Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-10
For the SPECTATOR.
Letter from Mt. Clinton.

MT. CLINTON, VA, Dec. End, '7S.
DEAR SPECTAToR:-Your visits from
week to week are very pleasant and
most gratefully appreciated. It is q
great privilege to hear whatever is of
importance Transporting in your inter-
esting city and great county. Not long
since, it was my good fortune to spend
several pleasant days in the vicinity of
Stribling Springs. While there 1 met
the Rev. Isaac Campbell, who has re-
Gently taken charge of Union church,
Of which the Rev. Mr.. Walker has been
Pastor so many years. The prospects
are enough to encourage any one to
Jealous and hopeful work, and 1t is be-
lieved that this young minister will
prove worthy successor of the emf
nent ministers who have preceded him.
1t gratitied me very much to meet
~. w. W." whose poems are pleasing
to many OF your readers, young and
old. The SPECTATOR has been fortu-
nate In being the medium of permitting
the reading world to know something
OF our home talent by publishing the
also the poems Of "Hunter." saw the
stream, of which Hunter so beauti-
fully sings. and had glimpses of the
grassy wales, where he loves to muse
at eventide, but did not see the Poet
himself. That pleasure. 1 hope, is in
store for me at some other time.
~. w. "" find to be person pos
sessing poetic genius of high order, and
at the same time Is eendowed largely
with the most uncommon of all senses
good common, practical sense-and
has never eaten enc crumb of idle
bread.
The Bridgewater Enterprise, new
journal recently noticed in your editori-
al paragraphings, is holding on its way
with due need of encouragement
The versatile Editor, DR. Tom Brown,
is evidently in the right place, for he
magnifies his office, and Yields q very
trenohant pen. It is believed by some
of the Bridgewater magnates that s'Dr.
Tom" would effectually checkmats
Edison's impending revolutian in the
gas business, if the Doctor were allowed
a fair showing on an arena suitably con-
spicuous to attract the attention of the
gas-lighted world. Should this opinion
be correct, it is about time the matter
were looked into.
Some very good schools are now in
session in the rural districts of our coun-
ty. Among the more interesting and
RAOcPCAOuo, AOnSlOA may U0 luduc Vi
the North Mountain Academy, taught
by lady from your city, Miss Laura
Strasburg. Her patrons esteem them
selves exceedingly favored in having Sc.
cured her faithful and efficient services.
This is the school that was taught sew
eral sessions, with distinguished ability,
by Capt. Jones, who is now teaching
on Linville's creek.
The people of West Rockingham
were very much startled by the sudden
death of Peter Paul, Esq, by drowning
in Dry River, near ShickJe's Foundry.
This deplorable event occurred on
Wednesday, November 9th. He has
been prominent citizen many years,
and held many positions of trust. One
of his last public duties was to assess
the lands of West Rockingham, which
he performed to the entire satisfaction
of all judicious persons. He leaves an
interesting family to mourn his death,
along with an extended circle of kim
dred and attached friends.
The Hon. John Paul, member of the
Virginia Senate, is one of his sons. An
other son is law student at the Uni
versity of Virginia. His daughter, Vir-
ginia, ia distinguished as one of the
most accomplished young teachers in
tuc Ctate VI NlrSiuld 1cr papers On
educational subjects have been solicited
for publication in the school journals.
The past season has been one of great
plenty. 1t seems to me, that nc people
could have mGrs raaaoas to be satisfied
than our people, prospered, as they have
been, in their pocket and in their store. |
But few failures have occurred in fnan- !
cial circles, and most of these have been !
80 adroitly managed, that the parties
failing are really the better off on ao-
count Of their reverses, and can realize,
as Shakespeare nicely puts it
''sweet are the uses Of adversely"
VIRGINIUS.