Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-05-12
EDINBURG ITEMS.

Good straw mating only 12l cts. yard
at J. &. Clem's.
Mrs. A. L. Sllling and Mrs. Annie
Fadely, wives of two popular travelling
men. are at the Eureka House for the
summer.
1t will pay any one to 60 to J. B. Clem's
to purchase goods. They can save from
20 to so per cent. Call and see.
DR.. P. P. Ritter, of Myersdale, Pa,
and his brother w. G. Ritter, of near
Saumsville, this county, spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives here. Both
are natives of this place and are most
highly respected by all our people.
There never has been any tariff on j..
B. Clem's goods to knock off. So You can
save money by buying OF him.
Mrs. Samuel Boehm, native of and
former resident OF this place, but who has
been residing in West Virginia for several
years, arrived here one day last week on a
VISIT to his mother and sisters in this
place. His wife and child, and sister
who spent the winter with him, arrived
here several weeks ago.
Mems, youths and boys suits from % to
So per cent below market valle at j. B.
! Clients.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Phil Glen request that
we return their grateful thanks to the
ladies and gentlemen of Edinburg for
their most liberal donation on Monday
evening. May 1st. Almost everything
that a newly married couple just oommen-
cling housekeeping, could need was
brought in abundance, for all of which
Mr.. aud Mrs. Glen are gratefully thank
FIJI.
Mr. Aiken Cunningham, a lawyer of
PendletOn county, W. Va, and Miss Sallie
Anderson, an accomplished yOung lady, OF
the same county, we're married on Thurs
day, May 4th, by Rev. II. S. Coe, at the
residence of the brides sister and brother
in.law, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Headley, in
this place The bride is a well known
artist and teacher of painting, and had
charge of the art department for several
wears. of Mrs. J. II. Williams Shenandoah
Female Institute, at Woodstock.
The people of this place will have an
opportunity on nsxt Tuesday night oil
attending a fine entertainment and at
the same time contribute to most wOr-
thy cause. number of the best musi-
ca and dramatic talent of Woodstock
will appear in this place on the above
named evening, and besides rendering
some very fine vocal and instrumental
selections will give that most lAughable
comedy, The Sweet Family" The en-
tertanment will be frst-class in every
particular and no one will regret the
small sum asked for admission, especially
as the proceeds are for the church.
J. b Glenn has a oil of one million feet
of lRmber to fill, and wants any good oak
lumber from inches wide aud mp, and
from 10, -, II TO IS feet long. He also
wishes to buy all the chestnut and yellow
poplar lumber he can get. Persons hav-
ing any of the above lumber to sell will
DO well to correspond with or call on him
On Saturday night, of last week, Chris
Wickham. boy of about 10 years, and a
pretty hard case generally, vas caught in
the act of rObbing the money drawer in
; Headley < AndersOn's store, in this place
1t seems that suspicious had been aroused
by change being missed from the drawer
and it was also noticed that the pieces OF
shattered glass in one of the side win
d1ws had. been removed and traces OF
dirty feet found on the window sill Fol
several nights two Of the clerks slept II
the store but as they did not 90 in until {
rather late hour Wickham watched BIZ
chance to get in his work ahead of them
On Saturday night Curt Ludwig remain
ed in the store after the closing hour, anC
. it was not long before he saw the thiei
crawling through the window. He re
NAMED quiet until the prOwler reached
the money drawer when he covered hin
g with revolver and striking a match dis
GOV cred that It was Wickbam, who, criet
out, "Please, Mr.. Charley, don't shoot,
r and dropped behind a box. Wickhau
r was taken before Mayor CalOhan, who
, With Justice WlDdle examined the law
Mr.. Headley and the other interested par
ties. influenced by his youth, did not wisl
to see the boy sent to the penitentiary
4! knowing that the associations OF tina
place would probably make him a con
hrmed criminal, and In the hope that
way TO some other punishment might b
D discovered the matter was deferred unit
o Monday. On Sunday wickbam lit on
and has not since been seen.
This case IS only one Of the many tina
show the extreme necessity for refcru
> institution of some kind for the youthfu
criminals Of the State. Certainly tn
penitentiary or jails are not the places +
reclaim them, but as it is now there re
mains nothing else unless 1t Is to let Their
e 90 unpublished and that IS rot to b
thought Of lfnothiug else offers, woul
it not be far better for the county to max
some provision, say at the Aims House
r where they could be kept under stric
e restraint and taught habits Of honest In
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