Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
MIddlebrOOk News.

were over they called upon mime HIST" MIR.
Jacob Arehart, where the young ladies and
gentlemen were served splendid dinner in
good style. Also the fine teams which they
were driving were fed and watered. All en-
ljoyed themselves in fine style. Late in the
eveniI g they returned to their homes in
Staunton after day of real pleasure spent in
| this rural district. We noticed the ever
smiling face of our friend. Thomas Hogshead
among the number, and are fully satisfied that
| Tom" enjoyed himself hugely. Such visitors
are ever and always WELCOME and we hope
they may come again. There were several
double buggies with nice young gentlemen in
as drivers who must have made some mistake
in arrangements, or the stock of young ladies
| ran out, as they were alone and seemed TO long
for an exchange of places with some of the
other boys. However, though. they enjoyed
| themselves just the same. There were in fact
a bevy of beautiful young ladies along who
enlivened the scene with joyous wit and very
| instructive conversation. OF course the boys
who came too late to be blessed by the com
pany of the ladies would feel more or less lone
| " driving by themselves and we do not
wonder at it either
There were services at tabor Church" on
Friday and Saturday. On the latter day there
were 6S additions 10 the church, among the
number many young men and young ladies'
! we truly glad to see so many young people
start for Heaven hand in hand We sincerely
trust that the vain and fippant sinners
| together with the usual retinue of balls and
parties may not lead any of them estray,
place stumbling blocks in their paths. 1t is
seldom one sees a collection of more deter
mined young christians than those who stood
before the altar and there pledged to the Great
Creator of the uni verse the balance of their
| lives to His service. May the Lord preserve
and keep them. and throw around them His
all-protectiEg love and grace SO when the end
comes they will be enabled to say, GLORY to
| God who Giveth us the Victory" On Sabbath
morning Prof Painter, of Roanoke College, de-
livered one of his fine diseourses from Acclesi-
astes IL chap. 10 and IA verses. 1t would be
useless for me to try to describe this fine SER
mon; suffice it to say that it was my pleasure
| to near one of the best sermons I have heard
| for long time. The Prof. is a young man.
| probably IS years of agef and has the most
| beautiful and intelligent head lever saw. His
sermon produced decided effect upon the
large congregation there assembled. There
was communion also after the sermon, con,
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. q. W. Spiggle, as
sisted by the Professor. A committee has been
appointed to solicit subscriptions for the pur-
pose of frescoing the already beautiful new
structure It consists of some of the most at
| tractive young ladies of the congregation who
have already made good progress in the good
work. Well. in fact, the young men had just
as well prepare themselves, because these
young ladies are irresistible in their persua'
sions, and there is no doubt that the work will
be done soon. Good luck to the good cause is
my prayer. Rev. G. w. Spiggle is a very earn
| est and untiring man and fine preacher, and
| there is no doubt that he has done great and
| noble work in this part of the moral vineyard,
| where the Lord has greatly blessed his labors
| Esca Holms, of Spotswood, in this county
| was at home on an Easter visit. Esea is well
| pleased in his new home with Mr.. Spencer,
| who is also we'll pleased with his young clerk,
who gives promise OF soon becoming a splendid
| business man. Mr.. and Mrs. Helms are justly
proud of their children Robert, the oldest
son, is at Roanoke College preparing to enter
| the ministry of the Lutheran Church. Walter
| who is now at home on a visit to "Pa and Ma
| is very fine and ingenious coach paintel and
| will soon take charge of the carriage works al
Pulaski City. Esca will be merchant. Their
only daughter, Lizzie. msrried Mr.. George
Bosserman, a very sober, industrious young
mechanic of this village he pious parents oil
these children lave been earnest christians
for a number of years and their prayers have
been answered, as these young men have
never tasted any kind of Intoxicating bever
ages or chewed smoked any tobacco. Per
sons who are rearing family of children will
find that it is the best to fully trust God at all
times and receive His aid which will surely
be given in a matter of so much Importance.
We had some high wind accompanied with
rain last week which notifies ft How that it is
April and umbrellas are the order Of the day.
MIR. John Daggy, of near Mt, Scion, this
county has arrived In this village and will
work for D. M. Smith, the blacksmith of this
village. Mr. Daggy is very quiet and gentle
manly fellow and we hope he will be well
treated in his new field of labor. He takes
charge of the shop owing to the declining
health of the former BOSS Horse shoer,'' who
wants to recruit his health, but will be found
on hand, and, as usual prepared with Mr.
Daggy's assistance to accommodate his custo
mers with all kinds of work and with that
system of shoeing which has given SO much
satisfaction heretofore.
d. IL. Smith, of this place, found in one of
his hens nests puilet egg last week which
was as large as turkey egg. When the egg
was broken into q skillet it was found to con.
tain three yelks nearly as large as the com
mon egg. 1t is the first egg of the kind we
ever heard of. We have often heard of two
yelks, but never of three The hen lays every
other day double yelked egg, but has never
laid but the one 3-yeked egg.
Mr. John P. Smiley 0he Percheron horse
mani just arrived from Oak Lawn farm at
Wayne Du Page county, Illinois, with o new
thoroughbred imported French Percheron
horse Jupiter" He is said to have won last
year in France the great sweepstakes prize
offered by the French government Tor 4-year
f,oA,
Smiley is a very fine judge of horse, and as
he has brought good many here. he thought
he would biting the finest France could pro-
duee this time, and he hit the nail on the head
too.
We hear that Mr.. John Mish lost good
| horse in Staunton last week-choke ed to death
b. cob.
We are very sorry 10 have to state the
severe illness of Rev. D. W. Hill at Annex in.
| this county. The brother had the Grippe and
ventured out to fill his several appointments
in this vicinity and had a relapse which.
| together with heart trouble, has placed him
| 80 q very critical condition. We hear that he
| expects to give up his Circuit and retire from
the itinerancy of the N. E. Church for a while.
| He has been this Circuit for years and
| returned for the 5th. He is a good, earnest
Christian and energetic worker and trust
| he may be spared many years yet TO labor for
The Master. as he has greatly built up the
church in this part OF the country.
| The North Indiana Conference closed ct
Munce, Delaware county. indiana, last week.
Rev. Jas. a. Ruley, farm erly of this Circuit
has been placed upon the Albany Circuit
again. His wife is & daughter of Mordecai
Smith, OF this place.
Tue farmers Alliance, of this place. now
numbers GO members, and bids fair 10 be 6
beneficial organization to the mem bers. The
veteran Chairman, Jas. A. Snyder, is presiding
officer, and good enc.
There seems 10 be considerable oat-sowInG
going on now and the farmers CON plain o
the ground breaking up cloddy and rough.
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