Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-10-04
STRASBURG.

y Pennsylvania, and then moved down to
occupy the fertile lands of th, beautiful
:, Valley. Lord Fairfax held patent for
all the land in this section Of Virginia
10 and he leased 1T to- actual settlers for a
2 nominal sum IN hand and the annual
payment of rent, some times as small as
tSo ears of Indian corn per year.
The lands around Strssburg being rio b,
they were rapidly leased, (fee simple
purchase not being known until after the
. revolutionary wary by the adventurous
'' immigrants of that day, and to supply
them with the necessaries, which cou Id
s not be produced on the farm as we'll as
h for mutual protection, small villages
we're formed at convenient and suitable
8 points.
= Unlike many other towns. descendants
of the ORIGINAL or a. least of the early,
} settlers still live at aud around Strasburg
o aud the names that were familiar one
hundred years ago are still familiar, some
Of them being almost exclusively con-
fined to that section of the county, while
others are familiar in many sections of the
Valley. Among these names, are the
Stovers, Spenglers, Balthises, Zeas,
Hupps, sonuers, Crabllls, Funks, and
others.
Near about tho center II the tow n,
stood the old fort to which the early
settlers repaired to protect themselves |
from the attacks of the Indians who
made occasional incursions into this Val
| ly. Tho old well which supplied the fort
with whter is upon the lot of Mr.. Edward
Yea and still furnishes living water to
the inhabitants.
Like many other towns of it's day, it
was kind OF Rip Van Wrinkle place The
inhabitants lived, enjoyed themselves.
talked politics, raised fat porkers, and
we're little concerned about what we, at
this day, call progress. AT the end OF the
first sixty years. the population was only
1888 of which 40 were slaves. The sexes
were we'll divided, there being ITO white
males and 173 white females. They con-
tinued to live about in the same good old
way, until the trains of the old Manassas
Gap Railroad ran into the town aud the
sound of its engine whistles reverberated
along the ridges of the old Massanutten.
Strasburg then began to get move Oh
herself. For several years She was
railroad terminus and the trading point
Of the rich counties of the Valley. Ware
houses were erected and her streets re-
sounded with the sounds of stages,
wagons, &c.
The extension of the railroad and the
war which followed a few years later
made still greater changes. The OK
tensiye breastworks which Gen. Banks
,rected. and which his engineers imagln
ID would be sufficient TO hold the place,
till stand, astupendous monument to the
freshness of the military commander who
lid not then know that Stonewall Jack
son would flank him out, without a single
hot at his lofty fort.
Since the war, Strasbnrg, like all the
valley towns, has been more or less,
progressive. Her streets have been paved
churches improved or new ones erected
IN excellent school building provided
manufactures built AMI at work, hne
dwellings,, store rooms, bank building
new hotel and many other convenience
provided which show the progressive
character of her present population.
Stra,burg today is we'll provided with
business houses of every kind, among
them we mention the following lis',
which is intended to include ALL
The Strasturg Steam Flour Mill, with
4 capacity of l2j barrels per day is doing
al excellent business, not only supplying
large local trade, but shipping large
quantities Of fl )ur to its customers in the
Southern states.
Plaulng Mil aud sash Factory Of Orn-
iorff, Stickley & Co. does large busi-
ness.
Oa account of the excellent Potter's
clay near tbs town, Strasburg has I
for years manufactured large guam.
tities of earthen and Stone
ware. The factories now in operation
are those OF ]. NJ. HIckenson. Geo. W.
Miller, ]. J. Eberly & Son and Bell &
Bros.
The Wagon Makers are VIM. Spurrier
and II. " B. McInturff.
Ramey & Miller run a picture frame
fac'o y.
The Carpenters are Jas. A. SOnner,
VIM. Sonner, VIM. Baker. and A. A.
Riddelle, and the timers who are always
ready to cover the houAss and furnish the
stoves are Charles F. Funk aud Isaac A
Funk.
A tsnnery which has been in operation
for many years is still run by o. P.
Chandler.
j. F. Everly Son, whose reputation
rs tailors is not confined to Strasburg.
have all that they can do. Jos. Houck
also conducts the tailoring business st
bis old stand.
John S. Bowman and Noah Funk are
practical shoe-makers and attend to the
wants of their customers.
W. C. Lsughlin, an iexcellent saddler,
who has seen much of the country and q
can make fine saddle or set Of Harness
/, again a citizen of Strasburg.
The blacksmiths are G. w. Balthis.
VIM. B Ilthis and Charles z. Bush.
MERCHANTS.
H Il. Ludwig is a dealer In Gen.
eral Merchandise.
j. e. Eberlv h Son, Groceries, Pumps,
Plow Repairs &c.
W. H. Copp, Groceries &c.
leo, crawford & Co. Dealers in Cen
eral Merchandise. This store has been
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