Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-23

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WHITE SAND FOX MANUFACTURES OF GLASS
PURcHAsE OF MINERAL LAND-ACCIDENT Tt
MISS MARY PILsoN-A LIVE MERCHANT"-
RESPECTIVE MARRIAGE OF A BAPTIST MINIS
TER-soLDIERs GOING TO RIcHMoND-FARM
! ERs' ALLIANCE-PUBLIC MISUNDERSTANDING
BEE-PERsoNALs-Co WHEAT, FRUIT
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PARSONAGE
| GREENvILLE. April 2lst. 1899.
| Last week there was party of gentlemen In
this negh5orhood looking for deposits of white
| sand suitable for the manufacture of glassware
understand they found a good prospect on
Mr.. George G. Hawpe's farm. and on a lot be
| longing to the Messrs Cullen, both on the g. V
| r. r., near Greenville Station. Messrs. r. F.
Larev and William Patrick are also prospect
! Ing for the same on the lands of Messrs Larew
and Newton. From what can learn. there is
no doubt that there is large quantity of the
white sand or the above mentioned properties.
We hope 1t may be found So and we will 10
the near future. have "boom" in ana near
Greenvlle.
Mr.. Joseph Pelter, of the Black Rock Iron
ore mines, has purchased the land belonging
/ to Mr.. Sandy Holbert, adjoining the Black
Rock mines. Joe pushing fellow. and we
| wish him much success.
Miss Mary Pilson, daughter of Mr.. NJ. w. Pill
son. was very seriously injured by fall from
| her hoEse, one DAY last week. am glad to say
| she ia improving.
Mr.. John FL. Clark, one OF our live merchants,
ID now in Baltimore laying in his SD q, uer sup
ply Of goods. lie ~ Ii, also. bring lack with
him q lady from Messrs. Armstrong, Cater &
Co.'S to conduct the millinery department OF
his business, "Johnnie." as he is famiiiarly
called, is very popular with the people, and is
doing thriving business. Miss Ssllie Clark,
his sister, accompanied him to Baltimore.
Cards are out for the marriage of Rev. C. G
Merrymau. pastor of the Greenville Baptist
church, to Mrs. Lottie Carter Parsons, OF Balti
more, at the st Michael and ALL Angels Pro.
testant Episcopal Caurch, Baltimore, on the
Both inst.
There are great many of the old soldiers
talking Of going to Richmond to the unwilling
of the statue of our beloved and gallant leader
Robert E, Lee, on the Goth of May.
There has been a Farmers Alliance formed
here with George w Shields, as President, J.
Ran. Smith, Secretary. and NJ. L. Lightner
Treasurer There were 10 applications for
membership at their last meeting.
The public school. T. A Brownlee Principal
Will close next week. We only got a five
months session here account of the burn
ing of the school house several months since.
Miss Alice G. Larew's school, at the Pines
Chapel. closed a six months session this week
We have very interesting spelling bee here,
which meets every Friday night. Sometimes
there are as many as forty spoilers on the floor
at one time. The house is always crowded
with spectators.
Mrs. III. L. Smith, wife of John B. Smith, ex-
poets to make visit to her relatives and
friends in Hanover county during the coming
week.
Capt. @. G. Merritt. who has been confined to
his bed for the last three weeks. with La Grippe
is now convalescent, and is in hopes he will
be able To take good days fishing with his
old friend DR.. T. Van l.. Davis some day in the
near future.
The farmers are now very busy preparing
their corn>land. No corn planted yet in this
neighborhood. Wheat is loog ing fine.
Some few fields have been injured by small
bug. We had very heavy frost Saturday
night, and am fearful that what fruit was
left, was injured by it. Considerable garden
ing has been DONE but we are at least two or
three weeks later than last year.
The Baptist congregation has not yet pur-
chased a parsonage They will rem. fos short
time until they can suit themselves in place
to buy. IL. e. 9.