The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-17
Parnassus Items.

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Death-Our community was unprepared TO
/ the sudden shock occasioned by the death
Mrs. Jane Hedrick, which occurred on Satur
day morning last after three days of intens
suffering. She was the wife of Mr.. Vim. q
Hedrick, and daughter of Samuel Whitmor
deceased. The death of this estimable LADY
leaves motherless four children, the younges
only two years old. The large attendance a
| her funeral and the general manifestation O
bereavement shown by all, exhibited theil
sense of her worth and the power OF her gentle
kindness. She had been a consistent, devoted
member of the NJ E. Church, South, for many
years. Her pastor, Rev. S. r. Snapp, assisted
by Rev. l. n Campbell, of Union Presbyterian
church, conducted the funeral services. The
whole community deeply sympathize with the
sorely stricken husband and family. Her re-
mains were inferred in the family burying
ground at Parnassus, Messrs. D. H. Driver, b
Ami Kiracofe, John Kanoost, j. G. Floyd JAS
Kiracofe and J. S. Beard being pail bearers.
Mrs. Sallie Hogsett relict of VIM. ID. Hog
sett, decd, died at the old homestead neal
Stribling Springs, Monday morning last Hel
funeral took place from her residence, Rev.
N. Campbell, her pastor, officiating, and the
remains were inferred in the family burial
ground on Mr. Robt Gilkeson's land. She
was eighty-two years of age, and was for many
years faithful and consistent member OF
Union Presbyterian Church.
Of Mr. lanes
Dinkle will be pleased to learn that he has es-
capped the horrors of"single blessedness," hay
ing recently been united in the bonds of mat
rimony to one of Louisa's fairest daughters,
Miss Goodwin. The happy pair left eastern
Virginia to spend a few weeks before leaving
for Colorado their adopted home Mr.. John F.
Goodwin and Mr.. Bruce Dinkle will accom-
pany them. Mr.. George M. Propes and Miss
Maggie Sherman were married last Thursday
evening, and will make old Augusta their
home, which means that Virginia is good
''enuff7 for them, and sensible determination
it is to our way of thinking. As old Rip Van
Wrinkle would say, may they live long and
be happy"
Mail hregula'sty.-During the past week
we have had but two mails from Harrison
burg, and one from Staunton, via. Striblng
Springs. We can't conceive what can be the
cause, for the streams in our section have not
been past fording. Our mails are not very
punctual in dry weather and to shut down en-
trely for little slush causes no little dissatis'
faction.
THE Weather Gc.-Our people are generally
unanimous ON all political and other impor-
tant issues, but we ind considerable division
on Vennor's weather predictions, and the
crazy and wicked prophesies. of the Indiana
prophet have not a single believer in north
| west Augusta. If astronomers do not err
| about tn 18th of November next our planet
| in its revolution around the sun passes through
| the belt of meteors which furnished such a
magnificent display on the 10 November 1888
Should this occur, we doubt not that many
will be uselessly alarmed. We hope that such
absurd predictions will not be believed, for
| they are the wicked and devilish imaginations
| ola self constituted prophet, and of such our
| Bible warns lis to beware