The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-11
Christmas at Low Moor.
Low Moor, VA, Jan. 3, '1S9

Low MOOR, VA, Jan. 3, 1894.
Dear Mr.. Editor-The old year has
passed away and 1894 is bravely ushered
in with all its hopes and joys and at
tendant griefs and pains. God grant it
may bring to each of us peace and hap
piness.
The requiem of the dying year was
most beautifully sung in the bright days
of the holidays just passed, and the
Christmas of 1898 was one rarely seen in
the "Old Dominionn-th ballny air and
glorious sunshine seeming delicious
breath from the far "Sunny South"
Our Christmas tree celebration on the
25th was a great success, and the COM
mittee, composed of the faithful teach
ers of the Sunday School, with Mrs. q.
e. Booth as Chairman, are deserving OF
much praise from every one who enjoyed
the pleasant exercises commenced with
the tree-and they were many, for the
little Union church on that evening was
packed, and presented scene SO full OF
be hard to rival it. The church was nice
ly decorated with the fragrant cedar !;
mottos, wreaths and arches of lovely
green greeted the eye on all sides, the
two gigantic trees filling up all of one
side, and how beautiful and tempting
the fruit of these trees must have app
peared to the little folk' as evidenced
by their smiling faces and expectant air
After an opening address by Supt. }.
r. Wilson, and before that all imports
ant event, the distribution of the gifts,
there was nice little entertainment by
the children, consisting OF recitations,
music, singing, SC. The Xmas" recita-
ton by Dot McIlwain was very pretty,
also one by Matte Biggs deserves special
mention. Master Hol Dame distinguished
himself in the humorous recitation,
60 Tending the Baby.n Miss Maggie Shep-
herd recited 1.-The Old People" with
much feeling and pathos, while Master
Jimmie, as usual, did well as ''The Lit
tie Hunch back" There were also reci-
tataions by Master Ness, Willie Myers
and some small children, all of whom did
WELL The choruses by the children,
.sWelcomen and 'Our Tree" were rem
dered quite we'll, while the two quar>
tettes by Misses Biggs and Steele and
Messrs Black and Kirby were excep>
tionally good, especially the pretty
Beautiful Diamond of Night"
After the trees had been robbed of the
fruit which had been weighing down
their branches, and each pupil OF the
Sabbath School from the tiniest tot to
the "grown-ups'' had been presented
with beautiful and appropriate gift,
and large basket of candy, nuts, NC.
Rev. Lee Irvine, whose presence had
been pleasure to his many friends, pro-
nounced the benediction and we depart
ed for our homes carrying with us the
of an evening happily
spent.
AS we emerged from the church. tie
soft radiance of the Christmas moon ly-
ing athwart our little homes, nesting SO
peacefully among the mountains, there
seemed to breathe around us the senti-
ment of those precious words, "Glory be
to Ord on high, and peace to men OF
good will on EARTH
A LooLER-ON.
Miss Eva Biggs has the honor OF stand
ing alone on the Roll of Honor OF the
graded school, union room, for the last
school month, having made the splendid
average on her studies of SO 2-5 per cent.
attendance, &c., perfect.
Required average for enrolment on roll
of honor being 95 per cent:
Mr.. Il. Ct. Merry attended the semi
annual meeting of the L. M. |. Co. in
New York last week.
Mrs. J. H. Averill and children are so>
journing at present at Goshen.
Mr.. c. r. Karnes spent short vaca
ton last week with his parents at the
farm"
Mr. John B. Marshall, stenographer
for the Low Moor Iron Co., returned 10
his home in Baltimore on the 30th ult
Mr.. Jas. Faulkner, who has so success
fully managed the store for the l.. M. |.
Co. for the last four months, Will soon
depart from among us to the regret OF
the many friends he has made while here.
He will locate in West Virginia.
Mr..Jno. Steele, of Washington, d. e.,
is spending few days with his parents
at HTvav Glenn -
Mrs. Frank Gardner is the guest OF her
sister Mrs. T. A. Lobban.
DIR. Eugene Rogers, who has been serl-
ously ill, is now convalescing nicely. We
hope to soon see him resume his practice.
Miss Beulah Myers, a pupil OF the Gov
ington Seminary, spent the holidays at
home.
Mrs. J. M. Lipscomb is quite i'll at her
home in this place.
G.. A. Shepherd, who has had long
and painful attack of infiammatory
rheumatism, is now able to sit up.
The many friends of Mr.. Richard Snead,
L l.