged about 90 years.
Mr.. {. P. Hisey. our druggist, is having
the interior of bis handsome store-room
fresh ned and improved with coat of
paint.
We are requested to announce that there
will DO preaching in the Christian church.
in this place, next Sunday, morning and
night.
We were misinformed in regard to the
purchase of Mrs. Lucy Conn's property by
Mr.. John W. Reeser. The sale has not
yet been contaminated.
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way towards proving that grippe is con-
taglous, ard very much so at that, as IN
almost every case those who were called
upon TO minister to the sick and be close
" confined in the room with them would
contract tho disease in very short time
Misses Otto and Nellie Allen, OF
WaynesbOro, Augusta, CO., Va, arrived
here last Wednesday to visit relatives IN
this place. We regret to say that Miss
Nellie vas compelled to return to Waynes-
boro on Monday, on account of the sick
ness of the clerks in the establishment IN
which she is employed.
The St1asburg Trginidn and Nelcs says:
Miss Nellie Painter, of Edinburg' is visit
ing Miss Kate Brown and relatives IN TINS
place. She is accompanied by Miss Eta
Miley.
Messrs Chas Ruby and James Swami
were ir town Sunday. The latter gen'le...
man is said to have been on business
The little blind god" has again been
at work in this community, aud has shot
his arrows so effectively that two more
true hearts have been pinned together fer
life. Mr.. Vim. A. Whissen, leader of tie
Shenandoah Cornet Band and one of our
best known Young men, and Miss Laura
NJ, Hlsey, daughter of Mr.. Robt F. Hlsey,
very popular y Dung lady. were married
by Rev. II. Tallhelm at bis residence
here. on last Saturday evening at 1870
o'clock. Congratulations have been
showere upon the newly welded couple,
and warm wishes for life long happiness
are upon every lip.
Mrs. Artie Miller, widow of the late
Richard Miller, and daughter of the late
Mai. Geo. Grandstaff, died at her home in
this place, on Monday, after an illness OF
bnt a few days of grip, in her 76th
year Mrs. Miller was probably as well
ard ravorably Known as any woman IN
the community, and the void TINS caused
in her large circle Of relatives and friends
will be one most sadly felt Her daugh-
fer. Mrs Rev. Jno. s. Hutchinson, with
her husband, of Salem, Va, and her sons
W. p. and Marshall Miller, with Their
wives. of Aur,l liza, Iowa, arrived only IN
time for the funeral, which was postponed
until Thursday, awaiting their arrival
her fatal illness being of too short dura-
ton to admit Of their reaching her bed
side in lime to see her once more in life
Mrs. Harriet Pence, widow of the late
Jacob Pence, aud one of the Oldest resi-
dents of this place, Is we'll as of the coun-
tv. died at her home here, shortly alter
II O'Clock, on Wednesday, of grip. aged
- wears. Mr'. Pence, or grandma
Pence. as She was affcctionateiy known
throughout tie community, was greatly
beloved AMI reverenced by all who knew
her. by reason of her truly gentle an'
kindly nature aud heI beautiful Christian
life. and 1t can truthlully be said OF bel
that during all the years of her long life
she never had an enemy. Her faith il
her religion and in the promises OF be-
Savior was simply perfect and neve
knew a reason of faltering or doubt, an'
enabled her in the last hour to meet dealt
with the calm resignation of a hope and
trust firm as the everlasting hills. From
an early age she was a member of the l
B. church, and her every act AMI deed
was consistent with her professio II.
She was married three times, her first
husband heing = Boehm, her second
Frederick Hisey aid she was ore OF ih'
few pensioners of the war of 1872, he
last husband, Jacob Pence, having beel
4 yaterap Of that struggle.