Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-08-24
For the HERALD.
KEYSER LETTER.

DEAR EDITOR:-I left Edinburg Tues
day morning, Aug. l4th, and arrived here
the evening of the same day. In this
pleasant and l may say thriving town the
Moorefeld District Conference was held
from Is to 18th. The Conference session
opened Wednesday mornlng-Rev. G. b.
Zimmerman in the chair. After the roll
was called and somo preliminary business
disposed of, DR.. Bond, of Randolph
Macon Acadamy, and Prof. Kern, of
Randolph-Macon College, were introduce
ed. After hearing several reports, the
nearer to Thee" At IL o'clock sermon by
Rev. Sy denstricker from Psalm l4:7. At
night sermon by Prof. Kern. Those two
sermons were certainly far above the
average. The report from the preachers
we're most of them encouraging, and they
are hopeful. They are men who have
mind to the masters work. The Con-
ference closed Friday noon. A very
pleasant and harmonious session | should
say. The p. E. in his modest way is a
model workman. Rev. J. j. Laferty was
on hand, as usual, and delivered one of
his lectures, on Friday night. Brother
Boude, from Brunswick, visited the Con-
ference in behalf of his new church enter
prise at that place. Bro. Knot, preacher
in charge of Keyser, is an earnest worker,
aud it shows every time. The new par
sonage is under roof and will be COM
pleted this fall.
l think Keyser pleasant place 10 live,
and it Is growing, many buildings haye
gone up in the last year, most of them OF
modern style. A large bank building is
now being erected, also new court house
front, and a large NJ. +. church. There
are five churches in this place, and a large
public school building. There is a ~oole n
and knitting factory, a furniture factory,
and Incorporated building company fac
tory. besides other small Ter enterprises.
The water supply IS first cl ass, and there
will be an electric light plant very soon.
This town 10 on the B. Il q. K. K, y
miles above Cumberland.
A short distance from the town is
cliff oyerhanging the Potomac. This IS
called Lovers ieep." Tradition says, SO
| am told, that an Indian girl, the daugh-
ter of an Indian chief, ran away with a
white man and being pursued by the chief
found they would beOvertaken, and rather
then be captured they locked arms and
leaped into the river one hundred feet
below. Another cliff in full view of the
town has its legend. This is called
Queens Point" The legend is, that a
man by the name of Queen, fond OF chas-
ing deer on horseback, took his dog out,
started deer W hich ran rapidly toward
the cliff, the dogs and Queen IN hot pur-
suit and all went down oyer the cliffs, one
hu ndred and fifty OF two hundred feet. l
did not climb the mountain to view tie
town from this cliff, but II gives a line
view and many go up as a pleasure TO
take it in. l lay down and looked over
the cliff of lovers leap into the dark water
of the Potomac, made so by birthstone
used at the pulp mills above. In travel.
ing through this mountainous country l
aw some fine farms and good residences,
Deer Park and Mountain Lake Park on
the spurs of the Alleghaney, are worth
seeing Mountain Lake Park has in 1t
about 500 acres. These places are sum
mer resorts and are building up fast TIE
land around these resorts is adapted to
grass. Much hay is made here, some hay
is being made now and some oats not cut
yet. suppose people of the valley would
say this is late to make hay and cut oats
I would hlye more to say but may be this
letter is long enough to be interesting to
YOUR readers. With best wishes TO the
HERALD. w. II. STICKLEY.