Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-03
EDINBURG ITEMS.

Mr.. c. P. Wightman is putting an ad.
ditional story upon the rear building of
his residence.
Miss Valley Balthis. of Front Royal is
visiting the Misses Hoffman. near this
place.
Miss Sadie Alther, who at the age of 16
years, recently graduated at school 10
Lu. ay, returned to her home here on Tues
dav.
Mrs. Anna Thompson and four children,
of Norfolk, Va, arrived here on Monday
on a Witt to Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Evans.
Mr. Jas. Evans, who was visiting rela.
tiyes IN this place, returned to his home
in Cumberland, Md, on Saturday, taking
with Kim his motker who will make her
bone there for the future.
Edward II. Carper; son of Mr. Henry
Carper, died on Tuesday, of last week,
aged 81 years, 6 months and 90 days. and
was buried in the new cemetery here on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Chas. Headly has opened up full
stock of groceries in the Calohan build
ing on Main street, With Mr.. Geo. Calohan
as salesman.
Messrs. VIM. Riddleberger and Jno. w.
Reeser have opened up first class meat
store in this place, where the best quality
of fresh beef can be found at prices rang
ing from six to ten cents.
Mrs. Mollie Pulliam, of Front Royal,
sister of NJ G. and G.. +. Gearing, and her
daughter, Mrs. Dosh, of Luray, who were
visiting here last week, returned to their
homes Saturday.
Mr.. A. Pitt Bowers, of near this place,
delivered the yaledictory address before
the Lee Literary Society of the POlytech-
mic Institute, New Market. on Wednes-
day evening, of last week.
Miss Matte Whitmcr, who his been at
tending school in Strasburg, returned to
her home here on Monday. she having
been compelled to reinqulsh her studies
before the close of the term on account of
an attack Of measels which affected her
eye'
Quite a number of our people attended
the dedication of The Reformed church at
Zion, few miles west % he;e. on Sunday
On the return trip, at night. the horse of
Mr.. II. Z. Boyer became frightened a
short distance above town, and kicked the
dashboard off the buggy and broke the
shafts into bits. No one hurt.
Persons who were at the station several
week ago when DR.. P. Below took the
train for a visit to his daughter in Roam
oke, were much amused at the rasping the
old gentleman gave Fred. Saum. But
Fred. took it all easy, saying that things
would be evened up as Sam Jones would
curry the Doctor down to a queen's taste
very soon after he arrived in Roanoke.
Mr.. II. II. Yard arrived here on Satur-
day. and in company with Mr. NJ. N.
Campbell went out to see after the furn-
ace ana other works at Liberty. The
furnace is once more in fnll blast making
a superior quality of iron, while the shriil
whistle of the engine and rafting of the
trains on the Narrow Guage railroad has
again put life and energy into the people
along the line.
DO our people ever give thought to
the neg lected condition of the old grave
yard Of this place Overgrown with grass
weeds and triars it is the saddest sight in
the community. And yet many of ouI
loved and lost ones rest here. Now and
then some one will clean around few
graves in which he is most interested, and
these spots only make the rest of the
dreary wilderness look that much worse
Can't something be done to remedy thin
almost diseraceful condition of the last
resting place of our dead If the ladies
who are ever foremost in good works, viii
hold festival we know that they will be
most i1erally patronized, ADD the receipts
will be sufficient TO put tie graveyard il
nice condition. Who will take the lead
10 this good work ?