Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-02
OUTINGS IN LOUDOUN
Pleasures of the Summer Colony of
Westinghouse.
Bus Parties and Straw Rides In the
Mountains "A Bush Meeting in
Progress ut Purcellville.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
Hamilton. Va, August I, 1888.
This season has been an unusually bright
and attractive one for the Washingtonians
who spend their vacations in Loudoun
county and vicinity, and the hotels and
boarding houses have reaped the benefits
Situated as this place is at the foot Of the
Blue Ridge mountains. near Smokers Gap.
and only few miles from the beautiful
scenery Of the Shenandoah, the air Ia pure
and the location healthful Nature
mas made the drainage as nearly
perfect as possible and seldom does
1t happen that there is not a cool
draft of air coming from the gap through
the mountains leading to the river There
are many lovely drives and places Of inter-
est within easy access and the Shenandoah
river affords much sport to the anglers In
search of black bass On top of the noun
tain near the gap are the famous bears,
oehs. while on the highest point of the
mountain on the other side Is a spring of
water yrat as cold as though it came through a
areezlng apparatus of some sort in the
ground Fruit Is plentiful this season and
the large orchards on the side and near the
Ioot OF the mountain are well worth a visit
BUS Parties and Straw Rides.
Thursday a bus party from Hamilton
passed through here going through snick-
ers' Gap viewing the sights on the Blue
Ridge. Four large horses were drawing the
Dus. and the presence of the bugier gave
the anair the appearance of a tally-ho
those In the party were Mr.. Ralph Given,
MI Wright and Miss Carpenter of Wash
ington. MT Charles Lindsey and Miss Sher-
man OF Alexandria and Miss Carrie Tavern
ner and Miss Inez Smith Of this place The
party returned late in the evening, after
having spent an enjoyable day on the
noun tainS.
A pleasant feature of last weeks festiv-
tiles was a straw ride given in honor Of
Miss Sherman of Alexandria, and the party
comprised a number of residents as well as
visitors to this section. The party boarded
large wagon covered with several feet Of
clean new rye straw and started of to-
ward Leesburg. amid the blowing Of trum-
pets and the jingling of a dozen or more
bells. In a short while the merry party
s rsan e the county seat and took posses;
welcome. From there the party drove to
Big Spring, returning in the bright light Of
o 1se fu sr moon m;.s These who composed the
Miss Sadie Carpenter. Mr. Ralph Given,
MI; Wright and Mr.. Hough of Washington.
and Frank Smith Of this place.
A Bush Meeting.
The sixteenth annual Gospel, temperance.
and prohibition meeting in Purcellville is
now in session. This affair is what is
known as bush meeting" and persons in
all the adjacent counties. as well as else
In the meetings Among those who are ex
pected to address the meetings are Rev. H.
NJ. Wharton Of Maryland, Col. Geo. W.
New York, DR.. d. H. Mann, and r. w. G.
Templar of New York. Col. ]. r. Miller Of
Virginia, Rev. r. T. Coursey of Maryland
Rev. A. s. Mowbray of Delaware. The
meeting will close on Thursday. unless rain
interferes with the sessions before that
Friday, and perhaps Saturday. " ' '''eD
Saturday night a dance was given at
Pavonian Springs. which was a pleasant
affair. Guests OF several houses here were
invited. and many of them accepted the
kind invitation of the proprietor of the
springs. Among those who spent the even
ing in dancing were DIR. Clarence Hough,
William Thomas. Miss Sadie Carpenter.
John Wright, and L. NJ. McGavack of
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman, Miss
May Sherman, Mr.. Frank Sherman, Miss
Lillian Smith, Miss Grace Chauncey and
Mr.. Louis Shannon of Alexandria, and a
number of residents of Hamilton. There
were also present at the dance a number
of persons from Round Hill.