The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-25
Cur Parnassus Letter.



ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM AUGUSTUS
NORTHWEST CORNER.
EDITORS YIRGsNIAN:-Tin in its CEASE
Sless and noiseless march has brought the
dawn of tile anxionsly expected Christmas
day, and judging from the preparations
made by the ladies' Of the various Sunday
Schools in our vicinity, there is not asingle
little heart but will be cheered with Christ
mas present. And we hope there is not a
hearthstone in all the land that Santa Claus
will not visit and bountifully supply.
The ladies Of the Methodist Church at
this place have gotten up tree for the
Sunday School. And as this letter will not
be made public until after the events spoken
nf have been consumuated, am not divuig
ing anything when say that pounding"
is now being arranged for the popular min
ister of Union Church, Rev.I N. Campbell
An interesting series OF meetings have
just closed at the Methodist Church at Par
nassus, conducted by the pastor, Rev. s. X.
Snapp, Several additions to the member
ship of the church were made.
The sympathies of this neighborhood are
enlisted in behalf OF old Aunt Agsis, we'll
known and respectable colored woman
whose mission ii seemed to be to wait upon
the sick, and as she has so faithfully attend
ed at the bedside of many persons in this
neighborhOod, ler affliclions now are borne
in sy mpathy by many Of her friends. She
was owned by Bailey Shumate and has
reared family OF twenty five children. 1t
was during her attendance at the bedside Ut
daughte that she was paralyzed, and now
lies in helpless condition.
Our people are little sore. over the loss
Of their county judge, for in him they claim
they had an honest dispenser OF justice. and
that is an important and | may add rare
Characteristic to be found mingled with the
judicial ermine in these latter days. AS
the readjusters have set in for ''cean
Sweep the people would be highly graf
flied to see rolling before the official boom
few of the useless, easily-dispensed with
offices.
The following transactions in real estate
have recently been made in this vicinity;
One hundred acres OF land from John Reu-
haS.. to Henry HooveI ut $465 per acre one
hundred and thirty six acres from Il. A.
Kiracnfe to Newton B. Wise OF Rockingham
at $429 per acre; two hundred and forty
acres from Geo. B. Dunlap to B. A. Kiracofe
at S4J.and portion of he s.Frontier" farm
now owned by j. NJ. H. Randolph to Martin
Shiplett at $40 per acre. There are other
real estate transactions in contemplation,
and a general resumption OF business activ-
small magnitude.
The Dora coal mines, within few hours
drive OF Parnassus, is furnishing our citizens
with an excellent article of anthacite coal
end at cheaper rate than it can be had in
your little "Athens.''
Sibert, the head and front Of the newsy
and spicy Highland Recorder, passed through
our village Saturday on general holiday
visit to the Valley. He halted long enough
to make IA call on ''our'' Governor Floyd.
Our tea;nsters are very loud and bitter in
expressing their op nion of your "City
Fathers" for the condition of "Donaghe's
hill'' on the Churchvile road. 1t is repre-
sented TO be almost impossible.
1 have the names OF some contracting
parties iii the matrimonial market and in a
few days the list will be ready for the public.
Hoping you and the host of readers OF the
sVIRGINIAN a real "Trip Van Winke'' toast
and merry, merry Chr stmas,
MORE ANON.