Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-06-28
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On Thursday evening last we ran up to Gov
ington to attend the Masonic Celebration ofthe
9th Of June. in commemoration of the birth
day of the distinguished Patron SaiQt of the
Order-St. John the Baptist.
En- route We saw nothing but golden wheat
fields, and uxuriant crop OF grasses. The
wheat 10 Allegheny is week ahead of the
wheat crop in Augusta. We were delighted
with the prospect from what We could see from
the cars
On arriving at Covington, we stopped at Nc
Curdy's Hotel, ian old acquaintance,) under
the Superintendence CT the accomplished Mr.
Binford, of Richmond, Va, and having no din
ner, We did justice to the most elegant supper
we have ever enjoyed. No where In the State
or the y. s., Can this Hotel be excelled, Oh
Mr.. Editor, such venis0n, mutton, butter and
beef-the writer can't describe it.
The Masonic procession came off on the Oath
inst. The Presbyterian Church was kindly
rendered the fraternity, the minister, Mr.. Rice,
being member of the order. The decoration
of the church excelled anything for elegance,
and style, we have ever seen, In which the ora
ton was delivered, and in which the installation
of the officers took place by DR.. Hopkins of the
Warm Spring Lodge. The duty was perform
ed by him IN an elegant and appropriate man
ner; OF the address the writer cannot speak, but
let him say this much: that there were between
400 aud 500 Intelligent persons present, besides
the masonic fraternity, numbering fifty. Well,
of the dinner, and the hospitality of the people
of Coyington aud Allegheny, we can't say too
much. We only wish that one Stauntouian,
beside the writer, could have been present to
have enjoyed the festivities of the occasion. The
hospitality of the people of Allegheny is not of
the Pinchback order-it is the pure metal with
out the dross-it is whole-souled. The elegance
of the dinner, the taste displayed, the great pro-
fusion, enough for 1000 people instead of 400 or
500, is Understandable. Think, Mr.. Editor, of
fine deer, dressed whole and barbecued in ele-
CANT style leaving On his horns or antlers which
were ernamented with the evergreens and the
tasty boquet setting right In the middle Of the
long table groaning with all sorts of delicacies
and nice sweetmeats, old Va. ham, from which
you correspondent made his dinner, and you
will have some idea of the sumptuous feast or
preparation made by the people of Covington,
and vicinity. Yes, the ladies, God bless them,
managed everything, and did you ever Mr. Ed
tor, know the ladies to fail in anything they
undertook
1t any one here. or 10 Va, or any where else
wishes to live well, let them go to McCurdy's
Hotel at CoVlngton, when en- route to the Vir-
glnia Springs, and also call on Cogbill another
Hotel OF equal merit
+ Wecan truthtully say although very abstemi-
GUS curing our soJourn. that you will find the
Dest v lfginia Juleps you ever saw or tasted,
and table that will make your mouth water
The festivities of the day concluded with
social and pleasant reunion, of every one at Cog
bills Hotel, and a ball which ended the most
pleasant Renaissance in the history of an old
Virginian
We met our old friend Wiley, formerly Of
Craig county, with whom we served in the Leg
islature in l853-4-'5 and e, also our dear
friend Capt. Henry Robertson, the Montagues
Pitzers, and our old friend McCurdy, with
many others too tedious to mention.
only regret that my Staunton friends were
not present to see the most elegant and pleas
ant reunion of Masons. Citizens and Ladies
the writer has ever had the good fortune to
meet anywhere H
LEG BROKEN.-We regret to learn our old