Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-10-23
PARNASSUS.

- ~ NfASSSS
Rev. Kyle Gilbert commenced series Of
protracted services at Parnassus church las
Sunday, p. m. From the present OUTLOOK
these evening services will be well attended
Two of the young men who were helping
to gather apples for Mr.. Buchanan of Staun
ton in the Wright orchard, found themselves
in overwhelming agony with toothache.
Some one was dispatched for a pair O.
forceps and Mr.. George Wilson drew mola
for Mr.. Jimmie Wampler, and then Mr.
Swope Wilson turned around and extract
ed two molars for his brother Watson. The
patients are doing we'll, and the dental novice
are chuckling over their grand achievement
Mr. Buchanan had handsome, gold watcf
in the pocket of his vest which was lying up
on the ground when one of the apple team
dashed along, and the watch was crushed t.
atoms by one of the wheels What grsvita
ton of events was crowded into that appl
gathering!
Mr.. W. Gordon of Churchyile has Dough
the orchards of Mrs. Martha Gilkeson, ant
Messrs. Jacob Long Frank Harlow, Ira P
Hupman, and A. A. Crawford. Mr.. Craw
ford has cider mill which presses fortyfou
bushels of apples in thirty minutes.
Mrs. W. D. Hupman of Mt. Sidney is slow
ly improving.
Mr.. Bruce Whitmore has returned from
Highland with lot of cattle.
Mr.. ). H. Silling has returned from Balti
more and is making fine display of new
goods. Give him a call and get a dollar
worth for ten cents-if you can!
Miss Mamie Byers took her exit last Satur.
day.
Mr.. G. E. Wilson left on Sunday.
/ There was party given last Friday p. m
at the residence of Mr.. James B. Byers or
Moffetts branch. The evening was pleasant
ly spent in chit-chats teteatetes, and innocent
and amusing games.
Miss Alice Byers left Sunday for Mines
vile.
Miss Lucie Hiner of Stoyer has gone to
pie of Parnassus church regret that duty call
ed Miss Luce out of their midst.
DR.. J. R. Keezel of Mt. Scion drove through
our village on Friday, and Mr.. R. T. Lambeth
of Fort Defiance on Saturday.
Hot Springs is to have hundred thousand
dollar Hotel. Isn't old Bath in the swim?
Mr.. J. Hatch Slower is the principal of the
Churchville school. 1t is said that Mr.. Slower
makes7'the round trip in five months, and
stops at all the wayside inns. The boys know
their lives are not worth a three-cent piece if
they violate one jot or title of his stringent
commands.
Mr.. Henry Armstrong of Staunton has
moved to Churchyille.
Mrs. Katie Camp Silling is expected at
Parnassus this week. She will spend some
weeks with MRS. J. H. SilIing.
Dr.. F. Neff of Long Glade is in Canada
perfecting course in the veterinary line
Mr.. Frank Harlow is making quite saddle
for Master Scott Randolph, who proposes
riding to school this winter.
Mr.. Willie Brown, aged nineteen years,
eldest child of Mr.. Walter Clark, of Louisiana,
died of typhoid fever the last of September
Mrs. Walter Clark was Miss Pinkie Brown of
Middebrook, Va, and she has many relatives
and warm friends in this county who deeply
with her in this heavy dispersal
ton of providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. H. Randolph were out
Sunday in their pretty brand-new phaton,
with their two fine-looking boys-Masters
Scott and Emmett Lispenard. Scott is grace
fully sporting fine watch.
Mr.. Lacy, colporteur in Lexington Pres
bytery, is travelling through our section with
quite supply of beautiful and valuable
III
Sunday week, and was much interested in his
ubject-Romanism.
Mr.. Robert liners team has been employ
ed for week hauling apples to Staunton for
Mr.. Buchanan
Mr.. Hewett Harlow of Staunton visited his
fathers at this place last week.
Mr.: Hewitt is conspicuous for his liberality
in journalistic home enterprise. He takes the
argus and the Staunton Meas to ascertain all
The incidents Of the little town of Staunton
which they relate in detail. He takes the
SPECTATOR in order to obtain general and reli-
able information from the world at large and
most especially from the busting, hustling
Liakonra, where no one has time
to discuss siveriteism or gold bugisns but where
The fathers are laying up for Sallie and the
children"
We are in receipt of long, newsy letter
from Manassas where all kinds of business is
brisk. Mr.. A. J. Silling, a native of Augusta
county, is doing fine mercantile business
here. The Posies have been transplanted!
Old historic Manassas holds a young La
Nauotfo yuhn hao sx,ko I,
you could cram into barn.
Some of the young people of Messy Creek
went on chesnan hunt last week 10 North
River Gap.
The Misses Amiss of West Virginia, Miss
dilkeson of Slower vicinity, and Misses Ella
Wade Leckey and Minnie Moore of Messy
Creek, composed prominent part in the
chestnut search.
Mr.. Dan Sanger, whose hand was cut off
some weeks ago, is able to attend to business,
and can do considerable work also.
DR.. Switzer of Mt. Crawford and DR.. Keezel
Of Mt. Scion were consulting physicians last
week in the case of Miss Meyers, daughter of
D. M. Meyers. At this writing she is some
what improved.
DR.. Kinney who has been at Deerfield for
some days, has returned to his professional
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rohr of Staunton are visiting
Mrs. Jacob Wampler, mother of Mrs. Rohr.
Some gentleman met, as he thought, Mr..
Jacob Yost of Staunton en- route to Mt Scion,
Saturday.
There will be lecture in Mt. Scion this
week on the Pilgrims Progress.
Great excitement prevailed in Mt. Scion on
the thirteenth instant, when the citizens dis
covered that Col R. H. Buckner's house was
on fire. Men. women, and children rushed to
the scene, aid the whole of the vast crowd
worked like Helots to save the building. 1t
seems as if the fire originated in the roof. and
the flames were spreading rapidly, and but for
the prom ptness and diligence of the good peo-
pie, the property would have been totally
destroyed. Part of this large building is oc-
cupied by Mr.. A. r. G. Bass in the mercantile
line. Mr.. Buckner is now having a metal
roof put on his house.
Mr. S. H. Walker, the Demo cratic candidate,
was in Mt. Scion last week to see how the people
aoers getting on, and if they needed anything in