The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-07
Parnassus Items.
Reported for the vrRaINIAN.

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Death of DR.. JOS Wslson.-Doctor Joseph
Wilson died at his residence near Parnassus
last Friday evening, after lingering illness,
in the seventy fifth year of his age. The in
telligence of bis death caused a widespread
| feeling of sorrow The funeral took place
from Union church Sunday, of which congre-
CATION he had been member since 1886 when
he located as practicing physician at Church
VILE A touching and eloquent funeral SER
mon was preached by his pastor. Rev. L. N.
Campbell, from the words Into thine hand
commit my spirit thou hast redeemed me,
. Lord God of truth" The church was crowd
ed and the aisles and doorways were filled
with old and young who had assembled TO
pay the last tribute of respect to their faithful
| physician and friend. The beautiful casket,
furnished by Messrs. Bickle of Staunton, was
covered with flowers culled from the various
sections in which the deceased was so long and
| favorably known. The demise OF citizen so
venerable and highly valued calls for more
than a passing notice. Other and more ADLER
pens will record the many virtues of our de-
parted friend. who full of years and honors
has gone down to the grave '.as one who wraps
the drapery of his couch about him and lies
down to pleasant dreams" ending at the
Masters call life noted not more for its use
fitness than its blamelessness, "a life whose sun
''set not down behind a darkened west, but
melted away into the brightness of heaven"
and LETT the twilight of a shining example.
The following gentlemen acted as pail bear
ers: Messrs. T. s Hogshead. Phillip Fauver,
DR.. c. D. Kunkel, John W. Jones, Rudolph
McGlamery and James II. Fauver.
A,aother Death.-On Monday, the remains of
Mr.. Roberts, father of Mrs. Arthur Hanger,
were inferred at Parnassus. The funeral took
place from the Methodist church, Rev. 1. N
Campbell officiating.
Mo1manssm-On last week, Messrs. VIM.
Asper and Joseph Nullett, elders of the Nor
man church, entered our village and proposed
to enlighted us on the subject of Mormanism by
series of sermons. Our married citizens
being fully satisfied with one mother-in-law,
the opponents of polygamy after brief halt
passed on to Spring Hill where they announc-
ed that they would preach on Sunday evening
last
Our mail facihties have been increased and
we are now having daily mail. This route
was established some 45 years ago and this
office and village was given its name by Mr..
Wesley Bear who was the first postmaster.
Before that, this neighborhood was supplied
from the office at jennings Gap. Mr.. Bear
resigned and Mr.. John R. Syrcle was appoint
ed his successor. The office was successfully
filled by Messrs. VIM. d. Clark, Joseph NJ.
Whitmore, James A. Hamrick, Jas. P. Byers
and the present incumbent Mr.. Hamrick, who
was recently appointed instead of Mr.. Byers
who resigned.
Camp Meeta1gs.-A camp meeting under the
auspices of the Methodist Church South will
be held, commencing on the 18th of August, at
the location as last year, i'll the beautiful grove
On the land of Mr.. Joseph A. Whitmore. On
the 18th of August the North River camp will
be occupied by the M. E. Church, Rev. ]. S.
Wickline, P. E. The United Brethren will
commence their camp meeting near Church
vile on the 9th inst, and at Pisgah on the
18th of the present month.
Heas.-I have been informed that Mr.. John
Hite, former Augustian has recently sold one
of his gold mines in California for the round
sum of 100000
The weather is intensly hot the thermometer
playing among the nineties, the nights are
cool and we are amply repaid for the heated
days by the refreshing breezes of evening and
night.