Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-06-05
PAR NASSUS.


who have been in Mississippi for two years a
the head of large school, have returned t.
Augusta county, and are the guests of PROBES
sor G. S. Roller of the Augusta Military Acad
envy.
Mrs H. S. Roller, nee Miss Elite Picker
halls from Parnassus where the grass has Ions
been growing in her footprints.
Miss Wilson has returned from Highland
Rev. Kyle Gilbert has returned from Will
liamsburg, Greenbrier county, and filled the
Parnassus pulpit last Sunday.
The people in that section were much pleas
ed with Mr. Gilberts fine discourses and for
chile arguments
The revival meeting is still in progress and
the interest has not abated. Many arc seek
ing 1.-The pearl of great price,
Mr.. Z. Daggy, of this place, is repairing Mr.
| Jeff Hiners barn.
Miss Lucie Hiner, of Slower has returned
from Lynchburg and was in her place at Par
nassus church last Sunday.
The pretty riding horse of the late John
Byers, of this community, was purchased last
week, by Mr.. w. ]. Knott for seventy five dol
lars.
Mr.. r, E. Borum went to Mt. Crawford last
Saturday. Mr.. Borum has three fine Jersey
COWS for sale. Give him call.
Mrs. Mary Byers and her daughter Miss
Mamie went to Bridgewater last Friday to ex-
| plore the innermost cavities of the millinery
world. No smallpox therell
c. W. Rig'l of Mt. Crawford, son-in-law of
| the late Reuben Whitmore, has sold his farm
near that place for six thousand five hundred
dollars 10 Mr.. Calender Roller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin S. Whitmore, WITH
| their nieces, Mrs. Mcneil and Miss Sue Myers,
have returned from pleasant visit in Rock
ingham.
Miss Atkins, daughter of the Mail Carrier, is
ill-it is thought-with typhoid fever.
We have heard that Mr.. Arthur Hanger,
proprietor of Stribling Springs, has visitors
from Staunton.
We are first cousins to the Harrisonburgers
and Woodstockers, and hope Mr.. Hanger will
keep them in close quarters. Have them in
quarantine, you understand
We have had the pleasure of reading very
neacsy letter in the Argns from Moscow.
He can have more news condensed in a let
ter than poor mediocre could cram into a
barn.
We hope he will come out and give Parnassus
a hoist for it is somewhat like an Egyptian
mummy. Best thing ace hare seen from the press.
We do not mean for him to Joseph-codt this
village until after the everlasting extermina-
ton of smallpox.
We also read the compliment and the ex-
PLANTATION in the Argus for which we thank
the editor and the correspondent.
Childrens Day last Sunday at the Mt. Zion
Radical United Brethren church-next Sunday
at the same place in the church of the Liberals
Rev. w. T. Price, who has SO many friends
in this community, and who was so long the
pastor of Cooks Creek Church, has beautiful
home of his own on the banks of the Green
brier river near Marlinton, where he has a
pastoral charge His son, VIM. A, is editor
of the Pocahontas Times, and his Oldest son,
John w., is married man, AMI a practicing
physician of considerable note.
Train up child in the way lie should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from i"
Have they renowned the poetical world Or
is the nause only taking Rip Kan Winkle nap?
We really do not know whether to attribute
it to stolidity or to the stagnation of news, but
we have not an idea above instinct, and if we
catch one that has no wings at all'' it melts
before we can commit it to paper. Be this as
it may, the sgods themselves fight in vain
against stupidity.
The transition from an old homage to
new is neither sudden nor easy, and the re-
firing Editor will be no anomaly in the hearts
of his celestial charges over whom he has
maintained absolute dominion for so many
years. His life has been continued giving
up-a yielding of self to memorable duties
We know not the martyrdom to which he
has been subjected while treading the narrow
fowerless path of constant mental labor and
confinement, and his much-needed repose
should be conceded him cheerfully Has he
not already been kept in duress so long that
he has almost lost the standpoint-like a ca
nary-from which to Judge between freedom
and thralldom
If the sweltering legion had voice in the
matter would they not have, the month of
June
Assimilate the month of "Mollieo
Which got away with us "By golly."
Will the above "Miltonic' lines CRATE on
the cultured ear? Nice letter! What need we
care? The editorial throne is tottering and
his majesty's reign is over, and what differ
ence will it ever make to us what he or his
subjects will think of this valedictory?
BROKEN WING.