The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-16
Letter from Parnassus.
CHURCH AFFAIRs-DlPRovEME POLL
TICS ETC.
Parnassus. Oct. sth 1879.

Parnassus, Oct. Sth 1879.
1t is hot, dry and dusty with us, the ther-
mometer marking 90 at noon to day, our
streams ale drying up, wells are falling and
owing to the scarcity Of water, the farmers
who have been grazing their cattle in the
mountains find it difficult to collect them
and in several instances some have failed to
recover all that we're taken out.
Rev. I. N. Campebell having declined the
call to Shemerlah church for half his time
has accepted the call OF Union church for
his whole time and on next Sabbath Q2th)
will be installed. Revs. W. S. Price, Il. C.
Walker, and A. S. Moffett were appointed
by the Presbytery to install him as pastor of
that church.
The Methodist Church at this place have
appointed committee composed OF their
most energetic members with instructions to
have parsonage erected or buy property
suitable at once.
1t seems that the great "Boom' has struck
Parnassus fair and square and when the
next census is taken, this little town will
make very respectable statistical exhibit.
For the benefit of host of your readers who
are acquainted hereabouts and thousands of
others who take to the VIRGINIAN for news
aud general posting up, I will mention the
improvements that have been completed and
those still under way Frank Harlow heads
the list with tenant house at the toll-gate.
Mr.. James A. Hamrick comes next in order
with finished neat and cozy little cottage.
Mr.. R. j. Campbell has under way plain
but comfortable dwelling. Mr.. W. r.
Wright has also added to his neat residence
important improvements. Mr.. John A. Sill.
lings has nearly ready for occupancy pala-
tial residence, the design and workmanship
Of which reflects great credit to our resident
carpenters, Mr.. John A. Thuma and Mr.. C.
K. Sillings. Among the improvements in
prospect, can name Public School House
that would have been erected this season
could suitable site have been obtained.
Mr.. L. 5. Hogshead, the efficient and ener-
getic clerk Of our school board, is real hard
worker in advancing and bringing to the
front every facility for the advancement of
the Public School system and has left no
stone unturned toward supplying us with
suitable and badly needed school house.
We have an excellent scholar and disciple
marian in our present teacher Miss Laura V.
Whitmore-could not be better suited, is the
universal opinion.
With our full corps of happy and busy
mechanics all making full time, we are not
overchareed with politics. The political caul-
dron exhibited no signs of bubbling over on
the 26th ult. for that was the day and at
o. m. the hour that Parson Massey was duly
posted to address the citizens-2 O'Clock
came but no Massey, nor was there a single
disappointed voter, and believe am safe
in the assertion that the majority Of the vo-
tiers are satisfied with the present settlement
of the debt. / was amused aC an answer BY
o venerable and respected voter of our pre-
cinct who was taken to task for signing a
call to repeater. Hisreply was that be did, mt
take thought about the politics of the man,
but only signed because he was an old &C
quaintance and clever sort Of fellow. He
intended, I've no doubt, to vote intelligently,
but was careless OF his name in calling out
candidates. shouldn't wonder if the numer-
GUS calls that are out have not host of Just !
such signers.
The cauterizing you gave to the remarks |
and coarse anecdotes Of Sam Page met the en-
tire approval of this corner of Augusta. Mar
tin Meredith Lipscomb, L. L. D. or that other
functionary of the city of seven hills who |
used to sign his name as George Dabney |
Wooten Esq. Collector and Curator for Roger |
A. Pryor would have claimed as much res
pect as the first mentioned.
The entire sympathy of the neighborhood |
has been enlisted in behalf of Mr. Jos. Rue |
bush son of Jacob Ruebush, who went to Kan
sas last spring and for the past two weeks has |
been in very dangerous condition from an |
attack OF material fever. The painful sus-
pense of his doting parents has been relieved
by the joyful news chat he is in the hands OF
kind friends and convalescilg.
MORE ANON.
1.-THE above interesting letter was written
for last weeks paper, but unavodably crowd
ed out.