Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
EDINBURG ITEMS,

EDlNBUHG ITEMS.
Mrs. J. d. Lemon was called to Column
bus. Ohio, one day last week by tele-
gram announcing the illness of her
mother.
Il will pay you to buy your machine
oil for harvesting and lay making at
Hopewell & Cos.
Mrs Newton Brann died at her home
in Mt. Jackson, on Wednesday. of las
week, from consumption. She was
daughter OF Mr. Charles Hutchinson, Of
this place.
George Robey's cook skipped on SAtur-
day night, aud carried his last summers
slippers with her. She is well blt not
faS ovorably known throughout this
county, aud George may still recover lis
dainty slippers. Ask him il be will eyer
wear them again. You bet lie wont.
We desire to say to our friends and cus
toners that we are still selling Jno. w.
Masury & Sons house pants. These
paints are equal to the best made, and we
are Offering them at prices as cheap as
any frst-class paint can be sold. We also
carry full line of wall paper.
Wm. Hopewell & Co.
Mrs. Allie Shay, well known to the
travelling public of the Valley pike as the
toll gate keeper at Tay lortown, near this
place, died on Wednesday night, of last
week. She vas inferred in the nav Gem
etery, at this place. on Friday afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Gruyer conducted the funeral
services. Her ago was not lss than 70
years.
The young as vel The older people of
our town and vicinity are looking for
ward, with anticipaticnS of great plea
ure, to the evenings Of Friday and Satur-
day, June 10th and 18th, when the grand
organization Of the |. o. r. NJ, will hold
a festival in the yard of the Reformed
church, in this place They deserve sue
cess, and will no doubt receive it at the
hands of our ho.pItable people.
Jol nnie Grove, son of Mr.. NJ. L. Grove,
who has been attending Randol PHI Macon
Academy, at Front Royal, Va, during
the past session, returned to his home
here on Saturday last. He was accam
panied by fellow pupil, Eddie Hutchin-
son, son of Rev. J. S. Hutchinson. Of
Salem, Va, who and his wife are natives
of this place, and have reflected much
credit upon it.
Four or five weeks ago Mr.. Miller, OF
Springfield, Ohio, came to this place, sui
ferng from Illhealth. He took up quar-
tiers at the Murray House, and finding
that our splendid climate aud location
agreed with him he seEt for bis sister,
who Joined him several weeks ago Last
week they went to hOusekee ping in a
small building belonging to Mr.. A. J.
lIOpewell, on PiccadIlla street, leading to
the depot near the Murray House. They
are very pleasant people, and are much
liked and spected in our community.
The posioG g in this town, which for
nearly the last tour years has been il
charge of IN. J. Ed Beazlry, has re-
Gently been removed from its past location
to the storc-ro9n Of Mrs. NJ NJ. Ca ohan,
The lately appoint postmaster, and who
during the first four years of P,e-idtnt
Clcyeland's administration filled the posi-
tion to the satisfact on of our community.
A great many OF our people regretted to
see Mr.. Beaz'ey leave the Office. as bis
honesty aud integrity were unqnestoa-
able. But such is politics.
The question of a lock up, or town
prison, is being discussed pretty lively
among orr citizens, as especially the need
of something of the kind becomes more
apparent almost every day. As things
now stand an offender against the laws
of the corporation, VINO is punishable by
fine or imprisonment, or both, and who is
not able or will not pay the fine, must be
sent to Woodstock jail. which will prob
ally add cOnsideral ls sum to the crimi-
cal expenses of the town. II we are not
mistaken the authorities have tie right
to build town prison, and also proyiGe
for the punishment Of offenders or law
breakers. II 50, then they can. like our
sister town of Woodstock, pat men in a
chain gang and set them to work on our
streets, under an officer. Why not look
iatO this thing
Mrs. Ellen Saum whose illness was
mentioned in our last correspondence,
died on Thursday, of last week, aged -
years, , months and II days. She was
the widow of the late Abram Saum, and
was probably as well known and as much
respected and beloved as any one who
ever lived in this community. She was
thoroughly unsefsh, never taking a
thought to herself Her hand was al
ways open to the poor, and no suffering
person ever appealed to her in vain. Mrs,
Saum was the mother of Mr.. Jos. +.
Saum, the we'll known Washington, d.
c. commission merchant, WHO arrived
here few hours after her death She
was the mother OF Mr.. DR.. A. Z. Below,
and grandmother of our townsman,
Mr.. Hugh Sanm. Her funeral took place
on Friday, AMI was conducted by her
pastor, Rev. d. II. Rhodes, in The pres
ence of very large gathering OF sorrow